OTAL Names New Vessel Kanilai After Gambian President's Home Town
OT Africa Line (London)
PRESS RELEASE
July 18, 2002
Posted to the web July 18, 2002
In adhering to its tradition of naming vessels after prominent West African
towns, OT Africa Line, the specialist West African carrier, has christened
one of the two new 400 TEU vessels it is employing on its newly created
North African feeder service, Kanilai, after the home town of the Gambian
President, His Excellency Alhaji Dr Yahya A J J Jammeh. OTAL's sister
company Delmas christened the other vessel Delmas Casablanca.
Built in 1997 and registered under the German flag, Kanilai is capable of
loading 230 TEU (at 14 tonnes each) and is fitted with 40 electrical points
to accommodate 20ft and 40ft refrigerated containers. The vessel is 100
metres long, has a breadth of 17 metres and a depth of 9.25 metres. It has a
deadweight of 6,366 tonnes, a gross tonnage of 4,320 tonnes and a net
tonnage of 2,260 tonnes. Kanilai also has two cranes on board which each
have a 35 tonne lift capacity. When working together, the cranes can offer a
lift capacity of 70 tonnes at an 18 metre outreach or 50 tonnes with a 24
metre outreach. Consequently, they are able to transport heavy and otherwise
awkward loads as well as containers and general cargo.
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Both vessels, Kanilai and Delmas Casablanca, will be used on the North
African feeder service. Introduced in June 2002 following a major service
restructure, the service provides a weekly rotation between Dakar, Banjul,
Nouakchott and Casablanca. The two feeder vessels will prioritise their
rotation to meet OTAL's weekly Hebdo service in Dakar. Kanilai entered the
North African feeder service in Morocco on 14 July 2002.
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Notes to editor:
Voted Shipping Line of the Year at the IFW Freighting Industry Awards in
2000 and 2001, OTAL is one of the largest and longest established operators
serving the trades to, from and within West Africa (Morocco-Angola).
Established in 1975, the company operates a fleet of multipurpose ro-ro and
container vessels.
OTAL operates a range of transport services complementing its regular liner
operations. These include West African terminal operations and liner agency
services, customs clearance, cargo consolidation, shipping and airfreight
handling, storage and warehousing, project logistics and trucking.
The company delivers cargo throughout West Africa including inland
destinations such as Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Mali
and Niger.
For further information, please contact David Cheslin or Karen Baxter of
Dunelm Public Relations on tel: +44 20 7480 0600 e-mail: [log in to unmask]
website: www.dunelmpr.co.uk
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