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767:"Media Miss Once-Off South African Visit by Berge Stahl"
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753:"Largest bulk cargo ship in the world comes to China"
450:, or depth in the water, of 23 m (75 ft).
78:2012: Berge Stahl Company S.A. (under Berge Bulk)
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495:The newly opened deep-water iron ore wharf at
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163:Brazil to Oman Previously Brazil to Rotterdam
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93:2008–2012: BW Fleet Management Pte. Ltd.
69:1986–2008: Partrederiet Bergesen GOIC DA
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701:"Propulsion Trends in Bulk Carriers"
395:in the world. She was registered in
72:2008–2009: Bergesen D.Y. Shipping AS
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393:largest iron ore carrier
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676:Vessel Register for DNV
634:Vessel Register for DNV
269:General characteristics
325:23 m (75 ft)
96:Since 2012: Berge Bulk
580:List of longest ships
931:Sigval Bergesen d.y.
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387:in 2011 she was the
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734:曹妃甸港首次接卸30万吨以上铁矿石巨轮
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810:Berge Bulk Website
539:received her last
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670:Vale Brasil
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405:Isle of Man
384:Vale Brasil
373:Berge Stahl
245:MMSI number
183:South Korea
138:Isle of Man
125:2011–2021:
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968:Categories
952:See also:
774:Cape Times
591:References
497:Caofeidian
436:deadweight
338:Propulsion
236:IMO number
887:Companies
482:Rotterdam
478:Europoort
430:carrier,
409:Stavanger
264:July 2021
260:Scrapped
249:235089333
230:Call sign
207:Completed
191:Laid down
110:Stavanger
974:BW Group
894:BW Group
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672:(30616)"
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574:See also
545:Portugal
513:Majishan
428:iron ore
417:Monrovia
199:Launched
85:Operator
55:Geostahl
844:in port
685:11 June
657:Equasis
521:Dampier
507:ships.
505:Valemax
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421:Liberia
401:Douglas
397:Comoros
389:longest
322:Draught
285:Tonnage
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152:Comoros
127:Douglas
38:History
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553:Brazil
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413:Norway
376:was a
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362:Notes
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179:Ulsan
160:Route
64:Owner
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561:Oman
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