MS Nordic Orion

The bow of the Nordic Orion in 2019
History
NameNordic Orion
OwnerBulk Nordic Orion Ltd.
OperatorSeamar Management S.A.
Port of registryPanama City,  Panama
Ordered27 March 2006
Builder
Laid down10 June 2010
Launched17 December 2010
Completed4 February 2011
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1]
TypeBulk carrier
Tonnage
  • 40,142 GT
  • 25,265 NT
  • 75,603 DWT
Length225 m (738 ft)
Beam32.31 m (106 ft)
Draught14.089 m (46 ft)
Depth19.39 m (64 ft)
Ice classDNV ICE-1A
Installed powerMAN 6S60MC-C
PropulsionSingle shaft; fixed pitch propeller
Speed12.9 knots (23.9 km/h; 14.8 mph)

MS Nordic Orion is a Danish bulk carrier registered in Panama City. A coal and ore carrier, Nordic Orion has a capacity of 75,603 tonnes deadweight (DWT). It was built in 2011 by Oshima Shipbuilding. Nordic Orion has an ice-strengthened hull,[2] and it is notable for being the first large sea freighter to transit the Arctic Northwest Passage.[3][4][5][6] It is owned and operated by Nordic Bulk Carriers.[3]

  1. ^ "Nordic Orion (28927)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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