VLCC Takahashi Delivered
May. 28, 2007
| Tokyo, May 28, 2007 – Kawasaki 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 Kawasaki's affiliate, Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) in Nantong, China. 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. |
