The Star Java is operated by Star Shipping of Bergen, Norway and represented by General Steamship Corporation of Portland, Oregon. It arrived at the Port on December 17, 2006 to discharge a shipment of wind tower sections for Siemens Power Generation.
Port of Longview staff presented a commemorative plaque to Captain Edilberto F. Cruz, Master of the Star Java. The Port was represented by Doug Averett, Director of Terminal Operations; Valerie Harris, Manager of Business Development and Marie Wise, Communications and Public Affairs Manager.
The Star Java was built by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., in Tamano, Japan. According to Captain Cruz, the voyage from Pohang, Korea to Longview took 12 days.
A general cargo vessel, the 44,000 deadweight ton Star Java is 649.6 feet long, carries two 68 ton gantry cranes, and has eleven cargo holds.
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PORT OF LONGVIEW MISSION
To provide expansion and development of foreign and domestic trade, to encourage commercial and industrial development, and to enhance waterfront recreational activities for the economic benefit of the citizens of the Port District.
ABOUT THE PORT OF LONGVIEW
The Port of Longview is the first full-service operating port with strategic transportation connections on the deep-draft Columbia River shipping channel in southwest Washington State. The Port is located just 66 river miles from the Pacific Ocean, 120 driving miles from Seattle, Washington and 40 driving miles from Portland, Oregon. Port facilities include eight marine terminals and waterfront industrial property with direct connections to main-line rail and interstate highway. Cargo handling specialties include all types of bulk cargos and breakbulk commodities such as steel, lumber, logs, pulp, paper, project and heavy-lift cargo. |
