Arctic Sea: becomes Shelley Express

The ghost vessel Arctic Sea is no more, its owner's website is down, and the company's Dutch owner is merged.
Vessel's Name Flag Call Sign Last Reported
ARCTIC SEA Barbados 8PWS 2011-11-03 15:26
BBCTIC SEA Barbados 8PWS 2011-09-17 21:04
ARCTIC SEA Malta 9HDN8 2010-05-12 08:55

www.glfl.ca/


Following two years of close cooperation initiated by Hans Laue, Gisholt Shipping, between Dutch Shipowners CFL (Canada Feeder Lines) and Scan-Trans, Scan-Trans now issues new shares that enables CFL to become a 20% shareholder in Scan-Trans Holding A/S.
Great Lakes Feeder Lines was successfully formed in continuation to its founders forming Canada Feeder Lines, a now Dutch based European shipping company with no further ties to Canada, Great Lakes Feeder Lines, its founders, or to trading vessels in Canada or the United States.



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Arctic Sea: Great Lakes Feeder Lines addition

Barbados-flag Arctic Sea IMO 8912792 is destined to be a feeder vessel between Canadian ports, a trade reserved for Canadian-flag vessels and subject to a 25% tax surcharge as a foreign-built(Turkey) vessel in that trade. "Our vessels are modern, state-of-the-art, fit-for-purpose, short sea shipping feeder vessels. Unlike the international fleet, our vessels are operating under the Canadian flag and are capable of transporting cargo between Canadian ports as well as U.S. ports and other destinations.

GLFL’s first ship, the Dutch Runner,is a modern, geared, Germanbuilt, ice-class feeder vessel with a “stated excellent container carrying capability,”

Arctic Sea: Container Capacity, Total container capacity: 270 teus, Under deck: 114 teus (Hold can accommodate high cube containers), On deck: 156 teus

Great Lakes Feeder Lines was successfully formed in continuation to its founders forming Canada Feeder Lines, a now Dutch based European shipping company with no further ties to Canada, Great Lakes Feeder Lines, its founders, or to trading vessels in Canada or the United States."




Built: 1991 by Cedef Gemi & A.S., Tuzla,
Istanbul, Turkey
Owners: Great Lakes Feeder Lines ULC
IMO no.: 8912792
Flag: Barbados
Port of reg.: Bridgetown
Class: gl, ice class 1a, ums
GRT/NT: 3988





Present position off Kos, Greek Islands. It is good we are not of a suspicious nature.