| April
6, 2006 |
| Bulk Carrier
Ocean Spirit Delivered |
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Kobe,
April 6, 2006 - Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
today delivered the Ocean Spirit bulk carrier
to Silverstar Ship Line, S. A. at Nantong
COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS)
in Nantong, China. The carrier, identified
as Kawasaki hull No. 1594, is the 20th 55,500
DWT bulk carrier built by NACKS.
The 189.9 m vessel has a flush deck with forecastle
and five holds, which are designed for optimum
transport of grains, coal, ores and steel
products. Four 30.5 ton deck cranes are installed
at the center in between each hatch cover
to enable cargo loading and unloading in ports
where no cargo handling facilities are available.
The carrierfs high-output main engine is the
compact, lightweight HHM-MAN B&W 6S50MC-C. |
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