BANBURY / IRON BANBURY / LADY MARINA / ARIANE S / PRESIDENTE AGUERRA CERDA / MSC ELENA

BUILT IN 1971 AT GREENOCK BY THE SCOTTS SB CO LTD. SHE WAS LAUNCHED AS THE 'BANBURY'  FOR THE ALEXANDER SHIPPING CO. BUT WAS PLACED ON CHARTER IMMEDIATELY  ( ALEXANDER LIVERY ) TO THE BROKEN HILL PTY CO OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA AND RE-NAMED  ' IRON BANBURY'.

IN 1975 SHE WAS CHARTERED TO SHAW SAVILL & ALBION ( SSA  FUNNEL ) AND RE-NAMED 'BANBURY'.

IN 1976 SHE WAS CHARTERED TO THE PSNC AND PAINTED IN THEIR LIVERY.

 IN 1978 SHE WAS IN HOULDERS LIVERY. IN 1982 SHE WAS SOLD TO A HONG KONG BASED COMPANY ( ONWARD MARINE INC ) AND MANAGED BY WALLEM SHIP MANAGEMENT, AND WAS RE-NAMED 'LADY MARINA'.

 IN 1988 SHE WAS SOLD TO A PANAMANIAN COMPANY AND RE-NAMED 'ARIANE S'.

IN 1992 SHE WAS RE-NAMED  'PRESIDENTE AGUERRA CERDA' ( SAME OWNERS )

 IN 1994 SHE CHANGED HANDS TO ANOTHER PANAMANIAN COMPANY AND WAS RE-NAMED 'MSC ELENA'.

 IN 1999 SHE WAS BEING MANAGED BY UNIVAN MANAGEMENT LTD OF PANAMA.