The MV Cristina A. is a full container ship

Container ship

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 owned by the Istanbul

Istanbul

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, Turkey

Turkey

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 based Limar Liman ve Gemi Isletmeleri A.S. and operated by the Delmas Shipping Co.

Delmas (shipping company)

Delmas Shipping, based in Le Havre, France, is a containerized-freight and ro-ro shipping company, mainly carrying trade between western Europe and Africa...

 in Le Havre

Le Havre

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, France

France

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, sailing under Turkish flag. Having a capacity of 1,604 nominal teu

Twenty-foot equivalent unit

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s or 1,174 teus 14TH, she is in service since June 8, 2008 on the route between Europe and West Africa

OT Africa Line

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. She is the 18th vessel of the fleet of Arkas Shipping & Transpor Co. with a total of 23 container ships in total as of October 2008.