NYK Venus was one of the largest container ships in the world when it was delivered to its operator, Venus Container Shipping. It is a sister ship to the .[1] The NYK Venus is owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisa (sometimes known as NYK Line) of Japan.[2]
The NYK Venus was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries. It is a fully cellular container ship at 338 m in length and 46 m beam, with a capacity of 9,012 TEU including 854 refrigerated compartments.
The vessel is powered by a MAN B&W 12K98MC engine, capable of producing 64,033 kW (87,059 hp) driving one fixed propeller. This two-stroke, 12-cylinder engine was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessel uses 5 auxiliary a/c generators.