SEAVEN JOY is a Greek-flagged IMO II oil/chemical products tanker built in Türkiye in 2010. She was delivered as DENIZ A and traded under that name for seven years before being sold to Greek interests in May 2017, when she joined the Seaven fleet and was renamed SEAVEN JOY. Since then, she has become a familiar working tanker in Greek coastal service, particularly between Piraeus, Agioi Theodoroi and Crete.
The vessel was constructed by Ceksan Shipyard at Tuzla, Istanbul, as yard number 45. She measures 99.91 metres overall and 15.00 metres in beam, with a deadweight of 4,753 tonnes. Historical construction data records keel laying on 24 July 2008, launching on 24 October 2009 and delivery on 5 March 2010.
Vessel Details
Name: SEAVEN JOY
Former Name: DENIZ A
IMO: 9539949
MMSI: 241523000
Call Sign: SVCQ8
Type: IMO II Oil / Chemical Products Tanker
Hull: Double Hull
Flag: Greece
Home Port: Piraeus
Built: 2010
Delivered: 5 March 2010
Builder: Ceksan Shipyard, Tuzla, Istanbul, Türkiye
Yard Number: 45
Registered Owner: Montano Maritime Co.
Manager / ISM Manager: Seaven Tanker Management Inc.
Classification: Bureau Veritas
P&I Club: NorthStandard
Length Overall: 99.91 m
Beam: 15.00 m
Summer Draught: approx. 6.05 m
Gross Tonnage: 3,153 GT
Net Tonnage: 1,392 NT
Deadweight: 4,753 t
Lightship: approx. 1,954 t
Main Engine: MAN-B&W 8L28/32A
Power: approx. 2,665 hp
Propulsion: Single screw
Original Service Speed: approx. 14 knots
Current Status: Active.
From DENIZ A to SEAVEN JOY
The tanker entered service in 2010 as DENIZ A. She initially sailed under the Turkish flag and subsequently transferred to the Malta flag, using MMSI 256394000 and call sign 9HA2855 during part of that period.
Photographic records show DENIZ A trading internationally, including calls in the Netherlands and northern European ports. In May 2017, the vessel was sold to Greek interests and renamed SEAVEN JOY. She transferred to the Greek flag and adopted her present identity:
DENIZ A → SEAVEN JOY.
Insurance documentation already lists Seaven Tanker Management Inc. as employer for SEAVEN JOY from 18 May 2017, which provides a useful contemporary confirmation of the timing of her entry into the Seaven fleet.
Greek Coastal Service
Since joining Seaven, SEAVEN JOY has been employed primarily in regional petroleum and chemical-product trades around Greece.
Her recent operating pattern is particularly clear. AIS records repeatedly show voyages between Agioi Theodoroi and Heraklion/Linoperamata, while Piraeus remains closely connected with the vessel's management and operations.
A notable incident occurred in April 2022, when SEAVEN JOY suffered an engine failure after departing Linoperamata for Piraeus. The tug MENTORAS was dispatched to assist, and the vessel was taken under tow toward Piraeus.
The incident did not end her career, and SEAVEN JOY remains active in 2026.
Current Status – 2026
SEAVEN JOY remains in regular Greek service under the same Greek flag, MMSI 241523000 and call sign SVCQ8. On 15 September 2026, current AIS information showed her in the Heraklion/Linoperamata area after another voyage within the Greek coastal network.
Seaven continues to list the vessel in its official active tanker fleet as an IMO II, double-hull oil/chemical tanker of 4,753 dwt, classed by Bureau Veritas.
Piraeus Connection
The connection with Piraeus is direct and long-standing. SEAVEN JOY is Greek flagged, Piraeus-based in management terms, and has repeatedly called at the port during her Seaven career.
She was photographed departing Piraeus on 6 April 2021, while other records also document her operating between Piraeus, Elefsis and other Greek oil terminals.
The vessel entered the PiraeuShips archive in June 2020, where she was already recorded as SEAVEN JOY with her present IMO, MMSI, Greek flag, Seaven identity and principal dimensions.
PiraeuShips Record
SEAVEN JOY was recorded at Piraeus by PiraeuShips during her Greek career with Seaven Tanker Management. Originally delivered in Türkiye in 2010 as DENIZ A, the vessel was sold to Greek interests and renamed SEAVEN JOY in May 2017. Since then, the 4,753-dwt IMO II tanker has become a familiar participant in domestic petroleum-product trades linking Piraeus, Agioi Theodoroi, Crete and other Greek ports.
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