Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced delivery of the Bulk Carrier MAINE SOLEIL

May 20, 2022

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, announced that it delivered the bulk carrier MAINE SOLEIL, with a capacity of 81,000 DWT (Kawasaki hull No. 8084, NACKS hull No. NE391), for MISUGA S.A. at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS), which is located in Nantong City, China and operated jointly with China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (China COSCO Shipping).

Principal particulars and features of the vessel are as described below.

Principal Particulars
Length overall	226.00 m
Molded breadth	32.24 m
Molded depth	20.20 m
Molded draft	14.50 m
Gross tonnage	43,987 T
Deadweight	82,000 t
Hold capacity	97,762 m³
Main engine	One set of MAN B&W 6S60ME-C8.5 diesel engine
Speed	Approx. 14.2 knots
Complement	25 people
Classification	Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LR)
Country of registration	Panama
Delivery	May 20, 2022

Features

The vessel has a flush deck with a forecastle and seven holds that are designed for optimum transport of grains, coal and the other products.
The vessel employs various technologies to achieve maximum fuel economy, including an energy-saving, electronically-controlled main diesel engine, high propulsive efficiency propellers, and the Kawasaki rudder bulb system with fins (RBS-F) and semi-duct system with contra fins (SDS-F), which all contribute to the vessel’s enhanced propulsion performance.