Hakodate Dock completes bulk carrier Azurite Ocean
The
Hakodate Dock Co., Ltd. delivered the 14th ship of a 32,000
dwt bulk carrier ships
series, Azurite Ocean (HN: 790), to Star Bulk Carrier Co., S.A.
(Panama) in November, 2002 and the ship was put in service for
carrying the main cargo of nickel ore. The ship was specially
designed with an especially shallow draft in comparison with
other ships, but retaining a similar cargo loading capacity.
Based on this design, the ship can call at more ports and increase
opportunities for profitable ship operation. The five cargo
holds consist of Nos. 1 & 5 holds with topside and lower
hopper tanks and Nos. 2, 3 & 4 holds with double hull construction
including double bottom and topside tanks, which makes cargo
handling easier. Furthermore, the ship is strengthened for heavy
cargoes (Nos. 2 & 4 holds may be empty) such as nickel ore.The
Asia shipbuilding industry is developing faster and faster and
cargo and cruise
ships built there are well known with high quality and high
standarts for building.
Ship's Specifications:
L (o.a.) x L (p.p.) x B x D x d: 176.85m x 168.00m x 29.40m
x 13.50m x 9.562m.
DWT/GT: 32,178t/19,762t
Main engine: Mitsubishi 6UEC52LA diesel engine
Output: 6,620 kW (9,000 PS) x 130rpm
