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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION
AMANDA: Dutch-built 5800dwt multipurpose design
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2005 ANDROMEDA VOYAGER: DSME VLCC delivery

ARCADIA: new P&O flagship from Fincantieri's Marghera yard
ASPHALT SEMINOLE: Croatian-built asphalt tanker
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Compiler:
John Lingwood, MRINA ATLANTIS ALDABRA: Turkish-designed and -built coastal tanker 17
BASTØ III: double-ended Norwegian shuttle ferry 20
Editor:
Tim Knaggs BELUGA REVOLUTION: feeder multipurpose ship with heavy lifts 22
BENCHIJIGUA EXPRESS: world's first trimaran ferry 25
Assistant Editor: BIG GLORY: Kawasaki Handymax bulker with SEA-Arrow bow 28
Cheryl Saponia, BA Hons
BRITISH CORMORANT: Aframax tanker for ice-trading 32
Editorial Production Manager: CMA CGM EXCELLENT: 3398TEU box ship for liner charter 34
Sandy Defraine
COLOMBO EXPRESS: 8600TEU container liner 36
Group Advertisement Manager: D'ARTAGNAN: mega-size cutter/suction dredger 38
Debbi Bonner DOKTER WAGEMAKER: Dutch-built and -owned shuttle ferry 40
Advertisement Consultant: ELBE HIGHWAY: Stocznia Gdynia intermediate-size PCTC 42
John Labdon ENERGY ADVANCE: the largest LNG-carrier in service? 45
Advertisement Production Manager: E R TIANAN: Hyundai Samho's 8214TEU container carrier 47
Stephen Bell, PGDip EXCELSIOR: first LNG-RV for the Energy Bridge concept 49
FS PHILIPPINE: third ENVC tanker delivery to French owner 51
Marketing Manager:
Adelaide Proctor HAMMERODDE: ro-pax ferry for Baltic service 53
HATSU SHINE: 'green' container ship for Evergreen 56
Publisher:
Mark J Staunton-Lambert JEANNE-MARIE: DSME-built 78,600m3 LPG tanker 58
KOTA PEKARANG: 2824TEU container ship for Far-East charter 60
Published by: MAERSK DUNKERQUE: Samsung ro-pax for English Channel service 62
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
MAKHACHKALA 1: Caspian Sea freight-train ferry 65
Editorial & Advertisement Office: MOBY AKI: Fincantieri-built ro-pax for Italian domestic routes 68
10 Upper Belgrave Street
London SW1X 8BQ, UK MSC MAEVA: Hanjin crosses the 8000TEU barrier 71
Telephone: +44 20 7235 4622 MSC PAMELA: world's largest box-ship - 9200TEU 74
Telefax: +44 20 7245 6959
E-mail: editorial@rina.org.uk NORTH POINT: ice-strengthened product tanker 76
advertising@rina.org.uk OCEAN NEPTUNE: 49,700dwt product tanker from ShinA 79
OTTAMANA: Turkish-built/Italian-owned product tanker 81
P&O NEDLLOYD MONDRIAAN: first high-outptut RT-flex engine 83
PERSEVERANCE: STX-built ice-strengthened product tanker 86
PRIDE OF AMERICA: US-flag cruise liner 88
PU TUO DAO: Jiangnan-built ro-pax for domestic service 90
PULI: Turkish tanker with innovative propulsion system 94
ROSE G: ShinA-built 40,000dwt tanker for Italian owner 96
SCL BERN: heavy-lift feeder ship for Safmarine 98
SEIRYU MARU: dredger/oil recovery vessel serving Japanese waters 100
© 2006. The Royal Institution of Naval Architects SEYCHELLES PIONEER: continuing Lindenau’s Safety Tanker series 104
This publication is copyright under the Berne Convention.
SHANGHAI HIGWAY: Chinese-built 'green' car carrier 106
All rights reserved. No part of the publication may be SMYRIL: IZAR ro-pax delivery for Faeroe Island routes 108
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
without the prior permission of the copyright owner. STENA PARIS: continuing Stena's MAX series 110
Permission is not, however, required to copy abstracts or
articles on condition that a full reference to the source is SUPER LINER OGASAWARA: first Japanese Techno-Superliner 112
shown.
UNIVERSAL QUEEN: Hyundai-built VLCC 115
Multiple copying of the contents without permission is
always illegal. VIKTOR TITOV: energy-saving Aframax tanker with bow loading 118
Printed in Wales by Pensord Press, Tram Road,
VOLCAN DE TIMANFAYA: night-ferry linking Canary Islands 120
Pontllfraith, Blackwood, Gwent NP12 2YA WAN HAI 501: Taiwan-built and -owned box-ship 123
ISBN 1 905040 18 0 WESTERN BALTIC: Swiss-owned product tanker 125
SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2005 1
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SIGNIFICANT SHIPS
G ENERALLY speaking, information
which forms the basis of our Significant
Ships reviews comes from technical and
descriptive data supplied by those many
shipbuilders and consultants around the
world who kindly assist with the publication.
The publisher's (and, especially the
compiler's!) thanks to them for this
assistance is usually squeezed into the last
paragraphs of this introductory page, but,
perhaps, the time has come for this valued
help to be acknowledged in a more
prominent position.
There is, actually, a hidden motive for
offering a vote of thanks at this point, which
is that it provides an 'introduction' to the
Introduction proper, by means of a link to
the opening line of the technical description
which Samsung sent us for MSC Pamela.
This reads, '. . . Samsung continues to
replace (beat) its own world record every
year in building of large container vessels . .
.'. It is, of course, a statement which any one
of the half-dozen or so yards which builds
these maritime juggernauts could have
made, and probably will in the very near
future as maximum TEU capacities, which
have progressed rapidly from 8000 in 2003,
8600 in 2004 and to MSC Pamela's 9200 in
2005, reach out to 10,000 and beyond.
At the time of writing (that point must be
stressed!), MSC Pamela is claimed to be the
largest container ship in the world. What is
interesting is, that to achieve that position,
owner, charterer, and builder of the ship,
together with the classification society,
collectively decided that continuing to
increase TEU capacity by simply adding
another container-bay into the ship's length
was not the answer. Instead, a wider beam
has been introduced, allowing more rows of
boxes to be accommodated on deck and in
the holds; thus, a new breed of large
container vessel has become a reality.
A more radical change to container
carriage might conceivably be on the way as
a result of developments arising from the
Japanese Techno-Superliner project. This
government-sponsored programme was
launched in 1989, aimed at getting traffic off
roads and on to ships, in order to reduce
congestion. Super Liner Ogasawara, the
long-awaited full-scale prototype, is
described on a later page and, who knows, a
successful cargo-carrying variant might yet
become a commercial possibility.
Unfortunately, its potential is currently
frustrated by contractual matters, and the
vessel remains moored at her builder,
Mitsui's, quay for the time being. So, hopes
of moving large numbers of containers from
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Tokyo to Singapore in only one-and-a-half
days with such a ship must remain on ice.
'Green' issues continue to be a feature of
many of the vessels included in Significant
Ships of 2005, and nowhere more
prominently than in the specification for
Hatsu Shine, owned - by Evergreen Lines!
The extent to which environmental
requirements also dominate cruise ships is
demonstrated by referral to two vessels of
this type completed during 2005: Arcadia
and Pride of America. The latter is also of
particular interest for flying the US flag, if
not being exactly American owned, and
which might even have been American built,
if other circumstances had not prevailed.
Ferries, too, are required to be particularly
environment-friendly, and 2005 produced a
varied assortment in this category, ranging
from those undertaking voyages involving
quite long hauls to short distance 'shuttles'.
Perhaps the most unusual entry in this class
must be Makhachkala 1, a train ferry
designed to carry oil-tanker wagons between
ports on the Caspian Sea, whilst, just to show
that Super Liner Ogasawara might yet have
a future, Benchijigua Express, an innovative
first, high-speed trimaran ro-pax, is another
worthy entry.
Built in Australia, owned (nominally) in
Norway, and operating in the Canary Islands
under the Spanish flag, Benchijigua Express
illustrates how complex behind-the-scenes
ownership and operating factors within the
shipping industry have become. Other
examples of these complexities are an
increasing number of newbuildings which
are listed as products of a particular shipyard,
but in reality have their hulls largely
constructed elsewhere, perhaps at the other
side of the world.
With world emphasis now directed
towards future fuel supplies, it is interesting
to note the increasing number of tankers
which include ice-strengthening of varying
degrees in their specifications, as the
movement of more oil from Russian oilfields
becomes a practical proposition. Alternative
fuels such as LPG and LNG look like being
in greater demand in days to come, with
ships to transport these specialist products
required, and examples of these are included
in this review. Ships also require terminals,
and for this reason the Daewoo-built, so-
called LNG-Regasification Vessel (LNG-
RV) Excelsior is of particular interest,
presenting a simpler means of getting gas
from shore to ship without building highly
expensive permanent facilities.
A short reference to the assistance given
to The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
by shipbuilders, shipowners, and consultants
OF 2005
worldwide, without which Significant Ships
could not appear, has already been made. It is
endorsed here, in its more usual place,
together with thanks to the various
photographers and others, who, either
directly or through our major contributors,
have supplied material for our use. As usual,
a loosely-drawn lower limit of around 100m
length has been used to determine which
ships to include in Significant Ships. It is a
limit which does get broken, but in the main
for details of smaller vessels we refer readers
to our companion publication Significant
Small Ships of 2005.
John Lingwood, MRINA
Sunderland
January 2006
Notes
In the tables which form part of each ship description, all
dimensions, also deadweight and displacement tonnages,
are metric, unless otherwise stated. Machinery powers
have been specified as 'bhp' or 'kW' in accordance with
information received from the shipbuilder or owner.
Emergency alternators are not normally included in the
number of alternators. When a dash ( - ) has been included
against an item, this generally denotes lack of information,
but where it is known that features have not been included,
this is indicated by 'nil'. The number of sister ships
completed or on order does not include the ship presented.
Some ships shown as 'on order' may have been delivered
by the time this publication appears.
Further information on certain vessels included in
Significant Ships of 2005 can be found in the following
editions of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
publication The Naval Architect:
Benchijigua Express...................................September 2005
D'Artagnan.................................................. November 2005
Dokter Wagemaker............................. May/September 2005
Hatsu Shine..................................................... January 2006
Volcan de Timanfaya..................................... February 2006
(planned)
Elbe Highway................................................ 2006 (planned)
Ottomana..................................................... November 2005
Puli........................................................................ June 2005
Seychelles Pioneer............................................... June 2005
Smyril........................................................... November 2005
Super Liner
Ogasawara..................................October 2003/June 2005
Shorter articles, or information amongst longer articles or
features, on the following ships have also appeared in The
Naval Architect:
Arcadia.................................................................. May 2005
Asphalt Seminole....................................... September 2005
Bastø III................................................................ June 2005
Beluga Revolution................................................. May 2005
Moby Aki.................................................... September 2003
Shanghai Highway..................................... September 2005
Stena Paris...................................................... October 2003
Viktor Titov....................................................... January 2006
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AMANDA: ice-strengthened 5800dwt MPC
design from Niestern Sander
Shipbuilder: .......K Koninklijke Niestern Sander BV
(KNS), The Netherlands
(hull built by Maritim Shipyard, Poland)
Vessel's name: .......................................Amanda
822
Hull number: ..................................................8
Owner/operator:....................IIntersee Schiffahrts
Gesellschaft GmbH & Co KG, Germany
Designer:.........C Conoship/KNS, The Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
Flag: ....................................N
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................1
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................4
Illustration shows sister ship Sofia
T HE combined experience accruing from more than
100 years of shipbuilding at Delfzijl in the
northern part of The Netherlands, by Royal Niestern,
plus the technical and marketing expertise of the long-
established Conoship International group (to which
has now been added the abilities of overseas hull-
builders), has produced another example of the feeder
type of multi-purpose cargo ship for which Dutch
shipyards have become famous over recent years.
Amanda is the second of six ships building for Intersee,
based at Haren in neighbouring Germany.
Designated the KNS MP 5800 type, this double-
hulled, single-deck design features two holds, closed by
pontoon hatch covers handled by a Coops & Nieborg
25tonne gantry crane; this travels along the hatch
coaming. The crane is also used to position two
portable bulkheads provided for cargo separations in
the holds, as well as materials for cargo stowage. When
not in use, the crane stows at the aft end of the upper
deck against the poop, on which the main, three-tier
superstructure, fabricated and erected at Delfzijl, is
placed. Final fitting out has also been carried out at the
KNS shipyard. A forecastle and a breakwater complete
the profile.
Explosion-proof mechanical ventilation, with ducts
led to the bottom of the holds, provides six air-
changes/hour, enabling dangerous cargoes to be
carried, and a fixed CO2 firefighting system is installed,
together with a sprinkler system in the forward covers
of No 1 hatch. Container capacity is 236TEU, with 104
loaded on deck and 132 in the holds.
The use of AH36 steel in order to reduce the
lightweight/increase deadweight is noted, and the
structure has been reinforced by having floors on every
frame, a centreline girder, and longitudinal framing on
bottom and tanktop, where a minimum thickness of
15mm has been applied. Ice class 1A and
Swedish/Finnish ice rules are included, and local
stiffening for pulling/pushing by an icebreaker
provided.
The propulsion plant consists of a MaK 9M25 main
engine with an output of 2700kW at 750rev/min. This
is coupled by way of a clutchless Flender gearbox to a
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Rolls-Royce Kamewa CP propeller running at
189.9rev/min to produce a service speed at 85% MCR
of 13knots. A 420kW alternator is driven from the main
engine and two 145kW diesel-driven sets are also
installed.
The main engine is fitted with an high-
temperature/low-temperature cooling water system
incorporating box-coolers. The high-temperature
section includes a heat exchanger for heat recovery.
Both bunker and settling tanks have a dedicated hot
water heating system which derives heat from the heat
1 exchanger during sailing. In port, hot water comes from
the auxiliary engine jackets. The hot water system also
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supplies heat to the air conditioning and central heating
plant.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................106.12m
Length, bp.................................................................100.05m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................14.40m
Depth, moulded ............................................................8.10m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................1.35m
bottom ......................................................................1.10m
Draught..........................................................................6.14m
Gross ..........................................................................3870gt
Displacement .......................................................7662tonnes
Lightweight ...........................................................1918tonnes
Deadweight ...............................................................5743dwt
Speed, service 85% MCR ..........................................13knots
Cargo capacity
grain and bale .......................................................7647m3
Bunkers
heavy oil...................................................................255m3
diesel oil.....................................................................89m3
Water ballast................................................................2788m3
Carrying containers: 14tonnes TEU ...............2200tonnes
Carrying containers: 24tonnes TEU .................910tonnes
Classification ..........................Bureau Veritas 1 Hull. General
Cargo/Container Ship, Ice Class Finnish/
Swedish 1A, Unrestricted Service, Mach,
+AUT-UMS, Sys-neq-1, Heavy Cargo 150kN/m2
Main engine
Design ........................................................................MaK
Model ........................................................................9M25
Manufacturer ............................................Caterpillar MaK
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output ................................................2700kW/750rev/min
Gearbox
Make ......................................................................Flender
Model ................................................................GMCP710
Number ............................................................................1
Output speed................................................189.9rev/min
Propeller
Designer/manufacturer ...................Rolls-Royce Kamewa
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................3400mm
Speed............................................................189.9rev/min
Main-engine driven alternator
Number ............................................................................1
Make/type ..........................................Newage HC 534 2E
Output/speed.....................................420kW/1524rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Engine make/type...............................Caterpillar/C9 DITA
Type of fuel used.......................................................MDO
Alternator make/type.............Leroy Somer/LSAM 46 2M5
Output/each set ......................................................145kW
Crane
Number ............................................................................1
Make ......................................................Coops & Nieborg
Type.........................................................Travelling gantry
Tasks .................handling hatch covers, grain bulkheads
Performance...................................................25tonnes lift
Mooring equipment
Number ................................1 x mooring winch/windlass;
1 x mooring winch
Make ...........................................................................SEC
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Lifesaving equipment....................................Free-fall lifeboat
Hatch covers
Design ...................................................Coops & Nieborg
Type ......................................................................Pontoon
Containers
Lengths........................................................20ft; 40ft; 45ft
Total TEU capacity.......................................................236
On deck..................................................................104
In holds...................................................................132
Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes.....................230
Tiers/rows
On deck...................................................................3/4
In holds....................................................................3/4
Ballast control system......Wolfard & Wessels/Bosch Rexroth
Complement
Officers.............................................................................4
Crew.................................................................................4
Bow thruster
Make ...........................................................................Veth
Number ............................................................................1
Output .....................................................................350kW
Bridge control system
Make......................................Radio Holland-Eekels/AMW
One man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire detection system......................................................Noris
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo holds.................................................................CO2
Engineroom....................................................CO2/Flexifog
Make ...........................................................................Ajax
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models ...................................................XN 20AF, SN 36F
Integrated bridge system.....................Radio Holland/Eekels
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make .............................................................Detegasa
Model .................................................................IRL 10
Sewage plant
Make ..........................................................Hamworthy
Model ...................................................................ST1A
Contract date ...........................................28 November 2003
Launch/float-out date ...................................11 January 2005
Delivery date...................................................31 March 2005
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ANDROMEDA VOYAGER: DSME’s latest
version of the VLCC tanker
Shipbuilder: ...................D Daewoo Shipbuilding &
Marine Engineering
Co Ltd (DSME), Korea
Vessel's name: ...................Andromeda Voyager
5261
Hull No: ........................................................5
Owner/operator: ..............K Kristen Navigation Inc,
Greece
Designer:........................................D DSME, Korea
Model test establishment
used:........................................S SSPA, Sweden
Bahamas
Flag: .....................................................B
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................2 2
T
HE standardisation of modern ship types to suit
perceived market requirements has resulted in a
great deal of commonality of design features, and
nowhere is this more evident than amongst the
examples of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) which
are regularly reviewed in Significant Ships. Daewoo's
latest version of this still popular class of vessel shows
few variations from other, similar designs produced
over the years and, relatively speaking, offers only
modest differences in technical particulars.
What the Okpo shipyard has included in this VLCC
series, however, is a new hull and structural design
philosophy aimed at producing 'stronger safer ships',
complying with all the latest international safety and
environmental regulations. Cargo tanks are located
within a double-hull configuration in which the side-
tank width is 3.4m compared with the minimum
Marpol 13F values of 2m. Structurally, cross-ties have
been included to improve fatigue characteristics to the
extent that the hull's fatigue life generally, is guaranteed
for 30 years, and longitudinal stiffeners' end
connections in the cargo area for 40 years, in
accordance with ABS Safehull Phase A requirements.
Mild steel content has been increased to 70% (high-
tensile steel accounting for 30%) and the proportion of
T-bar longitudinals from 60% to 92%, to provide
innovative fatigue strength in place of inverted angle
stiffeners. Notably, a light coloured anti-abrasive epoxy
paint of 300microns thickness has been applied in the
ballast tanks to allow easier detection of leaks and
corrosion, and good access arrangements have been
fitted to longitudinal bulkheads in cargo and water
ballast tanks.
Andromeda Voyager is a flush-decked vessel without
forecastle, but having a sunken mooring deck aft, a
raked stem with bulbous bow, and a transom stern over
a semi-balanced rudder and open water sternframe. The
double hull surrounds a cargo space divided by two
longitudinal, and transverse bulkheads into five pairs of
side tanks and five centre tanks. The wing tanks within
the double hull are joined with centrally divided bottom
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tanks to form six L-shaped ballast tanks, and a pair of
slop tanks is arranged aft of the cargo tanks.
Three cargo grades can be handled simultaneously
with double-valve segregation, using three Shinko
5500m3/h steam turbine-driven pumps. Cargo and
ballast operations are controlled from a central console
made by Saab, and bridge control includes the facility
for one man operation, featuring a Kongsberg Maritime
C20 installation and a JRC integrated bridge system.
The main engine was supplied by Hyundai Heavy
Industries, and is a MAN B&W 6S90MC-C unit
developing 29,340kW at 76rev/min MCR. When
operating at 90% full power and allowing a sea margin
of 15%, a service speed of 16.20knots is achieved.
Electrical supply is from three Wärtsilä/Hyundai
1200kW diesel-alternator sets, and steam is generated
from two 40,000kg/h watertube boilers.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................333.00m
Length, bp.................................................................320.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................60.00m
Depth, moulded, to upper deck .................................30.50m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................3.40m
bottom ......................................................................3.00m
Gross .....................................................................160,808gt
Draught
design ....................................................................21.00m
scantling ................................................................22.56m
Displacement
design ........................................................337,000tonnes
scantling.....................................................364,900tonnes
Lightweight (approx) .........................................44,000tonnes
Deadweight (approx)
design .............................................................292,600dwt
scantling..........................................................320,500dwt
Speed, service, 90% MCR, 15% sea margin .......16.20knots
Cargo capacity.......................................................357,900m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................8500m3
diesel oil...................................................................400m3
Water ballast...........................................................102,100m3
Fuel consumption, main engine only..............105tonnes/day
Classification ......American Bureau of Shipping +A1(E), RW,
Crude Oil/Product Carrier, +AMS, +ACCU,
VEC, HM2+R, SH/ FL(30), SHCM, RES, ESP,
With descriptive notes UWILD, SPM
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................30%
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ...............................................................6S90MC-C
Manufacturer............................Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed....................................29,340kW/76rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer .............................DSME/Hyundai
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................9900mm
Speed............................................................73.40rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type .....................................Wärtsilä/8L20C
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed.....................................1200kW/900rev/min
Alternator make ....................................................Hyundai
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type .....................................................vertical, watertube
Make......................................Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Output ........................................................2 x 40,000kg/h
Mooring equipment
Make ...................................................Oriental-Fukushima
Type ........................................................Electro-hydraulic
Cargo tanks
Number ..........................................................................15
Grades of cargo carried..................................................3
Product range .....................................................Crude oil
Coated tanks..................2 x tar-free epoxy (200microns);
2 x anti-abrasive epoxy (300microns) in ballast tanks
Cargo pumps
Number ............................................................................3
Type ................................................vertical steam turbine
Make........................................................................Shinko
Capacity, each pump ...................................3 x 5500m3/h
Cargo control system
Make ..........................................................................Saab
Type....................................includes radar tank sounding
Ballast control system
Make .................................................................SF-Control
Type ......................................................Electro-pneumatic
Complement
Officers...........................................................................11
Crew...............................................................................22
Supernumaries.................................................................1
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Bridge control system
Make .................................................Kongsberg Maritime
Type............................................................................C 20
One man operation ..........................Yes, without notation
Fire detection systyem
Make ..................................................................Consilium
Type..........................................................................C-300
Fire extinguishing systems
Engineroom......................................high-expansion foam
Make...................................................................Kawasaki
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make............................................................................JRC
Models.........................................JMA-9933 SA (S-band),
JMA-9923 &XA (X-band)
Integrated bridge system
Make............................................................................JRC
Model..........................................JAN-701 CON (Conning
Display)/JAN-701 EOR (ECDIS)
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make .....................................................Teamtec Golar
Model...........................................................GS 1200C
Contract date ...............................................27 January 2001
Launch/float-out date ...............................27 November 2004
Delivery date .....................................................January 2005
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ARCADIA: largest-ever cruise ship for the
British market?
Shipbuilder:.........................F Fincantieri CNI SpA,
(Marghera yard), Italy
Vessel's name: ........................................Arcadia
Hull number: ................................................66078
Owner/operator: ...C Carnival Corp/P & O Cruises,
United Kingdom
Designer:.....................F Fincantieri CNI SpA, Italy
Model test establishment used: ....V Vienna Model
Basin, Austria/MARIN,
The Netherlands
Bahamas
Flag: .....................................................B
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................3
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................1
C RUISE liners have dominated the merchant ship
output from Fincantieri's four main shipbuilding
yards in recent times, with Carnival Corporation a
leading customer for these products. This owner has
varied the design of its newbuildings to suit the
requirements of the group's many subsidiaries, and
their principal spheres of operation. Based on
Carnival's already active Vista-class design (see
Oosterdam, Significant Ships of 2003), Arcadia is claimed to
be the largest cruise ship yet built specially for the
British market and is the new flagship for P&O.
The liner is laid out with 12 public decks providing
accommodation for 2556 passengers in 998 cabins;
85.8% of these are outboard, with 69% of these
arranged with a balcony. The central feature of the
entertainment facilities is the three-deck-high Globe
cabaret theatre, whilst diners can enjoy their meal in the
main Meridian restaurant or sample a link with TV chef
Gary Rhodes in the Arcadian Rhodes establishment.
Other British connections are with The Rising Sun pub,
and the Viceroy Room, a gentleman's club. Lounges,
discos, casinos, and shops are all available, and the
extensive leisure areas include two pools (one with
retracting roof), a spa, and gymnasium.
As a change from Vista sister Oosterdam, the diesel-
electric power plant dispenses with the gas-turbine
component of the generating system, using only a
combination of four Wärtsilä 16-cylinder, and two 12-
cylinder ZAV40S diesel engines to drive the six ABB
alternators; these supply current to both two ABB
17.6MW, 360deg azimuthing pods which power the
ship, and to the vessel's total domestic electrical
requirements.
A service speed of 22knots is derived from the
installation, with a maximum of 24knots possible. An
automation plant, supplied by CAE Valmarine, includes
automatic remote control of the generating plant and
auxiliary equipment, and is interfaced with an ABB
10
propulsion machinery control system. It also includes a
monitoring and alarm system for all tanks, air
conditioning plant and pumps.
Passenger comfort is enhanced by a pair of
retractable fin stabilisers designed to reduce roll by
85%, whilst manoeuvring is assisted by three bow
thrusters fitted with CP propellers. These units
incorporate 'bubble' noise reduction and are controlled
from a joystick-system linked with the azimuthing pods.
Environmental issues are considered by having a
vacuum system to collect black water, which is then
treated by membrane bio-reactors. Solid waste, sludge,
and food waste are dealt with in a plant which includes
shredders, compactors and water presses on their way
3 to two multi-chamber pyrolitic 1600kW incinerators.
Noise and vibration problems have had special
1
attention, with limits of 45dB(A) applied in passenger
suites; 50dB(A) in other cabins; and 55dB(A) in
passenger public spaces.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................285.30m
Length, bp.................................................................254.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................32.25m
Depth, moulded
to deck 7................................................................31.54m
to deck 2 (upper deck) .........................................45.60m
to deck A (bulkhead deck)....................................10.80m
Draught
design ......................................................................7.80m
scantling ..................................................................8.00m
Gross .......................................................................82,972gt
Displacement, design draught .........................43,582tonnes
Lightweight ........................................................34,811tonnes
Deadweight
design ...............................................................10,261dwt
scantling...............................................................8771dwt
Block coefficient, design draught..................................0.663
Speed, service 90% MCR ..........................................22knots
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................3297m3
diesel oil...................................................................237m3
Water ballast (grey water)...........................................3350m3
Range (19.50knots)....................................................18 days
Classification ......................Lloyd's Register +100A1, +LMC,
UMS, Passenger Ship Unrestricted Service, UWS
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................36%
Anti-heeling system .............................1 tank forward and aft
Stabilising equipment ...........................Fincantieri active fins
Diesel-electric system
Main engines
Design .............................................................Wärtsilä
Number.......................................................................6
Models ...................................................4 x 16ZAV40S
2 x 12ZAV40S
Output..................................4 x 11,520kW/514rev/min
2 x 8640kW/514rev/min
Main-engine-driven alternators
Design ...................................................................ABB
Number/type.........................4 x AMG1600 UT 14LSE
2 x AMG1600 QP 14LSE
Output .........................................................................-
Propulsion motors/pods
Designer ...................................................ABB Azipod
Number/type ...........................2 x 360deg azimuthing
Propulsion motor output, each unit ...........17.60MW/0
160rev/min
Boilers
Make .................................................................................-
Number ............................................................................8
Type......................................2 x oil fired; 6 x exhaust gas
Output...............................................2 x 12tonnes/h; 6 x -
Mooring equipment
Number ................................2 x mooring winch/windlass;
5 x mooring winch
Make ...............................................................Rolls-Royce
Type .......................................................................Electric
Complement
Officers.........................................................................184
Crew.............................................................................296
Passengers
Total number of beds.................................................2556
Number of cabins ........................................................998
Percentage inboard.................................................85.8%
Bow thrusters
Make .......................................Fincantieri Military Division
Number ............................................................................3
Output, each unit ....................................................900kW
Bridge control system
Make........................................................SAM Electronics
Type .......................................................Atlas Nacos 65-4
Fire detection system
Make ..................................................................Consilium
Type.......................................................................NS/AC1
Fire extinguishing systems
Make .......................................................................Marioff
Type..........................................................................Hi-fog
Radars
Number ............................................................................4
Make… ....................................................SAM Electronics
Model ........................................………………Series 1029
Intregrated bridge system
Make........................................................SAM Electronics
Model ..............................................................Series 1029
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make..............................................................Scanship
Model .........................................................SE1600KW
Waste compactor
Make .............................................................Bramidan
Model ...............................................................300PEF
Waste shredder/crusher
Make..............................................................S Andrea
Model.....................................................................G15
Sewage plant
Make ................................................................Pieralisi
Model ................................................................Baby 2
Contract date................................................8 February 2000
Launch/float-out date ..............................................May 2004
Delivery date...................................................28 March 2005
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ASPHALT SEMINOLE: new-
design asphalt carrier from
Croatian shipyard
Shipbuilder: ............S Shipyard Kraljevica, Croatia
Vessel's name:.........................Asphalt Seminole
Hull number ...................................................5
Owner/operator:...........A Asphalt (Caribbean) Ltd,
Isle of Man/Sargeant Trading Ltd, Bahamas
Designer: ................S Shipyard Kraljevica, Croatia
Flag: .........................................................IIreland
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................3
T HIS product of Croatia's oldest shipyard (and at
276 years arguably one of the oldest in the world)
has not had an easy entry into service. Contracted in
2001 by the American company Sargeant Marine, for
delivery the following year, the many difficulties
experienced by Kraljevica over recent times have
delayed completion for three years. Problems have also
been accompanied by a change of nominal ownership
for Asphalt Seminole and the second ship in the series, as
noted above, and for the second pair which are joining
the fleet of associate Asphalt Transporter Shipping.
