PIERRE LD 172,561-dwt Capesize Bulk Carrier
The 172,561-dwt Capesize bulk carrier, PIERRE LD was delivered in September 1999 to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (S.N.C.) by Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. /Hashihama Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. This type of Capesize bulk carriers was designed by NKK Corporation.
The vessel has achieved maximum hold capacity and deadweight within the limitation of the Port of Dunkirk.
NKK surf-bulb is also fitted.
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Length (o.a.) ... 289.00 m
Length (b.p.) ... 279.00 m
Breadth (mld.) ... 45.00 m
Depth (mld.) ... 24.10 m
Draft (mld.) ... 17.81 m
Gross tonnage ... 87,522
Deadweight ... 172,561 MT
Main engine ... Mitsui MAN B&W 6S70MC
MCR ... 19,000 PS x 80 rpm
NOR ... 16,150 PS x 75.8 rpm
Speed (max. trial) ... 16.20 knots
(service) ... 14.3 knots
Complement ... 25
Classification ... BV
Loading capacity (grain) ... 188,890 m3
