#DublinsSister – Cielo di San Francisco a 37,000 dwt 'Handysize' dry-bulker docked in Cork's Ringaskiddy Deepwater Terminal from New Orleans, she is operated by Dublin based d'Amico Dry, writes Jehan Ashmore.
She along with a sister Cielo di Dublino, as previously reported in 2011, where acquired by d'Amico Dry, which is a subsidiary of the Italian d'Amico Group.
The christening ceremony of Cielo di San Francisco was performed by Mrs. Sandra Murphy, wife of Mr. Glenn Murphy, Director, Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO).
The Liberian flagged vessels cost around US $60 million and were completed in South Korea at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in Ulsan. The ships principle dimensions are 182m long, 27m beam and a 10.4m draught.
The entry by d'Amico Group into the dry-bulkers market had marked an important chapter since the subsidiary established an Irish office in 2002, as the vessels are managed from its Dublin office under the Irish Tonnage Tax (ITT) regime.
d'Amico Dry is engaged in chartering activities also in Monaco, Singapore, Vancouver and Stamford (US). Its core fleet is focused on Panamax, Supramax and Open Hatch/Box Shaped Handy size vessels, consists of a mixture of owned and long-term time chartered vessels.
Cielo di San Francisco is scheduled to depart Cork Harbour this evening and dock in Dublin Port tomorrow.
