Launch Ceremony
Friday, March 7 Tsuneishi Factory, No. 1 Berth
On Friday, March 7, 2003, the naming and launching ceremony of a 52,300-dwt bulk carrier for Albro Navigation Company Inc. was held at Tsuneishi Factory's No. 1 Berth. She was launched safely, watched over by her purchasers and Tsuneishi employees.
She then underwent outfitting for completion around mid-June 2003.
Details
Date/time
Friday, March 7, 2003 / 12:25
Location
No. 1 Berth, Tadotsu Factory
Class
Bulk carrier
Designed to carry bulk iron ore, coal and grain like wheat.
Flag
Liberia
Name
LISSA TOPIC'
Owner
ALBRO NAVIGATION COMPANY INC.
LBD (m)
189.99 x 32.26 x 17.00
Deadweight
(the maximum weight she can carry) Approx. 52,038 metric tonnes
Gross tonnage
About 30,700 metric tonnes
Main engine
MAN-B&W 6S50MC (MARC 6)
Service speed
Approx. 14.8 knots
Characteristics
(1) This vessel is one of our TESS series.
(2) Each of the five cargo holds is equipped with a hydraulically driven folding hatch cover.
(3) Equipped with four hydraulic deck cranes and grab buckets for cargo handling at docks that lack loading facilities.
(4) The tank top inside the cargo hold is designed to be wide enough to allow easy loading and unloading of steel pipes and lumber. All the cargo holds can be loaded with two tiers of hot coils.
(5) Lumber can be loaded in cargo holds, on the upper deck and on the hatch covers.
(6) A fuel-efficient long-stroke MAN B&W 6S50MC is adopted as the main engine.
