‘Spirit of Ho-ping’ – New bulk carrier for NYK Line

Alex Baird

Published:11th Apr, 2011 at 11:19 AM

From left to right: Masaki Hara, President of Kitaura Kaiun; Hideki Hono, Representative Director And Senior Managing Corporate Officer at NYK; Leslie C Koo, Chairman of Taiwan Cement Co, and his wife; and Ms. Hara

On March 11, NYK took delivery of a new 82,000DWT bulk carrier, 'Spirit of Ho-ping', which was built at the Tsuneishi Shipyard of Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co.

The vessel will be chartered exclusively to the Ho-Ping Power Company over the next 12 years and will be chiefly used to transport 1.4 million tonnes of fuel coal from Indonesia to Taiwan. The contract is the first long-term contract exceeding 10 years for NYK in Taiwan.

The vessel has an overall length of 222.54 metres, breadth of 32.26 metres, draught of 14.4 metres and a deadweight of 82,152 tonnes.