Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) completed and delivered 174,600 dwt type bulk carrier, MV “NEW EXPEDITION” (MES HULL No. 1825) at its Chiba Works on February 1st, 2013 to Salute Maritime S.A., Panama.
This ship is the 11th ship of the designed Cape-size Bulk Carrier of Dunkerque-max Type*. It enables effective cargo handling, easy maintenance of cargo holds and structural safety by adopting a double-side skin to cargo holds construction.
Principal Particulars:
Length overall 292.00 m
Length (between perpendiculars) 282.00 m
Breadth (molded) 44.98 m
Depth (molded) 24.70 m
Gross Tonnage 92,382
Deadweight 176,387 metric tons
Main Engine MITSUI-MAN B&W Diesel Engine 6S70MC-C x1set
Maximum Continuous Output 18,660 kW x 91rpm
Service Speed 15.5 knots
Complement 27 persons
Classification Society NK
Flag Panama
Date of Delivery February 1st, 2013
Special Features:
* Cape-size Bulk Carrier of Dunkerque-max type:
A common name for the Cape-size Bulk Carrier accommodated to the restriction of the port of Dunkerque, France.
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Press Release, February 1, 2013