Classification No. 050996
IMO No. 9322774
Official No. 18932 
Signal Letters D5SC2 
Flag Liberia 
Port of Registry Monrovia 
Ship's Name VMAS SUZHOU 
Former Name 1 VALUE TYLER
2 SPARROW
3 SKY MARINER V
4 SKY MARINER
5 NORD MARINER
6 SANTA RITA
 
Registered Owner 1 ZEKI SHIPPING CO., LIMITED
 
Management Company 1 SEA CASTLE SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.
 
Classification Characters, Notations NS*(BC, 1C)(ESP)(IHM)
MNS* 
Descriptive Notes 
Design Condition Strengthened for heavy cargo loading where hold nos. 2 & 4 may be empty
Installation Characters CHG, MPP, LSA, RCF, AFS, BWM 
Installation Descriptive Notes 
Special Description -- 
Other Classification -- 
 
Type of Ship -Purpose(intended service) BULK CARRIER 
- Certificates - SC/SE/SF Bulk carrier (SOLAS IX Reg. 1.6)
- OPP Other than Oil Tanker
- EE Bulk carrier
- SMC/ISSC Bulk carrier (SOLAS IX Reg. 1.6)
 
Tonnage Gross (Registered) 30,002 
Tonnage Net (Registered) 18,486 
Tonnage Gross (Local) -- 
Tonnage Net (Local) -- 
Tonnage Gross (TM69) 30,002 
Tonnage Net (TM69) 18,486 
Deadweight 53,459 
 
Summer Freeboard (mm) 5,037 
Summer Draught (m) 12.303 
Lf (m) 183.060 
Continuous Max. Speed (kt)  sp;
(Sea Trial) :
16.8 
Equipment No. 2,979 
 
Overall Length (m) 189.940 
Moulded LxBxD (m) 182.000 x 32.260 x 17.300 
Registered LxBxD (m) 183.060 x 32.260 x 17.300 
 
Cargo Capacity  
(m3 / No. of Containers, etc.)
B 65,526.10 G 68,927.40 
No. of Passengers -- 
Capacity of Tanks (m3) FO 2,316.99 FW 408.04 
 
No. & Kind of Engines 1DE : 2 SA 6 CY 
Bore x Stroke (mm) 500.0 x 2,000.0 
Power (kW) 9,480 
Revolution (rpm) 127.0 
Manufacturer Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Tamano Shipyard 
 
No. & Kind of Boilers 1 AUX VB 
Pressure (MPa) 0.80 
Evaporation 2.40 (ton/h) 
Manufacturer MIURA PROTEC CO., LTD. 
*Evaporation rate: Thermal output (kW) to be filled up in case of TOH.
 
No. & Capacity of Generators (kVA) 4 AC 1,565 
Kind of Propeller Shaft 1C 
Fixed Method of Propeller Keyless 
No. & Shaft Diameter (mm) 1 x 490 
 
Shipbuilder IMABARI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD. 
Hull No. 612 
Date of Keel Lay 10 Dec 2004 
Date of Launch 15 Feb 2005 
Date of Build 06 Apr 2005 
Date of Conversion --