Big Bulker - Golden Amreen

The big bulker Golden Amreen emerged from the fog and anchored in number one anchorage area at noon time. The ship will undergo Canadian Food Inspection Agent inspection for Asian Gypsy Moth before sailing later this afternoon.

The ship wold have been considered to be Capesize, with measurements of 93,464 grt, 179,337 deadweight. Ships of this size were too large to transit either the Suez or Panama Canals. However improvements at both facilities mean that this ship could use the canals depending on its load status. At 292m x 45m it fits the neo Panamax dimensions of 366m x 49m. It would also be able to transit the Suez Canal, even at loaded draft. However I can find no record of it having passed either waterway on this trip, so may well have sailed via the Cape of Good Hope.

It was built in 2015 by Sungdong in Tongyeong as Q Amreen for Quintana Shipping, but was sold and renamed Golden Amreen 2017.  [Amreen = Sky].
It is now part of the 70 ship plus fleet of the Golden Ocean Group. Golden Ocean is the Norway based, Bermuda registered publicly traded corporation that was demerged from John Frederiksen's Frontline Group in 2004. Frederiksen is reported to hold about 40% of the company indirectly.

The ship's last port is given as Krishnapatnam, India. That tells me it is likely headed to Port Cartier, QC to load iron ore product from ArcelorMittal Mining Canada. ArcellorMittal produces both pellets and concentrate to ship from Port Cartier.

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