The NSU VOYAGER at the time had beaten a record set by the Newcastle Max class bulk carrier, “MARAN COURAGE,” earlier in the year.Īll three ships now jointly hold the record for vessel size to call Alabama’s seaport. This export haul bests the previous tonnage record set this summer by the NSU VOYAGER, also a Newcastle Max class bulk carrier. All of the met coal loaded onto the vessel is bound for Asian markets. The coal was recently loaded onto the Newcastle Max class bulk carrier, NSU WELFARE, which also matches the record for the largest bulk ship to ever call the port in measuring 984.2 feet (300 meters) in length overall with a width of 164.3 feet (50 meter beam). The Alabama State Port Authority has set another all-time single-vessel export record by shipping out 146,479 short tons (132,883.5 metric tons) of Alabama metallurgical grade coal from the Port of Mobile’s McDuffie Coal Terminal.
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