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M/F Vega

M/F Vega

Operator: - Built 1998 - IMO 9174828

Vessel specifications

Route
-
IMO number
9174828
Building year
1998
Rebuilding year
2011
Building yard
Astillero Barreras S.A. (Hijos de J.Barreras S.A.), Spain
Owner
Jahaj Solutions FZE
Operator
-
Length
150,0 m / 183,69 m
Breadth
20,25 m
Draft
5,5 m
Gross tonnage
12.596 / 17.816
Machinery
4 * Wärtsilä 8L32
Speed
19,5 knots
Passengers
400 / 670
Cars
70 / 230
Lane metres
1.005 / ?
Railway tracks
4
Railway length
425 / ?
Port of registry
Basseterre
Flag
St Kitts & Nevis
Former names
Aratere (1998-2025) — Interislander
Former owners
Kiwirail Ltd. (2014-2025)
CBA Asset Holdings NZ Ltd. (2007-2014)
Tranz Rail Ltd (2003-2007)
Wilmington Trust Company (1998-2003)
Sister ships
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Notes
Sold in 2025, to scrapping in India. Arrived in India in early July 2026.

Photos

M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Eckard Meuche (Carsten Lüdtke's collection)
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Eckard Meuche (Carsten Lüdtke's collection)
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Eckard Meuche (Carsten Lüdtke's collection)
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Eckard Meuche (Carsten Lüdtke's collection)
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Eckard Meuche (Carsten Lüdtke's collection)
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Eckard Meuche (Carsten Lüdtke's collection)
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: John Wilson · Picton October 2006
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: John Wilson · Picton October 2006
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: John Wilson · Picton October 2006
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Gareth Hopkin · Picton 7/4-2007
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Gareth Hopkin · Picton 7/4-2007
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: V.H.Young (Michael Pryce's collection) · Wellington 23/9-2011
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Michael Pryce · Wellington 24/9-2011
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Michael Pryce · Wellington 25/9-2011
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Mike Pryce · 29/4-2015
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Mike Pryce · Wellington 26/9-2016
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Mike Pryce · Wellington 20/11-2017
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Nick Tolerton · Picton 21/1-2020
M/F Aratere
M/F Aratere Photo: Nick Tolerton · Picton 21/1-2020

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