The Port of Vancouver USA welcomed the M/V New General, commanded by Capt. Jeng Ming-Kuanq on her maiden voyage to the United States on September 15, 2011. Ming-Kuanq and his 19-member crew were welcomed to Vancouver by Jim Stewart, vessel superintendent for United Grain Corp.; Jason Eeds, vessel agent for Transmarine Navigation, Mike Hanley, superintendent for Jones Stevedoring Company and port representatives Mike Schiller and Debbie Taylor.
The M/V New General was built in Takamatsu, Japan and launched Sept. 1, 2011. The vessel is 576 feet in length and has a deadweight capacity of 35,013 tons. The crew for the vessel’s first visit to the Port of Vancouver USA was from Taiwan and China. The vessel is owned by New Horizon Maritime S.A. and operated by Hsin Chien Marine Co., Ltd. and Transmarine Navigation is the agent for the vessel.
The M/V New General is equipped with a Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System, which monitors bridge activity and provides automatic alerts to the sailing master to avoid marine accidents.
The vessel sailed from Takamatsu, Japan and loaded over 31,245 metric tons of grain while in port. The New General departed the port on September 17 and will discharge the grain in Japan.
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Source: Port of Vancouver, September 23, 2011.