These interesting vessels have been designed for
world-wide service transporting oil products in heated
or unheated condition, but particularly cargoes
o
requiring to be carried at temperatures up to 250 C,
including asphalt, bitumen, coal tar, coaltar pitch,
coaltar naptha solvent, and coal tar and wood creosotes.
The hull is laid-out with a wide double skin featuring
large topside wing tanks, the line of which extends
through the upper deck to form a trunk joining with a
long forecastle. At midships the trunk is carried to the
ship's side in way of the manifolds, positioned above a
pumproom containing 2 x 400m3/h and 1 x 150m3/h
hydraulic cargo pumps, arranged to handle two grades
of cargo simultaneously.
Within the cargo space, three holds are formed, each
fitted with an independent prismatic cargo tank-block
constructed of AH32 shipbuilding steel. No 1 block
(forward) contains a single tank, with No 2 sub-divided
into four tanks and No 3 forming three tanks. All eight
tanks can be used to carry heated or unheated products.
Anti-rolling, pitching, and floating keys support the
blocks, and vertical 'sandwich' supports (Feroform
F3637 and Epocast 36 epoxy resin) are also provided.
Insulation of the blocks is by means of Rockwool
mineral wool covered by aluminium foil. Water ballast is
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carried in the double-hull wing and bottom tanks, with
bunkers carried in tanks forward and aft of the cargo
531 space.
Two composite boilers are fitted to supply
engineroom needs and for heating bunker fuel, with
two thermal oil heaters, each having an output of
1,200,000kcal/h, satisfying the total heating load and
giving
o
thermal-oil temperatureso for cargo heating of
Nil 290 C (supply), reducing to 260 C on return, with oil
circulation assisted by two 83m3/ho pumps. The heating
3 system is designed to maintain 250 C with sea
o
water and
o
ambient temperature conditions of 10 C and 0 C,
respectively.o In addition, cargo temperature can be
raised by 10 C in one tank in 24hours under the same
external conditions.
Asphalt Seminole is powered by a Wärtsilä 8L32 diesel
engine developing 4000kW at 750rev/min and flexibly
coupled to a gearbox arranged to drive an Uljanik-Tesu
alternator producing 1380kVA. Wärtsilä also supplied
the shaft line and CP propeller giving a service speed at
85% MCR/15% sea margin of 13.40knots. Additional
electrical supply comes from two Wärtsilä/Uljanik-Tesu
diesel alternator sets having an output of 1380kVA. The
bow thruster is a 360kW Brunvoll unit, and a Becker
hinged-flap rudder is fitted.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................108.50m
Length, bp...................................................................99.90m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................18.60m
Depth, moulded
to main deck ..........................................................10.60m
to upper deck ........................................................13.40m
Draught
design ......................................................................6.75m
scantling ..................................................................8.34m
Gross ..........................................................................6292gt
Displacement .......................................................2890tonnes
Lightweight ...........................................................3660tonnes
Deadweight
design ..................................................................6494dwt
scantling...............................................................9230dwt
Block coefficient (scantling draught)...............................0.77
Speed, service, 85% MCR, 15% sea margin .......13.40knots
Cargo capacity............................................................7749m3
Bunkers
heavy oil...................................................................687m3
diesel oil.....................................................................54m3
Water ballast................................................................2620m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only .........................................19tonnes/day
auxiliaries.........................................approx 11tonnes/day
Classification………………………… Bureau Veritas 1 + Hull,
+ Mach, Oil Tanker, Asphalt Carrier, Chemical Tanker,
IMO II, Unrestricted navigation, + AUT-UMS,
SYS-IBS, MON-SHAFT, In Water Survey
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................30%
Main engine
Design...................................................................Wärtsilä
Model .........................................................................8L32
Manufacturer.........................................................Wärtsilä
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output ................................................4000kW/750rev/min
Gearbox
Make .....................................................................Wärtsilä
Model..............................................................SCV 85-P53
Number ............................................................................1
Output speed ...................................................133rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer .......................Wärtsilä Propulsion
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................4200mm
Speed...............................................................133rev/min
Main-engine driven alternator
Number ............................................................................1
Make...............................................................Uljanik-Tesu
Output/speed.......................................................1380kVA
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Engine make/type.......................................Wärtsilä /6L20
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output/speed each set......................1110kW/900rev/min
Alternator make/type ......................................Uljanik-Tesu
Output/speed each set......................1380kVA/900revmin
Boilers
Number .......................................................2 x composite
Type .........................................................K/KD-2.0 +0.8/7
Make.................................................................TPK-NOVA
Output ...........................................................2 x 2800kg/h
Thermal oil boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type......................................................................TH 1250
Make ..............................................S-MAN (Garion Naval)
Output ...............................................2 x 1,200,000kcal/.h
Mooring equipment
Number .................................4 x mooring winch/windlass
Make......................................................................Hatlapa
Type .......................................................................Electric
Lifesaving equipment
Number/type .....................1 x 19-person free-fall lifeboat
Make ...........................................................Ernst Hatecke
Cargo tanks
Number ......................................3 x tank blocks (8 tanks)
Grades of cargo carried ................Non-heated or heated
up to 250 C
o
Coated tanks .................................................................No
Cargo pumps
Number .........................................2 x W7T.3Z.120 cargo;
1 x W7T.3Z.67 slop tanks
Type....................................Two-spindle screw, horizontal
Make...........................................PG Marine (Bornemann)
Stainless steel ..................................Spindles and screws
Capacities..................................2 x 400m3/h; 1 x 150m3/h
Cargo control system
Make ...................................................Ian Conrad Bergan
Type .......................................................Cargo Radar 250
Ballast control system
Make ...................................................Ian Conrad Bergan
Type ........................................................Bubbling system
Complement
Officers.............................................................6 plus pilot
Crew...............................................................................11
Special rudder .................................Becker high-lift flap type
Bow thruster
Make .....................................................................Brunvoll
Output .....................................................................360kW
Bridge control system
Make .....................................................................Wärtsilä
Type .........................................Lipstronic 7000 advanced
One man operation? .....................................................No
Fire detection system
Make ...........................................................Zenitel Marine
Type.....................................................................BMS-904
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo deck area.......................................................Foam
Make................................................Tyco Marine Systems
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Make................................................Tyco Marine Systems
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make ...................................................................Raytheon
Models .....................................Mk 2 S and X-band ARPA
Integrated bridge system
Make/model .........................................Raytheon/SYS-IBS
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make/model....................................Teamtec/OG 120C
Sewage plant
Make ...........................................TV Turbinia Karlovac
Model .................................................Brodopur BP-15
Contract date...................................................1 August 2001
Launch/float-out date ........................................18 June 2004
Delivery date ............................................16 November 2005
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ATLANTIS ALDABRA: 3500dwt Turkish
tanker for charter market
Shipbuilder: .............C Celiktrans Shipyard, Turkey
Vessel's name: ...........................Atlantis Aldabra
Hull number: ..................................................0 068
Owner/operator:...............A Armona Denizcilik AS,
Turkey
Designer: ............................D Delta Marine, Turkey
Flag: ...................................................IIsle of Man
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................2 2 at 750rev/min, connected through a reduction gearbox
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................1 1
Illustration shows sister ship Atlantis Armona.
T URKISH shipbuilders have had a very successful
time of late, marketing specialised tankers,
generally of the smaller sizes. Some of these have
featured elsewhere in this, and in earlier editions of
Significant Ships, and a number have been built to the
designs of local consultancy Delta Marine, with Atlantis
Aldabra a recent example of this combination and
specifically aimed at the international period charter
market. The vessel is the third in a series of four (the
first two were built by Gelibolu Shipyard), owned in
Turkey but now operating on a five-year 'bare-boat'
charter to London owner F T Everard in the British
coastal oil distribution as Summity.
Built to carry IMO Class II chemicals and oil
products, and conforming with all relevant regulations,
including those of the major oil trading companies, the
tanker is single-decked, with a poop and forecastle
linked by a fore and aft gangway. A double skin
surrounds a cargo space divided by a centreline and
transverse, troughed bulkheads, to form 10 cargo tanks
and a slop tank coated with a phenolic epoxy
composition. Each cargo tank is served by an
electrically driven, deepwell cargo pump handling
125m3/h (60m3/h for the slop tank), giving an overall
discharge rate of 750m3/h; one 15m3 cylindrical residue
tank is positioned on deck, connected by a 'super
stripping' pipe to the cargo pump wells.
Tank cleaning and washing systems, a nitrogen
generator and a tank dryer are fitted, with tank gauging
and monitoring carried out using Saab radar equipment.
A separate cargo control room is provided with
controls duplicated on the spacious bridge. Loading,
damage stability and other calculations are performed
by Onboard NAPA software.
Hoses are handled by a 3tonne/14.5m outreach crane
installed at the midship manifold position. Heat
production is by means of two oil-fired boilers and an
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exhaust-gas economiser, with heat transfer effected by
thermal oil supplied at 260oC. Stainless steel coils are
fitted in all cargo and slop tanks, laid out for 160oC
supply and 110oC return, with supply temperature
adjustable between 60oC and 200oC.
The machinery installation is centred on a complete
propulsion package supplied by ZF Marine, featuring a
Caterpillar MaK 6M25 main engine developing 1850kW
and shafting to a high-skew, CP propeller running at
166rev/min and operated by means of an electronic
system, included as part of the ZF package. An A van
Kaick reversible shaft-driven alternator is provided,
supplying 680kW into the electrical system; however,
the main interest in this machine is its function in a
'power take home', or Alternative Propulsion System
(APS) mode.
Three Caterpillar/Leroy Somer 320kW diesel-
alternator sets are also installed and, in case of main
engine failure, these can be used to feed electrical power
into the shaft-alternator so that it can be used to drive
the propeller through the gearbox. Measured-mile trials
confirmed that the specified speed of 7knots could be
achieved under these emergency conditions, whilst
during trials using the full main propulsion system a
speed of 13.70knots was recorded at 100% MCR. This
compares favourably with anticipated service
performances of around 12.50knots loaded and
13.30knots in ballast, assuming Beaufort 2-3 scale
weather conditions. A 350kW Schottel FP bow thruster
is fitted, and the rudder is of the hinged flap type.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa ...................................................................92.86m
Length, bp...................................................................86.65m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................14.10m
Depth, moulded ............................................................7.20m
Draught
design ......................................................................5.50m
scantling ..................................................................5.60m
Gross ..........................................................................2177gt
Deadweight...................................................approx 3500dwt
Speed
loaded service .....................................approx 12.50knots
APS mode..............................................approx 7.00knots
Cargo capacity............................................................4185m3
Bunkers
heavy oil...................................................................188m3
diesel oil.....................................................................41m3
Water ballast................................................................1432m3
Fuel consumption ..................…………….……7.7tonnes/day
Classification ...............Bureau Veritas I + Hull, + Machinery,
Chemical Tanker, Oil Tanker, ESP,
Unrestricted Navigation, + AUT-UMS,
Ice Class 1C, AVM-APS
Main engine
Design/manufacturer. ...............................Caterpillar MaK
Model ........................................................................6M25
Number ............................................................................1
Output/speed.....................................1850kW/750rev/min
Gearbox
Make ..................................................................ZF Marine
Model...............................................................W33100NR
Number .................................1, with power take-off shaft,
also power intake for APS
Output speed ...................................................166rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer .....................................................ZF Marine
Number and type ..................................................KH 960
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................3500mm
Speed...............................................................166rev/min
Main-engine driven alternator
Manufacturer ..................................................A van Kaick
Number ............................................................................1
Output/speed
pto ..................................................................750kVA/-
pti..................................................680kW/1800rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Engine manufacturer.........................................Caterpillar
Alternator manufacturer ................................Leroy Somer
Number ............................................................................3
Output, each set ................................320kW/1800rev/min
Boilers
Number/type ....................................................2 x oil-fired
1 x exhaust-gas economiser
Output..........................................2 x 1200kW; 1 x 500kW
Medium ..........................................................thermal fluid
Mooring equipment
Manufacturer......................................................GÜrdesan
Number ............................................................................6
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Cargo tanks
Number............................................................10 + 1 slop
Product range..................................IMO Type II products
Coating ......................................Sigma Phenguard epoxy
Cargo pumps
Number............................................................10 + 1 slop
Type........................................................electric deepwell
Make ......................................................................Marflex
Capacities..................................10 x 125m3/h; 1 x 60m3/h
Nitrogen generator ........................................................Unitor
Complement
Officers… .........................................................................8
Crew...............................................................................11
Bow thruster
Make .....................................................................Schottel
Type.................................................Hydraulic, fixed pitch
Number ............................................................................1
Output .....................................................................350kW
Fire detection system
Make.........................................................................Unitor
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo deck ...............................................................Foam
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Incinerator
Make/type ..............................................Detegasa 116kW
Contract date .........................................................................-
Launch/float-out date .............................................................-
Delivery date ................................................September 2005
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BASTØ III: double-ended shuttle ferry
for Norwegian owner
Shipbuilder: ..................G Gdansk Shiprepair Yard
Remontowa SA, Poland
Vessel's name:........................................Bastø III
Hull number: ................................................1 1141
Owner/operator: ..........B Bastø Fosen AS, Norway
Designer: ......................G Gdansk Shiprepair Yard
Remontowa SA, Poland
Model test establishment used:............M Marintek,
Norway
Norway
Flag: .........................................................N
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................N Nil
N ORWAY'S geography often dictates that land-
based travel between what appears to be nearby
communities on a map can, in fact, entail extremely
long journeys by road or rail. However, a shorter and
more direct link can often be found by using one of the
many double-ended shuttle ferries which run across
lakes and fjords, and now form a vital part of Norway's
transport infrastructure. Bastø III, although larger than
some other vessels of this type - some of which have
featured in the Significant Ships series - has been built
specifically for this role and will operate between
Horten and Moss, situated on opposite sides of
Oslofjord, cutting a road journey of some 130km to
little more than 12!
The design of Bastø III offers a quick turnround at
each terminal by virtue of its double-ended
arrangement, featuring loading/unloading, and
machinery/propulsion systems, duplicated at bow and
stern. Two cargo spaces are provided: that above No 2
(main deck) is totally enclosed and can accommodate
86 private cars, whilst that between No 3 (shelter) deck
and No 5 deck is open at each end.
Between these decks, No 4 deck exists only at the
ship's side, within a double skin used for storerooms
and accesses, consequently this cargo space is 'double
height' and can carry 18 trucks, 19m long x 2.8m, and
up to 50tonnes weight. Alternatively, up to 126 cars
could be loaded in this space.
Fixed lashing points are provided throughout for
trucks, with cars secured by portable devices. Vehicles
enter the vessel over bow and stern ramps through visor
doors, and are moved between the two spaces by way of
internal ramps at each end of the ship. All access
equipment is supplied by TTS and is operated
hydraulically by 55kW power packs at bow and stern.
Accommodation for crew and passengers is arranged
on decks 6 and 7, in a superstructure built over No 5
deck which forms a bridge over most of the midship
portion of the ferry. Deck 6 has lounges and eating
facilities for 550 passengers whilst deck 7 is allocated to
cabins and lounges for the 11 crew. Decks 8 and 9
occupy a midships tower providing cabins for the four
officers, stores, air conditioning equipment and a crew
entertainment room.
The tower is topped off on No 10 deck by a
wheelhouse with 360deg view and duplicate controls
allowing the vessel to sail in either direction without
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turning around. Lifesaving equipment includes two
Viking marine evacuation systems, one on each side of
the vessel: each vertical chute able to evacuate 354
persons into three main and one spare liferaft.
A very special - and somewhat complex - propulsion
package for this ferry has been supplied by the Wärtsilä
group, the object of which is to provide a high degree
of redundancy. Thus, two machinery rooms are
arranged, one forward and one aft of a pumproom and
engine control room, positioned amidships. Propulsion
machinery consists of a Wärtsilä Vasa 6R32LNE diesel
engine developing 2460kW at 750rev/min, in each
engineroom, connected through a Wärtsilä
TCH125H50V57 gearbox to a stainless steel feathering
CP propeller - one at the bow and one at the stern. An
intermediate shaft with the necessary clutch and
couplings connects the two main engines if required, to
allow the ship to be operated in either sailing direction
in a single-screw mode. Thus, either engine can drive
either propeller or both can drive one. This
arrangement has resulted in the award of a DNV RPS
notation.
Two 400kW diesel alternator sets (one serving as
standby in accordance with class) satisfy electrical
requirements, with a similar sized set available for
harbour/emergency duties. A Becker 10m2 flap rudder
is fitted at each end of the ship, controlled by Tenfjord
steering gears. Because of weather conditions on her
regular route, Bastø III has been constructed to Ice Class
C rules for the hull, and Ice Class 1B for propellers,
rudders, and rudder stocks.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................115.80m
Length, bp.................................................................100.20m
Breadth, maximum (over fenders) ..........................…19.59m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................19.00m
Depth, moulded
to main deck (No 2).................................................6.10m
to shelter (upper) deck (No 3).................................8.95m
to wheelhouse top .................................................27.70m
Draught
design ......................................................................4.85m
scantling ..................................................................5.25m
Gross ..........................................................................7311gt
Displacement .......................................................4502tonnes
Lightweight ...........................................................3105tonnes
Deadweight
design ..................................................................1398dwt
scantling...............................................................2068dwt
Block coefficient at 4.85m draught..............................0.4524
Speed, service 80% MCR .....................................16.80knots
Bunkers
diesel oil (marine gas oil) ........................................224m3
Water ballast .......................................................................nil
Fuel consumption (during a 20h working day)
main engines only..........................................14.30tonnes
auxiliaries .........................................................1.30tonnes
Classification ..................................Det Norske Veritas +1A1,
.....................................................R4, Ice C (propeller,
......rudder, rudder stock Ice 1B), Car Ferry A, Clean,
............................................EO, RPS, In-Water Survey
Main engines
Design...................................................................Wärtsilä
Model.........................................................Vasa 6R32LNE
Manufacturer.........................................................Wärtsilä
Number .......................................2, (one forward, one aft)
Type of fuel .................................................Marine gas oil
Output of each engine.......................2460kW/750rev/min
Gearboxes
Make .....................................................................Wärtsilä
Model .......................................................TCH125H50V57
Number........................................2 (one for each engine)
Output speed ...................................................192rev/min
Propellers
Material .......................................................Stainless steel
Designer/manufacturer .........................................Wärtsilä
Number .........................................2 (one bow, one stern)
Pitch .......................................Controllable and feathering
Diameter ..............................................................3400mm
Speed...............................................................192rev/min
Special adaptations ......one LH rotating; one RH rotating
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................3 (one x emergency)
Engine make/type .......................Diesel Power/Mitsubishi
S6A3-MPTK
Type of fuel used ........................................Marine gas oil
Output/speed each set......................400kW/1500rev/min
Alterrnator make/type........Newage Stamford/HCM534F2
Output each set.....................................................500kVA
Boilers
Number........................................……1 x hot water boiler
Type ...........................................................................1131
Make ...........................................................................Pyro
Output .....................................................................581kW
Mooring equipment
Number..............................................2 x anchor windlass
3 x mooring winches
1 x capstan
Make .....................................................................Towimor
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Special lifesaving equipment
Type ..................................................MES, vertical chutes
Number....................................................2 x 354 persons
Make ..........................................................Viking VEC 3.3
Hatch (ramp) covers
Type..........................................Flush, over vehicle ramps
main deck ..............................2 x 2710mm x 2720mm
shelter deck ...........................2 x 2220mm x 2700mm
Make ...............................................................Remontowa
Vehicles
Number of vehicle decks ................................................2
Total vehicles: option 1
cars ...................................................86 on main deck
trucks..............................................18 on shelter deck
Total vehicles: option 2
Cars...................................................86 on main deck
126 on shelter deck
Doors/ramps
Number........................Visor & access ramp and internal
.............................................ramp at each end of ship
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Designer ......................................................................TTS
Complement
Officers.............................................................................4
Crew...............................................................................11
Passengers
Total..............................................................................550
Special rudders
Number .........................................2 (one bow; one stern)
Type.........................................................Becker flap type
Bridge control system
Make........................................................SAM Electronics
Type (integrated bridge)...............................NACOS 35-4
One man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make........................................................................Zenitel
Type ......................................................................SM A4E
Fire extinguishing system
Vehicle spaces, cabins, public spaces................Solberg
Radars
Number ............................................................................3
Make........................................................SAM Electronics
Models.......................................................S-band/X-band
Sewage plant
Make ..........................................................DVZ, Germany
Model..................................................SKA 100 Biomaster
Contract date......................................................11 July 2003
Launch/float-out date .........................................16 July 2004
Delivery date ..............................................23 February 2005
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BELUGA REVOLUTION: Volharding's
heavy cargo carrier variant
Shipbuilder: ....V Volharding Shipyards Foxhol BV,
The Netherlands (hull built by Daewoo
Mangalia Heavy Industries
(DMHI), Romania)
Vessel's name: .......................Beluga Revolution
Hull number: ..................................................5549
Owner/operator: ...........B Beluga Shipping GmbH,
Germany
Designer: ........V Volharding Shipyards Foxhol BV,
The Netherlands
Model test establishment
used: .......................................H HSVA, Germany
Germany
Flag: ......................................................G
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................44
B ELUGA REVOLUTION has been built to a
design derived from that of the builder's Type
750TEU series container vessel (B G Ireland, presented
in Significant Ships of 2003), with the main outward
differences being the elimination of the extended
forecastle and poop fitted to that earlier vessel, and the
addition to this Beluga series of two 250tonne swl jib
cranes, built into the structure on the port side and
positioned to allow a substantial combined lift of
500tonnes. Internally, the arrangement of the cargo
space has also been altered to suit the carriage of
'project cargoes', the stock-in-trade of the vessel's
Bremen-based owner. These changes involve replacing
the basis three-hold configuration with a long No 2
hold featuring a 58.125m x 16.90m clear hatch opening,
and smaller No 1 hold accessed through a 25.50m x
16.90/13.00m opening.
Weathertight MacGregor covers close the main deck
hatches, with both openings served by a combination of
high-stowing hydraulically operated folding sections
and lift-away panels, utilising Omega sealing systems.
Non-weathertight lift-away panels, handled by the
cranes, form a tweendeck adjustable for height above
the tanktop, and also serve as hatch covers suitable for
uniformly distributed loadings up to 3tonnes/m2.
Main deck loadings are 4tonnes/m2 within the area
served by the cranes (defined on the accompanying
general arrangement plan), and 3.5tonnes elsewhere,
with special areas designated for extra high line, and
point loads. Container stack loads are 40tonnes (TEU)
and 60tonnes (FEU). In a container vessel mode, Beluga
Revolution can accommodate 305TEU in five tiers on
deck, and 264 in the holds, four tiers high. One
tweendeck hatch panel can be used in No 2 hold to
form a divisional bulkhead.
A double-skin hull encloses the cargo space and is
utilised for water ballast tanks, with the space between
the cargo holds laid out as heavy fuel tanks. The fore
deck is given protection from the weather by a
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whaleback breakwater, which also covers the forecastle
and forward mooring equipment. The navigating bridge
is located on top of a six-tier deckhouse, right aft above
the propeller, with the space between it and the fifth tier
forming a cofferdam containing technical equipment.
Complement is eight officers and four crew members,
and accommodation is also available for eight
passengers and four Suez/repair crew.
The machinery space is positioned forward of the
deckhouse with deck space above available for
container stowage. It is noteworthy that both the Type
750TEU design and this heavy-lift derivative (and a new
900TEU version) use the same Caterpillar MaK 8M43
main engine, which develops 7200kW at 500rev/min
and is connected by a flexible coupling and a reduction
gearbox to a CP propeller. Electrical requirements are
served by three diesel-alternator sets each producing
350kW.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................134.65m
Length, bp.................................................................125.60m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................21.50m
Depth, moulded, to main deck. ....................................9.30m
Draught
design ......................................................................7.00m
scantling ..................................................................7.95m
Deadweight
scantling (excluding tweendeck covers) .........10,700dwt
Gross ..........................................................................8963gt
Speed, service 7.00m draught, 96% MCR ...........18.00knots
Cargo capacity, bale................................................16,600m3
Bunkers
heavy oil...................................................................615m3
diesel oil...................................................................112m3
Water ballast................................................................6000m3
Classification ...........................Germanischer Lloyd +100A5,
Multi-purpose Ship Equipped for the
Carriage of Containers, Strengthened for
Heavy Cargoes, SOLAS II-2
Reg 54 (Dangerous Goods), + MC AUT
Heel control system ...................Non-automatic with 700m3/h
Framo pump
Main engine
Design ......................................................Caterpillar MaK
Model ........................................................................8M43
Manufacturer ............................................Caterpillar MaK
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output ................................................7200kW/500rev/min
Gearbox
Make ......................................................................Flender
Model................................................................GUCP 900
Number ............................................................................1
Output speed ...................................................140rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer...............................Wärtsilä (Lips)
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................4600mm
Speed...............................................................140rev/min
Special adaptations.............................................5 blades
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type................................Scania/ DI-14 78M
Type of fuel .............................................................Gas oil
Output, each set .....................................................371kW
Alternator make/type........................Stamford/HCM 534C
Output, each set .....................................................350kW
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type...................1 x exhaust gas EXV 451-3157-1300DD
1 x thermal oil HO-4TFO-008
Make..................................................Wiesloch/Weishaupt
Output, each...........................................................700kW
Cargo cranes
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik (NMF)
Type ...........................................................................DK II
Duties....................250tonnes/12m: 35tonnes/30m radius
Mooring equipment
Number ................................2 x mooring winch/windlass:
1 x mooring winch:
1 x stern anchor mooring winch
Make ...........................................................................SEC
Type .......................................................Electric-hydraulic
Hatch covers
Designer ..........................................................MacGregor
Manufacturer .............................Varna Shipyard, Bulgaria
Type
Upper deck ......................High stowing/Lift off panels
Tween deck ............................................Lift-off panels
Containers
Cell guides ....................................................................No
Total TEU capacity.......................................................569
On deck.......................................................………305
In holds...................................................................264
Tiers/rows
On deck...................................................................5/5
In holds....................................................................4/6
Complement
Officers.............................................................................8
Crew.................................................................................4
Suez/repair crew..............................................................4
Passengers ......................................................................8
Special rudder ......................................................hinged flap
Bow thruster
Make ...........................................................Wärtsilä (Lips)
Number ...................................................................1 x CP
Output .....................................................................650kW
One-man operation ...........................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make........................................................................Eekels
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo holds/engineroom ............................................CO2
Make ...........................................................Kidde Deugra
Radar
Number ............................................................................2
Make .............................................................Racal Decca
Models.............................................CA 251/6; CA 253/12
Integrated bridge system ...................................................No
Waste disposal system
Sewage plant
Make ......................................................................Jets
Model .............................................................KSA-S15
Contract date .........................................................................-
Launch/float-out date ...........................................6 July 2004
Delivery date...................................................14 March 2005
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BENCHIJIGUA EXPRESS: world's first
trimaran ro-pax ferry
Shipbuilder:........................AAustal Ships, Australia
Vessel's name:......................Benchijigua Express
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Hull number: .....................................................2
Owner/operator:......L Lineas Fred Olsen SA, Spain
(Canary Islands)
Austal Ships, Australia
Designer:............................A
Total number of sister
ships already completed: ................................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order:...........................................N Nil
O SLO-based Fred Olsen's link with the Canary
Islands dates from pioneering involvement with the
shipment of fresh fruit from the Spanish territories to
Northern Europe, early in the 20th century. In more
recent times these interests have expanded to include
operating ferries within the island group, and in particular
to the use of high-speed vessels on these services. This
has led to an association with Austal, and to the building
of the world's first trimaran ro-pax ferry, Benchijigua
Express, now providing a regular link between the islands
of Tenerife, La Gomera, and La Palma.
The adverse effect of rough seas on passenger comfort
when using earlier types of fast ferry was a major
influence on the development of this bold and
revolutionary design, which aims to provide a solution to
the stability and layout issues typical of long slim
monohulls. The hull form, which is somewhat similar to
the UK Royal Navy's experimental trimaran Triton, was
optimised using Shipflow, the numerical analysis tool
from Flowtech, and to achieve a speed of 40knots,
aluminium is employed throughout. Austal emphasises
that its new creation is not a demonstrator; it is a real ship,
ordered under a commercial contract.
An advanced ride control system from Seastate is
included. This comprises a T-foil forward, two rolls fins
at the aft 2/3 position, and interceptors at the stern.
Following sea trials, an additional rudder was fitted to
enhance steering performance in extreme weather
conditions.
Two enginerooms are arranged aft of midships in the
slender main hull. The aftermost of these spaces contains
two MTU 20V 8000 M70 main engines, positioned either
side of the centreline. Each develops 8200kW (but to be
uprated to 9100kW in 2006), and is linked via a Renk ASL
65 reduction gearbox to a Rolls-Royce Kamewa 125 SII
steerable reversing waterjet.
A third, central, waterjet of Rolls-Royce Kamewa 180
BII design, forms a triangular configuration in the
transom with the other pair, and is driven by two more
MTU 20V 8000 main engines (also to be uprated)
arranged in a stepped fashion in the foremost engine
room, with their combined output linked through a Renk
ASL 2 x 80, twin-input/single-output gearbox by means
of a shaft passing between the aft pair of engines, to the
centre jet. All drive shafts on this ferry were
manufactured by Vulkan from composite material, and a
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complete analysis, both before and after installation, was
made by that company because of the long distances
between bearings; the design is expected to accommodate
misalignment very well.
Four MTU 12V 2000 M40 gensets, each rated at
540kW, are also installed in the foremost engineroom with
a fifth, emergency set, positioned on the observation
deck. The machinery installation is completed by two
450kW Rolls-Royce Ulstein Aquamaster UL601,
retractable and azimuthing thrusters arranged in tandem
under the bow of the central hull. These are powered
from the main generator sets and the entrances are
covered by hull fairing plates to reduce resistance when
the thrusters are retracted.
A Rolls-Royce integrated control system links the
outboard steering and reversing water jets with the bow
thrusters to aid manoeuvring in port, and a Marine Link
monitoring, alarm and control system, developed by
Austal, oversees all ship functions and is controlled from
the chief engineer's desk. This forms part of a three-
position control centre which affords a total forward and
aft view (the other two desks in the trio are occupied by
the master, centre, and chief officer).
