Wugang-Innovation

NYK has recently taken delivery of Wugang Innovation, a new 250,000 DWT class ore carrier built by Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, mb.comreports. This is the second building of a 250,000 DWT class ore carrier, referred to as a WOZMAX ore carrier, which is built to carry the maximum loading capacity allowed at ports in Western Australia, an area that has design limitations on the load draft of ships transporting ore. At the naming and delivery ceremony, Zhu Jiangyue, chief procurement officer, Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Corp. (WISCO), and general manager, International Economic & Trading Corp., and Hidenori Hono, an NYK representative director and senior managing corporate officer, joined a number of others in attendance to celebrate the maiden voyage of the vessel. The vessel will be chartered exclusively to WISCO over 20 years to transport iron ore mainly from Australia and Africa to China. This is the first contract that NYK currently has with WISCO. NYK continues its efforts to provide stable transportation of natural resources. (EHL)