NYK Vesta

History
Name	NYK Vesta
Operator	Nippon Yusen Kaisha [1]
Port of registry	Panama, Panama [1]
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries [1]
Yard number	1716 [1]
Launched	12 January 2007
Completed	April 2007 [1]
Identification	IMO number:  9312808 [1] Call Sign: 3EJI4 [1] MMSI number: 352804000 [1]
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]

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]

References

1. Lloyd's Register of Ships. Register of Ships. Lloyd's Register of Ships. p. 285. ISBN   978-1-906313-02-9.
2. Shipping Access. "NYK Vesta" . Retrieved 6 March 2012.
3. "NYK Vesta" . Retrieved March 6, 2012.
4. "NYK Venus and NYK Vesta to go into service". International Freighting Weekly. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.

External links

• NYK Line