Vehicle access is over the stern at main deck level from
dedicated shore-based linkspans controlled from the ship.
This deck, and a hoistable mezzanine deck, provide 450
lane metres for trucks and space for 123 cars, alternatively,
341 cars can be loaded. An active ballast heel control
system ensures a level deck is retained during
loading/unloading operations, with ballasting also
employed to maintain a working draught of 4m. All
ballast water is discharged before sailing.
Passenger accommodation is situated on the upper deck
within three lounge areas featuring individual seating
arrangements, colour schemes and facilities. Access from
the vehicle spaces, and for foot passengers entering the
ferry, is by staircases and lifts, and amenities include bars,
cafes, and food preparation areas, children's play areas and
a shop. Passenger entertainment is provided by a large-
screen TV monitor and a state-of-the-art sound system.
Above the main passenger deck is an observation lounge
available to VIP 'gold class' passengers, with executive
seating for 134.
An interesting feature of the design is the replacement
of a conventional painting scheme by a pure vinyl self-
adhesive film supplied by Orca Marine. An expected
lifespan of 10-12 years is claimed for this product, which
is said to offer substantial savings in application and
maintenance costs.
Particular care has been taken to reduce noise and
vibration levels in the accommodation areas, and the
adoption of common rail technology and multi-stage
turbocharging for the main engines ensures passengers
wishing to enjoy the open decks are not inconvenienced
by exhaust gases.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa.....................................................................126.70m
Length, waterline ..........................................................114.80m
Breadth, moulded...........................................................30.40m
Depth, moulded to main deck .........................................8.20m
Draught .............................................................................4.00m
Gross ..............................................................................9200gt
Deadweight...................................................................1000dwt
Speed, at 500dwt; 32.80MW engine power............40.40knots
Bunkers, MDO .......................................................145,000litres
Classification ....................................Germanischer Lloyd +A5,
HSC-B, OC3, High Speed Passenger/Ro-Ro Type,
+ MC, AUT, also High-Speed Craft Code 2000
Roll stabilisation .....................................Two Seascape roll fins
(2/3 aft) T-foil (forward) Interceptors (stern)
Heel control ..............................................Water ballast transfer
Main engines
Design............................................................................MTU
Model.............................................................20V 8000 M70
Manufacturer .................................................................MTU
Number................................................................................4
Type of fuel used..........................................................MDO
Output, each engine ..........................8200kW/1150rev/min
(to be uprated to 9100kW in 2006)
Gearboxes
Make..............................................................................Renk
Number/type.............................2 x ASL 65: 1 x ASL 2 x 80
Waterjets
Designer/manufacturer......................Rolls-Royce Kamewa
Number/type ...................2 x 125 SII steerable; 1 x 180 BII
Diesel-driven alternators
Number................................................................................4
Engine make.................................................MTU 12V 2000
Type of fuel used..........................................................MDO
Alternator make/type ...................................MTU/HCM634J
Mooring equipment
Number................................4 x capstan; 1 x anchor winch
Make ...........................................................................Hypac
Type .......................................................................Hydraulic
Special lifesaving equipment
Make ............................................Liferaft Systems Australia
Number/type ............................6 x sloping-chute MES with
6 x 100-person liferafts
Additional liferafts.......................................10 x 100-person
Vehicles
Number of decks..........................................1 x main deck:
1 x mezzanine deck (4 panels)
Total truck lanes ...........................................................450m
Total cars (no trucks on board) ......................................341
Ballast control system ......................................................Austal
Passengers
Total ...............................................................................1350
Bow thrusters
Make.................................Rolls-Royce Ulstein Aquamaster
Number.......................................2 x azimuthing retractable
Output ..................................................................2 x 450kW
Radars
Number................................................................................2
Make.................................................................Racal Decca
Models .......................1 x S-band ARPA: 1 x X-band ARPA
Contract date.............................................................June 2003
Launch/float-out date.................................25 September 2004
Delivery date ...........................................................2 May 2005
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BIG GLORY: Kawasaki adopts SEA-Arrow
bow for bulker
Shipbuilder:...........K Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corp,
Japan
Vessel's name:......................................Big Glory
1557
Hull No: ........................................................1
Owner/operator: ............W White Reefer Line Corp,
Panama
Designer: ...K Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corp, Japan
Panama
Flag .......................................................P
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................4
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................1
K AWASAKI has developed the design of this
Handymax bulk carrier from that of earlier,
smaller-series vessels in its portfolio, and enhanced it
by incorporating the company's patented SEA-Arrow
('Sharp Entrance Angle Bow as an Arrow') fore-end
configuration which, it is claimed, produces a ship's
propulsive performance higher than that for a
conventional ship under average full load and ballast
conditions, with a required horsepower lower by 6% in
the full load condition.
The concept was conceived particularly for vessels
with a full hull and blunt bow waterline such as LPG
carriers (Crystal Marine, presented in Significant Ships of
2003); however, the similar characteristics of bulk
carriers has now led to its first use with that type of
vessel. With SEA-Arrow, the bulbous bow has been
'slimmed down' underwater and incorporated into the
main hull. The load waterline now extends to the bulb's
forward extremity, and a vertical stem line has been
introduced from that point to the upper deck (with a
4.90m outward extension at the bow chock) making a
smoother bow waterline and providing a profile
reminiscent of ships of yesteryear.
Big Glory is a single deck, five-hold, single-skin vessel
with forecastle. Top and bottom wing tanks are
arranged throughout the cargo space, with the latter
joined with a centrally divided double bottom to
provide common ballast tanks. The vessel can sail with
Nos 2 and 4 holds empty, and No 3 hold can be flooded
to provide extra ballast. MacGregor-Kayaba double-
skin, hydraulically operated end-folding hatch covers are
fitted, and the holds are served by an outfit of four
Kawasaki 30tonnes swl, centreline-mounted, deck
cranes with a working radius of 26m.
The extent of Kawasaki's activities in the total
shipbuilding process is well illustrated with Big Glory by
the group's involvement (including Kawasaki Heavy
Industries) in aspects of hydrodynamic research,
construction, crane and deck machinery manufacture,
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also installation of fire detection and extinguishing
systems, and main machinery, where the company's
engineering division is a market leader with both diesel
and turbine propulsion machinery.
Here, it has supplied a MAN B&W 6S50MC-C main
diesel engine for the subject vessel. This develops
8200kW (MCR) or 6970kW (NCR) to drive a FP
propeller, running in an open-water sternframe at
110rev/min, for a service speed of 14.6knots at 85%
full power. The division is also responsible for the
research and development of numerous energy-saving
4 Alternator make/type .......................Taiyo Electric/FE-41C
features, such as the patented Rudder Bulb with Fins
10 system fitted to Big Glory. Electrical supply is derived
from three Yanmar/Taiyo 480kW diesel-alternator sets,
and a composite boiler has a steam output of
1000kg/h. Complement is eight officers and 13 crew,
with provision for four supernumaries.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, overall...........................................................189.90m
Length, bp.................................................................185.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................32.26m
Depth, moulded to upper deck ..................................17.80m
Draught
design ....................................................................11.10m
scantling ................................................................12.50m
Gross .......................................................................30,777gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................47,965dwt
scantling............................................................55,809dwt
Speed, service at 85% MCR.................................14.60knots
Cargo capacity
grain ....................................................................69,450m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................1980m3
diesel oil...................................................................170m3
Water ballast
total .....................................................................16,600m3
excluding No 3 floodable hold ...........................13,500m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ......................................29.9tonnes/day
Classification ......................Bureau Veritas 1 + Hull, + Mach,
Bulk Carrier ESP, Unrestricted Navigation,
Nonhomload (Nos 2 and 4 holds may be empty),
+AUT-UMS
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .................................approx 70%
Main engine
Design.........................................………………MAN B&W
Model ...............................................................6S50MC-C
Manufacturer..........................Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output ................................................8200kW/110rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer...............Nakashima Propeller Co
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ...........................................................................fixed
Diameter ..............................................................6100mm
Speed...............................................................110rev/min
Special adaptations .......................Rudder Bulb with Fins
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type..............................Yanmar/6N18AL-UV
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output/speed of each set....................550kW/900rev/min
Boilers
Number/type .............1 x composite oil fired/exhaust gas
Make ......................................................Osaka Boiler Mfg
Output ................................................1000kg/h each side
Cargo cranes
Number ............................................................................4
Make.................................Kawasaki Precision Machinery
Type ........................................................Electro-hydraulic
Performance ....................................30tonnes/26m radius
Mooring equipment
Number ............................................................................4
Make.................................Kawasaki Precision Machinery
Type ........................................................Electro-hydraulic
Hatch covers
Designer/manufacturer ......................MacGregor-Kayaba
Type.................Steel, double-skin, end folding, hydraulic
Complement
Officers.............................................................................8
Crew...............................................................................13
Spare................................................................................4
Stern appendages ..............................Rudder Bulb with Fins
Bridge control system
Make...................................................................Nabtesco
Type… .................................................................M-800 III
One man operation .......................................................No
Fire detection system
Make.................Kawasaki Safety Service Industries/Tyco
Type .........................................................................T1000
Fire extinguishing system
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Make .........................Kawasaki Safety Service Industries
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make ........................................................Japan Radio Co
Models ..............................JMA-9932-SA: JMA-9922-6XA
Integrated bridge system ...................................................No
Waste disposal system
Incinerator
Make....................................................................Miura
Model ...........................................................BGW-30N
Sewage plant
Make .........................................Sasakura Engineering
Model ..................................................................SD2A
Contract date ....................................................20 June 2003
Launch/float out date...............................18 December 2004
Delivery date ..............................................25 February 2005
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BRITISH CORMORANT: Samsung delivers
ice-strengthened Aframax tanker
Shipbuilder: ..S Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea
Vessel's name:.........................British Cormorant
Hull number: ................................................1 1482
Owner/operator: .......................B BP Shipping, UK
Designer: ......S Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea
Model test establishment
used: .......S Samsung Ship Model Basin, Korea
Flag: ...................................................IIsle of Man
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................5 5
R EADERS of Significant Ships of 2004 may recall our
review in that issue of British Liberty, part of a 12-
ship products tanker contract, and noted that owner
BP had decided to modify the last three vessels of the
series to include Class 1A ice strengthening. This was in
recognition of the fact that future Russian oil exports
were poised to increase.
With that in mind, this new BP series of six Aframax-
size vessels from Samsung's Koje Island shipyard is
being constructed with the requirements of that Lloyd's
Register notation, together with the latest Finnish-
Swedish Ice rules, as well as FMA Rules and Guidelines,
already in place for hull strengthening and the
propulsion system. A finite-element analysis has been
carried out for the different loading conditions
recommended by the class, whilst the hull structure
design incorporates a fatigue life of 40 years, and is in
accordance with the requirements of both the
American Bureau of Shipping's Safehull analysis
software, and Lloyd's Register ShipRight (SDA, FDA
and FMA) systems.
Some 45% of the structural steel weight of the vessel
is made up of higher tensile material. Interesting
inclusions are a vortex generator, together with local
reinforcement of the hull, deckhouse and casing, to
reduce vibration, and the use of a higher paint
specification to improve service lifetime.
The double-skin hull has a centrally-divided double-
bottom tank joined with side spaces to form combined
water ballast tanks, and surrounding a cargo space
divided by a centreline, and transverse bulkheads into
six pairs of tanks. Two slop tanks are provided at the aft
end of the engineroom, and a discharge rate of
8400m3/h is achieved using three 2800m3/h pumps,
arranged to handle three grades of oil simultaneously
through a two-valve segregation system. Loading rate is
10,200m3/h. All cargo tanks are fitted with radar-type
level gauges, and fixed gas warning devices monitor
hydrocarbon gas levels in tanks, pumproom and ballast
spaces, all remotely operated.
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The hull form features a bulbous bow, above which
an attractive stem line is achieved. The design does not
include a forecastle, but some protection against the
elements is provided by incorporating a straight-line
sheer and bulwark into the main hull forward of the
cargo space in lieu. At the aft end, the open-water
sternframe includes an ice knife, and a semi-spade
rudder is fitted.
The machinery installation is centred upon a MAN
B&W 7S60MC-C main engine developing 15,820kW at
105rev/min. The propeller is an FP type and drives the
ship at 15.40knots when running at 90% MCR with a
15% sea margin. Electrical requirements are served by
three diesel-alternator sets each with an output of
910kW, and two Aalborg Mission boilers together with
an economiser satisfy steam needs. An integrated
navigation system supports various bridge operations
including route planning and manoeuvring for collision
avoidance and grounding.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................251.51m
Length, bp.................................................................239.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................43.80m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................21.30m
Width. of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.35m
bottom ......................................................................2.40m
Draught
design ....................................................................13.60m
scantling ................................................................15.00m
Gross .......................................................................63,462gt
Displacement ..................................................134,502tonnes
Lightweight ........................................................20,720tonnes
Deadweight
design ...............................................................99,943dwt
scantling..........................................................113,782dwt
Block coefficient, 13.60m draught...............................0.8239
Speed, service, 90% MCR, 15% sea margin .......15.42knots
Cargo capacity.......................................................127,553m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................3800m3
diesel oil...................................................................160m3
Water ballast.............................................................45,373m3
Percentage of segregated ballast .................................100%
Fuel consumption
main engine only ....................................57.20tonnes/day
Classification .............................Lloyd's Register of Shipping
+100A1, Double Hull Tanker, ESP,
ShipRight (SDA, FDA, CM),
ShipRight (ES+1.0 Deck within .4L amidships,
HCM, SERS, SEA (HSS-4), PCWBT (date)),
+LMC, UMS, CCS, COW, SCM, SBT (Protective
Location), *IWS, Pt Ht, NAV1, IBS
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................45%
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ...............................................................7S60MC-C
Manufacturer.....................................................................-
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used.......................................................MDO
Output .............................................15,820kW/105rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/Manufacturer .............................SHI/Nakashima
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................8200mm
Speed...............................................................105rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type ....................STX-MAN B&W 6L23/30H
Type of fuel .......................................................HFO/MDO
Output/speed, each set.......................960kW/900rev/min
Alternator make/type .....................HHI/HFJ6 564-84K-SB
Output/speed, each set.......................910kW/900rev/min
Economiser
Manufacturer.......................................................KangRim
Type..........................................EMI5DD75A2 (watertube)
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type .................................................................Mission OL
Make .....................................................................Aalborg
Output ........................................................2 x 25tonnes/h
Mooring equipment
Number ............................................................................6
Make/type..................................................Pusnes/electric
Lifesaving equipment
Number/type .....................1 x 42-person free-fall lifeboat
Make ................................................Umoe Schat-Harding
Cargo tanks
Number .............................................12 plus 2 slop tanks
Product range…...............................Crude oil and fuel oil
Cargo pumps
Number ............................................................................3
Type......................................................................KV450-3
Make........................................................................Shinko
Capacity, each pump .........................................2800m3/h
Cargo and ballast control systems .........................Hydraulic
Complement
Officers...........................................................................15
Crew...............................................................................17
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Stern appendage ......................................................Ice knife
Bridge control system
Make ...........................................................Sperry Marine
Type ....................................Voyage management system
One man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire detection system .................................Addressable type
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo deck.......................................Foam and sea water
Make.........................................................................Unitor
Contract date ...........................................21 November 2002
Launch/float-out date...............................25 December 2004
Delivery date......................................................26 April 2005
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CMA CGM EXCELLENT: 3398TEU
German-owned box-ship for charter
Shipbuilder:................H Hanjin Heavy Industries &
Construction Co Ltd, Korea
Vessel's name:....................CMA CGM Excellent
(launched as Tim-S)
N-148
Hull number:...............................................N
Owner/operator:.........................R Reederei Rudolf
Schepers KG, Germany/
CMA CGM SA, France
Designer: ...................H Hanjin Heavy Industries &
Construction Co Ltd, Korea
Model test establishment used:....K KRISO, Korea
Antigua & Barbuda
Flag: .....................................A
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................1
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................3
O
VER recent years, many major container lines
have demonstrated a preference for chartering
tonnage rather than building expensive ships to their
own account. It is a practice which has, no doubt, been
fuelled by a market requiring ever larger-capacity
vessels to sustain its services, and which has been
regularly documented in this annual review.
The arrangements made have not been confined only
to big container ships. They need smaller vessels to
support them, and so the demand for medium and
small feeders has also expanded. A significant number
of German owners, particularly, have perceived, and
exploited this expanding niche in the container-
transport market, with an equally significant number of
shipbuilders waiting in the wings to satisfy their needs
for ships of all sizes.
Hanjin has a number of designs available for this
purpose, with Tim-S, now operating under the charter-
name of CMA CGM Excellent, an example of a vessel
loading 3398TEU. Although conforming to the Panama
Canal beam restriction of 32.20m, this HHIC design
does not match the canal's maximum length parameter
(a feature of its MSC Linzie: Significant Ships of 2003),
otherwise the configuration follows the now accepted
lay-out of this type of vessel by having its machinery,
and accommodation superstructure, situated just aft of
the ¾L mark, with five holds forward and one aft of
this position. The aft hold is much restricted, but the
deck-space above is almost rectangular and offers
substantial stowage for all box sizes.
Below decks, 1399TEU can be loaded, with 1999TEU
carried on deck where 300FEU reefer sockets are fitted.
Cell guides for 40ft containers are provided in every
hold except No 1 bay forward, and 20ft units can also
be fitted into these guides. Lashing bridges are not
installed. Protection for deck cargo is afforded by a
forecastle on which a breakwater is erected.
The superstructure has seven levels, topped by a
comprehensively equipped navigating bridge, and
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provides comfortable accommodation for a crew of 25,
plus six 'Suez' crew, with measures included to reduce
noise and vibration induced by the machinery
installation. The latter is based on a Doosan (formerly
HSD) MAN B&W 8K80MC-C main engine with an
MCR of 28,880kW when running at 104rev/min.
Service power is 25,992kW developed at an engine
speed of 100.4rev/min. The propeller is of fixed-pitch
design, and the service speed is 22.66knots, allowing a
15% sea margin. Four Hyundai alternator sets are
installed, driven by MAN B&W diesel engines and
producing 1200kW each, and a 1500kW bow thruster is
supplied.
1 Number.........................................2 x 26-person lifeboats
3
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................222.50m
Length, bp.................................................................212.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................32.20m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................19.30m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.03m
bottom ......................................................................1.80m
Draught
design ....................................................................10.80m
scantling ................................................................12.00m
Gross .......................................................................35,600gt
Displacement ....................................................57,100tonnes
Lightweight ........................................................13,000tonnes
Deadweight
design ...............................................................36,900dwt
scantling............................................................44,100dwt
Block coefficient (12.00m draught) ..............................0.677
Speed, service (90% MCR, 15% sea margin)......22.66knots
Bunkers
heavy oil ................................................................3540m3
diesel oil...................................................................210m3
Water ballast.............................................................13,320m3
Water ballast carried in loaded condition.........11,200tonnes
Classification ..........................................Germanischer Lloyd
+100A5 Container Ship, SOLAS
Class II Reg 19, +MC, AUT, IW
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction ..........................................75.6%
Heel control system ........500m3/h pump controlled by ship's
alarm and monitoring system
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ...............................................................8K80MC-C
Manufacturer.................................Doosan Engine Co Ltd
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used ..............................................HFO/MDO
Output .............................................28,880kW/104rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer ..........................HHIC/Nakashima
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................7700mm
Speed...............................................................104rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................4
Engine make/type............................MAN B&W/8L23/30H
Type of fuel used ..............................................HFO/MDO
Output/speed of each set..................1280kW/900rev/min
Alternator make/type .............Hyundai/HFC6 509-84K-SB
Output/speed of each set..................1200kW/900rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................1
Type ..................................................................Composite
Make ...................................................................KangRim
Output ........................................................3000/2500kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number ............................................................................7
Make .....................................................................Towimor
Type .......................................................................Electric
Lifesaving equipment
Make ............................................................Behai (China)
Hatch covers
Design .............................................................MacGregor
Manufacturer ...................................................Shipbuilder
Type ..................................................Open web pontoons
Containers
Length,.........................................................20ft, 40ft, 45ft
Height.......................................................................8ft 6in
Cell guides ...................................................................Yes
Total TEU capacity.....................................................3398
On deck................................................................1999
In holds.................................................................1399
Reefer plugs .........................................................300FEU
Tiers/rows (maximum)
On deck.................................................................6/13
In holds..................................................................7/11
Cargo control system
Make..................................................................Norcontrol
Type ...........................................................Datachief C-20
Ballast control system
Make ..................................................................Seil-Seres
Type..................................................……………Hydraulic
Complement
Officers...........................................................................11
Crew...............................................................................14
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Bow thruster
Make .....................................................................Brunvoll
Number ............................................................................1
Output ...................................................................1500kW
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo holds/engineroom ..................................Fixed CO2
Make .............................................................................NK
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models........................FAR-2837S-36AF; FAR-2827-24AF
Integrated bridge system
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Model .................................................................FEA-2107
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make ..........................................................G & C Tech
Model.............................................................GC 501R
Sewage plant
Make...............................................................Jonghap
Model...................................................BIO AEROB-18
Contract date ..........................................23 September 2003
Launch/float-out date ..............................13 September 2005
Delivery date................................................20 October 2005
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COLOMBO EXPRESS: introducing
Hyundai's 8600TEU carrier
Shipbuilder:...H Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd,
Korea
Vessel's name: ........................Colombo Express
Hull number: ................................................1 1595
Owner/operator: ....H Hapag-Lloyd Container Line,
Germany
Designer:.......H Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd,
Korea
Model test establishment used: .............H Hyundai
Maritime Research Institute, Korea
Germany
Flag: ......................................................G
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................7 7
T
WO years ago, Significant Ships of 2003 introduced
readers to the first 8000-plus TEU container ship.
By 2004, maximum capacities had moved forward, with
loadings closing in on the 8500 mark. Now, in 2005 this
new Hyundai series registers a TEU capacity of 8606.
What is interesting about these escalations is that they
have been reached mainly by simple modifications to
existing designs _ Colombo Express, for example, uses
virtually the same hull form and general arrangement as
CMA CGM Hugo (Significant Ships of 2004), which has a
TEU capacity of 8238, yet space has now been found
for an additional 368 box-slots, mostly accommodated
on deck, where a maximum of eight tiers can now be
carried, one more than with the similar 2004 design.
The layout of large post-Panamax container ships has
more or less settled into a nine-hold configuration, with
the disposition of these holds, forward and aft of the
machinery space, the main point of difference between
builders' designs. Hyundai apparently favours a seven-
forward/two-aft arrangement, dimensioned to suit 30 x
TEU bays forward, and 10 x TEU bays in the restricted
space aft, respectively. Colombo Express can carry 20ft,
40ft, and 45ft units, with fixed cell guides provided for
the first two sizes. Athwartship lashing bridges for the
40ft and 45ft containers are arranged together with the
necessary fittings, so that boxes carried on hatch covers
or stools on the upper deck can be securely lashed up to
5/6 tiers.
Holds 1 to 4 are available for dangerous goods of
SOLAS classes 2 to 8, and are served by mechanical
ventilation supplying two air changes hourly. Reefer
plugs for 730FEU are arranged on deck, and all holds
are fitted with pontoon-type covers made up of three
panels of maximum weight just under 40tonnes each, to
allow for handling by shore cranes. A feature of the
MacGregor 'lift-away' cover is the inclusion of support
technology utilising vertical bearing pads designed to
transfer the weight of the covers, and any containers
carried, to the ship's side, whilst allowing for relative
movement between cover and coaming caused by hull
flexing in a seaway.
Colombo Express has a double-skin hull with side and
bottom tanks designated for fuel and water ballast. Two
of the latter compartments are used as heeling tanks
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when working cargo, with water transfer effected by a
1000m3/h pump. The hull is constructed on the
'girderless' principle - claimed to allow maximum
container stowage in the holds, and the outside shell is
coated with tin-free self-polishing antifouling paint with
a five-year life.
The main engine is a MAN B&W 12K98ME unit,
built by the shipbuilder's engineering affiliate, and
developing 68,640kW MCR at 94rev/min. When
operating at 90% of this rating, with the power take-off
disengaged and allowing a 20% sea margin, service
speed is 25.2knots. The power take-off shaft connects
with a SAM, main engine-driven alternator, producing
4500kW. Two 4000kW and one 2300kW diesel-
alternator sets are also fitted. A 2500kW Kawasaki bow
thruster is installed, and the rudder has an optimum
section profile. The six-bladed propeller is tip-raked to
reduce possible cavitation.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................335.00m
Length, bp.................................................................319.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................42.80m
Depth, moulded
upper deck ............................................................24.50m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.23m
bottom ......................................................................2.00m
Draught
design ....................................................................13.00m
scantling ................................................................14.61m
Deadweight
design ...............................................................84,500dwt
scantling..........................................................103,800dwt
Speed, service, 90%MCR, 20% sea margin,
PTO disengaged .................................................25.20knots
Bunkers
heavy oil..............................................................10,600m3
diesel oil............................................…………….....500m3
Water ballast.............................................................24,800m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ..................................248.80tonnes/day
Classification......................Germanischer Lloyd +100 A5, E,
Container Ship,+ MC, AUT, IW, NAV-OC,
SOLAS II-2, Reg 19
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .................................approx 60%
Heel control equipment .............................anti-heeling pump
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model .................................................................12K98ME
Manufacturer ......................Hyundai Heavy Industries Co
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output (MCR)....................................68,640kW/94rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer ......Hyundai Heavy Industries Co
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................9100mm
Blades ..............................................................................6
Special adaptations .........................................Raked tips
Main-engine driven alternator
Number ............................................................................1
Make/type .................SAM Electronics/thyristor converter
Output/speed..................................4500kW/64-95rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number........................................…………………………4
Engine make........................................................Daihatsu
Type ........................2 x 8DK-36, 1 x 8DK-28, 1 x 6DK-28
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output/speed..............................2 x 4206kW/600rev/min,
1 x 2419kW/720rev/min,
1 x 1838kW/720rev/min
Alternator make ....................................................Hyundai
Type........................2 x HSJ7 940-38E, 1 x HSJ 803-18E,
1 x HSJ7 717-18E
Output/speed..............................2 x 4000kW/600rev/min,
1 x 2300kW/720rev/min,
1 1750kW/720rev/min
Boiler
Number/type ...............................................1 x composite
Make ...........................................................................VKK
Output ..........................................7tonnes/h each section
Mooring equipment
Number ..................................................................10 sets
Make/type.................................................Hatlapa/electric
Lifesaving equipment
Make.....................................................................Hatecke
Type..........................................................Free-fall lifeboat
Hatch covers
Design .............................................................MacGregor
Manufacturer ........................…Hyundai Heavy Industries
Type.................................................... Lift-away pontoons
Containers
Lengths........................................................20ft; 40ft; 45ft
Cell guides ...................................................................Yes
Total TEU capacity.....................................................8606
on deck ................................................................4719
in holds .................................................................3887
Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes ........................6430
Reefer plugs ................................................................730
Tiers/rows, maximum
On deck ......................................................................8/17
In holds .......................................................................9/15
Complement
Officers...........................................................................14
Crew...............................................................................16
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Bow thruster
Make...................................................................Kawasaki
Number ............................................................................1
Output ...................................................................2500kW
Bridge control system
Make........................................................SAM Electronics
Type ............................................................GEAMOT 40M
One man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make ..................................................................Consilium
Type .....................................................................CS 3004
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargohold/engineroom ...............................................CO2
Make .................................................................NK Co Ltd
Radars
Number ............................................................................3
Make........................................................SAM Electronics
Models .......................X-band: ARPA-28-8X, ARPA-28-5X
S-band: ARPA-3A-14S
Integrated bridge system ..................................................Yes
Make........................................................SAM Electronics
Model ....................................................................NACOS
Waste disposal plant
Sewage plant...........................................Hamworthy KSE
Model .......................................................................ST 2A
Contract date.....................................................25 April 2003
Launch/float-out date .............................................................-
Delivery date...................................................30 March 2005
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D'ARTAGNAN: self-propelled, mega cutter
suction dredger
Shipbuilder:................IIHC Holland Dredgers BV
(IHC Holland Merwede), The Netherlands
Vessel's name:...................................D'Artagnan
CO 1241
Hull number:..........................................C
Owner/operator: ...D Dredging, Environmental and
Maritime Engineering NV (DEME), Belgium/
Société de Dragage International
SA (SDI), France
Designer: ........................IIHC Holland Merwede,
The Netherlands
Total number of sister ships
already in service .........................................N
Total number of sister ships still on order .......N
T HE advantages attributed to the cutter suction type
of dredger (CSD) include its ability to operate in
shallow water and to work with an assortment of
difficult seabed materials, such as clay and rock, whilst
producing a uniformly dredged bottom level. This is
achieved by using special cutting heads attached to the
retractable cutter/dredge ladder, which loosen the sea-
bed soil in front of the suction inlet, so that the spoil
can be more easily dredged and removed. The 'third
generation' cutting system designed for D'Artagnan by
Dutch dredging specialist Vosta LMG, is supplied with
11 cutter heads of various types, with the most
powerful, fitted with seven blades capable of absorbing
up to 8000hp, suitable for rock cutting.
When working, the vessel is moored by means of two
250tonne modular anchor platforms, and two 'spud
legs' which, in D'Artagnan are installed aft, with the
cutter ladder forward; however, these positions are
reversed in some CSDs to suit owners' preference. The
anchoring system has been especially developed by
Vosta because normal dredging anchors are unsuitable,
given the size of the vessel and the hard rock worked
with.
The dredging procedure is commenced by first
lowering the main spud leg into the soil to secure the
vessel. Mooring wires are laid out to the anchors and
when these are hauled in by winches, the vessel rotates
around the fixed leg, causing the cutter ladder to dredge
a circular arc. To change the dredging location, the
second, auxiliary leg is lowered to retain the mooring
position, and the main leg raised and moved forward
through a 'moonpool' arrangement in the hull, using a
special spud carriage travelling on the upper deck,
designed by Vosta and built by IHC, then lowered into
the soil again at the new dredging position. The
auxiliary leg can now be raised and the dredger freed to
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move forward the same distance that the main leg had
previously been moved, to suit that new position and
commence dredging a new arc.
