Baco Liner
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| infobox_caption | Baco-liner |
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| image | 1994 01 00 Baco Liner 1.jpg |
| image_caption | A barge being loaded into a Baco Liner ship in 1994 |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/class overview |
| name | Baco-liner |
| builders | Nordseewerke |
| operators | Seerederei Bacoliner GmbH |
| total_ships_planned | 3 |
| total_ships_completed | 3 |
| total_ships_retired | 3 |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| type | LASH ship |
| tonnage | 22345 tonnes |
| length | 205 m |
| beam | 28.5 m |
| draught | 6.65 m |
| ramps | 2 bow doors |
| speed | 15 kn |
| capacity | 12 barges with 800 tonnes each |
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Blohm+Voss_Dock10_Hafen_Hamburg_2.jpg" caption="A Baco Liner ship in a Blohm + Voss [[floating drydock]] in Hamburg"] ::
BaCo Liner an abbreviation for ''''Ba''''rge - ''''Co''''ntainer - Carrier, was a shipping service between Europe and Africa owned by Seerederei Bacoliner GmbH of Duisburg, Germany. It used a fleet of specialized barge carrying LASH vessels which have a very unusual design: they carry both conventional shipping containers, and barges that are loaded through twin doors in the bow, a kind of 'float in-float out' arrangement.
This system of barges inside a larger ship allowed cargo to be discharged while at anchor mid-stream in African ports, avoiding port delays. The barges could be loaded up to 800 tonnes each, 12 could be loaded per ship. Container capacity was 500-650 TEU.
Each vessel was approx. 205 m long, 28.5 m beam, operating on a loaded draught of 6.65 m. Gross tonnage 22345 tonnes, deadweight 21800 tonnes including 12 barges with 800 tonnes each. Service speed was 15 knots.
In 2007, 24 Filipino crew of a Baco Liner vessel were kidnapped by pirates in Chanomi Creek, Nigeria.
Fleet and fate
The fleet comprised the three barge carriers: BACO-LINER 1, BACO-LINER 2 and BACO-LINER 3, all completed between 1979 and 1984 by Thyssen Nordseewerke GmbH at Emden. They sailed under the Liberian flag, serving ports between Nouadhibou, Mauritania, and Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
BACO-LINER 3 was scrapped in Alang Beach, India, in July 2012. BACO-LINER 2 followed there in June 2013 and BACO-LINER 1 in August 2013. Vessel tracking services now list all three Baco-liners as scrapped.
References
References
- Romahn, K. (1981). "Baco Liner--a New Type of Ship With Structural Members of Interest With Respect to Welding". Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren e.V..
- "Seereederei Bacoliner GmbH - Slideshow".
- Sonstegaard, Miles H.. (March 1987). "World standards for shipborne barges". [[Elsevier]].
- Tolofari, S. R.. (1981). "The potential for barge-carrying ships: A case study". Transportation Planning and Technology.
- "CN Shipping Ltd / Services / BACO Liner".
- (2005). "Lloyd's Register of Shipping".
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