Aranui 5

M/V Aranui 5 is a dual passenger/cargo vessel that entered service 12 December 2015 between Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands. With a homeport of Papeete, French Polynesia, the Aranui 5 replaced the Aranui 3 which entered service in 2003. The Aranui 5, like its predecessor, is registered as a passenger ship under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), for international operation.

Aranui 5, 2015
History
France
Name	Aranui 5
Owner	Compagnie Polynesienne de Transport Maritime (CPTM)
Port of registry	Papeete, French Polynesia (France)
Builder	Huanghai Shipbuilding, Shandong, China[1]
In service	12 December 2015
Homeport	Papeete, French Polynesia
Identification	IMO number: 9677492 Call sign: FIQC MMSI number: 546018800[2]
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Passenger-cargo ship
Tonnage	7,500 GT 3,300 DWT
Length	126 m (413 ft 5 in)
Beam	24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)[1]
Decks	10
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[1]
Capacity	256
Crew	64[1]

Apart from supplying cargo to the six ports in the Marquesas Islands, Aranui 5 also operates a passenger service and tourist cruise as part of its 14-day itinerary. It also stops at the islands of Rangiroa and Fakarava in the Tuamotu Islands before returning on its 13th day to Bora Bora in the Society Islands.