Vosta's design for the spud carriage is completely new,
and features an innovative 'buffer' system using wires
and hydraulic cylinders, which can absorb the effects of
swell and adverse sea conditions, and reduce load peaks
on the spuds. This arrangement allows D'Artagnan to
continue working in adverse sea conditions for longer
periods than with some other dredgers.
The vessel can dredge in temperatures between -10oC
and +40oC at depths between 6m and 35m, and
Nil
discharge to distances varying from 6m (into a barge
alongside) to 10,000m over the stern, through a
Nil 1000mm diameter floating pipeline fitted with special
high-pressure ball joints (another Vosta product).
Different soil-types, as well as rocks, can be dredged by
changing the cutter and suction mouths using a specially
designed deck crane arranged to travel the full length of
the vessel.
Three dredge pumps are installed: two on board of
6000kW each, and a third submerged unit of 3400kW
fitted to the cutter/suction ladder. The two main pumps
have variable-speed Wärtsilä 12V32 prime movers (2 x
6000kW or 2 x 5400kW), and this manufacturer has also
supplied the two constant-speed propulsion and
alternator-drive engines of 6000kW each (also of the
12V32 type, and the Wartsilä twin propeller installation.
For the dredge pumps, Wärtsilä created flexible
operating modes with the two engine outputs - 5400kW
with 20% constant torque or 6000kW with 5% constant
torque - without the need for any engine alterations.
The owner, DEME, was the first to introduce the
Wärtsilä Vasa 32-type engine onto the dredging market.
Each propeller absorbs 3700kW for a sailing speed of
almost 12.5knots. The link between main engine and
propeller is made through Jahnel gearboxes. A
retractable azimuthing thruster is fitted forward to assist
manoeuvrability. D'Artagnan is believed to be the first
ship to include IHC Lagersmit's new Jetwater Supreme
high-pressure seal for the cutter ladder and the jet-water
systems.
A complement of 43 is housed in a superstructure
mounted about midships, topped by a bridge with
combined navigation/dredging control console.
Sophisticated dredging, automation and cutter control
has been incorporated with relevant information
available on screen to the dredge master at the touch of
a button.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................123.80m
Length, bp.................................................................104.40m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................25.20m
Depth, moulded ............................................................8.20m
Draught..........................................................................6.25m
Dredging depth................................................6.00m/35.00m
Sailing speed.........................................................12.50knots
Propulsion/alternator engines
Design......................................……………………Wärtsilä
Model .......................................................................12V32
Number ............................................................................2
Total output, ................................2 x 6000kW/750rev/min
Propulsion power............................................2 x 3700kW
Gearboxes
Design .....................................................................Jahnel
Number ............................................................................2
Propellers
Design ........................................................Wärtsilä (Lips)
Number ............................................................................2
Type............................................................4D920/VL80-C
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................3150mm
Alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Manufacturer........................................................Siemens
Dredging equipment
Make ............................................................................IHC
Cutter/dredge ladder .......................................................1
Cutter and heads
Designer/manufacturer...............................Vosta LMG
Floating delivery pipe
Number.......................................................................1
Diameter .........................................................1000mm
High-pressure ball joints ............................Vosta LMG
Length...................................................up to 10,000m
Dredge pumps
Number.......................................................................3
Capacity ..........................................2 x 6000kW, fixed
1 x 3400kW, submerged
Manufacturer ..........................................................IHC
Dredge pump engines ....................................Wärtsilä
Type....................................................................12V32
Number.......................................................................2
Output .........2 x 6000kW or 5400kW (variable speed)
Spud carriage
Designer .....................................................Vosta LMG
Anchor modular platforms
Number.......................................................................2
Capacity ................................................2 x 250tonnes
Designer .....................................................Vosta LMG
Complement ........................................................................43
Bow thruster
Number ............................................................................1
Manufacturer ...............................................................-
Contract date ................................................December 2003
Launch/float-out date ........................................22 April 2005
Completion date......................................28 September 2005
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DOKTER WAGEMAKER: sophisticated
ro-ro shuttle provides Dutch island link
Shipbuilder:.........D Damen Shipyards Gorinchem,
The Netherlands (hull built by
Damen Shipyards Galatz, Romania)
Vessel's name:......................Dokter Wagemaker
Hull number: ............................................5 557051
TESO
Owner: ........................................................T
(Texel's Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming NV),
The Netherlands
Designer: ................B Bureau voor Scheepsbouw,
The Netherlands
Model test establishment used: ..............M MARIN,
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Flag: ..........................................T
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................N Nil
A LTHOUGH designed to operate on the relatively
short shuttle service between Den Helder on the
northern Dutch mainland, and the offshore island of
Texel, Dokter Wagemaker has been described as 'a
sophisticated vessel which is a hybrid between a ferry
and a luxury cruise liner'. Built by Damen as part of her
owner's current fleet renewal/expansion programme,
she will replace an existing vessel on this busy route. In
common with many Damen newbuildings, hull
construction and much pre-outfitting was carried out
in Romania by Damen Shipyards Galatz (Galati), with
another Group company, Dutch-based Schelde Naval
Shipbuilding, executing the contract, overseeing
production, and completing fitting out.
The double-ended hull is symmetrical below the main
deck and features skegs at either end to provide stability.
Propulsion and steering is effected by four ducted
azimuth thrusters placed forward and aft, port and
starboard. Below the lower vehicle deck, reading from
aft, transverse bulkheads form an aft peak, thruster
room, engineroom, switchboard room, and auxiliary
engineroom, with these positions repeated in reverse,
forward of a midship compartment designated for
accommodation purposes.
The totally enclosed lower vehicle deck is used mainly
for the transport of heavy vehicles, with private cars
carried in the side passageways. Above this space there
is an intermediate deck laid out to carry bicycles,
mopeds, and other small wheeled items, with crew
accommodation fitted at the port side. The upper
vehicle deck is also totally enclosed and serves private
cars and vans.
Vehicle access is to each deck, and at each end of the
ship, by means of hydraulically operated equipment
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supplied by TTS. Passenger entry is forward and aft at
the upper car deck, and bicycle deck levels. From these
decks, passengers make their way upwards to the saloon
and panorama decks; these provide the main
accommodation areas, featuring a modern interior look
designed by Dutch styling architect Bas Zonneveld, the
standard of which gives rise to the 'luxury cruise liner'
accolade. Central to the saloon deck is a galley and two
buffets, with grouped seating for the 1750 passengers
spread out symmetrically towards each end of the
vessel.
The panorama deck is laid out around a midships
atrium lounge and buffet, providing a space which can
be used as a function room for celebrations and
presentations. Four Viking vertical marine escape chutes
are positioned at fore and aft muster stations on the
saloon deck, with each connected to 2 x 100-person and
1 x 50-person open liferafts. Wheelhouses are provided
at both ends of the ship with each offering maximum
visibility through large windows, and equipped with
four radars, an integrated bridge system, and bridge
control suitable for one-man operation.
The extensively automated diesel-electric propulsion
system offers a high degree of redundancy and
comprises four A van Kaick 3077kVA alternator sets,
each with Caterpillar 2860kW/1000rev/min prime
movers. These are split between the two enginerooms,
with associated equipment duplicated in the fore and aft
compartments already described. Two generators would
normally satisfy economic operation, with three serving
maximum speed conditions by supplying the four Rolls-
Royce FP ducted and azimuthing thrusters, each rated
at 1800kW. Primary electric current is generated at 6kV
for the thrusters, and transformed to 400V for the
auxiliary network.
Choice of this type of thruster was dictated by the
large bollard pull required to counteract high wind-
loads in the docking areas. The complex electrical
system applied to the installation was supplied under a
turnkey contract by Bakker Sliedrecht; this company
also fitted on Dokter Wagemaker what is understood to
be the first BIMAC (Bakker Integrated Modular Alarm
Monitoring and Control) system in service.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa ....................................……………………130.40m
Length, bp.................................................................127.24m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................22.70m
Depth, moulded to main deck ......................................7.18m
Draught
design ......................................................................4.05m
scantling ..................................................................4.40m
Deadweight
scantling...............................................................1840dwt
Speed, service.......................................................15.70knots
Bunkers
diesel oil.................................................................1350m3
Water ballast................................................................1000m3
Classification .......................Lloyd's Register + 100A1, Ferry,
Extended protected water service, ice
conditions according to RIZA code R,
+ LMC, UMS, IFP, PSMR, PCAC2.2
Diesel-electric system
Main engines
Design..........................................................Caterpillar
Number.......................................................................4
Model....................................................................3608
Manufacturer................................................Caterpillar
Output, each engine ..................2860kW/1000rev/min
Type of fuel used .................................................MDO
Alternators
Design/manufacturer ................................A van Kaick
Number.......................................................................4
Output, each set ............................................3077kVA
Thrusters
Designer/manufacturer .............................Rolls-Royce
Number.......................................................................4
Pitch.....................................................................Fixed
Propeller diameter..........................................2300mm
Output, each unit ............................................1800kW
Bollard pull, transverse .................................80tonnes
Bollard pull, longitudinal..............................100tonnes
Mooring equipment ..........................................................SEC
Special lifesaving equipment
Type ...................................................MES vertical chutes
Make.........................................................................Viking
Number ..........................................4 x MES VMEC 13-1.5
Vehicles
Number of decks .............................................................2
Total lane length......................................................1408m
Doors/ramps
Number ............................................................................4
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Designer ......................................................................TTS
Ballast control system
Make......................................................Bakker Sliedrecht
Type ........................................................................BIMAC
Passengers......................................................................1750
Stern appendages ...................................Skegs, fore and aft
Bridge control system
Make ...............................................................Rolls-Royce
Installer .......................................………Bakker Sliedrecht
One man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make......................................................Bakker Sliedrecht
Radars
Number ............................................................................4
Make...........................................................Kelvin Hughes
Models ............................................................Manta 2300
Integrated bridge system ..........Bakker Sliedrecht/Alphatron
Waste disposal systems
Make...................................................................Deerberg
Contract date ..........................................................May 2003
Launch/float-out date....................................December 2004
Delivery date ................................................September 2005
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ELBE HIGHWAY: 'small-size' car carrier
from Stocznia Gdynia
Shipbuilder: ...........S Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland
Vessel's name: .............................Elbe Highway
Hull number: ............................................8 8245/1
Owner/operator .....................E Elbe Maritime Ltd,
Isle of Man/Jahre Wallem AS, Norway
Designer:...............S Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland
Model test establishment used:......CTO, Poland
Bahamas
Flag: ....................................................B
Total number of sister
ships already completed: ............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: .........................................33
A N example of the smaller-capacity car carriers
running alongside the giant vessels occupied
mainly on the Far-East/Europe distribution routes,
Elbe Highway has been built to the specific requirements
of charterer KESS, (the abbreviated form for K-line
European Sea Highway Services GmbH, of Bremen).
She is intended primarily for operation on this
company's short-sea services within the Baltic and
North Sea areas, for which purpose DNV ICE-1A
notation has been included in the specification;
however, with the possibility of work further afield
materialising, facilities for a cruising range of up to
13,000 nautical miles have been provided.
Despite their limited size, this new series of four
vessels has all the features of a modern car carrier of
the larger PCTC type. Of the eight cargo levels, none
has a clear height of less than 2m, whilst the two 'high
and heavy' decks - numbers 2 and 4, which are suitable
for a uniform loading of 2tonnes/m2, have a clear
height of 4.80m, measured to the underside of the
stowed, hoistable decks, and reduced to 2.00/2.40m
when these decks (Nos 3 and 5) are in position. Vehicle
access is at deck 4 over two hydraulically operated stern
ramps of 70tonnes capacity each, one of them, a
quarter ramp 27.50m long is able to serve a wide range
of pier heights, whilst the other, a straight aft ramp
20.00m long, is suitable normal ro-ro berths.
Internally, a combination of fixed and moveable
ramps, arranged with moveable watertight, non-
watertight and gas-tight covers depending on their
position, enable efficient cargo handling to all decks
from either of the stern ramps. This system has been
designed by TTS Ship Equipment AB to suit a vehicle
capacity of 2130 RT43-size cars.
Elbe Highway is fitted with a MAN B&W slow-speed
7S46MC-C main engine, built by H Cegielski and
developing 9170kW at 129rev/min to drive a FP
propeller. Service speed is 19knots at 90% MCR, with a
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sea margin of 15%. The lines of both the underwater
and above-water hull and superstructures have been
carefully designed to minimise water and air resistance,
and to provide good seakeeping and course stability.
Among features introduced to ensure these
capabilities are an elongated duck-tail with rudder fin,
and an aerodynamic bow form combined with blocked
fan houses and a wheelhouse top spoiler. During the
design process, the ship was extensively model tested at
the CTO model tank in Gdansk and at that
organisation's lake model-testing facility.
The superstructure provides luxury accommodation
for a complement of 25 officers and crew, and includes
a full-width, totally enclosed wheelhouse featuring a full
range of navigation and communications equipment,
contained in ergonomically arranged consoles designed
by the shipyard. A particular feature of the vessel's
outfit is a CCTV surveillance system giving protection
against unauthorised access.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................148.00m
Length, bp.................................................................134.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................25.00m
Depth, moulded
to main deck (deck No 4)......................................11.80m
to upper deck ........................................................25.20m
to mooring deck.....................................................17.77m
Width of double skin
side ..................................................................2.60/1.30m
bottom ......................................................................2.45m
Draught
design ......................................................................7.20m
scantling ..................................................................7.90m
Gross .......................................................................23,500gt
Deadweight
design ..................................................................5800dwt
scantling...............................................................7800dwt
Speed, service...........................19.00knots, design draught,
90% MCR, 15% sea margin
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................1400m3
diesel oil...................................................................180m3
Water ballast................................................................3850m3
Classification ..............Det Norske Veritas +1A1, Car Carrier,
MCDK, ICE-1A, EO, NAUT-OC, TMON, CLEAN
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................29%
Heel control equipment .........................................Totem Plus
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ...............................................................7S46MC-C
Manufacturer ...................................................H Cegielski
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used ..............................................HFO/MDO
Output/speed.....................................9170kW/129rev/min
Propeller
Material ..........................................Nickel-aluminium alloy
Designer/manufacturer............CTO/Alstom Power Elblag
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................5840mm
Speed...............................................................129rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type..................MAN B&W Holeby 7L23/30
Output/speed, each set.....................1120kW/900rev/min
Alternator make/type ...Dozamel (Poland)/GDB-138LL/04
Output/speed, each set....................1325kVA/900rev/min
Boilers
Number/type..................................1 x MH02R02 oil fired;
1 x EB053LP exhaust gas
Make ......................................................KangRim (Korea)
Output....................................1 x 1500kg/h; 1 x 1000kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number...............2 x mooring winch/windlass; 4 x drums
Make .....................................................................Towimor
Type .......................................................................Electric
Lifesaving equipment
Number.........................................2 x 25-person lifeboats
Make .......................................................Jiangyin Norsafe
Vehicles
Number of decks ..........................6 x fixed; 2 x hoistable
Total cars..................................................2137 type-RT43
Doors/ramps
Number/type .......2 x external ramp/doors; 1 x moveable
watertight ramp/cover; 1 x moveable non-watertight
ramp/cover; 1 x moveable gas-tight ramp/cover;
2 x fixed ramps; 2 x hoistable decks
Designer ......................................................................TTS
Ballast control system
Make .............................................…….………Totem Plus
Type ....................................Included in integrated alarm,
monitoring and control system
Complement
Officers...........................................................................11
Crew...............................................................................12
Supernumaries.................................................................1
Suez/repair crew..............................................................4
Special rudder ..........operational angle increased to 65deg;
extended transom with fin
Thrusters
Make ...............................................................ABB Marine
Number ..................................................1 x bow/1 x stern
Output...........................................1 x 1000kW/1 x 660kW
Fire detection system
Make ......................................................Consilium Marine
Type ......................................................................NSAC-1
Fire extinguishing systems
Engineroom ........................................CO2 and watermist
Make .........................................................SEMCO Marine
Vehicle spaces ......................................low-pressure CO2
Make .........................................................SEMCO Marine
Contract date ....................................................October 2003
Launch/float-out date .........................................17 July 2005
Delivery date ...........................................20 September 2005
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ENERGY ADVANCE: probably the largest
LNG carrier in service
Shipbuilder:...........K Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corp,
Japan
Vessel's name:..........................Energy Advance
1521
Hull number: ................................................1
Owner/operator: ....................T Tokyo LNG Tanker
Co Ltd/Mitsui OSK, Line, Japan
Designer: ...K Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corp, Japan
Flag: ..........................................................JJapan
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................3 3 Energy Advance is a single-deck vessel without
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................6 6 the adoption in its construction of yet another
K AWASAKI has a long-held reputation as a 'market
leader' in the construction of both LPG and LNG
tankers, and Energy Advance is an example of this
builder's latest series of the latter type. She is claimed
to be the largest in the world, with a capacity some
10,000m3 more than that of the trade's generally
accepted 135,000m3 norm. Most LNG terminals
present dimensional restrictions to the vessels using
them, but Kawasaki's designers have managed to
incorporate modest increases to length, beam, and
depth into this new class: sufficient to gain the added
volume, yet still leave the vessels acceptable at ports
throughout the world. Despite these increases, Energy
Advance achieves a service speed equal to other designs,
due to the adoption of a large diameter propeller, and
new bow and stern forms, notably the Kawasaki
'Rudder Bulb with Fins' system.
The design uses the Moss cargo containment system,
with four independent spherical tanks installed within a
double-skin hull. Deep bottom wing tanks provide
support under the tanks and are used for water ballast.
Insulation of the cargo tanks is by means of the
Kawasaki Panel System, with that part of the tanks
extending above the upper deck especially well clad.
The system is suitable for cargoes carried at -163 C and
o Number… ........................................................................1
at maximum pressures of 25kPaG, as well as satisfying
a low daily boil-off rate of 0.10% of cargo volume. Gas
generated in this way is heated and delivered to the
boilers as fuel, supplementing the consumption of
heavy fuel oil.
Cargo is loaded by shore pumps, with vapour
generated during the operation returned to shore.
Discharge is effected by two stainless steel, 1500m3/h
Ebara electric, submerged pumps in each tank, together
capable of completing the unloading task in around
12hours. Control and monitoring are by means of an
integrated system, newly developed by Kawasaki, which
allows the crew to oversee the operation of both cargo
and propulsion machinery.
The latter is centred on a steam turbine installation, as
favoured for this class of vessel, utilising the well tried
Kawasaki UA-400 unit which develops 26,900kW and
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which drives a single, FP propeller through another
Kawasaki product, a UA420/80-S gearbox, at
80rev/min. Two sets of 2780kW steam-turbine-driven
alternators satisfy electrical needs, supplemented by the
output from a single 2780kW Yanmar/Nishishiba
diesel-powered set. Steam is generated in two boilers
fitted with economisers and steam air heaters, and
capable of burning both heavy fuel oil and boil-off gas.
A 2000kW bow thruster is fitted to enhance
manoeuvrability.
forecastle, but with a sunken mooring deck aft, covered
by a helicopter landing area. A feature of the design is
Kawasaki patent, the 'Apple-Slot', the name defining the
shape of the hole used within the structure at the
connections between webs and longitudinals (discussed
in The Naval Architect, November 1999, page 41).
This arrangement is understood to reduce the
number of structural members by 25% and to improve
fatigue strength on transverse members, whilst
providing a more uniform distribution of stress forces
than with conventional 'round hole' slots. Also of note
is the use of steel grades which satisfy the requirements
of the US Coast Guard (including Alaska) and those of
ClassNK for ice strengthening.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................289.53m
Length, bp.................................................................277.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................49.00m
Depth moulded, to upper deck ..................................27.00m
Draught
design ....................................................................11.40m
scantling ...............................................................12.40m
Gross .....................................................................119,233gt
Deadweight,
design ..............................................................71,586dwt
Speed, service, 90% MCR ....................................19.50knots
Cargo capacity
o
liquid volume, -163 C, 98.5% full .....................145,410m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................5949m3
diesel oil...............................................……………..211m3
Water ballast.............................................................59,253m3
Fuel consumption, main engine only..............165tonnes/day
Classification .........................ClassNK NS* (Tanker, liquefied
gases,o max pressure 25kPaG, max temperature
-163 C, Type 2G), Class ID Ice Strengthening,
Design temperature TDb for hull structures,
MNS* (M0.B), PMM, BRS1
Main engine
Design.........................................Kawasaki steam turbine
Model.....................................................................UA-400
Manufacturer..........................Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Number ............................................................................1
Output… ............................................................26,900kW
Gearbox
Maker .....................................Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Model..............................................................UA420/80-S
Number ............................................................................1
Output speed .....................................................80rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer ..............................Nakashima Propeller Co
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................9500mm
Speed.................................................................80rev/min
Turbine-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Turbine make ........................................................Shikano
Output each set ...............................2780kW/1800rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................1
Engine make..........................................................Yanmar
Type of fuel used.....................................Marine diesel oil
Output ................................................2940kW/720rev/min
Alternator make.................................................Nishishiba
Output ................................................2780kW/720rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type ..................................................................water tube
Make ......................................Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Output ........................................................2 x 59tonnes/h
Mooring equipment
Number .................................2 x mooring winch/windlass
8 x mooring winch
Make.................................Kawasaki Precision Machinery
Type ........................................................electro-hydraulic
Cargo tanks
Number ............................................................................4
Cargo pumps
Number ............................................................................8
Type .................................Electric submerged centrifugal
Make.........................................................................Ebara
Capacity........................................................8 x 1500m3/h
Cargo control system (integrated with propulsion
machinery control)
Make ....................................Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corp
Complement ........................................................................43
Bow thruster
Make ......................................Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Output ...................................................................2000kW
Stern appendage ..............Kawasaki 'Rudder Bulb with Fins'
Fire detection system
Make...............................Thorn/Kawasaki Safety services
Type...............................................................Addressable
Fire extinguishing systems
Hold space .............................................Inert gas system
Make.....................................................Smit Gas Systems
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Make ...............................................Nippon Dry Chemical
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models..1 x FAR-2835 S-band; 1 x FAR-2825-AF X-band
Integrated bridge system ...................................................Nil
Contract date ..................................................29 March 2002
Launch/float-out date ........................................30 June 2004
Delivery date...................................................30 March 2005
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E R TIANAN: Hyundai Samho delivers
8214TEU container liner
Shipbuilder: ....................H Hyundai Samho Heavy
Industries Co Ltd, Korea
Vessel's name: ...................................E R Tianan
Hull number: ................................................S S257
Owner/operator:.............................E E R Schiffahrt
GmbH & Co KG, Germany/
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co, China
Designer: .......H Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries
Co Ltd, Korea
Model test establishment used: ..............Hyundai
Maritime Research Institute
(HMRI), Korea
Liberia
Flag: .........................................................L
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................8
H YUNDAI Samho is an offshoot of the giant
Hyundai Group and was formed to take over
Samho shipyard on Korea's west coast, when the
original occupier, Halla, suffered a financial collapse a
few years ago. The varied portfolio now includes the
8241TEU container ship E R Tianan, another example
of a vessel ordered by a German owner for charter to
liner operators, in this case Chinese state-owned
COSCO.
The design follows that of similar vessels built by
parent company Hyundai, at Ulsan, but is of particular
interest due to the fitting of a Becker twisted leading-
edge flap-type spade rudder (TLFKSR), claimed to be
advantageous as a means of avoiding the rudder-
induced cavitation erosion that can damage conventional
semi-spade rudders on fast vessels. With this new design,
the leading edge of the rudder flap is constructed in two
sections, with one offset to produce a 'twist'. The
arrangement is also understood to reduce the weight of
the rudder, increase manoeuvrability, and improve
propulsion efficiency.
Today, large container ships tend to conform to a
standard layout, with the main variation between designs
on offer from shipbuilders participating in this market
being the disposition of the holds. In this regard, the
Hyundai companies favour having seven holds forward
of the machinery space and two, restricted,
compartments aft, dimensioned to suit 30 x 20ft bays
and 8 x 20ft bays, respectively.
Construction is on the girderless principle, allowing
maximum below-decks stowage equating to 3835TEU. On
deck and hatch covers, seven tiers/17 rows accommodate
4379TEU, with 700 electrical sockets arranged to service
refrigerated containers. Holds 1 to 7 are fitted with
mechanical ventilation, providing two air changes hourly to
suit dangerous cargoes of SOLAS classes 1.4 to 9.
Cell guides suitable for 40ft units are fitted in the
holds, and these can also accommodate seven tiers of
TEU containers. Athwartship lashing bridges are
provided for the larger-sized boxes, allowing those
stowed on hatch covers and upper deck stools to be
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secured up to seven tiers high. The double hull
introduces side and bottom tanks assigned to carry fuel
and water ballast, with two of the side compartments
used as anti-heeling tanks, served by two sets of
900m3/h pumps.
The Hyundai-MAN B&W 12K98MC Mk6 main
engine develops 68,640kW MCR at 94rev/min, and at
89% of this rating gives a service speed of 25.30knots.
Five Hyundai alternator sets are fitted: two of 2800kW
and three of 2200kW output, reflecting the high intake
of reefer boxes, and the requirements of a Brunvoll
2500kW bow thruster.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, overall...........................................................334.07m
Nil
Length, bp.................................................................319.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................42.80m
8 Depth, moulded
to upper deck ........................................................24.60m
to main deck ..........................................................20.14m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.23m
bottom ......................................................................2.00m
Draught
design ....................................................................13.00m
scantling ................................................................14.50m
Displacement ..................................................135,445tonnes
Lightweight ........................................................33,875tonnes
Deadweight
design ...............................................................87,734dwt
scantling..........................................................101,570dwt
Gross .......................................................................91,649gt
Block coefficient (scantling draught)...............................0.67
Speed, service, 89% MCR ....................................25.30knots
Bunkers
heavy oil..............................................................12,700m3
diesel oil...................................................................630m3
Water ballast.............................................................25,200m3
Water ballast carried in loaded condition................17,915m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ....................................251.3tonnes/day
auxiliaries ..................................................10.2tonnes/day
Classification .........Germanischer Lloyd + 100A5, Container
Ship, + MC, AUT, SOLAS II-2 Reg. 19, IW,
BWM-F, NAV-OC, Environmental Passport
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................60%
Heel control.....................2 x side tanks: 2 x 900m3/h pumps
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model .........................................................12K98MC Mk6
Manufacturer................Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed
MCR.............................................68,640kW/94rev/min
NCR ..........................................61,090kW/90.4rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer ............Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................9100mm
Speed.................................................................94rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................5
Engine make/type ..............................Hyundai-MAN B&W
2 x 9L27/38; 3 x 7L27/38
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output/speed..........2 x 2944kW; 3 x 2310kW/720rev/min
Alternator make/type ............................................Hyundai
2 x HSJ7 807-10P; 3 x HSJ7 803-10P
Output/speed..........2 x 2800kW; 3 x 2200kW/720rev/min
Exhaust-gas scrubbing equipment
Manufacturer.........................................................Aalborg
Type..................................................Mission XV-2V(AQ-2)
On main engine?..........................................................Yes
Boiler
Number ............................................................................1
Make .....................................................................Aalborg
Output .................................................................5500kg/h
Hatch covers
Design..............................................MacGregor (Finland)
Manufacturer............................................Hyundai Samho
Type ......................................................................Pontoon
Containers
Lengths........................................................20ft; 40ft; 45ft
Cell guides ...................................................................Yes
Total TEU capacity.....................................................8214
on deck ......................................................................4379
in holds ......................................................................3835
Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes..............................6170
Reefer plugs......................................................................700
Tiers/rows (maximum)
on deck .......................................................................7/17
in holds .......................................................................9/15
Ballast control system
Make ........................................................................Damcos
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Complement
Officers...........................................................................15
Crew...............................................................................16
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Special rudder................Becker twisted-edge spade rudder
Bow thruster
Make .....................................................................Brunvoll
Number ............................................................................1
Output… ...............................................................2500kW
Bridge control system
Make ........................................Hyundai Heavy Industries
One man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make....................................................................Saracom
Type .........................................................................T2000
Fire extinguishing systems
No 1 cargo hold .......High-pressure CO2/sea water spray
Other holds/engineroom .....................High-pressure CO2
Make .................................................................NK Co Ltd
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models ............................................FAR-2837S/FAR-2827
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
make ................................Hyundai Marine Machinery
model ....................................................Maxi 600S WS
Sewage plant
make .....................................................................DVZ
model .......................................................DVZ-SKA-30
Contract date......................................................28 July 2003
Launch/float-out date ................................9 September 2005
Delivery date ............................................28 November 2005
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EXCELSIOR: first re-gasifying LNG carrier
for the Energy Bridge concept
Shipbuilder: ...................D Daewoo Shipbuilding &
Marine Engineering Co Ltd,
(DSME), Korea
Vessel's name: ......................................Excelsior
Hull number: ................................................2 2208
Owner/operator: ...................E Exmar NV, Belgium
Designer:........................................D DSME, Korea
Model test establishment
used:..........................................S SSPA, Sweden
Belgium
Flag: .......................................................B
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................2 2
E NERGY BRIDGE is the name given to an
innovative concept introduced by Exmar,
Excellerate Energy, and DSME, which allows a tanker,
having loaded an LNG cargo in the conventional way,
to regasify the cargo on board and discharge the high-
pressure gas, at an offshore buoy or floating terminal.
Gas is then fed directly into the consumer grid system
through a dedicated mooring arrangement and sub-sea
pipeline, thereby by-passing the need for a costly shore
terminal which would normally carry out this process.
The so-called 'LNG re-gasification (re-gas) vessel
(LNG RV)' has been developed by DSME from its
standard 138,000m3 capacity LNG tanker design (Berge
Everett, Significant Ships of 2003), to which has been
added regas facilities and an internal turret for sub-sea
pipe connection and weather-vane mooring. That basis
vessel featured a double hull containing four prismatic
cargo tanks separated by cofferdams. They extended
through the upper deck to form a trunk, and were
constructed in accordance with the conventional GTT
NO96 membrane containment system.
