The vessel, built by Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding, is slated for delivery in August 2014. NYK, which owns NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers, pointed out that the vessel will have an eco-ship structural design and be equipped with an advanced electronically-controlled engine.
The initial 60,000 dwt capacity of the vessel will be enlarged by extending the vessel's length by nine metres, NYK added. The vessel will have additional equipment for cargo handling including two mobile cranes, a belt conveyor, a boom conveyor, and a hopper, so as to fully meet requirements at the discharging port.
Baja Bulk Carriers, a joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and the Mexican government, will use the vessel to transport salt to the west coast of North America from a salt field in Guerrero Negro, Mexico.
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