Launch Ceremony
Saturday, January 18 Tsuneishi Factory, No. 1 Berth
We launched a 76,000 metric tonne bulk carrier for Itochu Corporation at Tsuneishi Factory's No. 1 Berth on January 18, 2003.
Since it was a Saturday, many families from the neighborhood came to watch the ceremony.
She then underwent outfitting for completion around mid-April 2003.
Details
Date/time
Saturday, January 18, 2003 / 10:25 am
Location
No. 1 Berth, Tadotsu Factory
Class
Bulk carrier
Designed to carry bulk iron ore, coal and grain like wheat.
Flag
Name
To be determined
Owner
ITOCHU Corporation
LBD (m)
225 x 32.26 x 19.30
Deadweight
(the maximum weight she can carry) Approx. 76,000 metric tonnes
Gross tonnage
About 40,000 metric tonnes
Main engine
MITSUI MAN-B&W 6S60MC (Mark 3)
Service speed
Approx. 14.5 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.