This has been retained, but, because the LNG RV will
be operating under partially filled tank conditions
involving cargo sloshing, especially when moored to a
buoy, it, and the supporting structure, has been
significantly reinforced in the new ship. Cargo handling
in the LNG mode also remains as before, using eight
submerged 1700m3/h electric pumps mounted in pump
tower masts in the four tanks and capable of
discharging a full liquid cargo in 12 hours: high- and
low-duty compressors, main and forcing vaporisers, and
boil off/warm up heaters are also included in the
system.
For the LNG RV role, additional equipment has been
provided, with three 620m3/h feed pumps in tanks 2, 3
and 4 supplying a re-gas process, comprising six sets of
205m3/h high-pressure pumps and vaporisers, arranged
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three each, port and starboard, above No 1 tank. The
normal re-gasification capacity is 500mmscfd (500
million standard cubic feet per day), ensuring that a full
138,000m3 cargo can be converted to high-pressure
natural gas in five-to-six days.
Discharge is effected either through P&S deck
manifolds or, more particularly, in line with the Energy
Bridge concept, via a submerged turret mooring and
offloading (STL) system, employing a turret installed at
the bow. A buoy is moored to the sea bed at the
terminal and this is pulled into, and secured to, the
turret's mating cone in the ship's bottom. A swivel in
the turret allows the ship to weathervane without the
aid of propulsion, and a quick-release feature is
installed. During normal LNG transfer, the re-gas plant
is depressurised, inerted, and segregated from the
normal cargo piping.
Accurate manoeuvring and positioning at the STL
mooring buoy is a necessary component of the
operation, and a differential GPS system has been
installed which can place the mating cone within some
2m of the buoy. Assisting this manoeuvre is an acoustic
position-reference system (APRS), using acoustic
transceivers and transponders to monitor the buoy
position. Two 1500kW bow thrusters, and one 2000kW
stern unit, are also installed.
A Kawasaki 26,650kW steam turbine propulsion unit
is fitted, supplied by two boilers burning fuel oil or boil-
off gas. Three 3600kW steam turbine-driven generators
and a 3700kW diesel set (all slightly larger than on Berge
Everett) satisfy electrical requirements.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, overall...........................................................277.00m
Length, bp.................................................................266.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................43.40m
Depth moulded
to upper deck ........................................................26.00m
to sunken mooring deck, aft..................................21.26m
Width of double skin
side .........................................................................2.21m
bottom ......................................................................3.20m
Draught
design ...................................................................11.50m
scantling ..................................…………………….13.20m
Gross .......................................................................93,800gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................68,130dwt
scantling............................................................76,130dwt
Speed, service, 90% MCR, 21% sea margin .......19.10knots
Cargo capacity.......................................................138,000m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................5700m3
diesel oil...................................................................350m3
Water ballast.............................................................51,000m3
Fuel consumption, main engine only..............170tonnes/day
Classification ......................Bureau Veritas 1 + Hull, + Mach,
Liquefied Gas Carrier, Ship type 2G
o
(Membrane tank, 0.25bar. -163 C, 500kg/m3),
Unrestricted Navigation, + VeriSTAR-Hull,
+ AUT-UMS, +SYS-NEQ-1, SPM/STL, IWS
Steam turbine
Design....................................Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Model.....................................................................UA-360
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used .............................HFO and boil-off gas
Output/speed....................................26,650kW/88rev/min
Propeller
Designer/manufacturer.....................................................-
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Speed.................................................................88rev/min
Steam turbine-driven alternators
Manufacturer.....................................................................-
Number ............................................................................3
Output, each set ...................................................3600kW
Diesel-driven alternator
Manufacturer, diesel engine .............................................-
Manufacturer, alternator ...................................................-
Number ............................................................................1
Output ...................................................................3700kW
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Manufacturer.....................................................................-
Type ....................................vertical, two-drum water tube
Output ........................................................2 x 68,000kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number ................................................9 x mooring winch
Lifesaving equipment
Number/type .....2 x 40-person lifeboats, totally enclosed
Cargo tanks
Number ............................................................................4
Grades of cargo carried ............................................LNG
Cargo pumps
Manufacturer.....................................................................-
Number ............................................................................8
Type .................................Submerged electric centrifugal
Shaft ............................................................stainless steel
Capacity, each pump .........................................1700m3/h
Complement
Officers...........................................................................19
Crew...............................................................................15
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Bow thrusters
Number ............................................................................2
Output, each.........................................................1500kW
Stern thruster
Number ............................................................................1
Output ...................................................................2000kW
Radars ...................................................................................2
Contract date ..................................................13 March 2002
Launch/float-out date ...............................15 November 2003
Delivery date ................................................14 January 2005
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FS PHILIPPINE: third tanker to French
owner from ENVC
Shipbuilder: ..............E Estaleiros Navais de Viana
do Castelo SA (ENVC), Portugal
Vessel's name:................................FS Philippine
Hull number: ..................................................2 227
Owner/operator:.......F Fouquet Sacop SA, France
Designer: ..................E Estaleiros Navais de Viana
do Castelo SA, Portugal
Model test establishment used: ...S SVA Potsdam,
Germany
France
Flag: .........................................................F
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................2
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................N
T HIS is the third unit in a mini-series of generally
similar oil and chemical products tankers built by
ENVC for the French, Fouquet Sacop group. The
design features a double hull forming common side
and bottom water-ballast tanks, divided into port and
starboard compartments by the centre girder, and
surrounding a cargo space containing five pairs of
tanks. Whereas in earlier vessels in the class these, and
associated pipes, fittings and pumps were constructed
of stainless steel, normal ship-steel has been used for
FS Philippine. With all stiffening arranged outside of the
tanks, and corrugated bulkheads adopted, a plain
internal surface is presented, protected by three coats
of phenolic epoxy. Similarly coated are two cylindrical
slop tanks mounted on deck.
Cargoes carried include fuel oil, gasoline and naptha,
together with products in the IMO II range such as
benzene, methylic alcohol, also vegetable and animal
oils, with temperatures maintained during transport by
using the cargo pumps to circulate the products
through Wiesloch cylindrical deck-mounted heaters.
Cargo is handled by means of a Framo hydraulic,
submerged, 300m3/h pump in each tank, with two
similar 100m3/h pumps serving the slop tanks. Loading
and discharge is through manifolds at midships, and all
cargo and slop tank valves are fitted with a
pressure/vacuum valve and a flame-arresting device. A
vapour collector for shore return is also fitted. For
cleaning purposes, each tank is provided with two fixed
appliances capable of using hot or cold sea or fresh
water.
The machinery installation adopted for FS Philippine is
based on that of the earlier sisters; however, the shaft-
driven alternator previously fitted has been dispensed
with. This means that the emergency system which used
power from the diesel-driven alternators, directed back
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through the shaft-alternator power take-in to drive the
ship at a minimum 7knots, has also not been fitted.
The Caterpillar MaK 7M43 main engine has been
retained and develops 6300kW MCR at 500rev/min. A
Scana Volda gearbox reduces this speed to 150rev/min
at the four-bladed, left hand-turning, CP propeller, and
produces a service speed at 90% MCR of 14knots.
Without the shaft alternator to satisfy sea requirements,
the electrical supply is now solely obtained from three
Yanmar/Taiyo 750kW diesel sets. An Air Products
exhaust-gas scrubbing system is installed, and a 900kW
Rolls-Royce TT1850 bow thruster fitted. The
2 installation is automated and can be controlled locally,
or from the engine control room, wheelhouse or bridge
wings.
Nil
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................140.00m
Length, bp.................................................................134.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................23.00m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................12.40m
Width of double skin
side .........................................................................1.38m
bottom ......................................................................1.55m
Draught
design ......................................................................8.30m
scantling .................................................................9.60m
Gross .......................................................................11,118gt
Displacement ....................................................24,417tonnes
Lightweight ...........................................................5300tonnes
Deadweight
design ...............................................................15,651dwt
scantling ...........................................................19,100dwt
Speed, service............................................................14knots
Cargo capacity
liquid volume ......................................................19,444m3
Bunkers
heavy oil ................................................................1063m3
diesel oil...................................................................125m3
Water ballast................................................................7119m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only .........................................27tonnes/day
Classification.................Bureau Veritas 1 3/3 E, + Oil Tanker,
Chemical Tanker (IMO Class II),
Unrestricted Navigation, MACH-UMS,
+ AUT-PORT, Ice Class 1C
Main engine
Design ......................................................Caterpillar MaK
Model .......................................………………………7M43
Manufacturer............................…………..Caterpillar MaK
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output/speed.....................................6300kW/500rev/min
Gearbox
Make ..............................................................Scana Volda
Model..................................................ACG950/PF 700/cc
Number ............................................................................1
Output speed ...................................................150rev/min
Propeller
Make .................................................................................-
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................5100mm
Speed...............................................................150rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type ...........................Yanmar/6N 21 AL-UV
Type of fuel ................................................................MDO
Output/speed, each set.....................800kW/1000rev/min
Alternator make/type ..............Taiyo Electric/FE 45E-6A.C
Output/speed, each set.....................750kW/1000rev/min
Exhaust-gas scrubbing
Manufacturer..................................................Air Products
Type ....................................................................MPG-900
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type .....................Vertical cylindrical thermal-fluid heater
Make ...................................................Wiesloch/25-VO-25
Mooring equipment
Number .................................2 x mooring winch/windlass
2 x mooring winch
Make/type ..........................Rolls-Royce Rauma MV 120H
Type ........................................................Electro-hydraulic
Lifesaving equipment
Type...................................1 x 25-person free-fall lifeboat
Make.....................................................................Hatecke
Cargo tanks
Number............................................................10 + 2 slop
Stainless steel…............................................................No
Cargo pumps
Make/type ............................Framo/hydraulic submerged
Number............................................................10 + 2 slop
Type........................10 x SD150-5 cargo; 2 x SD100 slop
Capacities ...............................10 x 300m3/h; 2 x 100m3/h
Cargo/ballast control systems
Make ........................................................................Framo
Complement
Total................................................................................19
Special rudder...........................................................flap type
Bow thruster
Make/type.........................................Rolls-Royce/TT 1850
Output .....................................................................900kW
Fire detection system ..............................………………Unitor
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo deck........................................foam and sea water
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Make.........................................................................Unitor
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make ..........................................Kelvin Hughes 2300 KFT
Models .......................................................S and X bands
Contract date ..................................................................2003
Launch/float-out date ......................................................2005
Delivery date ...................................................................2005
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HAMMERODDE: handy-sized ro-pax ferry
Shipbuilder: ...........................M Merwede Shipyard
(IHC Holland Merwede Shipbuilding Group),
The Netherlands
Vessel's name:...............................Hammerodde
Hull number: ..................................................7702
Owner/operator: ...B Bornholmstrafikken, Denmark
Designer:..M Merwede Shipyard, The Netherlands
Denmark
Flag: ......................................................D
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................11
(Dueodde, delivered 27 April 2005)
D ESPITE involvement in a necessary restructuring
of Group shipbuilding interests during the year,
Merwede was able to simultaneously complete two
handy-sized ro-pax ferries for service on routes linking
the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm, with mainland
Denmark, Sweden, and occasionally Germany, in only
11 months from contract signing, This remarkable feat
was made easier due to the shipyard having access to a
successful ferry design concept, introduced in 1992 by
former sister yard Van der Giessen-de Noord, which
utilised a standard hull form capable of modification to
suit particular owners' needs, by increasing or
decreasing mid-body length. More than a dozen
variants of the design have been built, the particular
basis adopted for the subject vessel being Ben-My-Chree
(Significant Ships of 1998).
For the ro-ro mode, Hammerodde is laid out with
vehicle lanes totalling approximately 1248m and 3.10m
wide, available for 92 trucks and 280 cars on decks 3
and 5, the latter space being partially enclosed under an
accommodation block which extends aft for more than
half the vessel's length and is open at the aft end.
Permissable axle load is 15tonnes at 1.36m spacing, or a
single axle loading of 26.30tonnes (solid rubber tyres).
Vehicle access is to deck 3 by way of a stern
ramp/door, 11.50m/8.50m wide x 12m long, including
flaps, and offering 5.20m clear height, which is
watertight in the closed position. Internally, a hoistable
ramp links with deck 5 and forms a watertight closure in
that deck when raised. Reefer sockets are fitted
throughout deck 3, and also on deck 5 within the
enclosed area.
As a passenger ferry, Hammerodde has three decks of
superstructure dedicated to provide 20 single, 36
double, and 4 four-berth cabins, each with private toilet
facilities, also 256 reclining seats, serving the 400
passengers currently carried, and a complement of 28.
Anticipating future demand, however, the owner has
prepared an arrangement which will allow an increase in
passenger capacity up to 700 persons.
Deck 7 provides cafeteria facilities, together with a
children's playground, shop, reception area, and five
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lounges, including areas specifically designated for
passengers who are non-smokers, have allergies, or are
accompanied by pets. The interiors were re-arranged
and upgraded by Merwede to suit the Danish routes,
with the assistance of the Steen Friis consultancy, which
carried out the interior design work. Passenger comfort
is enhanced by installing a pair of Fincantieri folding-
type stabilisers, each 4.2m2 in area and capable of
reducing roll to 90% at a wave slope of 3.5deg, and
ship's speed above 18knots.
Lifesaving equipment includes two partially enclosed
150-person motor lifeboats and seven 35-person
liferafts. The accommodation block is topped by a full-
width wheelhouse with overhanging wings, providing
virtually 360deg vision. Navigational equipment
includes two radars; two DGPS, one GPS and, an
ECDIS system. An alarm annunciator is also installed
here, along with a workstation duplicating the position
in the engine control room.
The twin-screw propulsion installation is centred on
two MaK 9M32 non-reversible main engines,
positioned in a 'three-quarter aft' engineroom, with each
developing 4320kW at 600rev/min and driving the CP
propellers at 161.30rev/min through Jahnel reduction
gearboxes. A take-off shaft, which includes Vulkan
super-elastic couplings, is led from each gearbox to
drive a 1160kW/1500rev/min alternator, and three
515kW diesel alternator sets are also installed.
A central cooling system serves the installation, and
heating is maintained by an oil-fired thermal oil boiler in
port, and by two exhaust-gas economisers at sea,
supplemented automatically, if required, by the thermal-
oil boiler. Two bow thrusters are fitted, powered by the
diesel-alternator sets, and manoeuvrability is enhanced
by having two in-line high-lift flap rudders.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................124.90m
Length, bp.................................................................114.95m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................23.40m
Depth, moulded
to main deck (No 3).................................................8.60m
to upper deck (No 5) .............................................14.30m
Draught
design .....................................………………………5.30m
scantling ..................................................................5.60m
Deadweight
design ..................................................................2883dwt
scantling...............................................................3437dwt
Gross ......................................................................13,906grt
Speed, trial (90% MCR) ........................................18.80knots
Bunkers
heavy oil...................................................................346m3
diesel oil.....................................................................95m3
Water ballast................................................................1224m3
Classification .............................Lloyd's Register of Shipping
+100A1, Ro-Ro Passenger Ship,
Ice Class 1C, LMC, UMS, NAV1
Roll stabilisation equipment ................Fincantieri folding fins
Main engines
Design ........................................................................MaK
Model ........................................................................9M32
Manufacturer ..............................................................MaK
Number… ........................................................................2
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output ..........................................2 x 4320kW/600rev.min
Gearboxes
Make........................................................................Jahnel
Number ............................................................................2
Output speed..............................................161.30rev/min
Propellers
Designer .............................................Wärtsilä Propulsion
Number… ........................................................................2
Manufacturer.......................................Wärtsilä Propulsion
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................4000mm
Speed..........................................................161.30rev/min
Main-engine driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Make..............................................................Leroy Somer
Output ........................................2 x 1160kW/1500rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type ..............................MAN B&W 6L16/24
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Alternator make/type ........................................................-
Output ...............................................................3 x 515kW
Mooring equipment
Number/type .........................2 x mooring winch/windlass
4 x mooring winch
Make ..........................................................................Bröhl
Reefer plugs on vehicle decks ..............................................-
Vehicles
Number of vehicle decks.............................2 (Nos 3 & 5)
Total lane lengths
No 3 deck............................................................644m
No 5 deck............................................................604m
Total cars......................................................................380
Total freight units............................................................92
Doors/ramps
Number .............1 x stern door/ramp: 1 x hoistable ramp
1 x pilot door; 1 x bunker door
Designer ..........................................................MacGregor
Complement
Number ..........................................................................28
Cabins............................................................................23
Passengers
Number ........................................................................400
Number of cabins ..........................................................60
Special rudders ..........................2 x in-line, high-lift flap type
Bow thrusters
Make ...................................................Wärtsilä Propulsion
Number ............................................................................2
Output ...............................................................2 x 900kW
Fire extinguishing systems
Machinery spaces.......................................................CO2
Vehicle spaces, cabins, public spaces ..............Sprinkler
Radars
Make...........................................................Kelvin Hughes
Number/type ...............................2 x ARPA Nucleus 6000
Satellite navigation systems
Make............................................................................JVC
Number/type.......................................2 x DGPS: 1 x GPS
Contract date .........................................................................-
Launch date ...........................................................................-
Delivery date......................................................20 April 2005
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HATSU SHINE: a 'green' ship for
Evergreen's UK-flag operations
Shipbuilder:.......M Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
(Kobe yard), Japan
Vessel's name: .................................Hatsu Shine
S1265
Hull number: ..............................................S
Owner/operator: ...............M MCC Leasing (No 24)
Ltd/Hatsu Marine Ltd, United Kingdom
Designer:..........M Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd,
Japan
United Kingdom
Flag: ..........................................U
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
9
ships still on order: ..........................................9
H ATSU SHINE is the first of 10 new 'S-class'
container liners building for the Taiwan-based
Evergreen Group, the first four of which will be
operated by Hatsu Marine Ltd, the UK-flag subsidiary.
In essence, these vessels present the now standard large
container-ship configuration, varied, perhaps, by
having only six cargo holds forward of the machinery
space and superstructure, and two aft; however, the
design becomes significant when the 'green ship'
approach of builder and owner is considered.
Notably, the double-hull layout extends over the
entire ship, and fuel tanks are either arranged
transversely between the holds, or under the narrow
compartments forward and aft, but above the tanktop,
to minimise grounding spills. Larger holding tanks than
usual are provided for bilge and grey waters, and a large
capacity oily-water separator ensures compliance with
MARPOL requirements. An 'air-space' sterntube seal is
fitted to avoid leaks from the propeller shaft, and special
rooms are provided to store galley and other waste prior
to incineration, in line with an EP notation.
Features of the 'green' characteristics for the
machinery installation are the low NOx emissions from
both main and auxiliary engines, and an ability to switch
to low-sulphur fuel, with a dedicated tank fitted for this
purpose. The problem of exhaust emissions in port is
dealt with by adopting a so-called 'cold ironing'
arrangement. Also known as the AMP (Alternative
Marine Programme), this system is in use in Los
Angeles and other US west coast ports, and allows the
ship's alternators to be completely shut down, with port
demands satisfied by bringing a 6.6kV electrical supply
on board by cable and converting it to the ship's 440volt
supply (a special reel is fitted on deck for this purpose).
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Another 'green' feature is the choice of electric drive
for the deck machinery to eliminate possible oil leakage
from hydraulic alternatives.
The propelling machinery comprises a Sulzer
10RTA96C main engine, constructed by the shipbuilder
and developing 54,900kW MCR at 100rev/min. The FP
propeller, also a Mitsubishi product, is fitted with a Hub
Vortex Free Cap, and drives the ship at a service speed
of 25.30knots. The four diesel-driven alternator sets are
positioned in pairs, port and starboard, and have an
output of 2900kW each, with the number of sets
operational selected in relation to the demands of the
839 reefer boxes carried.
In terms of structural design, Hatsu Shine and her
three sisters conform with Lloyd's Register's ShipRight
notations (with six later sisters for Evergreen classed
with ABS and having equivalent qualifications) and a
fatigue life of over 30 years. The single deck is without
a forecastle, with cargo protection provided by a slight
sheer forward, and a breakwater in front of No 1 hatch.
A sunken mooring deck is arranged aft with container
stowage above.
All holds can load dangerous cargoes, with the more
extreme varieties carried in Nos 1 and 2. High-type
lashing bridges are fitted on deck allowing 17 rows/8
tiers to be accommodated there, with 15 rows/9 tiers in
the holds. Total TEU capacity is 7024, with 4000 carried
on deck and 3024 below. Five-panel pontoon hatch
covers close most of the cargo holds.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................300.00m
Length, bp.................................................................285.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................42.80m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................24.20m
Draught, moulded, design/scantling ..........................14.20m
Gross .......................................................................75,246gt
Deadweight ............................................................78,693dwt
Speed, service.......................................................25.30knots
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................8848m3
diesel oil...................................................................587m3
Water ballast.............................................................27,349m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ..................................210.50tonnes/day
Classification .................Lloyd's Register+ 100A1, Container
Ship, ShipRight (SDA, FDA, CM),
*IWS, L1, EP, + LMC, UMS
Heel control system...................................Automatic transfer
Main engine
Design......................................................................Sulzer
Model ................................................................10RTA96C
Manufacturer .........................Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used ..............................................HFO/MDO
Output/speed..................................54,900kW/100rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer .........Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Speed...............................................................100rev/min
Special adaptations ........................Hub Vortex-Free Cap
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................4
Engine make/type ..........................................MAN B&W/-
Type of fuel used ..............................................HFO/MDO
Output, each set ...................................................3090kW
Alternator make/type ........................................................-
Output, each set ...................................................2900kW
Mooring equipment
Number ................................2 x mooring winch/windlass;
6 x mooring winch
Make .....................................................................................-
Lifesaving equipment
Number/type.................................2 x 27-person lifeboats
Hatch covers
Design/manufacturer.............Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Type ....................................................................Pontoons
Containers
Lengths........................................................20ft, 40ft, 45ft
Height...........................................................8ft 6in; 9ft 6in
Cell guides ...................................................................Yes
Total TEU capacity.....................................................7024
on deck ................................................................4000
in holds .................................................................3024
Reefer plugs ................................................................839
Tiers/rows, maximum
on deck .......................................................................8/17
in holds .......................................................................9/15
Complement
Officers.............................................................................8
Crew...............................................................................10
Spare................................................................................9
Special rudder ..................................................Reaction type
Bow thrusters.........................................................................2
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo holds.................................................................CO2
Engineroom...........................................Total flooding CO2
Make .................................................................................-
Radars
Number ............................................................................3
Models.....................1 x ARPA X-band: 1 x ARPA S-band
1 x X-band
Integrated bridge system ..................................................Yes
Contract date......................................................23 July 2003
Launch/float-out date......................................23 March 2005
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JEANNE-MARIE: 78,600m3 LPG tanker
from Daewoo
Shipbuilder: .......................D Daewoo Shipbuilding
& Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME), Korea
Vessel's name:...............................Jeanne-Marie
Hull number: ................................................2 2304
Owner/operator.................G Geogas Shipping SA,
Switzerland
Designer:........................................D DSME, Korea
Model test establishment
used:........................................S SSPA, Sweden
France
Flag: .........................................................F
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................1 1 rating with a 15% sea margin allowed, driving a FP
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................1 1
A LTHOUGH less well publicised than the LNG
sector, the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry
still commands its share of global fuel supply, and
requires significant numbers of vessels to transport the
product. As discussed in Significant Ships of 2004 (see
Polar Viking), the design and construction of these
specialist tankers has changed little in the 40 years since
the first such carrier was delivered, and a standard
configuration has developed which is still evident in
Jeanne-Marie. This comprises a single-deck ship without
a forecastle, but having a sunken mooring deck aft. The
machinery room is positioned right aft, and above this
is a substantial accommodation block, separated from
the machinery casing and funnel.
The hull is of single-skin construction and arranged
with top and bottom wing tanks: the latter being joined
with a double bottom space divided by a centreline duct
keel, to form port and starboard L-shaped water ballast
tanks. Enclosed within this structure, the cargo space is
arranged with four holds, into each of which an
independent, externally insulated, self-supporting,
prismatic cargo tank is installed. These have a centre
division to provide P&S compartments capable of
carrying gas at a maximum vapour pressure of 0.25bar,
a lowest temperature of -48oC, and specific gravity of
0.61. No internal coatings are applied to the tanks.
Jeanne-Marie's cargo systems are designed to handle
two refrigerated cargoes simultaneously, drawn from a
range which includes propane, butane, and mixtures of
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the two, using Hamworthy KSE 500m3/h vertical
deepwell, stainless-steel pumps in each tank (eight in
total). Other products can be carried providing their
toxicity, aggressiveness, pressure, temperature and
specific gravity are within the limits of the design. For
maintaining the condition of the cargo, a re-liquefaction
plant is installed in a deckhouse on the upper deck.
The main engine selected for Jeanne-Marie is a Sulzer
7RTA62U-B unit manufactured by HSD (now Doosan)
and developing 15,995kW MCR at 115rev/min. This
gives a service speed of 17.60knots at 90% of that
propeller. Electrical requirements are served by three
STX/Hyundai diesel-alternator sets, each producing
1180kW, and steam is provided from a vertical
watertube boiler with an output of 2500kg/h,
manufactured by KangRim, the company that also
made the ship's exhaust-gas scrubbing equipment.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................224.50m
Length, bp.................................................................213.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................36.00m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................22.30m
Draught
design ....................................................................11.25m
scantling ................................................................11.70m
Gross .......................................................................46,632gt
Displacement ....................................................70,770tonnes
Lightweight ........................................................17,562tonnes
Deadweight
design ...............................................................50,195dwt
scantling............................................................53,208dwt
Block coefficient, at design draught............................0.7638
Speed, service, 90% MCR, 15% sea margin .......17.60knots
Cargo capacity.........................................................78,614m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................3894m3
diesel oil...................................................................336m3
Water ballast.............................................................24,137m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ........................................59 tonnes/day
Classification ....Bureau Veritas I +HULL + MACH, Liquefied
Gas Carrier/LPG, unrestricted navigation,
+ VeriSTAR-Hull, + AUT-UMS, SYS-NEQ-1,
MON-SHAFT, INWATER SURVEY
Main engine
Design......................................................................Sulzer
Model ..............................................................7RTA62U-B
Manufacturer ......................................HSD (now Doosan)
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel .......................................................HFO/MDO
Output .............................................15,995kW/115rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer .............................DSME/Hyundai
Number........................................…………………………1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................7000mm
Speed...............................................................115rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make........................STX Engine Co Ltd (licence)
Type of fuel used ..............................................HFO/MDO
Output/speed of each set..................1255kW/900rev/min
Alternator make........................Hyundai Heavy Industries
Output/speed, each set.....................1180kW/900rev/min
Exhaust-gas scrubbing equipment
Manufacturer.......................................................KangRim
Type ......................................................Forced circulation
Boilers
Number ............................................................................1
Type .....................................................vertical water tube
Make ...................................................................KangRim
Output .................................................................2500kg/h
Mooring equipment
Make ........................................................................Kocks
Type.....................................................................hydraulic
Lifesaving equipment
Type ..............................................2 x 36-person lifeboats
Cargo tanks
Number ............................................................................8
Grades of cargo carried.............................................LPG
Coated tanks .................................................................No
Cargo pumps
Number ............................................................................8
Type........................................................Vertical deepwell
Make ........................................................Hamworthy KSE
Stainless steel........................................ASTM A743 CF 8
Complement
Officers...........................................................................16
Crew...............................................................................14
Suez/repair crew..............................................................6
Bridge control system
Type .......................................................Integrated bridge
One man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo spaces .................................................Dry powder
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Radars
Number/type................................1 x X-Band: 1 x S-Band
Make ........................................................Japan Radio Co
Models ..............................JMA-9923-9XA: JMA-9933-SA
Contract date..............................................19 February 2003
Launch/float-out date...............................................July 2004
Delivery date .....................................................January 2005
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KOTA PEKARANG: HMD-built 2824TEU
box-ship for Far East services
Shipbuilder: .....H Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co Ltd,
Vessel's name: .............................Kota Pekarang
Hull number: ................................................0
Owner/operator: .................E E R Schiffahrt GmbH
& Co KG, Germany/Pacific
International Lines, Singapore
Designer: ..........H Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Korea
Model test establishment
used: ......HHyundai Maritime Research Institute,
Flag: .........................................................L
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................4
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................8
S INCE its introduction in 2002 as the first container
ship to be produced at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
(HMD), following its conversion from being a world-
leading shiprepair and conversion specialist into a
newbuilding facility, this HMD 2824TEU design has
proved particularly popular with German owners
specialising in building ships for charter to the major
container-liner companies. The Rickmers Group is
especially prominent in this field, and the E R Tianan,
featured elsewhere in this review, carrying 8241TEU,
demonstrates the wide spread of the owner's
involvement in this trade.
Kota Pekarang is currently chartered by Singapore-
based Pacific International Lines (PPI), and mainly
operates in South East Asian waters where this size of
vessel is much in demand. HMD's basis design has been
upgraded to suit Rickmers/PPI requirements, with
hatch coaming heights increased to suit loading of 9ft
6in high containers in any tier throughout the holds,
with appropriate strengthening of the hull structure
also incorporated. In this way a maximum mix of 4 x
8ft 6in boxes and 2 x 9ft 6in size can be carried in 10
athwartship rows below decks, with 12 rows stowed on
the upper deck and hatch covers. A full range of
container lengths from 20ft to 49ft can be carried,
including 586 refrigerated units.
Dangerous goods of classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.1, 6.1, 8 and
9 (excluding goods containing hydrogen mixture) can
be accommodated in closed containers in holds 1 and 2,
and, with the addition of class 5.2 materials, on all hatch
covers except those above the engineroom. In
accordance with SOLAS regulation Ch II-2 Reg. 19,
closed containers carrying class 2, 3, 4, 5.1, 6.1, 8 and 9
goods, again excluding those containing hydrogen
mixtures, may be loaded into holds 3 to 6.
The cargo holds are arranged forward of the
machinery space, positioned almost aft, and closed by
weathertight pontoon covers. No 1 hold is accessed
through an extended forecastle, and additional stowage
for TEU/FEU is arranged on deck aft of the
superstructure. A breakwater affords protection to
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containers carried on the fore deck. A requirement for
Korea the maximum number of containers homogeneously
loaded to 14tonnes has been considered, and a
0369 complement of 2029TEU can be accommodated, with
stability monitored by computer.
A double-hull space surrounds the cargo holds and is
divided into separate side and bottom tanks allocated to
the carriage of water ballast and fuel. The bottom tanks
are further divided into P&S spaces by a duct keel.
