On November 22, Suigo, a new 174,000 DWT class bulk carrier built by Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., was delivered to NYK.
At the naming and delivery ceremony held at the Imari Shipyard & Works of Namura Shipbuilding, Katsuyoshi Iwata, managing executive officer of Sumitomo Metals Industries Ltd., and Hidenori Hono, an NYK representative director and senior managing corporate officer, joined a number of others in attendance to celebrate the maiden voyage of the vessel for western Australia.
The vessel will be chartered exclusively to Sumitomo Metals over 15 years to transport iron ore and coal mainly in the Pacific waters.
Vessel Particulars
Length Overall: 289.98 m
Breadth: 45 m
Designed Draft: 18 m
Gross Tonnage: 91,508 tons
Deadweight Tonnage: 174,802 tons
Builder: Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, November 25, 2011; Image: nyk