On May 10th, 2010, in the premises of Bulyard shipbuilding Industry EAD, an official naming and christening ceremony of ship NB 458 took place. She was given the name of KARVUNA and was christened by Mrs. Snezhana Hristova – member of the Supervisory board of Industrial Holding Bulgaria. The ship is 21 100 DWT bulk carrier and she is the 8th under pr. 640 of the former Shipbuilding Institute. The owner of m/v Karvuna is Karvuna Ltd. a subsidiary of Industrial Holding Bulgaria.
The ceremony was attended by political members. The event was honoured by Mr. Dancho Simeonov – Varna Regional Governor, the newly elected Chairman of Varna City Council, Mr. Nikolay Apostolov as well as Mr. Kiril Yordanov – Mayor of Varna city.
| SHIP’S PARTICULARS | |
| Classification Society | GL (Germanischer Lloyd) |
| Class | 100 A5 E Bulk Carrier, BC-A{No MP}, G, ESP, IW, BWM, SOLAS-II-2/Reg.19, DBC (Holds Nos 1&3 may be empty) MC E AUT |
| Area of trading | unlimited |
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Main dimensions:
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| Deadweight | 21 100 DTW |
| Draught (summer) | 8.512m |
| Machinery Plant | diesel with non-reversible main engine coupled to the propeller shaft and propeller |
| Revolution of the propeller | 154 minˉ¹ |
| Main Engine Type | MAN B&W Diesel 8L42MC |
| Specified MCR | 5884 kW at 154rev/min |
| Specific fuel oil consumption (contractual) | 177 (+/- 5%) g/kWh |
| Manufacturer | BMZ (Russia) under license |
| Cargo deck cranes |
3 with SWL 25 t |
| Crew | 25 persons |
| Accommodation | for 28 persons |
| Master of the ship | cpt Yordan Golemanov |