Compartments above the side tanks are designated as
voids and carry the overflow lines for fuel oil tanks and
Korea the reefer power distributors.
Liberia
The main engine is of MAN B&W 7K80MC-C
design, built by the nearby Hyundai Heavy Industries
factory. Its MCR rating is 25,270kW at 104rev/min, and
4 at 90% full power a service speed of 23.18knots is
attained, allowing 10% sea margin. Electrical
8 consumption is met by four Hyundai 1600kW diesel-
driven alternator sets, and an Aalborg composite boiler
has a steam output of 3tonnes/h/2.5tonnes/h. A
Brunvoll 1100kW bow thruster assists manoeuvring.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................222.17m
Length, bp.................................................................210.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................30.00m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................16.80m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.14m
bottom ......................................................................2.18m
Draught
design ....................................................................10.10m
scantling ................................................................12.22m
Gross .......................................................................28,297gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................28,840dwt
scantling............................................................39,270dwt
Speed, service, 90% MCR, 10% sea margin .......23.18knots
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................3300m3
diesel oil..............................................……………...230m3
Water ballast.............................................................11,300m3
carried in loaded condition ...................................8300m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ....................................92.02tonnes/day
auxiliaries (4 alternators running) ................24tonnes/day
Classification ..........................Germanischer Lloyd + 100A5,
Container Ship,SOLAS Ch. II-2, RSD, + MC, AUT, IW
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................35%
Heel control system ......................................2 tanks, 1 pump
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ...............................................................7K80MC-C
Manufacturer............................Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output ............................................25,570kW/104rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer ............Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................7200mm
Speed...............................................................104rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................4
Engine make/type .............Hyundai-MAN B&W/8L28/32H
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output, each set ...................................................1680kW
Alternator make ....................................................Hyundai
Output, each set ...................................................1600kW
Boiler
Number ............................................................................1
Type .....................................................Mission composite
Make .....................................................................Aalborg
Output ...........................................3 tonnes/h/2.5tonnes/h
Mooring equipment
Number .................................2 x mooring winch/windlass
4 x mooring winch
Make ........................................................................Kocks
Type ........................................................Electro-hydraulic
Hatch covers
Designer/manufacturer....................................MacGregor
Type.....................................................Lift-away pontoons
Containers
Lengths ....................................................20/40/45/48/49ft
Heights.........................................................8ft 6in; 9ft 6in
Cell guides ...................................................................Yes
Total TEU capacity.....................................................2824
on deck ................................................................1798
in holds .................................................................1026
homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes ...................2029
Reefer plugs ................................................................586
Tiers/rows (maximum)
on deck .................................................................7/12
in holds ......................................................……….6/10
Ballast control system .............................................................
Make/type ......................................Pleiger Far East/piano
Complement
Officers...........................................................................11
Crew...............................................................................14
Spare................................................................................1
Suez/repair crew..............................................................6
Bow thruster
Make .....................................................................Brunvoll
Number ............................................................................1
Output ...................................................................1100kW
Bridge control system
Make ........................................Hyundai Heavy Industries
One man operation .......................................................No
Fire detection system
Make ......................................................Consilium Marine
Type… .......................................................................EN54
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo holds...............................................CO2; sea water
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Make .............................................................................NK
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models ...........................................FAR-2837S, FAR-2827
Integrated bridge system ...................................................No
Waste disposal system
Incinerator
Make .................................Hyundai Marine Machinery
Model ................................................Maxi 150SL-1WS
Sewage plant
Make...............................................................Jonghap
Model ...........................................JMC-B10AEROB-12
Contract date ...........................................10 December 2003
Launch/float-out date ...............................24 November 2004
Delivery date ................................................3 February 2005
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MAERSK DUNKERQUE: new-generation
ro-pax ferry from Samsung
Shipbuilder: ..............S Samsung Heavy Industries
Co Ltd, Korea
Vessel's name: ......................Maersk Dunkerque
1523
Hull number: ................................................1
Owner/operator:..........................N Norfolk Line BV
(A P Möller group),
The Netherlands
Designer:..................S Samsung Heavy Industries
Co Ltd, Korea
Model test establishments used: ........S Samsung,
Korea/M MARIN, The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Flag: ..........................................U
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
2
ships still on order: ..........................................2
S AMSUNG'S great efforts to break into the
European ferry market have now borne more fruit -
since the company delivered Prometheus to Minoan
Lines in 2001 (Significant Ships of 2001) - with the
winning in 2003 of this contract to build three vessels
for the A P Möller Group's Dover-Dunkirk 'tourist'
service. This is an unusual operation in that it is
dedicated to the needs of the motorist, and does not
accept coaches or foot passengers, only tourist and
freight vehicles.
No cabins are provided, but the requirements of
travellers on the two-hour journey are served by public
rooms on decks 6 and 7, designed by Danish specialist
Steen Friis, and outfitted by Korean company Kesson.
These comprise lounges, cinema, shop, and a 402-seat
'free-flow' restaurant. On the deck above, a 135-seat
bistro and lounge, VIP lounge, and business centre are
also available for passengers travelling by car, whilst
truck drivers are accommodated on a separate deck, and
have their own restaurant and lounges, together with a
sleeping room equipped with reclining seats and a TV
lounge. Crew accommodation is arranged on deck 7,
and seven lifts provide separate traffic flows for the
above three categories, and for service requirements.
Environmental issues have been to the fore in
preparing the design, and equipment included satifies
Lloyd's Register's EP notation. No visible smoke
emissions are allowed, and low noise and vibration
impact is a feature. An environment-friendly waste
system is fitted and extra protection to avoid oil leaks
included. Redundancy of propulsion and control
systems has been considered to PSMR and ICC
requirements, with main engines, alternators, and
steering gear installed in separate compartments.
For the propulsion machinery, this means having port
and starboard enginerooms just aft of midships, each
containing two MAN B&W 8L48/60B main engines
each developing 9600kW and driving a CP propeller
through a Renk twin-input/single-output gearbox. Two
main engine-driven 3800kW alternators are installed
and, in a separate compartment, there are three 2280kW
diesel alternator sets.
An integrated automation system from Kongsberg
Maritime provides complex monitoring and control of
all machinery, as well as fire and safety equipment; an
emergency shutdown system is specially tailored to the
ship. Eleven workstations for this plant are fitted in the
wheelhouse, engine control room, ship's office, and
chief engineer's day room. More than 2000
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input/output signals are processed.
Vehicles are accommodated on three fixed decks: Nos
3, 4 and 5, providing 2900 lane metres for 120 trailers
and 200 cars. Clear heights on decks 3 and 4 are 4.9m,
with 2.4m available on deck 5 for cars. Freight and
tourist traffic is loaded on to separate decks over the
bow and stern using MacGregor access equipment
consisting of a bow door, behind which a side-hinged
watertight door is fitted at main deck level. A top-
hinged folding front door serves the open upper deck
garage and a sliding watertight door is arranged aft. A
hoistable, tilting ramp links the main and upper vehicle
decks, and is gastight when closed.
Fixed ramps with side-hingeing doors give access
from deck 4 to deck 5, where a visor-type bulwark
arrangement can be raised hydraulically to provide the
specified clear height and allow access to the terminal
linkspan. Forward and aft electro-hydraulic power
packs, plus an emergency unit, operate the access
equipment.
The hull form, developed using Samsung's own
model basin facilities and verified by MARIN, has
proved to be satisfactory for a service speed of 26knots,
understood to be the fastest of any ferry on the English
Channel routes (beating the 2001-built Seafrance Rodin
by 1knot).
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................186.60m
Length, bp.................................................................172.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................…………………...…28.40m
Depth, moulded
to main deck ............................................................9.70m
to upper deck ........................................................15.70m
Draught
design ......................................................................6.75m
scantling ..................................................................6.90m
Gross .......................................................................36,000gt
Deadweight
design ..................................................................6740dwt
scantling...............................................................6160dwt
Speed, service at 100% MCR, 15% sea margin ..26.00knots
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................1650m3
diesel oil...................................................................220m3
Water ballast................................................................1520m3
Classification ....Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100A1, RoRo
Cargo & Passenger ship, IWS, EP (BGPR),
+LMC, UMS, CCS, ICC, NAV1, IBS,
IFP, PSMR, PCAC2.2, Descriptive notes,
ShipRight (FDA, SDA, CM), SERS, SCM, L1
Heel control equipment ................................................Framo
Roll stabilisation equipment
Make.....................................Northrop Grumman (Sperry)
Type ..........................................................Retractable fins
Number.....................................................................1 pair
Main engines
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model..................................................................8L48/60B
Manufacturer ....................................................MAN B&W
Number ............................................................................4
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output, each engine.............................................9600kW
Gearboxes
Make ..........................................................................Renk
Model .........................................................NDSHQL-3400
Number ............................................................................2
Output speed ...................................................135rev/min
Propellers
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer...................................Rolls-Royce
Number ............................................................................2
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................5400mm
Speed...............................................................135rev/min
Main-engine driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Make .................................................................Nishishiba
Output, each set ...................................................3800kW
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type ..........Doosan-MAN B&W/6L32/40-CD
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output/speed, each set.....................2880kW/720rev/min
Alternator make/type.........................................Nishishiba
Output, each set ...................................................2280kW
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type.......................................................................Oil-fired
Make .....................................................................Aalborg
Output ...........................................................2 x 3000kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number ....................................................................8 sets
Make ............................................................Hydralift-BLM
Type .......................................................................Electric
Lifesaving equipment
Lifeboats
Number/type ........................................2 x 150-person
Make ...............................................................Fassmer
Marine evacuation system
Number ................................................2 x 400-person
Make ...................................................................Viking
Type........................................................Vertical chute
Vehicles
Number of vehicle decks.....................................3 x fixed
Total lane length......................................................2900m
Total cars......................................................................200
Total freight units..............................................120 trailers
Doors and ramps
Number ..............1 x bow shell door; 1 x bow inner door;
1 x bow bulwark door;
1 x bow front
door; 1 x internal tiltable ramp; 1 x
stern door; 2 x rampway doors
Designer ..........................................................MacGregor
Bow thrusters
Make...................................................................Kawasaki
Number ............................................................................3
Output, each ........................................................1800kW
Stern thrusters
Make...................................................................Kawasaki
Number ............................................................................1
Output ...................................................................1800kW
Bridge control system..................................................Furuno
Fire detection system ..............................................Consilium
Fire extinguishing systems
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Make.........................................................................Unitor
Vehicle spaces....................................................Drencher
Make..............................................................................Iljn
Cabins/public spaces.......................................Water mist
Make ....................................................................Softonex
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models..............................................FAR-2837SW/2827W
Waste disposal plant
Sewage treatment plant
Make ......................................Hamann Wassertechnik
Model.........................................................HL-CONT 7
Grey water treatment
Make ......................................Hamann Wassertechnik
Model.......................................................HL-CONT 15
Contract date.....................................................29 April 2003
Launch/float-out date...............................29 December 2004
Delivery date ................................................September 2005
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MAKHACHKALA I: train ferry for Caspian
Sea oil transport
Shipbuilder:..................U Uljanik Shipyard, Croatia
Vessel's name: .............................Makhachkala I
Hull number: ..................................................4 459
Owner: .......................M Makhachkalinsky Morskoy
Torgoviy Port, Russian Federation
Designer: .....................U Uljanik Shipyard, Croatia
Model test establishment used: ...........B Brodarski
Institut, Croatia
Russia
Flag: ..........................................................R
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................3 3 250rev/min. At 80% of this rating a service speed of
T
RAIN ferries are something of a rarity nowadays in
annual reviews of newbuildings, however,
Makhachkala I, along with three sisters (one delivered
later in 2005, with the second pair scheduled for 2006
completion), is of special interest, having been
designed to transport crude oil, oil products and
propane, loaded into railway wagons, around the
Caspian Sea, as part of a fleet modernisation
programme, especially between ports in Kazakhstan to
Baku in Azerbaijan or Makhachkala in Dagestan.
Despite the advent of international pipelines in this
part of the world, sea transport was considered the
most economic option for the routes being served,
where there are no available pipelines.
Somewhat unusually, the configuration of the design
owes as much to the restrictions imposed by the locks
and bridges which have to be negotiated on the delivery
voyage from Uljanik Shipyard in Croatia to the Caspian
Sea, as to the requirements of its intended trading
schedule, and any equipment exceeding an air draught
of 17.20m was made dismountable for this purpose. A
typically long 'Russian' profile is presented, having an
overall length of 154.50m and a beam of 17.50m. The
hull is double-skinned below the main deck level and
above this there is an upper deck surmounted by a long
low deckhouse containing accommodation for 12
passengers and 20 crew, extending aft from the
navigating bridge.
Railway wagons are carried on the tanktop, where two
full length rail tracks are laid out, and on the main deck,
which has four tracks over the forward and midships
area, reducing to two at the aft end. Access is on to the
main deck at the stern, over a shore linkspan and
through a 10.40m x 4.80m guillotine-type stern door
supplied by MacGregor.
The main deck side tracks, as well as those on the
tanktop, are arranged to carry wagons weighing
93tonnes, with the main deck centre rails suitable for
176tonne wagons. The loading procedure is for shore
locomotives to push two parallel trains on to the main
deck centre tracks, at the fore end of which is a
MacGregor hydraulically-operated cargo lift with a
lifting capacity of 176tonnes.
This can accommodate two trucks in parallel and
lower them to the tanktop where they are connected to
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two small shunting engines carried on board (Uniloks,
similar to those used in the 1970s-built Railship series
for the Baltic), and towed aft. Unloading reverses the
procedure, with the on-board shunters pushing the
tanktop wagons to the lift, and shore locos pulling them
ashore. A total of five hydraulically operated
buffers/damping cylinders with autocouplers are fitted
at the forward ends of the tracks, which are configured
to the Russian/Finnish 1524mm standard gauge.
The propulsion machinery is installed at the aft end of
the hull and comprises two MAN B&W 5S26MC two-
stroke main engines each developing 2000kW MCR at
13.80knots can be obtained. Each engine also drives a
shaft alternator with an output of 840kVA, with the
port side unit arranged with a clutch, allowing the
propeller to be dis-engaged to permit the alternator to
provide electricity only whilst in port. As an alternative,
electrical supply can be drawn from two diesel-driven
460kVA alternators. A 500kW bow thruster is fitted and
a 1000m3/h pump operates an anti-heeling system.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................154.50m
Length, bp.................................................................147.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................17.50m
Depth, moulded
to main deck ............................................................7.50m
to upper deck ........................................................13.35m
Width of double skin
sides.........................................................................3.50m
bottom ......................................................................1.80m
Draught
design ......................................................................4.50m
scantling ..................................................................4.69m
Lightweight......................................................3951tonnes
Deadweight
design ..................................................................5518dwt
scantling...............................................................5991dwt
Block coefficient ............................………………………..0.81
Speed, service, 80% MCR ...................................13.80knots
Bunkers
heavy oil...................................................................186m3
diesel oil.....................................................................26m3
Water ballast (including heeling tanks) ......................1771m3
Fuel consumption
main engines only........................................17tonnes/day
Classification .............Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
KM 2 A2 Ro-Ro ship ( 1 within areas
* Output .....................................................................500kW
lengthwise fr.-4 - fr.147 and fr.177-fr.198)
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................15%
Heel control system ..................1 x 1000m3/h Danfoss pump
Main engines
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ...................................................................5S26MC
Manufacturer ....................................Uljanik Strojogradnja
Number ............................................................................2
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output of each engine.......................2000kW/250rev/min
Clutch (port side engine only)
Number ............................................................................1
Propellers
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer .........................................Schottel
Number ............................................................................2
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................2749mm
Speed...............................................................250rev/min
Main-engine driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Make/type .....................................Uljanik Tesu/S3 904-24
Output/speed, each............................840kVA/250rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Engine make/type.............................MAN-DEMP/DE2842
Type of fuel ................................................................MDO
Output/speed, each...........................399kW/1500rev/min
Alternator make/type ..................Uljanik Tesu/1FC6 404-4
Output/speed, each..........................460kVA/1500rev/min
Cargo lift
Number ............................................................................1
Make................................................................MacGregor
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Performance...................................................176tonne lift
Stern door
Number ............................................................................1
Make................................................................MacGregor
Type..............................electric winch-operated guillotine
Mooring equipment
Number ................................2 x mooring winch/windlass;
2 x mooring winch
Make ...............................Rolls-Royce (Rauma Brattvaag)
Type ..............................................…………………electric
Buffers
Number ............................................................................5
Type.....................................................................hydraulic
Make.........................................................Rarie, Germany
Shunting locomotives
Number ............................................................................2
Maximum tonnage pull ...................................1500tonnes
Make.............................................Unilokomotive (Ireland)
Wagons
Number of wagon decks .................................................2
Total wagons
for oil products .............................52 x 93tonnes each
for propane...................................52 x 58tonnes each
for oil products ...........................14 x 176tonnes each
Ballast control system
Type ......................................................................Danfoss
Number...............................................2 x 120m3/h pumps
Complement
Officers...........................................................................10
Crew...............................................................................10
Passengers
Total................................................................................12
Bow thruster
Make ...................................................Wärtsilä Propulsion
Number ............................................................................1
Bridge control system
Make ........................................................Schottel Lyngsø
Fire detection system
Make ...........................................................Zenitel Marine
Fire extinguishing systems
Wagon spaces..............................................Portable CO2
Make .........................................................Pastor (Croatia)
Radars
Number .....................................................................Litton
Models..............................ARPA 343/12/B; ARPA 342/8/B
Incinerator
Make..............................................................Tibo, Croatia
Contract date.....................................................11 April 2003
Launch/float-out date...............................29 December 2004
Delivery date ......................................................20 July 2005
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MOBY AKI: new ro-pax ferry for
Tyrrhenian Sea services
Shipbuilder: .................F Fincantieri CNI SpA, Italy
Vessel's name:......................................Moby Aki
Hull number: ................................................6 6116
Owner/operator: ..................M Moby Lines Srl, Italy
Designer:.....................F Fincantieri CNI SpA, Italy
Model test establishment used: ....V Vienna Model
Basin, Austria
Flag: ..............................................................IItaly
Total number of sister
ships already in service: ...............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................N Nil
M OBY is a relative newcomer to the Tyrrhenian
Sea ferry links where it operates alongside the
old-established Tirrenia shipping line, running between
Civitavecchia, the port of Italian capital Rome, and
Olbia, on the north east corner of Sardinia, as well on
several other routes. Last year, Tirrenia introduced
another Fincantieri product, Nuraghes (Significant Ships of
2004) into its schedules, with Moby now following suit
with Moby Aki, designed to carry 2080 passengers and
generally similar in exterior profile and layout to the
Daewoo-built twins Moby Wonder and Moby Freedom,
completed in 2001.
Passenger amenities include nine two-berth cabins,
with 1216 (plus 24 disabled) passengers in four-berth
rooms. An 'owner's' room is also provided, and all 320
cabins have private toilets. Aircraft-type seats are
available for 191 passengers in a Pullman room at the
aft end of deck 6. Lifesaving equipment available for
this complement includes four MES vertical chutes
each catering for 385 persons, as well as 4 x 150-person
semi-enclosed lifeboats and two rescue boats.
Passenger cabins are arranged on decks 6 and 7, with
a show lounge extending over the forward parts of
these decks and deck 8, the main leisure deck. This
features a cafeteria, restaurants, reception area, fast food
outlets, childrens' and video games areas, and shops. A
sports bar with atrium occupies the aft end of this deck
and deck 9 above, where the swimming pool and sun
deck are located.
Foot passengers enter aft, on the port side of the
main deck (No 3) via a designated ramp, and use a two-
section passenger escalator to reach reception. Officers
are accommodated on deck 9 with other crew cabins on
decks 4 and 6.
Three fixed decks, Nos 1, 3, and 4 (upper deck) are
available for vehicles, with a hoistable deck (No 5)
arranged forward between decks 4 and 6. Access to the
main deck forward is through a side-hinged bow door
and ramp, and aft by way of two stern ramp/doors. A
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tiltable ramp links the main and upper decks, and a fixed
ramp with cover serves the lower deck. Trailer capacity
is 117, using 1950m lane metres, and about 665 cars can
be carried.
Electrical connections for 30 reefer trailers are
provided and an anti-heeling system with a reversible
pump is fitted. Mechanical ventilation fans provide 10
air changes/hour at sea, and 20/hour in port.
Four Wärtsilä 12V46C main engines (in a different
arrangement to those on the Daewoo-built ferries)
provide propulsion power, each producing 12,600kW
MCR when running at 500rev/min. These are
connected in pairs through Renk twin-input/single-
output gearboxes which reduce engine speed to
154rev/min at the two CP propellers. Service speed is
27.70knots at 73.9% MCR allowing a 15% sea margin.
Each gearbox also drives a 1600kW/1500rev/min
Marelli alternator, with additional electric supply
available from three 2360kW Wärtsilä/Marelli diesel
sets. Main and auxiliary engines in the installation are all
equipped to run on the same grade of heavy fuel oil
(IFO 380), and this is also used in the auxiliary boiler
which, with two exhaust-gas economisers, satisfies
steam consumption. Manoeuvring is enhanced by
having two spade-type rudders positioned either side of
a central skeg, each of which is operated by a rotary-
vane steering gear aft, and two Kamewa 1500kW
thrusters at the bow.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................175.00m
Length, bp.................................................................162.85m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................27.60m
Depth, moulded
to main deck (No 3).................................................9.80m
to upper deck (No 6) .............................................15.40m
Draught
design ......................................................................7.00m
scantling ..................................................................7.20m
Gross .......................................................................36,000gt
Deadweight, design ..................................................5500dwt
Speed, service (73.9% MCR, 15% sea margin)...27.70knots
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................1300m3
diesel oil...................................................................180m3
Water ballast................................................................2400m3
Classification ..............................Registro Italiano Navale C *
Ro-Ro Passenger Ship, AUT-UMS, Ice Class 1B
and American Bureau of Shipping + A1 (E),
Vehicle Passenger Ferry, + AMS, + ACCU,
Ice Class BO
Roll stabilisation equipment .............Fincantieri SRA3-80 fins
Main engines
Design...................................................................Wärtsilä
Model ....................................................................12V46C
Manufacturer.........................................................Wärtsilä
Number ............................................................................4
Type of fuel used.......................................HFO and MDO
Output, each engine.......................12,600kW/500rev/min
Gearboxes
Make ..........................................................................Renk
Number ..................................2 x twin-input/single-output
Output speed ...................................................154rev/min
Propellers
Material .......................................................Stainless steel
Designer/manufacturer........................................Kamewa
Number ............................................................................2
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................5400mm
Speed...............................................................154rev/min
Main-engine driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Make ......................................................FKI Marelli Motori
Output/speed, each set...................1600kW/1500rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type...................................Wärtsilä 6R32LN
Type of fuel .......................................................HFO/MDO
Output/speed, each set.....................2460kW/750rev/min
Alternator make............................................Marelli Motori
Output/speed, each set.....................2360kW/750rev/min
Mooring equipment
Make ......................................................Rauma-Brattvaag
Type .......................................................................Electric
Lifesaving equipment
Number/type .........................4 x 385-person MES chutes
Doors, ramps
Number ...........................................2 x stern door/ramps,
1 x bow door/ramp,
1 x tiltable ramp, 1 x fixed ramp
Make ............................................................Navalimpianti
Complement
Officers...........................................................................14
Crew.............................................................................125
Passengers
Total............................................................................2080
Cabins..........................................................................320
Special rudders.........................................2 x spade rudders
Bow thrusters
Make ....................................................................Kamewa
Number ............................................................................2
Output, each.........................................................1500kW
Bridge control system
Make ..................................................Consilium-Selesmar
One man operation .......................................................No
Fire detection system
Make...........................................................................Tyco
Fire extinguishing systems
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Vehicle spaces....................................................Drencher
Cabins/public spaces .........................................Sprinkler
Make.....................................................................Minimax
Radars
Number ............................................................................3
Make ..................................................................Consilium
Integrated bridge system
Make ..................................................Consilium-Selesmar
Waste disposal system
Incinerator, compactor, shredder
Make .............................................................Deerberg
Sewage plant
Make ......................................................................ISIR
Contract date...........................................................July 2003
Launch/float-out date ....................................November 2004
Delivery date ...........................................................May 2005
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MSC MAEVA: Hanjin's 'super post-
Panamax' container liner
Shipbuilder:................H Hanjin Heavy Industries &
Construction Co Ltd, Korea
Vessel's name: .................................MSC Maeva
Hull number:...............................................N N-128
Owner/operator: ......M Mediterranean Shipping Co
SA, Switzerland
Designer ....................H Hanjin Heavy Industries &
Construction Co Ltd, Korea
Model test establishment used:.................K Korea
Research Institute of Ships and Ocean
Engineering (KRISO), Korea
Panama
Flag: .......................................................P
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................8 8
H ANJIN'S claim to be amongst the leading Korean
builders of large container ships is borne out by its
almost total concentration on the construction of this
type of vessel over recent years. Satisfying customer
demand for ever larger TEU capacities has, however,
presented problems at the Youngdo-shipyard, and the
'significance' of this new box-ship series perhaps lies
more with the way that Hanjin has introduced new
techniques in order to cross the 8000-TEU barrier for
the first time, than with the design of the ships
themselves.
The main restriction to Hanjin's plans to keep pace
with market requirements is the 300m maximum length
of the two building docks at Youngdo, and to overcome
this problem, the company has introduced a patented
DAM system, where construction of the vessel's main
hull in the dock is stopped at a convenient position
forward, and a dam fitted to close off the opening.
Meanwhile, the bow section is built elsewhere and is
joined afloat to the main hull at a later date: a procedure
which can be developed to allow Hanjin to construct
much larger ships in future.
Other constructional benefits recently introduced
include facilities for lifting larger, 1500tonne units into
the building docks, thereby cutting building time in the
dock by half. In addition, extending the DAM principle
to aft-end structures and prefabricating deckhouses in
single, 1000tonne modules, again reduces dock building
time.
MSC Maeva is a single-deck, double-hull vessel with
forecastle, laid out with seven holds forward of the
machinery space and one restricted hold aft, loading
fifteen, 2 x TEU stacks, and three x 2TEU stacks,
respectively, in the holds and on deck. Additionally, a
single TEU stack is carried at the break of the forecastle
forward, and an FEU stack right aft above the mooring
deck. Total TEU capacity is 3852 (holds) and 4237 (on
deck and pontoon hatch covers). Homogeneously
loaded to 14 tonnes, 6942 containers can be carried.
Cell guides are provided in every hold for 40ft
containers, and these are capable of also
SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2005
accommodating 20ft units. Lashing bridges, based on
an exact calculation of individual accelerations of the
lashing equipment and hatch covers, are fitted on deck,
each constructed with two-tier walkways, while a
breakwater erected at the forecastle affords protection
to deck cargo. Refrigerated FEU containers can be
carried on deck, served by 550 electric sockets. A
1200m3/h dedicated anti-heel pump is installed for use
during loading and discharging, with control
incorporated in the ship's alarm and monitoring system.
The machinery installation for this new series is based
upon a Sulzer 12RTA96C-B main engine manufactured
by the Doosan Engine Co, formerly trading as HSD,
and one of the three leading Korean marine diesel
manufacturers. MCR output of this engine is 68,640kW
at 102rev/min; service speed at 90% of this rating and
allowing 20% sea margin, is quoted as 25.96knots on
design draught, using an 8800mm FP propeller directly
coupled to the engine. Electrical supply comes from
four Hyundai 2250kW alternators driven by STX-MAN
B&W Holeby diesels. Assisting manoeuvrability is a
2600kW KTE-Nakashima bow thruster.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................324.80m
Length, bp.................................................................309.20m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................42.80m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................24.60m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.20m
bottom ......................................................................2.10m
Draught
design ....................................................................13.00m
scantling ...............................................................14.50m
Gross .......................................................................89,954gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................87,570dwt
scantling .........................................................105,010dwt
Speed, service, 90% MCR, 20% sea margin .......25.96knots
Bunkers
heavy oil .............................................………..…10,990m3
diesel oil...................................................................370m3
Water ballast ...........................................................26,164m3
Water ballast carried in loaded condition.........11,500tonnes
Classification ...........................Germanischer Lloyd +100A5,
Container Ship,SOLAS Class 2,
Reg 19, +MC, AUT, BWM-F
Heel control equipment............................................1200m3/h
pump controlled by ship's
alarm and monitoring system
Main engine
Design......................................................................Sulzer
Model ............................................................12RTA96C-B
Manufacturer.................................Doosan Engine Co Ltd
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output… ................................68,640kW/102rev/min MCR
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer.............................................................MMG
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................8800mm
Speed...............................................................102rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................4
Engine make/type ..........STX-MAN B&W Holeby/8L27/38
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed...............................4 x 2400kW/720rev/min
Alternator make/type ..............Hyundai/HFC5712-14K-SB
Output/speed.....................................2250kW/720rev/min
Mooring equipment
Number ..........................................................................12
Make ........................................................................Kocks
Lifesaving equipment
Number........................................................2 x 32-person
Make ....................................................................Fassmer
Type ...................................FRP, totally enclosed lifeboats
Hatch covers
Design .............................................................MacGregor
Manufacturer ...................................................Shipbuilder
Type ....................................................Open web pontoon
Containers
Lengths........................................................20ft; 40ft; 45ft
Height.......................................................................8ft 6in
Cell guides ...................................................................Yes
Total TEU capacity.....................................................8085
on deck ................................................................4233
in holds .................................................................3852
homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes ...................6492
Reefer plugs .........................................................550FEU
Tiers/rows (maximum)
on deck .................................................................7/17
in holds ..................................................................9/15
Cargo control system
Make .............................Norcontrol (Kongsberg Maritime)
Type ..........................................................DataChief C-20
Ballast control system
Make.........................................................Pleiger Far East
Type...............................Electric-hydraulic remote control
Complement
Officers...........................................................................12
Crew...............................................................................16
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Bow thruster
Make ........................................................KTE-Nakashima
Number ............................................................................1
Output ...................................................................2600kW
Bridge control system
Make .............................Norcontrol (Kongsberg Maritime)
Type..........................................AC-4/SSU-8810/ETS/OPU
One man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make....................................................................Saracom
Type .........................................................................T2000
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo holds/engineroom ..................................Fixed CO2
Make .............................................................................NK
Radars
Number/type ................................1 x X-band; 1 x S-band
Manufacturer ..........................................................Furuno
Models........................FAR-2837S-36AF; FAR-2827-24AF
Integrated bridge system
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Model ....................................Model FEA-2105, FAP-2000
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make ...................................................Hyundai Marine
Model .....................................................Maxi 150SL-1
Contract date..............................................15 February 2003
Launch/float-out date...............................27 December 2004
Delivery date ................................................2 February 2005
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MSC PAMELA: world's largest container
ship (9200TEU) . . . . for now!
