09/06/2002 Launched a bulk carrier on September 06
The Naming and Launching Ceremony
Friday, September 6 Tsuneishi Factory, No. 1 Berth
We held the naming and launching ceremony for a 76,300-dwt bulk carrier for ND SHIPPING S.A. at the Tsuneishi Factory's No. 1 Berth on September 6, 2002.
She was named the "SANTA MARGHERITA" and launched in front of the purchasers and Tsuneishi employees. She then underwent outfitting for completion in late November 2002.
Details
Date/time
Friday, September 6, 2002 / 9:30 am
Location
No. 1 Berth, Tadotsu Factory
Class
Bulk carrier
Designed to carry bulk iron ore, coal and grain like wheat
Flag
Panama
Name
SANTA MARGHERITA
Owner
ND SHIPPING S.A.
LBD (m)
225 x 32.26 x 19.30
Deadweight
(the maximum weight she can carry) Approx. 75,950 metric tonnes
Gross tonnage
About 40,000 metric tonnes
Main engine
MITSUI M.A.N.-B&W 6S60MC(Mark 3)
Service speed
Approx. 14.0 knots
Characteristics
This is a bulk carrier with the widest hull permitted to pass the Panama Canal, generally called a Panamax bulk carrier.
She has the largest class deadweight and cargo hold capacity (approximately 91,300 m3), for a Panamax bulk carrier.
Fuel consumption is reduced by an energy-efficient main engine and a rudder with a Surf-bulb for increased propulsion efficiency, as well as a Tsuneishi-designed energy-saving hull.
