Valente Venus - bulk carrier built in 2008

Valente Venus was the vessel built from Naikai Zosen Corporation for Floral Shipping Navigation S A at the Setoda Works. The ship is bulk carrier with deadweight of 28,410 metric tons, length of 161 meters, beam of 26 meters and depth of 9 meters. Valente Venus is ship with Gross Tonnage of 16,992 metric tons. 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 greater hull strength than the conventional 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.
But so modern vessel needs of modern and innovated engine. The engine of Valente Venus is Hitachi MAN B&W 7S35MC (MARK 7) with full power of 4,410 kW. This engine gives opportunity for the ship to realize the speed of 13 knots while sailing through the oceans, but the maximum allowed speed is about 14.5 knots.
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.