CHIRIQUI III

CHIRIQUI III (IMO: 9363584) is a Towing/Tug vessel sailing under the Panama flag. It has an overall length of 89 feets and a beam of 52 feets.

Vessel Identification

• MMSI: 370472000
• IMO: 9363584
• Call Sign: HO3843
• Flag: Panama
• Vessel Type: Tug
• AIS Type: Tug

Specifications

• Gross Tonnage: 298 GT
• Deadweight: 150 DWT
• Length Overall: 30.3 m
• Beam: 10 m
• Draft: 4.2 m
• Year Built: 2007

Propulsion

• Propulsion Type: Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD)
• Bollard Pull: Approximately 50 tonnes
• Engine Configuration: Twin diesel engines
• Drive: Twin Z-drives/azimuthing thrusters

Shipyard

• Build Year: 2007
• Country of Build: Panama

Owner/Operator

• Operator: Chiriqui Land Company / Bocas Fruit Company
• Country: Panama
• Area of Operation: Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama

Navigation/Communications Equipment

• AIS Class: Class A Transponder
• Navigation Status: Reported via AIS

Operating Region

• Primary Region: Caribbean coast of Panama
• Specific Area: Bocas del Toro Province, Panama
• Trade Area: Coastal/inland waterway operations supporting banana plantation logistics and port operations along the northwestern Caribbean coast of Panama

Vessel Description

CHIRIQUI III is a Panama-flagged azimuth stern drive (ASD) harbor and coastal tug operating in the Bocas del Toro region of Panama. The vessel supports the agricultural and maritime logistics operations associated with the Chiriqui Land Company, a subsidiary involved in banana and tropical fruit export operations on Panama's Caribbean coast. As an ASD tug, the vessel benefits from enhanced maneuverability through its azimuthing thruster configuration, making it well suited for harbor assistance, barge handling, and coastal towing duties in the island-dotted waters of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago. The vessel has been operational since 2007 and continues to serve as a working utility tug within the regional plantation and port supply chain.