NYK receives latest coal carrier

The new vessel measures in at 234.99m and has a gross tonnage of 50,000 tonnes. It has been built with a wide beam and shallow draught to enable bulk shipments to ports where the water depth is limited.

NYK says the deadweight tonnage of the bulker (91,073dwt), which is 20,000dwr more than a regular Panamax bulker, will result in more efficient transportation.

The vessel will be used to transport steaming coal from Australia and Indonesia to power plants operated by the Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Hokuriku Denryoku).

A naming ceremony was held at the shipyard and attended by Hokuriku Denryoku representatives and NYK president Yasumi Kudo, among others.

Hokuriku Maru is the second vessel to have been named this – the original Hokuriku Maru was built in 1995.

The port of register is Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan, which is where the vessel will be making its ports of call.