MED DENIZLI is a veteran Turkish-flagged geared containership built in Poland in 1996, which remains in active Mediterranean service three decades after construction.
Built at Stocznia Szczecińska in Szczecin, the vessel has accumulated an unusually extensive collection of charter names during her career, including CAPE SPENCER, TS HONGKONG, EMIRATES KARAN, SOUNION and MSC CLEMENTINA.
She became MED DENIZLI in February 2016 and is today owned by Med Denizli Denizcilik A.Ş. and managed by Medlog Shipping & Trade.
The vessel remains fully operational in 2026, regularly trading between Piraeus, Turkey and Eastern Mediterranean ports.
Vessel Details
Current Name: MED DENIZLI
Former Names: MSC CLEMENTINA, SOUNION, CAPE SOUNION, CAPE SPENCER, EMIRATES KARAN, TS HONGKONG, TS KAOHSIUNG, FANAL MERCHANT, FANAL, GRAFTON
IMO: 9106493
MMSI: 271044398
Call Sign: TCA3930
Type: Container Ship
Flag: Turkey
Port of Registry: İzmir
Built: 1996
Builder: Stocznia Szczecińska S.A., Szczecin, Poland
Design: B-190
Yard Number: B190-1/3
Current Owner: Med Denizli Denizcilik A.Ş.
Current Manager: Medlog Shipping & Trade S.A.
Class: Lloyd's Register
Gross Tonnage: 10,925 GT
Deadweight: 13,623 t
Length Overall: 151.48 m
Beam: 24.00 m
Summer Draught: approx. 8.30 m
Container Capacity: 1,055 TEU
14-Tonne Homogeneous Capacity: approx. 715 TEU
Reefer Plugs: 120
Cargo Gear: 2 cranes
Main Engine: MAN B&W 7L58/64
Historical Service Speed: approx. 18 knots
Current Status: Active.
Built in Szczecin
MED DENIZLI was completed in:
1996
at the famous Szczecin shipbuilding complex in Poland.
The vessel belongs to the:
B-190 design,
a geared regional containership type intended for flexible liner employment.
At just over 151 metres long, she can serve ports that are impractical for much larger modern containerships.
An Exceptional Number of Names
IMO 9106493 has operated under numerous identities.
Among the best documented are:
GRAFTON
FANAL / FANAL MERCHANT
CAPE SPENCER
TS HONGKONG
TS KAOHSIUNG
EMIRATES KARAN
CAPE SOUNION
SOUNION
and:
MSC CLEMENTINA.
Becoming MED DENIZLI
In:
February 2016
the vessel adopted her current name:
MED DENIZLI.
Unlike many of her short-lived charter identities, the MED DENIZLI name has now lasted for more than a decade.
Current Turkish Ownership
An important update from the original PiraeuShips article concerns ownership and management.
Current Turkish maritime records identify:
Med Denizli Denizcilik A.Ş.
as owner,
while:
Medlog Shipping & Trade
manages the vessel.
This replaces the older Omega Shipping / Mediterranean Container Chartering information carried in the 2021 PiraeuShips database.
1,055 TEU
Medlog's official vessel specification gives:
1,055 TEU.
Of these, approximately:
715 TEU
can be carried when loaded at 14 tonnes homogeneous weight.
The vessel also has:
120 reefer plugs
and:
two cargo cranes.
Piraeus Connection
MED DENIZLI has a very strong and continuing Piraeus connection.
PiraeuShips published its dedicated:
MED DENIZLI – IMO 9106493
entry in:
March 2021.
The vessel has continued to call at Piraeus repeatedly during subsequent years.
Still Calling at Piraeus in 2026
The connection remains current.
AIS records show MED DENIZLI operating between:
Piraeus
Latakia
Tartus
and other Eastern Mediterranean ports during 2026.
On 2 October 2026, the ship was again scheduled to arrive at Piraeus.
PiraeuShips Record
MED DENIZLI was recorded by PiraeuShips during what has become the longest recent identity in the career of a veteran Polish-built feeder containership. Completed at Szczecin in 1996, IMO 9106493 previously traded under numerous names including CAPE SPENCER, TS HONGKONG, EMIRATES KARAN, SOUNION and MSC CLEMENTINA before becoming MED DENIZLI in February 2016. Today the 1,055-TEU vessel is Turkish flagged, owned by Med Denizli Denizcilik and managed by Medlog Shipping & Trade. Remarkably, she remains fully active at 30 years of age and continues regular Eastern Mediterranean operations involving Piraeus, giving the original PiraeuShips footage continuing relevance rather than purely historical interest.
Original video footage © PiraeuShips. All rights reserved.
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