Classification No. 073826
IMO No. 9343613
Official No. 25254 
Signal Letters 5LWN9 
Flag Liberia 
Port of Registry Monrovia 
Ship's Name AFAR STAR 
Former Name 1 AFRICAN HALCYON
 
Registered Owner 1 BARAKA LINES LTD
 
Management Company 1 Hua Jin Shipping Co Ltd
 
Classification Characters, Notations NS*(PC C)(PSCM)
MNS* 
Descriptive Notes --
Installation Characters CHG, MPP, LSA, RCF, AFS, BWM 
Installation Descriptive Notes 
Special Description -- 
Other Classification -- 
 
Type of Ship -Purpose(intended service) GENERAL CARGO 
- Certificates - SC/SE/SF Other cargo ship
- OPP Other than Oil Tanker
- EE General cargo ship
- SMC/ISSC --
 
Tonnage Gross (Registered) 20,236 
Tonnage Net (Registered) 10,947 
Tonnage Gross (Local) -- 
Tonnage Net (Local) -- 
Tonnage Gross (TM69) 20,236 
Tonnage Net (TM69) 10,947 
Deadweight 32,245 
 
Summer Freeboard (mm) 4,292 
Summer Draught (m) 10.020 
Lf (m) 169.450 
Continuous Max. Speed (kt)  sp;
(Sea Trial) :
16.3 
Equipment No. 2,243 
 
Overall Length (m) 177.130 
Moulded LxBxD (m) 168.500 x 28.400 x 14.250 
Registered LxBxD (m) 169.450 x 28.400 x 14.250 
 
Cargo Capacity  
(m3 / No. of Containers, etc.)
B 41,124.00 G 42,595.00 
No. of Passengers -- 
Capacity of Tanks (m3) FO 1,934.00 FW 230.00 
 
No. & Kind of Engines 1DE : 2 SA 6 CY 
Bore x Stroke (mm) 520.0 x 1,600.0 
Power (kW) 6,620 
Revolution (rpm) 125.0 
Manufacturer KOBE DIESEL CO., LTD. 
 
No. & Kind of Boilers 1 AUX VB 
Pressure (MPa) 0.78 
Evaporation 2.01 (ton/h) 
Manufacturer OSAKA BOILER MFG., CO., LTD. 
*Evaporation rate: Thermal output (kW) to be filled up in case of TOH.
 
No. & Capacity of Generators (kVA) 3 AC 1,100 
Kind of Propeller Shaft 1B 
Fixed Method of Propeller Keyless 
No. & Shaft Diameter (mm) 1 x 440 
 
Shipbuilder Kanda Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. 
Hull No. 480 
Date of Keel Lay 01 May 2006 
Date of Launch 02 May 2007 
Date of Build 09 Aug 2007 
Date of Conversion --