''NYK Virgo'' is a

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owned by the Barlett Marine Corp.

Hull and engine

''NYK Virgo'' has a Burmeister & Wain single screw 12 cylinder

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, with a top speed of 24

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. It was built in

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Hyundai Heavy Industries HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI; ) is the world's largest shipbuilding company and a major heavy equipment manufacturer. Its headquarters are in Ulsan, South Korea. History HHI was founded in 1972 by Chung Ju-yung as a division ...

in port number 1717 during 2007. It is operated by NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd. The power this ship has is 64,033 kilowatts and it weighs about 97,825 tons.

BBC box

In 2009 ''NYK Virgo'' delivered the BBC Box back to the United Kingdom. The BBC Box was part of a news report on "globalisation and the world economy" and was sent around the world with a GPS tracker. The box carried various cargoes from Scotch whisky to cat food. The journey lasted a year and covered over 50,000 miles.

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{{Reflist Container ships Ships of the NYK Line 2007 ships