Western Highway
Zeebrugge 15 April 2007

 

Name

WESTERN HIGHWAY

Type

Vehicles Carrier
PCC - Pure Car Carrier

IMO-number

9325776

Call sign

3EJK5

Flag

Republic of Panama

Port of registry

Panama City

GT

39.422 t

DWT

12.980 t

NT

11.827 t

Length

188,03 m overall
183,70 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

28,20 m over all

Moulded L x B x D

183,70 x 28,20 x 13,62 m

Registered L x B x D

183,70 x 28,20 x 19,81 m

Draught

Summer: 8,524 m

Freeboard

Summer: 5.129 mm

Depth

27,97 m

Speed

Service: 20,0 knots

Built

2007

Keel laid

25.11.2004

Launch date

07.12.2006

Date of completion

14.03.2007

Builder

Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co.
Onishi
Japan

Yard number

5346

Hull type

Single hull

Main engine

1x 8UEC 50LDII - 2 stroke single acting 8 cylinder 500 x 1.950 mm diesel engine - 11.000 kW at 124,0 rpm

Manufacturer: Kobe Diesel Co. Ltd.

Number of screws

1

Boiler

1x Auxiliary vertical boiler - 6,9 bar

Evaporation: 2,89 t/h

Manufacturer: Tortoise Engineering Co. Ltd.

Generators

4x Main diesel generatorsets each 3.525 kW

Car capacity

3.893

Tank capacities

Fuel oil: 2.866 m³

Fresh water: 414 m³

Ballast water: 6.387 m³

Number of decks

10 (2 decks liftable)

Stern ramp

Capacity: 100 t
Long: 30,30 m
Width: 7,00 m

Max. height

4,80 m

Lifting equipment

2x Cranes - SWL 4,0 t each

Manager

Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co. Ltd.
Kobe
Japan

Operator

K-Line - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Line

Owner

Bulkstar Enterprise Co. Ltd.
Republic of Panama

Registered owner

Bulkstar Enterprise Co. Ltd.