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THE CAR-CARRIER “NEPTUNE OKEANIS” IS PRESENTED
11 giu 2005
11 giu 2005
Today at Palermo there was the presentation of the car-carrier “Neptune Okeanis” , built by Fincantieri for Neptune Lines.
Present at the ceremony were the Minister for Regional Affairs, Enrico La Loggia, the ship owner, Nikos Travlos, and, for Fincantieri, the Chief Executive Officer, Giuseppe Bono, and the Deputy Chairman Roberto Tana.
The “Neptune Okeanis”, launched in February this year, is the first of two ships ordered by Neptune Lines in October 2003. The launch of her sister ship, the “Neptune Thelisis”, which is under construction at Palermo, is due at the end of July, for delivery within 2005. Built within a highly contained time frame, just sixteen months from the start-up of work to delivery, the “Neptune Okeanis”, as her sister ship, was designed and built to obtain the highest class of the Det Norske Veritas.
Fincantieri’s innovative design makes it possible to exploit to the maximum the ship’s volume in respect of her size, enabling her to transport up to 2,000 vehicles (or, alternatively, 1,750 lane metres of trailers and approximately 1,000 vehicles) on board a highly flexible, technically reliable vessel.
Moreover, the ship’s design meets to the highest quality levels of transport required by the owner in order to satisfy the main automotive companies in respect of the safety standards laid down by the most rigorous international regulations.
The main features of the “Neptune Okeanis” are: 27,000 gross tonnes, 6,200 tonnes deadweight, maximum length 165 metres, breadth 26.2 metres, height to the upper deck 14.30 metres, draught 6.65 metres. The ships will be equipped with two Wartsila 6L46C engines capable of providing a total power of 12,6000 kW and a service speed of 20.5 knots.
The order from Neptune Lines further strengthens the presence of Fincantieri in the market segment of car-carriers, which is flanked by the company’s position as world leader as builder of large cargo and passenger ferries and in that of cruise ships.
Present at the ceremony were the Minister for Regional Affairs, Enrico La Loggia, the ship owner, Nikos Travlos, and, for Fincantieri, the Chief Executive Officer, Giuseppe Bono, and the Deputy Chairman Roberto Tana.
The “Neptune Okeanis”, launched in February this year, is the first of two ships ordered by Neptune Lines in October 2003. The launch of her sister ship, the “Neptune Thelisis”, which is under construction at Palermo, is due at the end of July, for delivery within 2005. Built within a highly contained time frame, just sixteen months from the start-up of work to delivery, the “Neptune Okeanis”, as her sister ship, was designed and built to obtain the highest class of the Det Norske Veritas.
Fincantieri’s innovative design makes it possible to exploit to the maximum the ship’s volume in respect of her size, enabling her to transport up to 2,000 vehicles (or, alternatively, 1,750 lane metres of trailers and approximately 1,000 vehicles) on board a highly flexible, technically reliable vessel.
Moreover, the ship’s design meets to the highest quality levels of transport required by the owner in order to satisfy the main automotive companies in respect of the safety standards laid down by the most rigorous international regulations.
The main features of the “Neptune Okeanis” are: 27,000 gross tonnes, 6,200 tonnes deadweight, maximum length 165 metres, breadth 26.2 metres, height to the upper deck 14.30 metres, draught 6.65 metres. The ships will be equipped with two Wartsila 6L46C engines capable of providing a total power of 12,6000 kW and a service speed of 20.5 knots.
The order from Neptune Lines further strengthens the presence of Fincantieri in the market segment of car-carriers, which is flanked by the company’s position as world leader as builder of large cargo and passenger ferries and in that of cruise ships.