Name NYK Venus Yard number 1715 In service Ship in service Draft 15 m | Port of registry Panama, Panama Completed February 2007 Length 338 m Builder Hyundai Heavy Industries | |
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Operator Venus Container Shipping SA | ||
Ship nyk venus on river elbe outbound hamburg 28 09 14
NYK Venus is one of the largest container ships in the world. The ship is operated by the Venus Container Shipping SA . The ship is capable of carrying 8,600 containers.
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Nyk venus arrives at southampton march 2012
Hull and Engine
The NYK Venus was built in ship yard 1715 by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd. It is a fully cellular container ship at 338 m in length and 46 m width at beam,with a capacity of 9,012 TEU including 854 refrigerated compartments.
The vessel is powered by a MAN B&W 12K98MC engine, capable of producing 64,033 kW (87,059 hp) driving 1 fixed propeller. This 2 stroke, 12 cylinder engine was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd. The vessel utilizes 5 auxiliary a/c generators.
Nippon Yusen Kaisa "NYK"
The NYK Venus has changed owners. Their new current owner is Nippon Yusen Kaisa. Nippon Yusen Kaisa has expanded the ships carrying capacity. The NYK Co manages both luxury and shipping cruises.