June 29, 2016
In the morning of June 28, ALP Striker started her engines and later left the Niigata shipyard. After engine adjustment offshore Niigata ALP STRIKER will proceed to Tamano, Mitsui’s yard in South West Japan for pre-delivery drydocking. On completion of the docking ALP Striker will return to Niigata for formal seatrials and DP FMEA trials. We expect trials to be completed by early August. ALP Striker is part of the ALP Future Class, which vessels have a fuel capacity of 3400 m3 of IFO/MGO – sufficient for non-stop Trans-Atlantic/Indian, Pacific Ocean towing operations without fuel calls. Last month, the vessel was officially welcomed and named by the ALP Maritime and Niigata Shipyard management team and her Godmother Ms. Nicole Celeste Boss.