Neptune Horizon is a car carrier, sailing under the flag of Malta. The ship was built in 2010 in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The vessel has an overall length is 168.06 m, a molded beam of 28.00 m, depth to freeboard deck of 13.28 m, and a summer draft of 9.017 m. The deadweight of Neptune Horizon is 11,215 DWT, while the gross tonnage is 36,711 GRT. With such dimensions, the vessel is 3,800 car units.
Such size has been selected as an optimum one for the key activity areas of the company, i.e. 20 countries all around the Mediterranean Sea, up to the Atlantic ports of Spain and Morocco in the West and Black Sea ports in the East.
Neptune Horizon propulsion power is provided by one Hyundai – MAN B&W 7S50 MC, two-stroke marine diesel engine, producing 15,582 hp (or 11,620 kW) at 127 rpm, driving a single fixed pitch right-handed propeller. The vessel was also fitted with a semi spade rudder and two bow thrusters of 900 kW each and one stern thruster with a power of 700 kW. The reported service speed of the vessel was 19.6 knots.
Neptune Horizon is fitted with the required electronic navigation aids as listed in the Record of Equipment for Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate – Form E. These included standard and spare magnetic compasses, gyrocompass and repeaters, pelorus or compass bearing device, two ARPA Radars (Maker JRC), one S-band 3 GHz and one X-Band 9 GHz, ECDIS along with back-up arrangements and an AIS.
The car carrier Neptune Horizon is operating under the IM) number 9451721, MMSI 256488000, and call sign 9HA3929.
Neptune Horizon specification
Length: 168.06 m
Width: 28.00 m
Depth: 13.28 m
Draft: 9.00 m
Deadweight: 11,215 DWT
Gross Tonnage: 36,711 GRT
Engine: MAN B&W 7S50 MC
Engine power: 15,582 hp
Speed: 14.4 kts
Neptune Horizon photos
