Kya
In June 2018 Berge Rederi AS bought the vessel Altena from Wagenborg and renamed her to MV Kya (6000 dwt). Kya is an exact sister vessel of MV Knarrlagsund. The name Kya originated from an Island in the archipelago outside of Frøya. Kya was rebuilt to a self-discharger with excavator same year in Tallinn.
The vessel's main cargo are raw materials for the salmon and agriculture industry in Norway. Outbound cargoes are mainly dolomite, crumbles, timber and split.
Kya is equipped and certified for sailing in Arctic waters. (Polar code)
Vessel specs
IMO number
9268837
Callsign
LAET5
Class
DNV
Class notation
1A Container E0;
ICE CLASS (1B)
Flag
Norway
Port of registery
Trondheim
Date keel laid
2002-06
Date built
2004-01
Polar code
Polar - 1C
DWT / GT / NT
6963 / 3991 / 1956
LOA / Breadth (mld) / Draught [m]
111,40 / 13,40 / 6,43
Length p.p / Depth (mld) [m]
107,99 / 9,10