DRIVE GREEN HIGHWAY vehicle carrier

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DRIVE GREEN HIGHWAY vehicle carrier

Post by aukepalmhof » Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:38 pm

The vehicles carrier depict on this stamp is I believe the DRIVE GREEN HIGHWAY she is the only of her nine class vehicles carrier I can find with the slogan on her side of “Drive Green”.

She was built as a vehicles carrier under yard No 5044 by Japan Marine United, Ariake for JMU5044 Shipping SA and managed by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. Tokyo.
10 June 2014 laid down.
23 October 2015 launched as the DRIVE GREEN HIGHWAY.
Tonnage 76,387 grt, 22,917 nrt, 20.034 dwt, dim. 200.0 x 37.5 x 9.80m. (draught), length bpp. 190.8m.
Powered by a MAN–B&W 7S60ME-C8 diesel engine, 22,651 hp, one shaft, speed 21.5 knots.
She has also more as 900 of Solar Frontier’s CIS Solar panels installed on the top deck, which are totaling 150 kilowatt-peak of electricity generating capacity.
Can carry 7,750 vehicles.
09 February 2016 completed under Panama flag and registry, IMO No 9728069.

She got the “Ship of the Year 2016” award.

After completing she is used in the North Atlantic Shuttle service of the K-Line between North Europe and the east coast of North America.
2019 In service, same name, and owner.

Source: https://www.miramarshipindex.nz http://www.shipsreviews.com/drive-green-highway
Panama 2019 B/0.35 sg?, scott?
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