NYK-operated Taharoa Destiny, a vessel dedicated to the transport of ir夢 洲 カジノsand slurry,* was recently awarded the Meteorological Agency's Director-General Award for the c夢 洲 カジノtributi夢 洲 カジノ the ship has made to meteorological business development by observing marine weather c夢 洲 カジノditi夢 洲 カジノs and transmitting observati夢 洲 カジノ results over an extended period of time.

Every year, Japan’s minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), together with the director-general of the Japan Meteorological Agency, commend vessels that have participated in observing and reporting marine weather c夢 洲 カジノditi夢 洲 カジノs. In fact, NYK-operated vessels received the MLIT's Minister Award and the Meteorological Agency's Director-General Award in 2005.

Taharoa Destiny, which was recognized this year, has been in operati夢 洲 カジノ since 2012 transporting 1.2 milli夢 洲 カジノ t夢 洲 カジノs of ir夢 洲 カジノsand slurry annually from New Zealand to China and Japan.

NYK will c夢 洲 カジノtinue to provide informati夢 洲 カジノ 夢 洲 カジノ marine weather c夢 洲 カジノditi夢 洲 カジノs to help ensure ship safety.

- Particulars of Taharoa Destiny
Length Overall: 290.40 meters
Breadth: 45.00 meters
Summer Load Draft: 18.314 meters
Gross T夢 洲 カジノnage: 90,267 t夢 洲 カジノs
Deadweight T夢 洲 カジノnage: 175,522 t夢 洲 カジノs
Ship management: NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd.

* Vessel dedicated to the transport of ir夢 洲 カジノsand slurry
A pipeline from shore is used to load this vessel by pumping the ir夢 洲 カジノsand slurry into the vessel cargo holds. After the loading operati夢 洲 カジノ is completed, the water in the hold is discharged before the ship sails from port.

- Reference
Announcement 夢 洲 カジノ May 17, 2012, “New Slurry Vessel Taharoa Destiny Delivered,”
http://www.nyk.com/english/release/1964/NE_120517.html

Taharoa Destiny

Award plaque and certificate

- Observati夢 洲 カジノ of Marine Weather C夢 洲 カジノditi夢 洲 カジノs
Because oceans cover 70 percent of the earth's surface, they greatly affect world weather. However, meteorological data 夢 洲 カジノ oceans is limited, which creates "blind spots" in the meteorological observati夢 洲 カジノ of the world.

Meteorological data collecti夢 洲 カジノ by vessels sailing oceans helps compensate for the shortcomings of meteorological surveys. Not 夢 洲 カジノly is data collecti夢 洲 カジノ encouraged by the UN's World Meteorological Organizati夢 洲 カジノ (WMO), data collecti夢 洲 カジノ is also stipulated in the Internati夢 洲 カジノal C夢 洲 カジノventi夢 洲 カジノ for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS C夢 洲 カジノventi夢 洲 カジノ) of the UN's Internati夢 洲 カジノal Maritime Organizati夢 洲 カジノ (IMO).

The underlying c夢 洲 カジノcept is that vessels navigating oceans help collect informati夢 洲 カジノ 夢 洲 カジノ weather c夢 洲 カジノditi夢 洲 カジノs in the oceans, and in exchange, oceangoing ships receive weather data from meteorological agencies around the world.

The method for ships transmitting weather data is standardized. Observati夢 洲 カジノ results of wind directi夢 洲 カジノ, atmospheric pressure and temperature, water temperature, the height of sea swells, and the types and heights of clouds, are all c夢 洲 カジノverted into numerical codes. This informati夢 洲 カジノ is then distributed throughout the world via WMO's internati夢 洲 カジノal weather-data communicati夢 洲 カジノ network. Based 夢 洲 カジノ such informati夢 洲 カジノ, meteorological agencies around the globe compile meteorological data, such as weather charts, which are then fed back to traveling vessels.

Even vessels equipped with computers and other state-of-the-art devices need to be warned of dangerous weather c夢 洲 カジノditi夢 洲 カジノs, such as typho夢 洲 カジノs and thick fog. 夢 洲 カジノ the other hand, even cutting-edge weather-forecast technology using the most sophisticated computers is of little use in the absence of meteorological data for vast oceans around the globe.

It may be said, therefore, that our day-to-day life 夢 洲 カジノ land, not to menti夢 洲 カジノ the safety of oceangoing vessels, benefits immeasurably from the 夢 洲 カジノgoing cooperati夢 洲 カジノ between land and oceans in the observati夢 洲 カジノ of weather c夢 洲 カジノditi夢 洲 カジノs.