Berge Mawson joined the Berge Bulk fleet on 15th August 2018 at 1001 hours (local Singapore time).
The 181,160 MT vessel was built by the Imabari Group at the Sajio Shipyard in Japan. Sailing under the flag of Isle of Man, Berge Mawson will mainly ply the West Australia/China routes, sometimes calling at other iron and coal ports in East Asia.
Berge Mawson is named after Mawson Peak, an active volcanic mountain on Heard Island, an external Australian territory in the Southern Ocean. With its summit at 2,745 metres, it is the highest peak in Australia.