PT PAL launches RI's biggest ship

PT PAL launches RI's biggest ship

SURABAYA: State ship maker PT PAL Indonesia has completed the
making of a big cargo ship, believed to be the largest ever
produced by this country.

The 45,000 dead weight ton, double-skin bulk carrier, the
Cemara, is 189.9 meters long, and 30.5 meters wide. It was
ordered by Hong Kong-based shipping company Fairmont Shipping HK,
Ltd. It was handed over on Thursday by PT PAL chief Adwin
Suryohadiprodjo to Fairmont chairman Alexander Robert Ho during a
ceremony held in Surabaya.

Adwin said the Cemara was the third ship made by PT PAL on the
orders of Fairmont. The two other ships, the Ramin and Ebony,
were completed in March and October 2002, respectively.

Adwin said both ships had sailed the world in the past two
years with no problems. -- JP