Port of Vancouver USA welcomes Hyperion Leader on her maiden voyage

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Port of Vancouver USA welcomed the Hyperion Leader, commanded by Capt. Quazi Mukit Hossain of Bangledesh, on her maiden voyage to the United States on April 16, 2010.
Hossain and his 21-member crew were welcomed to Vancouver by Gary Martinke, local agent for Inchcape Shipping Services, Jay Orrell and Ann Tetreault of Subaru America, and Craig Beatty of Cascade Awards along with port representatives Lars Uglum, Addison Jacobs, Jonathan Eder, Alan Hargrave, Leonard York and Sarah Ettl.

The Hyperion Leader was built in Japan and launched March 25, 2010. The vessel is 623 feet in length and has a deadweight capacity of 14,381 metric tons. The crew for the vessel’s first visit to the Port of Vancouver USA is from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The vessel is owned by Hyperion Maritime S.A. and operated by Wilhelmsen SM. Inchcape Shipping Services is the agent for the vessel.

The ship discharged 2,000 Subaru vehicles and loaded back 140 for Korea while in port. After leaving Vancouver, the vessel sailed to Port Hueneme to complete her discharge.

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 in the midst of 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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Photo from (l-r): Sarah Ettl and Addison Jacobs, Port of Vancouver; Jay Orrell, Subaru America; Alan Hargrave, Port of Vancouver; Ann Tetreault, Subaru America; Captain Quazi Mukit Hossain; Jonathan Eder and Lars Uglum, Port of Vancouver, Craig Beatty, Cascade Awards; Leonard York, Port of Vancouver and Gary Martinke, Inchcape S.S.