Two 8,600 TEU Containerships, NYK Venus and NYK Vesta, Delivered
March 22, 2007
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK; Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Koji Miyahara) has received the second and third of eight 8,600 TEU containerships ordered by NYK, four from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. and four from IHI Marine United Inc. The two new ships will be incorporated into the European EU4 route* operated by the Grand Alliance. Mr. Keiji Aritomi, chairman of Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.; Mr. Kaoru Seto, president of Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.; and their wives were in attendance at the naming ceremony. NYK and Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. entered into a strategic partnership** last May. At the ceremony, Ms. Tokuko Aritomi named the second ship NYK Venus, and Ms. Setsuko Seto named the third ship NYK Vesta.
With the addition of the two containerships, NYK will be able to respond to the expanding demand for transportation to various countries, particularly China. Concurrently, NYK will continue to strive to stabilize liner service schedules with newly built vessels, and enhance cost-competitiveness by expanding the size of its vessels. The additional five vessels currently under construction will be completed by the first half of 2008 and incorporated sequentially into the Grand Alliance European routes.
The recently completed 8,600 TEU containerships are equipped with the most advanced environmental safety measures, including an electronically controlled engine and a specialized hull structure to prevent fuel-oil leakage. NYK will continue to proactively equip future vessels with the most advanced environmentally conscious technologies.
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| Length Overall (LOA) | 338.17 meters |
| Breadth (molded) | 45.60 meters |
| Designed Load Draft | 14.50 meters |
| Gross Tonnage (G/T) | 97,825 tons |
| Deadweight Tonnage (DWT) | Approximately 94,000 tons |
| Main Engine | B&W 12K98ME (output approximately 87,060 horsepower) |
| Shipbuilder | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. |
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EU4, East Asia-Europe Service The EU4 route is one of the five Grand Alliance routes (EU1-EU4, and EUM) that connects Asia with Europe. More specifically, EU4 connects North Asia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia with Europe. |
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| Assigned ships: | previously served by nine containerships ranging between 7,500 and 8,600 TEUs |
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| Ports of call include the following: | ||
| Dalian (China) - Xingang (China) - Qingdao (China) - Pusan (Korea) - Shanghai (China) - Ningbo (China) - Singapore - Port Kelang (Malaysia) - Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) - Rotterdam (Netherlands) - Hamburg (Germany) - Southampton (UK) - Singapore - Kaohsiung (Taiwan) - Pusan (Korea) - Dalian (China) |
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Strategic Partnership between NYK and Yamato Holdings NYK and Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. have entered into a business and capital alliance, based on a strategic partnership established with the mutual goal of providing top-quality services. The partnership involves responding to the diverse needs of customers by utilizing the best of the international networks that both companies operate covering sea, land, and air |
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