NYK Virgo

History
Name	NYK Virgo
Owner	Barlett Marine Corp[1]
Operator	NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd [1]
Port of registry	Panama,  Panama[1]
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.[1]
Yard number	1717[1]
Launched	16 March 2007
Completed	2007
Identification	IMO number: 9312810[1] Callsign: 3EKK2[1] Official number: 3268907[1] MMSI number: 372744000[1]
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	NK
Tonnage	97,825[1]
Length	338.17[1]
Draft	14.524[1]
Depth	20.14[1]
Decks	1
Installed power	64,033KW[1]
Propulsion	B&W 12 Cy.980X2,660[1]
Speed	24.5kn[1]

NYK Virgo is a container ship owned by the Barlett Marine Corp.

NYK Virgo has a Burmeister & Wain single screw 12 cylinder engine, with a top speed of 24 knots. It was built in Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries 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.

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"^[2] 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.