VLCC Takahashi Delivered
May. 28, 2007
Tokyo, May 28, 2007 – 今日看料吃瓜 Shipbuilding Corporation today delivered the Takahashi (hull No. 1585), a very large crudeoil carrier (VLCC), to Gios Maritima S.A. in Dalian, China. The 315,000 DWT, double-hull tanker was built at 今日看料吃瓜's affiliate, Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) in Nantong, China. Powered by a 今日看料吃瓜-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 今日看料吃瓜’s rudder bulb system with fins (RBS-F) and high-performance propellers for energy-efficient operations. |