| March
12, 2007 |
| Tenki
Delivered |
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Kobe,
March 12, 2007 - Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
today delivered the Tenki, a very large crudeoil
carrier (VLCC), to Colnago Maritima S.A. at
Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd.
(NACKS) in Nantong, China. The 315,000 DWT,
double-hull tanker marks the 1584th vessel
built by the company.
Powered by a Kawasaki-MAN B&W 7S80MC-C
diesel engine, the vessel features the latest
tanker developments, including one of the
largest cargo capacities that can pass through
the Malacca Straits and enter primary oil
tanker berths in Japan. The 333 m long carrier
is equipped with Kawasaki’s rudder bulb system
with fins (RBS-F) and high-performance propellers
for energy-efficient operations. |
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