Classification No.	030975
IMO No.	9261035
Official No.	23976
Signal Letters	5LQI9
Flag	Liberia
Port of Registry	Monrovia
Ship's Name	PALAU
Former Name 1	--
Registered Owner 1	VIABLE SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED
Management Company 1	BLUMENTHAL ASIA PTE. LTD.
Classification Characters, Notations	NS*(BC) MNS*
Descriptive Notes	--
Installation Characters	CHG, MPP, LSA, RCF, AFS, BWM
Installation Descriptive Notes
Special Description	--
Other Classification	--
Type of Ship -Purpose(intended service)	BULK CARRIER
- Certificates - SC/SE/SF	Other cargo ship
- OPP	Other than Oil Tanker
- EE	General cargo ship
- SMC/ISSC	--
Tonnage Gross (Registered)	19,795
Tonnage Net (Registered)	11,034
Tonnage Gross (Local)	--
Tonnage Net (Local)	--
Tonnage Gross (TM69)	19,795
Tonnage Net (TM69)	11,034
Deadweight	31,837
Summer Freeboard (mm)	3,979
Summer Draught (m)	9.560
Lf (m)	168.560
Continuous Max. Speed (kt)  sp; (Sea Trial) :	16.1
Equipment No.	2,271
Overall Length (m)	176.820
Moulded LxBxD (m)	168.000 x 29.400 x 13.500
Registered LxBxD (m)	168.560 x 29.400 x 13.500
Cargo Capacity   (m3 / No. of Containers, etc.)	B 39,680.00 G 40,960.00
No. of Passengers	--
Capacity of Tanks (m3)	FO 1,413.00 FW 161.00
No. & Kind of Engines	1DE : 2 SA 6 CY
Bore x Stroke (mm)	520.0 x 1,600.0
Power (kW)	6,620
Revolution (rpm)	130.0
Manufacturer	Akasaka Diesels Ltd.
No. & Kind of Boilers	1 AUX VB
Pressure (MPa)	0.70
Evaporation	1.90 (ton/h)
Manufacturer	Tortoise Engineering Co., Ltd.  *Evaporation rate: Thermal output (kW) to be filled up in case of TOH.
No. & Capacity of Generators (kVA)	3 AC 1,080
Kind of Propeller Shaft	1B
Fixed Method of Propeller	Keyless
No. & Shaft Diameter (mm)	1 x 430
Shipbuilder	The Hakodate Dock Co., Ltd.
Hull No.	789
Date of Keel Lay	28 Jun 2002
Date of Launch	20 Feb 2003
Date of Build	25 Apr 2003
Date of Conversion	--