Atlanship SA, founded in 1982, is a Swiss shipping company that specializes in transporting refrigerated fresh and concentrated orange juice. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland with a representative office in Rotterdam. They provide full ship management services.[1][2]
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| Industry | Shipping |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | Freight transportation |
| Website | http://www.atlanship.eu/ |
The company today
editAtlanship operational areas include South America, Europe, the United States, Japan and Korea.
In 2011, the Croatian shipyard Brodosplit, in the Adriatic port of Split, delivered the biggest ever orange juice carrier to Atlanship SA. The Orange Star is 190 metres long and 32 wide, and has a capacity of 35,750 tonnes.[3] This giant juice tanker is the replacement vessel for the old Orange Star which was in service from 1975 to 2010, and then sold for scrap in India.[4][5]
The fleet
edit| Name | Type | IMO | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Blossom[6] | Juice tanker | IMO 8407931 | 1984, sold in 2015 |
| Bebedouro[7] | Juice tanker | IMO 8503773 | 1986, sold in 2013 |
| Orange Wave | Juice tanker | IMO 9057123 | 1993 |
| Orange Sky | Juice tanker | IMO 9228370 | 2003 |
| Orange Sun | Juice tanker | IMO 9342580 | 2007 |
| Orange Star | Juice tanker | IMO 9564384 | 2011 |
| Orange Ocean | Juice tanker | IMO 9675391 | 2014 |
| Orange Blossom 2 | Juice tanker | IMO 9675406 | 2014 |
References
edit- ^ "Orange Star, History". Swiss Ships. Schweizer Hochseeschifffahrt, Stiftung. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "Juice carriers". GEA Grenco. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "Brodosplit shipyard delivers giant orange juice carrier". The Croatian Times. 18 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "Ship of the day, 30 March 2011" (Blogger). Ship of the day. Google. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "Juicy deal for Atlanship". Tradewinds News. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "Orange Blossom – IMO 8407931". Ship spotting. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "Bebedouro, History". Swiss Ships. Schweizer Hochseeschifffahrt, Stiftung. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2012-03-03.