First ever TEU 8,000 vessel to call Ashdod port in early 2012

"K" Line's TEU 8000 container vessel "HUMBER BRIDGE", will call Ashdod port on January 14th 2012. The vessel will be the largest container vessel ever to call in Israel. The vessel will be deployed by the CKYH Alliance
 
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) announced that it's TEU 8000 container vessel "HUMBER BRIDGE", will call Ashdod port on January 14th 2012. The vessel will be the largest container vessel ever to call in Israel.
 
The vessel LOA 336.0m, beam 45.8m, capacity 8,212 TEU (Nominal 9,040TEU), service Speed 25.6Knot, gross tonnage 98,800 ton, has incorporated new environmental and safety aspects in the vessel hull design and onboard equipment.
 
The vessel has a heat recovery steam generator which uses the heat from exhaust gas discharged from the main engine for generation of electricity. This reduces total fuel oil consumption and also results in reduction of CO2 emission.
 
The vessel carries an Inventory List for Green Passport and takes advance measures in accordance with "Ship Recycle Guideline" adopted by IMO in December 2005.
 
The vessel will be deployed by the CKYH Alliance (COSCO, "K" LINE, Yang Ming, and Hanjin Shipping).
 
Port Rotation: Shanghai – Ningbo – Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Yantian – Singapore – Port Said – Ashdod – Genoa – Barcelona – Fos – Port Said
 
“K” Line is represented in Israel by Mr. Dror Vered and Mano Maritime Ltd. serves as general agent in Israel for the Japanese shipping giant.