NYK Vesta

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Name:NYK Vesta
Operator: Nippon Yusen Kaisha [1]
Port of registry: Panama, Flag of Panama.svg  Panama [1]
Builder: Hyundai Heavy Industries [1]
Yard number: 1716 [1]
Launched: 12 January 2007
Completed: April 2007 [1]
Identification:
General characteristics
Tonnage: 103260 gross tons [2]
Length: 338m [1]
Beam: 46m [1]
Draught: 15m [1]
Depth: 20m [1]
Installed power: 68,666kW(93,360hp) [1]
Propulsion: 1 oil engine [1]
Speed: 25kt [1]

NYK Vesta is a large container ship operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha and its port of registry [3] is Panama, Panama. [1] It is a sister ship to the NYK Venus. [4]

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Hull and engine

NYK Vesta is a fully cellular container ship with a capacity of 8100 TEU. [1] NYK Vesta was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan yard number 1716; was finished in April 2007. [1] The dimensions of the hull are a length of 338m, beam of 46m, draught of 15m, and depth of 20m, [1] while the tonnage is 103260. [2]

NYK Vesta is powered by a MAN B&W 2 stroke 12 cylinder engine (design 12K98ME) capable of producing 68,666 kW(93,369 hp) driving a 1 FP propeller. [1] This ship can reach speeds of 25kt. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Shipping Access. "NYK Vesta" . Retrieved 6 March 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "NYK Vesta" . Retrieved March 6, 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "NYK Venus and NYK Vesta to go into service". International Freighting Weekly. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)