Shipbuilder: ................S Samsung Heavy Industries
Co Ltd, Korea
Vessel's name: ..................................MSC Pamela
Hull number: ...................................................1 1508
Owner/operator: ..................R Reederei Claus-Peter
Offen (GmbH & Co), Germany/
Mediterranean Shipping Co SA, Switzerland
Designer:.......S Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd,
Korea
Model test establishment used:.....S Samsung Ship
Model Basin, Korea
Panama
Flag: ..........................................................P
Total number of sister
ships already completed: ..................................3 3 Output ..............................................................6.50tonnes/h
Total number of sister
ships still on order: .............................................9 9
S AMSUNG'S own press release covering the delivery
of this vessel refers to the company 'beating its own
largest container ship record each year since 2003'.
Maximum capacity then was 8000TEU, passing 8600 in
2004, and has now reached a nominal 9200 with this new
series of 13 vessels, originally contracted to carry
8200TEU, but uprated at a very late stage by
Offen/MSC, in line with a rapidly changing market.
Previous increases in TEU capacity have generally been
met by simply adding an extra container bay into the
ship's length, but in this case technical collaboration
between builder, owner and Germanischer Lloyd
concluded that widening the ship was a better option,
since it would result in a more rigid hull, whereas further
lengthening would produce a slender ship experiencing
greater hull deformation, and requiring to be significantly
stronger than a wider vessel in order to attain the
necessary stiffness.
The original design was transformed in only three days,
and was followed by extensive global analysis and lateral
acceleration testing, including computer simulation of
forces experienced at sea. This determined that the new
arrangement could accommodate 18 TEU rows on deck,
and 16 in the holds. An accompanying increase in depth
improved the ratio of hold/deck containers and allowed
up to 10 tiers to be carried below decks, with no
restriction on the positioning of high-cube boxes. In-hold
capacity is 4652TEU, with either 4058 or 4526 units
loaded on deck, depending on whether stacks are six or
seven tiers high. To improve distribution of the permitted
maximum weight across individual containers carried on
deck, lashing bridges, giving access to the corner castings
of the fourth (rather than the usual third) tier, have been
fitted between each hatch.
Structurally, the design features continuous hatch
coamings forming the main longitudinal strength
member, and a double-hull space comprising side and
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bilge tanks, and three transverse double-bottom tanks, as
a means of solving the excessive stability problems
associated with this type of vessel.
Nos 5 and 6 wing tanks are deployed as anti-heeling-
tanks during cargo operations. A forecastle is included,
with a breakwater behind it to give protection to deck
cargo, whilst at the aft end there is a sunken mooring
deck. Dangerous goods can be loaded in holds 3, 5 and 6,
and on deck, and connections are provided adjacent to
the superstructure to serve 700 self-contained air cooled
FEU.
Not only is MSC Pamela claimed to be the largest
container ship currently operating on the Euro-Asian
route, but she is understood to be the fastest: developing
a service speed of 26knots from a 12-cylinder MAN
B&W K98MC-C main engine with an MCR rating of
68,520kW at 104rev/min.
Electrical supply comes from four Hyundai 2750kW
alternators powered by STX-MAN B&W 6L32/40
engines. Steam comes from an Aalborg Mission
6.5tonnes/h boiler, and a 3000kW Kawasaki bow thruster
is fitted. For protection of the environment, a ballast
exchange system, and Germanischer Lloyd's requirements
for a Green Passport, have been applied.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa.....................................................................336.70m
Length, bp ....................................................................321.00m
Breadth, moulded...........................................................45.60m
Depth, moulded, to upper deck ....................................27.20m
Width of double skin
side..............................................................................2.33m
bottom .........................................................................2.10m
Draught
design .......................................................................13.00m
scantling....................................................................15.00m
Gross .........................................................................107,849gt
Deadweight
design...................................................................83,200dwt
scantling.............................................................108,200dwt
Speed, service..........................................................26.00knots
Bunkers
heavy oil .................................................................10,900m3
diesel oil ......................................................................560m3
Water ballast ................................................................25,300m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only .....................................258.30tonnes/day
auxiliaries ...................................................30.70tonnes/day
Classification ...............................Germanischer Lloyd +100A5
Container Ship, RSD Star,
+MC, AUT, NAV-O, Green Passport,
IW, BWM-F, SOLAS II-2, Reg. 19
Heel control equipment ..........................1 x anti-heeling pump
Main engine
Design..................................................................MAN B&W
Model ................................................................12K98MC-C
Manufacturer..........................................Doosan Engine Co
Number................................................................................1
Type of fuel used ...........................................................HFO
Output ................................................68,520kW/104rev/min
Propeller .............................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/Manufacturer .........................SHI/Mecklenburger
Metalguss (MMG)
Number................................................................................1
Pitch..............................................................................Fixed
Diameter..................................................................8800mm
Speed ..................................................................104rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number................................................................................4
Engine make/type .........................STX-MAN B&W 6L32/40
Type of fuel ....................................................................HFO
Output/speed, each set .......................3000kW/720rev/min
Alternator make .......................................................Hyundai
Output/speed, each set .......................2750kW/720rev/min
Boilers
Number................................................................................1
Type ....................................................................Mission OS
Make.........................................................................Aalborg
Mooring equipment
Number of sets....................................................................9
Make ..................................................................Rolls-Royce
Type ...........................................................................Electric
Hatch covers
Type......................................Steel pontoon, non-sequential
Designer .............................................................MacGregor
Containers
Cell guides.......................................................................Yes
Total TEU capacity........................................................9178
on deck, maximum .................................................4526
in holds ....................................................................4652
Reefer plugs..............................................…………700FEU
Tiers/rows (maximum)
on deck.....................................................................7/18
in holds ...................................................................10/16
Ballast control system
Make............................................................Pleiger Far East
Type ..................................................hydraulic valve control
Complement
Officers ..............................................................................17
Crew ..................................................................................14
Suez crew............................................................................6
Bow thruster
Make .........................................Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Number................................................................................1
Output ......................................................................3000kW
Bridge control system
Make..............................................................................HKM
One man operation .........................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make .......................................................................Satacom
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo holds/engineroom ...............................................CO2
Make ...........................................................................NK Co
Radars
Number................................................................................2
Make...........................................................................Furuno
Models........................................FAR-2827W, FAR-2827SW
Integrated bridge system
Make...........................................................................Furuno
Model.....................................................................FEA-2807
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make.....................................................................HMMC
Model..........................................................Maxi 1200SL
Sewage plant
Make .............................................................Hamworthy
Model ......................................................................ST3A
Contract date.................................................26 February 2003
Launch/float-out date............................................23 April 2005
Delivery date..........................................................11 July 2005
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NORTH POINT: 51,000dwt ice-
strengthened product tanker from STX
Shipbuilder: ......S STX Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea
Vessel's name: ...................................North Point
Hull number ..............................................S
Owner/operator:...........P Pietro Barbaro SpA, Italy
Designer:..........S STX Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea
Model test establishment
used: .......................M Moeri (Maritime & Ocean
Engineering Research Institute)
Flag: ..............................................................IItaly
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................2
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................9
A LTHOUGH North Point displays many of the
characteristics of the STX Advanced 47K product
tanker featured in Significant Ships of 2004 (High
Endeavour), there are, perhaps, equally as many
differences between the designs to be examined, not
least the increased scantling draught which allows an
additional 4000dwt to be carried. Particularly
significant in an Italian-owned tanker is the built-in
suitability of the design for operation in the North
Atlantic trades and the inclusion of Registro Italiano
Navale (RINa) Ice Class 1A requirements and adoption
o
of the -20 C ambient temperature design basis. The
design also complies with marine environmental and
safety criteria for vessels operating in ExxonMobil
service.
North Point is laid out with a single deck and forecastle,
and features a double-hull structure within which a
corrugated centreline, and transverse bulkheads
mounted on stools, form six pairs of cargo tanks. With
deck beams arranged externally, the tanks present a
flush internal surface which is coated with 300microns
of phenolic epoxy.
Two slop tanks and the heavy oil bunker tanks, which
are protected by cofferdams, are installed at the aft end
of the cargo space, and water ballast is carried in side
and bottom double hull spaces and peak tanks, coated
with light-coloured tar-free epoxy. Twelve Framo
hydraulically driven, 600m3/h submerged pumps serve
the cargo tanks, with slops handled by a pair of similar
300m3/h units. Ballasting is performed using two
750m3/h pumps. Six cargo separations can be dealt with
simultaneously by the piping system, which is designed
to carry oil products, crude oil, and IMO Type III
chemicals. More than 200 commodities, including
sodium hydroxide solution, can be loaded.
STX Shipbuilding Co Ltd, was rescued from the
remains of the former Daedong shipbuilding company
by engineering group Ssangyong, then already a long-
established licensee for MAN B&W diesel engines. As
a result, this design of main engine is a natural choice
for propulsion machinery fitted in current STX
newbuildings, indeed, these are now also marketed
under the STX name.
Such is the case with the 6S60MC-C (Mk 7) unit fitted
to North Point, which develops 13,560kW MCR when
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running at 105rev/min, driving a FP propeller. When
operating at 75% of that power and allowing a sea
margin of 15%, a service speed of 16.62knots is
S-1163
attained. The STX brand name is also attached to the
MAN B&W 6L23/30H design of auxiliary engines,
which are prime movers of the three Hyundai 900kW
alternator sets installed. An oil-fired and a composite
boiler satisfy steam demand, and operation of the
machinery installation can be carried out from either
the engine control room or the bridge, using an STX-
licensed Lyngsø system.
2 A spacious deckhouse aft, accommodates 15 officers
and 12 crew, with additional berths for a six-man riding
9 crew. Lifesaving arrangements include two conventional
lifeboats carried under gravity-type davits.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................183.00m
Length, bp.................................................................173.90m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................32.20m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................19.10m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.00m
bottom ......................................................................2.15m
Draught
design ....................................................................11.00m
scantling ................................................................13.27m
Gross .......................................................................30,050gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................39,210dwt
scantling............................................................50,921dwt
Speed, service, 75% MCR, 15% sea margin .......16.62knots
Cargo capacity.........................................................54,063m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................1289m3
diesel oil...................................................................186m3
Water ballast.............................................................23,461m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ......................................34.7tonnes/day
auxiliaries ....................................................2.4tonnes/day
Classification ..................Registro Italiano Navale (RINa) +C,
Unrestricted Navigation, Oil Tanker-Chemical Tanker,
ESP, AUT-UMS, In Water Survey, Mon-Shaft,
SPM, VCS, Ice Class 1A
Percentage of high-tensile steel
used in construction ......................................................37%
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ....................................................6S60MC-C (Mk 7)
Manufacturer .............................................STX Engine Co
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used ..............................................HFO/MDO
Output .............................................13,560kW/105rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/Manufacturer ........Nakashima Propeller Co Ltd
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................6800mm
Speed...............................................................105rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type ....................STX-MAN B&W/6L23/30H
Type of fuel used ..............................................HFO/MDO
Output of each set..................................................900kW
Alternator make/type...................Hyundai/HFC6 508-84K
Output of each set............................................................-
Boilers
Number/type ...........................1 x oil fired; 1 x composite
Make .....................................................................Aalborg
Output...............................................18,000kg/h (oil fired)
Mooring equipment
Number ....................................................................6 sets
Make ...............................................................Rolls-Royce
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Lifesaving equipment
Number.........................2 x 30-person enclosed lifeboats
Make ....................................................................Fassmer
Cargo tanks
Number ................................12 plus 1 x residue, 2 x slop
Grades of cargo carried.........................6 x segregations
Product range.......................crude oil, sodium hydroxide
solution, IMO Type II chemicals
Coated tanks.............................................phenolic epoxy
Stainless steel ........................................piping SUS 316L
Cargo pumps
Number ..................................................................12 sets
Type ..............................................Submerged centrifugal
Make…..............................................Frank Mohn (Framo)
Stainless steel .......................................................SUS316
Capacity........................................................12 x 600m3/h
Cargo/ballast control systems
Make .....................................................................Danfoss
Type............................................Hydraulic remote control
Complement
Officers...........................................................................15
Crew...............................................……………………...12
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Bow thruster
Make ........................................................KTE-Nakashima
Number ............................................................................1
Output .....................................................................950kW
Bridge control system
Make ...................................................STX/Lyngsø Marine
Type ..................................DMS2100i/DPS2100/EGS2000
One man operation .......................................................No
Fire detection system
Make....................................................................Saracom
Type .........................................................................T2000
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo deck ...............................................................Foam
Make .............................................................................NK
Engineroom .........................................................Hot foam
Make.........................................................................Unitor
Radars
Number ........................................1 x X-band; 1 x S-band
Make .............................................Telemar (Litton Marine)
Models ......................................................Bridgemaster E
Integrated bridge system ...................................................No
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make...............................................................HMMCO
Model .....................................................MAXI 50 SL-1
Waste shredder/crusher
Make .................................................................Baratta
Model....................................................................2106
Sewage plant
Make.....................................................................Evac
Model .............................................................STP 40C
Contract date.....................................................21 April 2002
Launch/float-out date......................................30 March 2005
Delivery date ......................................................24 May 2005
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OCEAN NEPTUNE: 49,700dwt
oil/chemical tanker from a smaller
Korean yard
Shipbuilder: ...S ShinA Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea
Vessel's name: ...........................Ocean Neptune
Hull number: ................................................S S449
Owner/operator ..........X Xin Guang Shipping (Pte)
Ltd,/Ocean Tankers (Pte) Ltd, Singapore
Designer:.......S ShinA Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea
Singapore
Flag: ....................................................S
Total number of sister
ships already completed: ...............................5 5 Neptune. This develops 9480kW at 127rev/min MCR,
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................99
Illustration shows sister Ocean Stellar
D
ESPITE operating from only two building berths,
the ShinA shipyard at Tongyoung has built up a
formidable reputation with an output of mainly
middle-range, products and chemical tankers, included
in the 11 or so vessels it is currently delivering each
year. A particular feature of recent designs has been an
ability to gain an advantage in cargo capacity or
performance over other similar vessels by relatively
slight modifications to dimensions or hull form.
ShinA's claim for Ocean Neptune is an increase in cargo
capacity of some 7000m3, compared with earlier vessels
of this size built by the company, a gain achieved mainly
by eliminating transverse bulkhead stools in the cargo
tanks. In addition, a modified hull form contributed to
the increase, and, in particular, produced a claimed 3%
improvement in speed also reduced vibration and noise
compared with contemporary designs.
Ocean Neptune is one of 15 sister ships ordered by
Ocean Group, and is laid out with a cambered single
deck which also features a slight sheer forward, leading
to a short forecastle. The cargo space is contained
within a double-hull with side tanks forming a sloping
bilge at the junction with the tank top. Two longitudinal
girders divide the bottom space into a central tank, and
two outboard compartments joined with the side spaces
to provide L-shaped ballast tanks. A centreline bulkhead
divides the cargo space into five pairs of cargo tanks,
except at the fore end where No 1 tank extends across
the vessel.
Since caustic soda is amongst the cargoes regularly
carried by Ocean ships, Ocean Neptune complies with the
IBC code for this cargo and is provided with three
steam turbine-driven 1700m3/h pumps, installed in a
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separate pumproom, rather than independent deepwell
units in each tank, as normally fitted in ShinA tankers.
Three grades of cargo can be handled simultaneously,
with their characteristics requiring that pure epoxy tank
coatings are applied to the steelwork, around 35% of
which is of high-tensile grade.
The former HSD engine works, now trading under
the Doosan name, is the supplier of the six-cylinder
MAN B&W S50MC-C main engine installed in Ocean
and at 85% of that rating the service speed is recorded
as 15knots. Three STX/Taiyo diesel alternator sets are
fitted, each supplying 675kW to satisfy electrical
requirements, and two oil-fired boilers provide steam.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................189.00m
Length, bp.................................................................180.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................32.20m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................20.20m
Draught
design ....................................................................12.50m
scantling ................................................................13.50m
Gross .......................................................................31,000gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................49,700dwt
scantling ...........................................................50,300dwt
Speed, service at 85% MCR......................................15knots
Cargo capacity
liquid volume ......................................................62,755m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................1550m3
diesel oil...................................................................200m3
Water ballast.............................................................20,000m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only .........................................33tonnes/day
Classification..............American Bureau of Shipping *A1 (E),
RW, Oil Chemical Tanker, *AMS, *ACCU, SH, ESP,
SHCM, RES, VEC, UWILD, FL(30)
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................35%
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ...............................................................6S50MC-C
Manufacturer .......................................Doosan Engine Co
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed.....................................9480kW/127rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer................................Silla Metal Co
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make ................................................STX (licence)
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed, each set.......................730kW/720rev/min
Alternator make/type .................................................Taiyo
Output/speed, each set.......................675kW/720rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type.......................................................................Oil-fired
Make ...................................................................KangRim
Output, each boiler..........................................20,000kg/h
Cargo tanks
Number .......................................................11 plus 2 slop
Grades of cargo carried..................................................3
Product range..........................................oil products and
IMO Type III chemicals
Coated tanks........................................Sigma pure epoxy
Cargo pumps
Number ............................................................................3
Type...........................................Steam turbine centrifugal
Make........................................................................Shinko
Stainless steel......................................................SUS 304
Capacity, each pump .........................................1700m3/h
Cargo/ballast control system
Make..................................................................Norcontrol
Type .................................Remote control and monitoring
Complement
Officers...........................................................................15
Crew...............................................................................12
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Bridge control system
Make..................................................................Norcontrol
One man operation? .....................................................No
Fire detection system
Make… ................................................................Saracom
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo deck ......................................................Fixed foam
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models .............................................................FAR-2835S
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make...............................................................TeamTec
Sewage plant
Make ....................................................................RWO
Model ..................................................30 persons/day
Contract date .....................................................25 May 2003
Launch/float-out date .........................................28 May 2005
Delivery date ......................................................29 July 2005
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OTTOMANA: Turkish-built product tanker
for Italian owner
Shipbuilder: ..........C Celik Tekne Shipyard, Turkey
Vessel's name: .....................................Ottomana
Hull number: ....................................................5 54
Owner/operator: ....M Mediterranea di Navigazione
SpA, Italy
Designer: ........M Marine Engineering Services SrL
(MES), Italy
Model test establishment
used: ....................V Vienna Model Basin, Austria
Flag: ..............................................................IItaly
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................N Nil
T HIS is the second delivery from the Celik Tekne
shipyard to this Italian owner to be reviewed in
editions of Significant Ships. In 2003, the 5884dwt
oil/chemical tanker Cosmo was described, and she is
now joined in service by the larger Ottomana, a
27,000dwt IMO Class II, oil products and chemical
carrier, designed for world-wide service, including
transit of the Suez and Panama canals. She is believed
to be the largest tanker yet built in Turkey, whose
shipbuilding industry is currently enjoying a mini-
boom. Built in accordance with the dual class
regulations of Registro Italiano Navale (RINa) as first
register, and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) as
second, the vessel includes the Italian society's Green
Star notation, which certifies the vessel is environment-
friendly.
Ottomana is notable for her machinery installation,
which features the first European-built Mitsubishi low-
speed main engine: a 6UEC50LSII type constructed in
Spain by IZAR-Manises Propulsion Energy, the only
current European licensee of the Japanese designer.
The six-cylinder unit develops 8670kW at 127rev/min
and, when operating at 90% full power and
115rev/min, can sustain a service speed of 15.50knots.
The propulsion train includes a MAN B&W Alpha
CP propeller of 5500mm diameter, and is completed by
Rolls-Royce Kamewa 800kW thrusters at both bow and
stern - hydraulic motors for these being driven from the
same power pack as used for the cargo pumps.
Electrical power is derived from three Yanmar/Taiyo
800kW diesel alternators, and steam is generated in two
8000kg/day oil-fired boilers.
Within a double-hull there are six pairs of cargo tanks
and a slop tank, separated by a centreline and six
transverse bulkheads of troughed construction,
arranged to load cargoes having densities up to
1.025tonnes/m3, with a possibility to carry products up
to 1.54tonnes/m3 slack, and flash points up to 60oC.
The cargo spaces are segregated into nine grades, each
with independent piping systems, whilst the handling
arrangements are such that five grades of cargo can be
worked simultaneously.
Tank coatings are supplied by International Paint, and
piping is sea water corrosion-resistant stainless steel of
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grade AISI 316L. Each tank is equipped with a Frank
Mohn hydraulically operated, stainless steel, submerged
pump of 600m3/h capacity, and cargo control is by
means of a Lyngsø Marine system, with a similar
installation serving ballasting operations. Deck cranes
are provided for handling hoses both at midships and
over the stern.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................169.00m
Length, bp.................................................................158.70m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................27.40m
Depth moulded, to main deck ....................................14.60m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.15m
bottom ......................................................................1.85m
Draught
design ......................................................................9.50m
scantling ................................................................10.00m
Gross .......................................................................17,782gt
Displacement ....................................................33,004tonnes
Lightweight ...........................................................7920tonnes
Deadweight
design ...............................................................25,000dwt
scantling............................................................27,000dwt
Block coefficient, 10.00m draught.................................0.785
Speed, service, 90% MCR ....................................15.50knots
Cargo capacity
liquid volume ......................................................33,000m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................1000m3
diesel oil...................................................................200m3
Water ballast.............................................................12,000m3
Percentage segregated ballast .....................................100%
Classification ...............Registro Italiano Navale C + Star Oil,
Chemical Tanker ESP, Unrestricted Navigation,
Green Star, Sys, NEQ, IMO II, also American
Bureau of Shipping + A1(E), Oil, Chemical
Carrier, + AMS, +ACCU, VEC, SH, SHCM,
FL30, ESP, IMO Type II
Main engine
Design ...................................Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Model .............................................................6UEC50LSII
Manufacturer ................IZAR-Manises Propulsion Energy
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output ................................................8670kW/127rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer ..........................MAN B&W Alpha
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................5500mm
Speed...............................................................115rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make..........................................................Yanmar
Output/speed, each set.......................900kW/900rev/min
Type of fuel used.......................................................MDO
Alternator make .........................................................Taiyo
Output/speed, each set.......................800kW/900rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type.......................................................................Oil fired
Make .....................................................................Aalborg
Output .......................................................2 x 8000kg/day
Cranes
Number/rating .............................1 x 10tonne/20m radius
1 x 3tonne/15m radius
1 x 2tonne/7m radius
Make .............................................................Crane Power
Type ........................................................Electro-hydraulic
Tasks ....................................1 x hose handling midships;
1 x hose handling aft; 1 x stores
Mooring equipment
Number ...........................................................................6
Make ..............................................Rolls-Royce Brattvaag
Type .............................................high-pressure hydraulic
Lifesaving
Number .............................1 x 27-person free-fall lifeboat
Type .......................................................................NorMar
Make .......................................................Jiangyin Xinjiang
Cargo tanks
Number ....................................................12 plus 1 x slop
Grades of cargo ..............................................................9
Product range ................................................IMO Class II
Make of coating ....................................International Paint
Piping.........................................Stainless steel AISI 316L
Cargo pumps
Number ..........................................................................12
Type ................................................Hydraulic submerged
Make ...............................................................Frank Mohn
Material ......................................Stainless steel AISI 316L
Capacity........................................................12 x 600m3/h
Cargo/ballast control systems
Make ..........................................................Lyngsø Marine
Type ..........................................................UMS/UCS 2100
Complement
Officers............................................…………………12 +1
Crew...............................................................................11
Suez/repair crew..............................................................6
Bow thruster
Make................................................Rolls-Royce Kamewa
Number ............................................................................1
Output .....................................................................800kW
Stern thruster
Make................................................Rolls-Royce Kamewa
Number ............................................................................1
Output .....................................................................800kW
Bridge control system
Make .......................................................................Furuno
One man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make...........................................................Thorn Security
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo tanks ..............................................................Foam
Make ..........................................................Svenska Skum
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Make ....................................................................Siemens
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models......................................................2837SW/2827W
Integrated bridge system
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make ...............................................................Teamtec
Model ............................................................OG 120C
Sewage plant
Make ....................................................................RWO
Contract date .......................................................8 May 2003
Launch/float-out date .........................................14 May 2005
Delivery date.....................................................October 2005
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P&O NEDLLOYD MONDRIAAN: IHI takes the
Sulzer RT-flex concept into higher powers
Shipbuilder:...........IIHI Marine United Inc, Japan
Vessel's name: ...........P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan
Hull number: ................................................3
Owner/operator: ..........................M Mondriaan Star
Schifffahrtsgesellschaft MBH
& Co KG, Germany
Designer:...............IIHI Marine United Inc, Japan
Model test establishment used:..........IIHI, Japan
Liberia
Flag: .........................................................L
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................7
T
HIS vessel (now trading as Maersk Sana) is another
example of a German-owned container ship built
for the liner-charter market, and, as such, conforming
generally with the standard configuration which has
evolved over recent years to suit market requirements
for that type of hull. As lead ship of an eight-hull
series, delivery in mid-December 2004 came too late
for inclusion in that year's review, but the claim made
then, that the ship was the first recipient of a high-
powered Sulzer RT-flex engine warrants a reference
here.
The 12RT-flex 96C engine is basically a standard RTA
design except that a number of mechanical parts,
notably the camshaft and its gear drive, complete fuel
injection pump units, exhaust valve actuator pumps,
reversing servomotors and related mechanical control
gear, have been replaced by a common-rail system for
fuel injection and exhaust valve actuation, and by fully
integrated electronic control. A number of benefits are
understood to accrue from the new concept, including
superior combustion and smokeless operation, together
with lower, stable running speeds and reduced fuel
consumption at part loads.
Incorporation of these into the RTA96C engine
follows a successful run which has seen some 140 units
of that design entering service, particularly emphasising
its suitability for container ships of varying sizes, and
ranging in size from seven to 12 cylinders. The new
version fitted in P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan develops
61,900kW MCR at 94rev/min and is directly coupled to
a FP propeller for a service speed of 24.5knots at 90%
full power. Four diesel alternator sets each provide
3210kW to serve the 701 reefer box plugs.
A further claim for this new IHI series is that all ships
are fitted with one of the most powerful tunnel-type
bow thrusters yet developed. Delivered by the
Nakashima Propeller Co, this TCT-315 unit has a
nominal thrust of 450kN for an input power of
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3000kW, yet is smaller in diameter and overall length
than the earlier TC model, allowing it to be fitted closer
3191 to the bow, thereby improving the turning moment
generated. The reduced diameter also means a smaller
shell aperture, leading to a lower speed drop caused by
flow disorders.
P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan is a double-hulled vessel with
side spaces divided into top and bottom tanks with P&S
fore and aft passageways above, and the double bottom
arranged with three athwartship tanks. The engineroom
is positioned about ¾L and there is no forecastle,
Nil however, a sunken mooring deck is provided aft with
FEU container stowage above. Container capacity was
originally specified as 7500TEU, later increased to 8450,
7 with a capability to load 20ft, 40ft, and 45ft units, and
sockets are provided for 701 refrigerated containers.
Lashing bridges are fitted between each hatch, and cell
guides installed.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................335.00m
Length, bp.................................................................319.90m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................42.80m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................24.40m
Draught, slwl ...............................................................14.05m
Gross .......................................................................94,724gt
Deadweight ............................................................97,517dwt
Speed, service 90% MCR .....................................24.50knots
Bunkers
heavy oil..............................................................12,700m3
diesel oil...................................................................740m3
Water ballast.............................................................23,500m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ..................................225.70tonnes/day
auxiliaries (no reefer containers) ............10.80tonnes/day
Classification ..........Germanischer Lloyd + 100A5 Container
Carrier, + MC,AUT, IW, NAV-OC,
RED, SOLAS II-2, Reg 19
Heel control system fitted..................................................Yes
Main engine
Design......................................................................Sulzer
Model............................................................12RT-flex96C
Manufacturer ................................................Diesel United
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed....................................61,900kW/94rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer........................IHI/Mecklenburger
Metalguss
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................9330mm
Speed.................................................................94rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................4
Engine make/type.......................STX-MAN B&W/7L32/40
Type of fuel used.......................................................MDO
Output/speed, each set.....................3380kW/720rev/min
Alternator make/type................Hyundai Heavy Industries
Output/speed, each set.....................3210kW/720rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................1
Type ....................................................Water tube, vertical
Make ...................................................................KangRim
Output ...............................................................6 tonnes/h
Mooring equipment
Number .................................2 x mooring winch/windlass
Make ..........................................................................Bröhl
Type .......................................................................Electric
Hatch covers
Design/manufacturer .........................MacGregor/Kayaba
Type ....................................................................Pontoons
Containers
Lengths........................................................20ft, 40ft, 45ft
Heights.........................................................8ft 6in, 9ft 6in
Cell guides................................................Yes, angle bars
Total TEU capacity ..........................................................8450
on deck ......................................................................4616
in holds ......................................................................3834
homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes.........................5944
Reefer plugs......................................................................701
Tiers/rows (maximum)
on deck .......................................................................9/15
in holds .......................................................................8/17
Ballast control system
Make.........................................................Danfoss Marine
Type ........................................................Electro-hydraulic
Complement
Officers.............................................................................9
Crew...............................................................................14
Supernumaries ............................................................... 4
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Bow thruster
Make.................................................Nakashima Propeller
Number ............................................................................1
Type ................................................................TCT-315 CP
Output........................................................3000kW/450kN
Bridge control system
Make .......................................................................Furuno
One man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make ...................................................................Autronica
Type..................................................………………BS-100
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo holds/engineroom ............................................CO2
Make........................................................Kawasaki Safety
Radars
Number ............................................................................3
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models .............................2 x FAR-2827(X)/ FAR-2837 (S)
Integrated bridge system ...................................................No
Waste disposal system
Incinerator
Make ................................................................Volcano
Model ..............................................................VIM-100
Sewage plant
Make ................................................Taiko Kikai Kogyo
Type...................................................................SBT-40
Contract date..............................................21 February 2003
Launch/float-out date ..............................17 September 2004
Delivery date............................................14 December 2004
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«Svalbard» (SFK, Norwegian Navy)
Ice Breaker, Coast Guard Vessel
Aker Langsten
«Island Frontier» (Island Offshore)
Subsea Support Vessel
Søviknes Verft
Centi Media AS / Foto: Valderhaug
«Malaviya Twenty» (The Great Eastern
Shipping Co. Ltd.) Supply Vessel
Brattvaag Skipsverft
Page 1
They keep
coming back
Aker Brattvaag mainly manufactures complex vessels and ship
equipment for the offshore and fishing fleet. Solutions which
strike an efficient balance between performance and cost of
ownership. And, the fact that customers keep coming back for
new vessels is our stamp of quality.
