MV Cristina A

	As Vento di Maestrale in 2019
History
Name	Cristina A.
Owner	Limar Liman ve Gemi İşletmeleri A.Ş., Istanbul, Turkey
Operator	Delmas, Le Havre, France
Port of registry	İzmir, Turkey
Route	CMA CGM WAF Service
Ordered	November 1, 2004
Builder	Peene Werft GmbH, Wolgast, Germany
Yard number	535
Laid down	October 27, 2006
Launched	February 16, 2007
Completed	May 3, 2007
In service	June 8, 2008
Identification	IMO number: 9337365
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	German Lloyd Container ship
Tonnage	17,687 GT
Displacement	22,014 long tons (22,367 t)
Length	177.75 m (583 ft 2 in) (LBP); 183.89 m (603 ft 4 in) (LOA);
Beam	24.50 m (80 ft 5 in)
Draught	9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Depth	14.20 m (46 ft 7 in) (moulded)<
Installed power	13,280 kW
Propulsion	MAN B&W Diesel 8s50 MC-C, two stroke single acting
Speed	20.6 knots (38.2 km/h; 23.7 mph) (max); 19.0 knots (35.2 km/h; 21.9 mph) (avg);
Capacity	1,604 TEU
Crew	16
Notes	PW 1600-class Container Ship.

The MV Cristina A is a Turkish flagged container ship owned by the Turkey based Limar Liman ve Gemi Isletmeleri A.S. and operated by the Delmas Shipping Co. in Le Havre, France. The vessel has a capacity of 1,604 nominal teus or 1,174 teus 14TH. She has been in service since June 8, 2008 on the route between Europe and West Africa.^[1] She is the 18th vessel in the fleet of Arkas Shipping & Transport Co. with the company having 23 container ships in total as of October 2008.^[3] The shipping line is ultimately operated by CMA CGM through its subsidiary OTAL.

In 2019 on charterers request the ship was renamed Vento di Maestrale, and brought under Malta flag, homeport Valletta. In May 2023 she was renamed again Cristina A, still sailing in management of Arkas Shipping.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "Cristina A". Sheepvaartwest. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Vessel Cristina A". CMA. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
^ "Over a century of proud achievement 1902-2008" (PDF). Arkas. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2008.

[svw-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "Cristina A". Sheepvaartwest. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2008.

[cma-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Vessel Cristina A". CMA. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2008.

[ark-3] "Over a century of proud achievement 1902-2008" (PDF). Arkas. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2008.

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