NORA
| IMO number: | 9243851 |
|---|---|
| Call sign: | PBDN |
| MMSI number: | 341412000 |
| Nat. Official Number: | 6911 Z G 2001 |
| Flag: | Netherlands |
| Port of registry: | Delfzijl |
| Registered owner: | C.V. Timberfleet, Delfzijl |
| ISM Manager: | Wijnne & Barends’ Cargadoors- en Agentuurkantoren B.V., Delfzijl |
| Commercial manager: | Wijnne & Barends’ Cargadoors- en Agentuurkantoren B.V., Delfzijl |
| Shipyard: | Scheepswerf Niestern Sander B.V., Delfzijl / 908 |
| Keel laid: | 29-01-2001 |
| Launch date: | 07-09-2001 |
| Seatrail date(s): | 19-10-2001 |
| Delivery date: | 23-10-2001 |
| Gross tonnage: | 1978 |
| Net tonnage: | 784 |
| Deadweight: | 3002 |
| Length overall: | 79.98 M |
| Length BPP: | 76.20 M |
| Beam: | 12.16 M |
| Draught: | 4.00 M |
| Main engine: | Caterpillar 3512BHD |
| Power: | 1249 kW |
| Speed in knots: | 12 |
Ship history & data
Ship history data | |
2001: NORA PBDNDelfzijl / Netherlands (23-10-2001) | Owner: C.V. Timberfleet, Delfzijl Manager: Wijnne & Barends’ Cargadoors- en Agentuurkantoren B.V., Delfzijl |
| 2008: NORA PBDN Delfzijl / Netherlands (29-10-2008) | Owner: C.V. Timberfleet II, Delfzijl Manager: Wijnne & Barends’ Cargadoors- en Agentuurkantoren B.V., Delfzijl |
| 2011: LADY NORA PBDN Delfzijl / Netherlands (21-06-2011) | Owner: C.V. Timberfleet II, Delfzijl Manager: Wijnne & Barends’ Cargadoors- en Agentuurkantoren B.V., Delfzijl |
2023: BALTIC EXPRESS V4QI4Basseterre / St. Kitts & Nevis (18-01-2023) | Owner: Port of Wisbech Holding Ltd., Wisbech Manager: Klip Marine Shipmanagement Ltd., Tallinn |
| 2025: BALTIC EXPRESS V4QI4 Basseterre / St. Kitts & Nevis (01-06-2025) | Owner: Galleywood Shipping (Baltic Express) Ltd,, Danbury Manager: Galleywood Shipping Ltd,, Danbury |
Additional info | |
| Design: | Very High Cubic 2000 |
| 29-09-2000: | Construction contract awarded. |
| 07-09-2001: | Launched at Kon. Scheepswerf Niestern Sander B.V., Delfzijl |
| 19-10-2001: | Sea trials on river Ems from Delfzijl. |
| 23-10-2001: | Delivered to C.V. Timberfleet (Wijnne & Barends B.V.), Delfzijl. (Cooperation between Wijnne & Barends B.V., DVB Nedship Bank & Rabobank). |
| 25-10-2001: | Departed on maiden voyage from IJmuiden to Kolding. |
| 21-06-2011: | Renamed “LADY NORA” in Stellendam. |
| 08-02-2022: | Arrived in Riga. |
| 09-02-2022: | Sold to Port of Wisbech Holding Ltd., St. Petersburg. |
| 10-02-2022: | Renamed “BALTIC EXPRESS” in Riga. |
| 24-02-2023: | En route from Riga to Wisbech with 2172 tonnes of timber with bow lodged on a mud bank on the river Nene in pos. 52 43 21 N, 000 10 00 E, about 3,2 nautical miles north of Wisbech. |
| 25-02-2023: | Refloated with the assistance of tugs “FENLANDER” and “CONSERVATOR” and proceeding under its own power with the tugs in attendance to the port of Wisbech. |
Latest data adjustment: 22-07-2025
