SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Eight months after the keel was laid, the first oceangoing vessel built here by Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp.-Philippines (HHIC-Phil) is set to undergo sea trials this month prior to its delivery in June this year.
Pyeong Jong Yu, Hanjin’s Outside Business Department manager, said the South Korean shipbuilder recently completed outfitting the ship, a 41,000-ton cargo carrier M/V Argolikos, which has been ordered by the Greek shipping company Dioryx Marine Corp.
“We are proud that our first vessel built within the Subic Bay Freeport Zone will be undergoing sea trials on May 27 this year,” Yu said in a letter to the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).
The first Subic ship has already received certifications, including an Attestation Certificate from Bureau Veritas (Ship Surveyors) on April 30, a Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate, a complete crew list, and a Certificate of Competency of the Korean crew issued by the Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office, Yu said.
According to its Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate from Bureau Veritas, the ship has a gross weight of 41,000 tons, is 258.9 meters long, 32 meters wide and 19 meters high. – Ric Sapnu