Port of Vancouver USA welcomes Corella Arrow on maiden voyage
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Port of Vancouver USA welcomed the Corella Arrow, commanded by Capt. Davor Perusina of Croatia, on its maiden voyage to the port on June 18, 2009.
Perusina and his 24-member crew were welcomed to Vancouver by Jay Hamachek, director of North American & business development for Great Western Malting, Chris Cummins, president of Pacific Northwest Ship and Cargo Services; Marlin Pulliam, superintendent for PortsAmerica, along with port representatives Lars Uglum, Julianna Marler, Rick Cline, Dave Hurt, Randy McCaleb, and Debbie Taylor.
The Corella Arrow was built in Japan and launched May 11, 2009. It is 738 feet in length and has deadweight capacity of 72,863 metric tons. The crew for the vessel’s first visit to the Port of Vancouver USA were from the Philippines, Croatia, Poland and India.
The Corella Arrow is owned by Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi A/S and operated by Gearbulk Shipping. PNW Ship and Cargo Services (USA) Inc. is the agent for Gearbulk Shipping.
The ship will load 4,400 metric tons of barley malt while in port. Great Western Malting has been a long-term industrial tenant at the port and has been exporting barley malt in bulk to South America, South Africa and Central America since 2008.
This is the first vessel in Gearbulk’s series of four "6th Generation" Open Hatch Gantry Crane (OHGC) vessels. OHGC vessels are traditionally named after birds, a Corella is a member of the cockatoo family, native to Australia.
After leaving Vancouver, the vessel sailed to Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif. then to Chile, its final destination to discharge the barley malt.
Photo from (l-r): Dave Hurt and Rick Cline, Port of Vancouver; Jay Hamachek, Great Western Malting; Lars Uglum, Port of Vancouver, Captain Davor Perusina; Randy McCaleb, Port of Vancouver; Marlin Pulliam, Ports America Chris Cummins, PNW Ship and Cargo Services (USA) Inc.; Julianna Marler, Port of Vancouver
About the Port of Vancouver USA
The Port of Vancouver USA, created by Clark County taxpayers in 1912, is one of the major ports on the Pacific Coast. Its competitive strengths include available land, versatile cargo handling capabilities, vast transportation networks, a dependable labor force and an exceptional level of service to its customers and community.
The Port of Vancouver is embarking on a year full of projects and developments that will lead to vital job creation, economic stimulation and environmental preservation. By diversifying its cargo mix between bulk commodities, breakbulk and project cargos, the port is responsible for job generation and significant contributions to the tax base for not only its own community, but also the state of Washington. Current expansion of the port’s rail system and development of new port industrial and marine properties will bring new jobs – both short term and long term – and the preservation of wetlands, the creation of enhanced wildlife habitat, and make way for more green/sustainable business partners operating from the port. For more information, please visit us at www.portvanusa.com.
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