SEAROAD MERSEY seen departing Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. 31/08/2015

SEAROAD MERSEY operated on a scheduled trade between Devonport and Melbourne with a single call made at the King Island port of Grassy each week.

SEAROAD MERSEY

1991-2017: SEAROAD MERSEY
2017-2017: SEAROAD
2017-Present: BALANDRA STAR

Type: Roll-on/Roll-off Cargo
Flag: Australian | Home Port: Devonport | Call Sign: VJBA
IMO: 8914831 | MMSI: 503000035
Owner: Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Melbourne, Australia | Manager: SeaRoad Shipping Pty. Ltd. - Melbourne, Australia
Year Built: 1991 | Country of Build: Singapore | Builder: Singmarine Dockyard & Engineering Pte. Ltd.
Contract Date: 29.08.1989 | Keel Laid: 06.12.1989 | Launch Date: 19.11.1990 | Date of Completion: 27.03.1991
LOA: 119.3 m | LPP: 109.35 m | Breadth: 18.52 m | Depth: 13.6 m | Freeboard: 8.088 m | Draught: 5.512 m
GT: 7,928 | NT: 2,378 | DWT: 4,824 | Displacement: 8,493
Cargo Capacity: Trailers: 32 | Cassettes: 22 | Containers: 186 TEU | Reefer Plugs: 68 | Cars & Light Vehicles: 30 | Lane Metres: 350 m
Ramps: 2 x stern ramps
Crew: 15
Ballast Capacity: 2,669 m3
Engines: 2 x Wärtsilä Vasa 8R32E, 8-cylinder, single acting, 4-stroke | Engine Power: 5576 kW
Main Generator Diesel Engines: 2 x Yanmar M220L-EN | Emergency Generator Diesel Engine: GMC 6-71T
Propulsion Reduction Gear: 2 x Volda ACG 680
Propellers: 2 x controllable pitch propellers
Thruster: 1 x Brunvoll UF45TC bow thruster
Service Speed: 16 knots