AMT I
This landing craft was built by Shanghai Shipyard Corporation, Shanghai, under hull No. 9252-1 during 1993 (keel laid 04.01.1993, launching 26.04.1993) and delivered on 24.12.1993 to her owners Java Marine Lines, Panama. The management was with the well-known company Jaya Offshore, Singapore. The vessel was named "JAVA TRANSPORTER" and was entered on 04.01.1994 in the Singapore registry (official No: 385746, call sign: n. a. Lloyd's Register/IMO No: 9106687).
After a few years of trading in Southeast Asia, which is believed was mainly Indonesia, the vessel was purchased in June 1998 by Greensea Maritime Inc., Panama, belonging to some South African interests, engaged in construction work and tourism in Sao Tome & Principe. The technical management was allocated to H. Glahr & Co. GmbH. KG, Bremen, the company changed its name in April 2004 to XSM Cross Ship Management. The ship's name "JAVA TRANSPORTER" was retained by the new owners, but the flag changed to Panama (official No: 25946-98A, call sign: HP9338). After dry docking in Singapore, the ship sailed to her new trading area in West Africa, trading mainly between the islands of Sao Tome and Principe, with some occasional trips to South Africa.
In December 2005 the ship was purchased by AMT, Nyon, an international forwarding company. Her registered owner was Tripen Limited, Douglas, Isle of Man and the technical management changed to ABC Maritime AG, Nyon. The ship was taken over by the new owners on 15.12.2005 in Port Gentil, Gabon. The name was changed to AMT I and the landing craft registered under the flag of St. Vincent and The Grenadines, home port Kingstown (official No: 9833, call sign: J8B3361).
The vessel's trade was changed to coastal trading between Angola and Nigeria, mainly for the oil industry. The crew consisted of 8 to 9 men, all from the Philippines.
In autumn 2013 the landing craft AMT I was sold to the local Gabonese company Robert Services and handed over to her buyers on 26.11.2013 at the anchorage of Port Gentil. She will fly the Gabonese flag, but her new name is unknown.
SwissShips, HPS, February 2014