Valente Venus bulk carrier

Naikai Zosen Corporation has completed the 28,401 DWT open bulk carrier, VALENTE VENUS (HN: 714) for Floral Shipping Navigation S.A. at the Setoda Works. The vessel is now operated for transport of copper ore and slug centered on New Caledonia.
The double hull construction similar to an ore carrier is adopted to provide reater hull strength than the onventional ship, eventually increasing ship safety against external damage. This also eases maintenance of the cargo holds, and even if the outer shell is damaged by external force, the cargo ore is secured against quality
damage and leakage. Prior to the new international rules, the vessel employs fully double hull construction for the fuel tank to prevent fuel leaking outboard for marine pollution protection. The vessel has four box-shaped cargo holds with wide hatches and three 30t deck cranes between the hatches. With these arrangements, cargo-handling efficiency is increased.
Principal particulars are: Length overal: 161.00 meters, Length between perpendiculars 154.50 meters, Breadth: 26.00 meters, Depth: 14.00 meters and Draught: 9.00 meters. The deadweight of the ship is 28,401 metric tons and gross tonnage is 16,992 GT.