Before the Strike! The Edenborg departing Duluth and the Great Lakes with Beet Pulp Pellets 4 Spain!

Well before the strike.

The Edenborg's 1st and only visit to Duluth this season. They arrived Superior via the Superior Entry August 12, 2023 at 1:28. Pulled into the Viterra dock at 02:40 and began the task of loading the Beet Pulp Pellets they came for. August 15 at 19:57 they finished loading and departed the Viterra dock, heading to the Duluth Entry to depart the Twin Ports. They departed via the Duluth Entry August 15th at 20:29 with beet pulp pellets for A Coruña, Spain.

FYI:

What are Beet Pulp Pellets ?

Despite being a byproduct of sugar beet processing, beet pulp itself is low in sugar and other non-structural carbohydrates, but high in energy and fiber.[1] Among other nutrients, it contains 10 percent protein, 0.8 percent calcium and 0.5 percent phosphorus. It has no Vitamin A, so additional forage or supplementation is required to provide complete nutrition.[2]
Feeding
Beet pulp is usually fed to horses in addition to hay, but occasionally is a replacement for hay when fed to very old horses who can no longer chew properly.[1] A standard ration of beet pulp for horses is usually 2 to 5 pounds (0.9 to 2.3 kg) dry weight. Before feeding to horses, beet pulp is usually soaked in water, at a ratio of one part pulp to about four parts water.[1] The maximum amount of water is absorbed after three to four hours,[1] but it may be soaked for as little as one to two hours, especially in hot weather when there is a risk of fermentation.[4] Most commercial feeds designed for geriatric horses contain large amounts of beet pulp and are fed straight out of the bag without being soaked,[1] and manufacturer's directions generally recommend giving such feeds dry unless the horse has dental issues that make chewing difficult.[5]
Beet pulp is not usually soaked before feeding to cattle, sheep and goats. Dehydrated beet pulp has a good nutritive value for ruminants. It is also fed to poultry, pigs and rabbits.[6] Beet pulp can also be fed wet, pressed or ensiled.[7]

Some Specs on the ship from the Wagenborg site:

General
Call sign P.C.C.W.
IMO number 9463449
Built 2010
Shipyard Koninklijke Niestern Sander
Classification Bureau Veritas
Class notations I + HULL + MACH General cargo ship -heavycargo ([inner bottom: 147 kN/m2]); Container ship, Unrestricted navigation + AUT-UMS, SYS-NEQ, MON-SHAFT, ICE CLASS IA
Ice class Finnish /Swedish 1A
Port of registry Delfzijl
Flag Dutch

Main particulars

DWCC (summer) 10200 ton
Length over all 137.9 m
Breadth over all 15.87 m
Draughts 7.98
TPC SSW 20
Air draft (in Ballast) 30.63
Depth (moulded) 11
Distance WL-HC in ballast 9.05
GT 7196
NT 3607
Cargo capacities
Total cubic feet capacity 481837 ft3 grain/bale
Holds/hatches
2 Holds / 2 Hatches, both holds are open hatch, no understow, double skinned. Holds are fully box and square except box structures in fore and aft part due to vessel's outer shape.

Hold #1
Dimensions 41.44 x 13.2 x 11.23
Luiken 41.44 x 13.2
Hold #2
Dimensions 54.76 x 13.2 x 11.23
Luiken 54.76 x 13.2
Tween decks
The vessel is equipped with a full tween-deck, consisting of loose tween-deck pontoons, tween-decks are movable by means of hatch cover gantry crane. Tweendeck positions : 1 (enclosed drawing) - Height lower hold - Height upper hold Tweendecks can partly be used as vertical bulkheads. Strenghts Max pressure tanktop 15,00 mt/sqm Max pressure tween-deck 3,50 mt/sqm Max pressure weatherdeck 1,75 mt/sqm

Tank capacities
HFO 881 m3
MGO 72 m3
Water ballast capacity 4222 m3
Fresh water 56 m3
Speed/consumption
Full speed/ consumption 14 knots - 15,5 mt Eco speed / consumption 12 knots - 14,0 mt These figures are about and based on 5,50 m (ballast), clean bottom, even keel, deep and currentless water, calm sea and max wind force Beaufort 2/ Douglas 2 and maximum sea temperature 28 / 29 degrees Celsius, and shaft generator connected . Consumption in port 1 mts MGO/day For manoeuvring and navigation in port/ narrow water vessel burns MGO.
Engines
Main engine Wärtsilä 9L32C , 4500 kW at 750 RPM
Reduction gear 1 x Flender
Propeller Single ccp, 4 blades, 4.200 mm
Bow thruster 700 kW

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