Mitsui OSK Lines, Japan, has launched of one of the world’s largest iron ore carriers, the 320,000DWT ‘Tubarao Maru’.
The naming and delivery ceremony was held at the Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Chiba Works. Guests at the ceremony included Nippon Steel President Shoji Muneoka and MES President Yasuhiko Katoh. Mr Muneoka’s wife Yoko cut the rope and Mr Muneoka named the ship. After the naming and rope-cutting ceremonies, the ‘Tubarao Maru’ will go into service to transport Brazilian iron ore to Japan. The new vessel will sail under a long-term transport contract with Nippon Steel Corporation. The ‘Tubarao Maru’ is similar to the world’s largest iron ore carrier, the ‘Brasil Maru’, which was launched by MOL in December 2007. It is the second-generation ship to bear the name, the original Tubarao Maru was launched in 1966. ‘Tubarao Maru’ has a length of 340 metres on a beam of 60 metres and a 21-metre draught. The vessel has an annual transport volume of about 1.4 million tonnes.
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