Let us be your first port of call.
Aker Brattvaag AS N-6270 Brattvåg
Tel. +47 70 21 06 00 Fax +47 70 21 06 02
www.brattvaag.no
Preferred for innovation
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PERSEVERANCE: ice-strengthened
Panamax tanker design from STX
Shipbuilder: ......S STX Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea
Vessel's name:...............................Perseverance
Hull number: .............................................S S-1153
Owner/operator:...........T TransPetrol Services NV,
Belgium
Designer:..........S STX Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea
Model test establishment used: ...............M MOERI
(Maritime & Ocean Engineering
Research Institute)
Singapore
Flag: ....................................................S
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................1 1 slop/residue temperatures from 33 C to 66 C in 24
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................N Nil
L IKE that of North Point, presented on a previous
page of this review, the design of Perseverance has
been developed from that of a tanker already in the
STX portfolio, and included in Significant Ships of 2003
(Miltiadis M). There are differences between these two
Panamax-sized vessels, however, which are worthy of
note.
The principal ones of these are the inclusion in the
specification of this later vessel of DNV Ice Class 1A
requirements, and the fitting of a larger STX-MAN
B&W 7S60MC-C (Mk 7) main engine instead of the
6S50MC (Mk 6) unit installed two years ago in what was
understood to be the first Panamax tanker built at the
Chinhae shipyard, following its re-emergence from the
troubles encountered by the former Daedong group.
MCR output of this more powerful engine is
15,820kW at 105rev/min and a service speed of
16.40knots is obtained when it runs at 85% of that
rating and with a 15% sea margin. Three 1000kW
diesel-alternator sets supply electrical power.
The provision of ice strengthening in this variation
allows STX to claim that Perseverance is the first Panamax
products tanker to achieve this DNV Class 1A notation
which, like the equivalent RINa standard granted to
o Engineroom .....................................High-expansion foam
North Point, is associated with the adoption of a -20 C
ambient temperature basis in the design.
The classification also recognises the special
consideration given to the hull form, propulsion system
and structure, where higher tensile steels have been
used for steelwork in the ice-class regions. As a further
consideration to ice conditions, the design features a
fully enclosed navigation bridge.
Perseverance also sails with a deeper scantling draught
than Miltiadis M, gaining over 2000tonnes more
deadweight as a result, and has been built with a 25year
fatigue life. The double hull forms side and bottom
tanks used for water ballast. The bottom space is
arranged with longitudinal divisions each side of the
centreline providing a centre tank, and a pair of wing
spaces common with the ship's side tanks.
The cargo space is divided by a centreline and eight
transverse bulkheads into six pairs of cargo tanks, two
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slop tanks, and a residuals tank. Four different cargoes
(two made up of 16.5% total cargo capacity and two of
33%) can be carried with double separation and without
any restriction with regard to bending moments and
shear forces.
A pure epoxy coating is applied to the tanks and cargo
handling is by means of 12 x 900m3/h; 2 x 300m3/h
and 1 x 100m3/h, submerged Framo pumps through a
midships deck manifold. A deck-mounted heat
exchanger is fitted for cargo heating capable of raising
o o
cargo temperatures from 44 C to 66 C in 96 hours, and
o o
hours. Tank cleaning is effected by machines in each
cargo space.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................228.00m
Length, bp.................................................................219.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................32.24m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................20.60m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.08m
bottom ......................................................................2.15m
Draught
design ....................................................................12.22m
scantling ................................................................14.25m
Gross .......................................................................42,661gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................60,042dwt
scantling............................................................73,788dwt
Speed, service, 85% MCR, 15% sea margin .......16.40knots
Cargo capacity.........................................................85,771m3
Bunkers
heavy oil ................................................................2224m3
diesel oil...................................................................210m3
Water ballast.............................................................30,416m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ....................................47.10tonnes/day
auxiliaries ..................................................2.94tonnes/day
Classification ...Det Norske Veritas +1A1, ICE-1A, Tanker for
Oil ESP, EO, VCS-2, Nauticus (Newbuilding), TMON.
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................39%
Main engine
Design ............................................……………MAN B&W
Model ......................................................7S60MC-C Mk 7
Manufacturer .............................................STX Engine Co
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel .......................................................HFO/MDO
Output .............................................15,820kW/105rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer ........Nakashima Propeller Co Ltd
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................7200mm
Speed...............................................................105rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type ....................STX-MAN B&W/7L23/30H
Type of fuel .......................................................HFO/MDO
Alternator make/type...................Hyundai/HFC6 508-84K
Output/speed, each set.....................1000kW/900rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................1
Type.............................................Water tube (MBO 7S01)
Make ...................................................................KangRim
Output ..............................................................25,000kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number ....................................................................6 sets
Make......................................................................Hatlapa
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Lifesaving equipment
Number.........................2 x 35-person enclosed lifeboats
Make ........................................................................Beihai
Cargo tanks
Number .............................12 plus 2 x slop; 1 x residuals
Grades of cargo carried..................................................4
Product range.................Oil products, chemical cargoes
Coated tanks.............................................IPK/Pure epoxy
Cargo pumps
Number ..................................................................12 sets
Type...............................................submerged centrifugal
Make .................................................Frank Mohn (Framo)
Stainless steel.....................................................SUS316L
Capacity.......................................................12 x 900m3/h;
2x300m3/h
1x100m3/h
Cargo control system
Make .................................................Frank Mohn (Framo)
Type............................................Hydraulic remote control
Ballast control system
Make .....................................................................Danfoss
Type............................................Hydraulic remote control
Complement
Officers...........................................................................15
Crew...............................................................................14
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Bridge control system
Make ...............................................…STX/Lyngsø Marine
Type ..................................DMS2100i/DPS2100/EGS2000
One man operation .......................................................No
Fire detection system
Make ..................................................................Consilium
Type...........................................................................C316
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo deck ...............................................................Foam
Make........................................................................NK Co
Make.....................................................................Kashiwa
Radars
Number ....................................................................3 sets
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models ...........................FAR-2835S; FAR-2825; FR-2125
Integrated bridge system ...................................................No
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make........................................................TeamTec A/S
Type ............................................................OGS 400C
Waste shredder/crusher
Make .................................................................Baratta
Model....................................................................2106
Sewage plant
Make.....................................................................Evac
Type................................................................STP 40C
Contract date.................................................30 August 2002
Launch/float-out date......................................30 March 2005
Delivery date .....................................................18 June 2005
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PRIDE OF AMERICA: carrying the US flag
into cruising once again
Shipbuilder:....L Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH,
Germany
Vessel's name:..........................Pride of America
Hull number: .......................................................-
Owner/operator:..............N Norwegian Cruise Line
(NCL), USA
USA
Flag: ..............................................................U
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................N
O RIGINALLY conceived as part of President
Clinton's 'National Shipbuilding Initiative', aimed
at re-introducing a US-built, owned, flagged and
crewed merchant fleet, Pride of America was one of two
vessels ordered in 1999 from the Pascagoula shipyard
of Ingalls Shipbuilding by American Classic Voyages
(AMCV) to operate cruises around Hawaii. Two years
later, AMCV (now trading under the historic United
States Lines name) filed for bankruptcy, leaving the
first vessel half-completed on the stocks and a large
quantity of equipment already delivered.
In 2002 the hull was acquired by NCL with plans to
resurrect AMCV's Hawaiian operation. Negotiations
with US authorities, which included satisfying the
implications of the Jones Act, were concluded during
2002/2003 with the award of a contract to Lloyd Werft
to complete the vessel in an arrangement which not
only meant incorporating materials already purchased
and stored at Pascagoula, but lengthening the hull by
about 24m and modifying the main machinery
specification. When nearing completion at
Bremerhaven, the hull suffered an unfortunate list while
moored at the quay during a storm, which delayed final
completion.
The basis propulsion concept remains as originally
proposed, featuring a diesel-electric system driving 2 x
12,500kW Mermaid azimuth pods; however, primary
power is now derived from six Wärtsilä 8L46C
(8400kW/514rev/min) main engines. Each is coupled
to a 10,120kVA alternator, replacing the four-
engine/alternator arrangement planned for the Ingalls
ships.
The installation forms part of a package from
Wärtsilä which includes resilient mountings, elastic shaft
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couplings, exhaust silencers, fuel, lubricating oil, also
starting and central cooling systems. Low NOx
combustion techniques are employed, with provision
for fitting of direct water injection or selective catalytic
reduction (SCR) modules, should lower emissions
become a future requirement. Three 2450kW bow
thrusters are installed and a pair of Sperry stabilising
fins fitted.
Nil
With an eye to attracting the younger set, the
accommodation has been laid out to NCL's 'Freestyle
Nil Cruising' concept, allowing passengers freedom to
move around the ship as they wish. The hull is arranged
with 15 decks and is divided into seven vertical fire
zones by watertight transverse bulkheads extending to
the bulkhead deck (No 3 -10.795m above base).
Crew spaces are on decks 1 to 4, with pools and an
extensive fitness area occupying more than half of deck
11. Interior designers Tillberg (Sweden) and SMC
Design (UK) have laid out the passenger spaces
arranged on parts of decks 4, 11 and 12, all of decks 7
to 10, and the public rooms, which are mainly on decks
5 and 6. Their work introduces an American theme,
which reflects aspects of many of the country's regions,
with the Capitol atrium, extending from deck 5 to deck
8, which acts as the centre-point reception area. The
Hawaiian connection is emphasised in various leisure
locations, whilst the SS America library displays
artifacts, memorabilia, and a large-scale model of that
other 'Pride of America', which graced the North
Atlantic route in the 1930s and 1940s.
The Hollywood Theatre and Show Lounge features
an 'Oscars' theme and seats 862 passengers. Its position
forward between decks 4 and 6 is complemented aft by
the two main restaurants which, with other specialist
eating places, lounges, and bars serve the 2700
passengers accommodated in 1073 cabins. These
comprise 40 suites, 807 outside cabins (625 have
balconies) and 226 inside cabins, with particular
attention paid to facilities for disabled passengers.
Notably, 935 cabins are of the pre-fabricated module
type with integral toilets, with similar toilet modules
used elsewhere. Total crew is 900, including 90 officers.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, overall...........................................................287.49m
Length, bp.................................................................259.10m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................32.20m
Depth, moulded
to No 3 (main) deck ..............................................10.79m
to No 15 deck .......................................................45.99m
Draught..........................................................................8.00m
Gross .......................................................................80,439gt
Displacement ....................................................45,400tonnes
Steelweight ........................................................17,300tonnes
Deadweight ...............................................................8260dwt
Speed .........................................................................22knots
Bunkers ............................…………………………2200tonnes
Water ballast.........................................................2420tonnes
Potable water........................................................1790tonnes
Classification ............................................Det Norske Veritas/
American Bureau of Shipping
Roll stabilisation .....................................................Sperry fins
Diesel-electric system
Main engines
Design .............................................................Wärtsilä
Model .................................................................8L46C
Manufacturer ...................................................Wärtsilä
Number.......................................................................6
Output, each engine ....................8400kW/514rev/min
Main-engine driven alternators
Number.......................................................................6
Make..................................................................Alstom
Output ...................................................6 x 10,120kVA
Propulsion pods
Manufacturer ....................Kamewa/Alstom (Mermaid)
Number/type ...........................2 x 360deg azimuthing
Propeller diameter..........................................5600mm
Output..................................2 x 12,500kW/128rev/min
Diesel-driven emergency generator...................1 x 2281kVA
Boilers
Number ............................................................................8
Output/type...................................2 x 12,000kg/h oil-fired
6 x 1800kg/h exhaust gas
Bow thrusters
Number ...........................................................3 x 2450kW
Passengers
Total............................................................................2700
Cabins........................................................................1073
Complement
Officers...........................................................................90
Crew.............................................................................810
Cabins..........................................................................434
Lifesaving equipment
Number/type.............................12 x 150-person lifeboats
6 x 150-person tenders
2 x 6-person rescue boats
28 x 35-person liferafts
Contract date (Lloyd Werft) .....................................end 2002
Float-out date .........................................................................-
Delivery date .......................................................6 June 2005
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PU TUO DAO: Jiangnan-built 16,000gt
ro-pax ferry for domestic route
Shipbuilder: ...........................JJiangnan Shipyard
(Group) Co Ltd, China
Vessel's name:..................................Pu Tuo Dao
Hull number:..............................................H
Owner/operator: .......C China Shipping Passenger
Lines Co Ltd, China
Designer: .....................S Shanghai Merchant Ship
Design & Research Institute
(SDARI)/Jiangnan Shipyard, China
Model test establishment used:.........C China Ship
Scientific Research Centre, China
Flag: ...........................................................C
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................1
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................N
T O serve increasing demands on the Dalian to
Yantai ferry route across the mouth of the Gulf of
Bohai, in the north-eastern provinces of the country,
China Shipping Passenger Ship's fleet has been
augmented by the addition of two new ro-pax ferries,
Pu Tuo Dao and sister Hu Lu Dao, built at Jiangnan's
Shanghai shipyard. They have been constructed to a
design prepared by the company, in association with
the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research
Institute (SDARI), with the extensive use of computer
software and modelling techniques in the ship and
production design processes, which emphasise the
continuing progress of China's shipbuilding industry.
The design follows that of many recent, similar
European vessels of this type, with an almost full-
length superstructure over the main hull, containing
four decks (5, 6, 7, and 8) allocated to passenger, and
some crew spaces. The propelling machinery,
comprising two Wärtsilä 8L38B, 5800kW main engines,
is fitted aft, and vehicle space is provided on one short
hoistable level (at the forward end of the main deck)
and two fixed decks (main deck and lower garage), with
access at the stern to deck 3, and a fixed ramp providing
access to the lower garage. Total lane length available is
835m x 3.1m wide for trucks, or 1178m to carry 81
trucks or 193 cars.
Passenger complement is 1428 on coastal services, or
568 for international voyages. Entrance lobby,
reception, shops, and 3rd and 4th class passenger cabins
are located on deck 5, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd classes,
restaurants, bar, tea house, entertainment and public
spaces on deck 6. More 1st, 2nd and 3rd class cabins are
arranged on deck 7, with the wheelhouse and officers'
cabins forward on deck 8, and the remaining 1st class
accommodation at the aft end of this deck.
Arrangements for some cabins to be combined for
family use are included. Lifesaving facilities are centred
on conventional lifeboats, with a helicopter landing
space provided for emergency rescue purposes.
The main engines form part of a Wärtsilä package
which includes two gearboxes, shafting, and two CP
propellers. Electrical demands are met from two
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1200kW shaft-driven alternators, and two 1025kW
diesel-driven sets. Service speed at 85% MCR is
19.35knots. A 900kW Brunvoll bow thruster is installed,
H2307 and a fin stabilising system and anti-heeling equipment,
both supplied by Rolls-Royce subsidiaries, are installed.
Pu Tuo Dao is equipped for both international and
coastal service with particular regard for Chinese
Maritime Authority rules for Bohai Gulf operation.
CCTV systems cover vehicle and passenger spaces, and
high-pressure water spray and CO2 fire extinguishing
installations are in place.
China
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................137.30m
1 Length, bp.................................................................127.50m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................23.40m
Nil Depth, moulded
to main deck ............................................................8.60m
to upper deck ........................................................14.00m
Draught
design ......................................................................5.40m
scantling .................................................................5.80m
Gross .......................................................................16,324gt
Displacement….................................................11,138tonnes
Lightweight ...........................................................7142tonnes
Deadweight
design ..................................................................3009dwt
scantling...............................................................3996dwt
Block coefficient
scantling draught......................................................0.625
design draught .........................................................0.612
Speed, service 85% MCR .....................................19.35knots
Bunkers
heavy oil...................................................................475m3
diesel oil...................................................................164m3
Water ballast..................................................................444m3
Fuel consumption
main engines only........................................43tonnes/day
auxiliaries .......................................................5tonnes/day
Classification ..............China Classification Society *CSA 5/5
Passenger Ro-Ro Ship, Ice Class B, * CSM, MCC
Heel control equipment........................Intering (Rolls-Royce)
air-activated system
Roll-stabilisation equipment ......................................Neptune
(Rolls-Royce) 300-type fins system
Main engines
Design...................................................................Wärtsilä
Model.......................................................................8L38B
Number ............................................................................2
Manufacturer ........................................Wärtsilä Italia SpA
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed.....................................5800kW/600rev/min
Gearboxes
Make .....................................................................Wärtsilä
Model...........................................................SV65H66-P53
Number ............................................................................2
Output speed ...................................................171rev/min
Propellers
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer .......................Wärtsilä Propulsion
Number..................................................................................2
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................4000mm
Speed...............................................................171rev/min
Main engine-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Make/type ............................................ABB/AMG 450 M4
Output, each set ..............................1200kW/1500rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number… ........................................................................2
Engine make/type...........Zhenjiang-MAN B&W/8L23/30H
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output/speed, each set.....................1070kW/750rev/min
Alternator make/type.............................ABB/AMG 500M8
Boiler
Number ...........................................................................1
Type...........................................................TO-H-2400H50
Make ......................................................................GESAB
Output ...................................................................2400kW
Mooring equipment
Number ............................................................................6
Make ...............................................................Rolls-Royce
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Vehicles
Number of vehicle decks..............2 x fixed; 1 x hoistable
Total lane length ............835m trucks; 1178m cars/trucks
Total vehicles....................................81trucks or 193 cars
Doors/ramps
Number ..... 1 x stern door/ramp; 1 x fixed ramp to lower
garage; 1 x hoistable deck
Designer ......................................................................TTS
Ballast control system
Make .......................................................................Pleiger
Type............................................Hydraulic remote control
Complement
Officers............................................………………………8
Crew...............................................................................64
Spare................................................................................1
Passengers
Coastal service ..........................................................1428
International service ....................................................568
Cabins..........................................................................227
Bow thruster
Make .....................................................................Brunvoll
Number ............................................................................1
Output .....................................................................900kW
Fire detection system
Make ..................................................................Consilium
Type.........................................................Salwico NSAC-1
Fire extinguishing
Water spray systems ...................Novenco Hi-Pres China
CO2 .......................................................................MiniMax
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make........................................................................Sperry
Models..........................E342/8 X-band; E 343/12 S-band
Integrated bridge system
Make........................................................................Sperry
Model...................................................Vision 2100 ECDIS
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make...............................................Luxhou Machinery
Model ............................................................OG-200C
Sewage plant
Make...............................................Luxhou Machinery
Model................................................................STB-20
Contract date ...............................................20 January 2003
Launch/float-out date ...................................30 January 2004
Delivery date ......................................................30 May 2005
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PULI: Turkish tanker with innovative
power system
Shipbuilder: ................................C Cicek Shipyard,
Turkey
Vessel's name: ...............................................Puli
Hull number: ....................................................3 34
Owner:....................................K KS Tanker, Turkey
Designer: ............................D Delta Marine, Turkey
Turkey
Flag: ..........................................................T
Total number of sister
ships already completed:...............................Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................2 2 Up to 20 cargo segregations can be carried. Cargo and
T
HE strides made by Turkey's maritime industries
over recent years is highlighted by the inclusion in
this 2005 review of three newbuildings from that
country, each displaying examples of the advanced
designs now being produced in Turkish shipyards. Two
of these vessels are of added interest in that at the time
of launching they could claim to be designed, built and
owned in Turkey, although Puli has since been sold to a
Danish owner (with a name change), whilst Atlantis
Aldabra (see elsewhere in this publication) and sisters
are now operating on charter elsewhere in Europe.
The special feature of Puli, which is a vessel capable
of carrying oil products and a large range of IMO II
chemicals up to 1.90tonne/m3, is the propulsion system,
which is designed around the principle of redundancy,
and uses two main engines directly coupled to twin
azimuthing propellers fitted aft, either side of a central
skeg.
With both drive-lines operating, a service speed of
15knots can be achieved, however, in case of
breakdown, one line can work independently, producing
sufficient power to give a speed of 13knots. A Rolls-
Royce package is installed, comprising the two Bergen
B32:40L8P main diesel engines each developing
3600kW at 720rev/min; two Ulstein Aquamaster
US355 3240kW/182rev/min CP azimuthing propellers;
Kamewa Ulstein 600kW bow thrusters; and Rauma
Brattvaag winches.
A 1500kVA alternator is connected to the free end of
each engine, and together these meet the electrical
requirements of the hotel loads, manoeuvring and
cargo systems. Additional supplies can be drawn from a
432kW diesel-driven alternator if required. An
advanced automation system controls and monitors
propulsion and transfer operations, and the totally
enclosed bridge, which gives all-round visability, is
equipped with integrated navigation and
communication systems.
Puli is laid out with a double hull which extends into
the engineroom and surrounds a cargo space divided by
a centreline and transverse bulkheads into 18 large and
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small cargo tanks, with two cylindrical slop tanks
arranged on deck. Each tank is fitted with a Framo
hydraulically driven, submerged pump of 335m3/h
capacity (slop tanks, 2 x 100m3/h). With six pumps
working simultaneously, a discharge rate of 2010m3/h
can be achieved. Two vapour discharge pipes serve the
odd and even tanks separately, and extend to the stern.
Heating is provided by a thermal oil plant circulating
liquid through coils and maintaining a temperature of
o Diesel-driven alternator
66 C, and each tank has two Scanjet tank cleaning guns.
ballast handling, and inerting is remotely controlled
from the cargo control room using mimic diagrams, and
loading stability can be monitored using a Deltaload
computer designed by Delta Marine.
The design features a single deck, with poop and
forecastle, to which has been added a whaleback cover
affording protection from the sea to the forward
mooring area. A closed passageway at the centreline,
which has a traditional tanker catwalk on top, joins the
poop and forecastle, and provides all-weather access to
the cargo pumps, electric cables and pipelines, whilst
ballast pipelines and valves are kept dry in a centreline
pipe tunnel.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................148.00m
Length, bp.................................................................139.50m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................21.60m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................11.30m
Gross .......................................................................10,810gt
Draught
design ......................................................................8.50m
scantling ..................................................................8.60m
Deadweight
design ...............................................................15,300dwt
scantling............................................................15,600dwt
Speed
service ...................................................................15knots
in emergency mode..............................................13knots
Cargo capacity.........................................................18,310m3
Bunkers
heavy oil...................................................................754m3
diesel oil.....................................................................33m3
Water ballast… ............................................................6265m3
Classification ..................Bureau Veritas + Hull + Machinery,
Chemical Tanker, Oil Tanker, ESP,
Unrestricted Navigation, Sys NEQ 1,
Aut-IMS, Ice Class 1A, Clean
Sea, AVM-DPS, IG, VCS, IWS, MANOVR
Main engines
Design.........................................................Bergen Diesel
Manufacturer ........................Rolls-Royce Bergen Diesels
Model ..............................................................B32: 40L8P
Number ............................................................................2
Output/speed each engine ...............3600kW/720rev/min
Azimuth thrusters
Manufacturer......................................Ulstein Aquamaster
Model ...............................................................US 355 CP
Number ............................................................................2
Thrust output, each unit.....................3240kW/182rev/min
Steering output...............................independent 2rev/min
Propellers
Material.................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Pitch ..........................................................Controllable
Diameter .........................................................3400mm
Speed .........................................................182rev/min
Main engine-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Make/type................................A van Kaick/DSG 99 LI 10
Output, each set..................................................1500kVA
Engine manufacturer ...............................Nordavn Scania
Alternator manufacturer ......................................Stamford
Alternator type ....................................................HCM 534
Number ............................................................................1
Output .....................................................................432kW
Boilers
Manufacturer.........................................................Aalborg
Model ..........................................................V5-0-TFO-025
Number ............................................................................2
Output, each.........................................................2500kW
Economisers
Output ...............................................................2 x 500kW
Mooring equipment
Manufacturer .........................................Rauma Brattvaag
Type...............................................hydraulic double-drum
Number ............................................................................6
Cargo tanks
Number............................................................18 + 2 slop
Cargo segregations .......................................................20
Product range ............................IMO Type II; oil products
Coating ...................................APC MarineLine Siloxirane
Cargo pumps
Number ..........................................................................20
Type.................................................hydraulic submerged
Make ...............................................................Frank Mohn
Capacities....................................................18 x 335m3/h;
2 x 100m3/h
Nitrogen generator
Manufacturer .......................................................Smit Gas
Output .................................................................1125m3/h
Complement
Officers.............................................................................8
Crew...............................................................................11
Bow thruster
Manufacturer........................................................Kamewa
Type ...............................................................hydraulic FP
Number ............................................................................1
Output ..................................................600kW/437rev/min
Bridge control system
One man bridge operation ..........................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make..........................................................................Incos
Type...............................................................Addressable
Fire extinguishing system
Make ....................................................................Sea Plus
Cargo deck ...............................................................Foam
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Navigation systems
Make...........................................................Kelvin Hughes
Contract date ....................................................January 2003
Launch date.............................................11 December 2004
Delivery date .................................................December 2005
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ROSE G: ShinA product tanker delivered
to Italian owner
Shipbuilder: ...S ShinA Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea
Vessel's name:.........................................Rose G
Hull number: ................................................S S442
Owner/operator: ..........G Gestioni Armatoriali SpA,
/Fulltankers Srl, Italy
Designer:.......S ShinA Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea
Flag: ..............................................................IItaly
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................2
T HIS second ShinA-built ship to be featured in this
year's Significant Ships introduces a smaller-size
product tanker design which, like that of Ocean Neptune,
is capable of dimensional adjustments which, in this
case, can increase deadweights up to the current
shipyard maximum of approximately 51,000tonnes on
a scantling draught of 13.20m. Despite its small size -
by Korean standards, ShinA has built up a design office
of high standard which, equipped with the latest
computer software, has developed a flexible approach
to basis designs, enabling it to adapt to owners'
requirements and make the adjustments referred to
above.
Italian owners already figure in the company's
reference lists, and the connection is extended by this
series: a separate order for vessels of the 51,000dwt
size, also for Fulltankers, and a group of 40,000dwt
vessels for another owner. Rose G is single-decked
without sheer, and features a full-height forecastle. A
five-tier superstructure aft, built over the engineroom,
accommodates a complement of 28 plus six-man Suez
crew, and is linked to the forecastle by a gangway.
A double hull surrounds the cargo space, which is
divided into six pairs of tanks by troughed transverse
bulkheads built upon substantial stools, and a centreline
bulkhead. Two slop tanks, and two fuel bunker tanks
are arranged between the cargo spaces and engineroom,
whilst the six pairs of side tanks, which are combined
with double bottom tanks separated at the centreline by
a duct keel, are allocated for water ballast purposes.
Classification has been carried out by Registro Italiano
Navale and includes Ice Class 1B strengthening.
Finnish/Swedish ice regulations are also complied with.
Rose G is arranged to carry oil products and IMO
Type III chemicals in tanks which are stiffened
externally and offer a plain surface coated with Sigma
phenolic epoxy. In common with most ShinA tankers,
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cargo handling is accomplished by a hydraulically
operated, submerged pump in each cargo and slop tank,
in this case supplied by Frank Mohn (Framo) and rated
at 500m3/h for the former, and 200m3/h for the slop
tanks. In addition to working the cargo through a
midship manifold, arrangements are included for
loading over the stern.
It is understood that the STX-MAN B&W 7S50MC-
Nil C main engine fitted in Rose G is of a larger size than in
similar tankers, with the greater horsepower developed
_ 11,1060kW at 127 rev/min, enabling a service speed
2
of 15.5knots to be maintained when operating at 85%
MCR. Electrical requirements are supplied from four
MAN B&W/Taiyo 740kW diesel alternators, and a
vertical boiler with an output of 20,000kg steam/hour
is installed. A 950kW bow thruster is also fitted.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................176.00m
Length, bp.................................................................168.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................31.00m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................17.20m
Width of double skin
side ...................................................................................-
bottom ......................................................................2.00m
Draught
design ......................................................................9.00m
scantling ................................................................11.10m
Gross .......................................................................25,500gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................30,000dwt
scantling ...........................................................40,000dwt
Speed, service, 85% MCR ....................................15.50knots
Cargo capacity.........................................................46,000m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................1600m3
diesel oil...................................................................200m3
Water ballast.............................................................18,000m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ......................................38.6tonnes/day
Classification ......Registro Italiano Navale +C*, Oil Chemical
Tanker, ESP, IMO III, Unrestricted Navigation,
Cargocontrol, AUT-PORT, AUT-UMS, IWS,
Mon-shaft, VCS-Midship, IV, Clean-Sea,
Star-Hull-NB, SPM, Ice Class 1B
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................40%
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ...............................................................7S50MC-C
Manufacturer .............................................STX Engine Co
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output......................................……11,060kW/127rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer................................Silla Metal Co
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................4
Engine make.....................................................MAN B&W
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed, each set.......................780kW/720rev/min
Alternator make .........................................................Taiyo
Output/speed, each set.......................740kW/720rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................1
Type........................................................Vertical, top-fired
Make .....................................................................Aalborg
Output ..............................................................20,000kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number ............................................................................6
Make....................................................................Pellegrini
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Cargo tanks
Number .......................................................12 plus 2 slop
Grades of cargo carried..................................................6
Product range.........................................Oil products and
IMO Type III chemicals
Coated tanks .................................Sigma phenolic epoxy
Cargo pumps
Number .......................................................12 plus 2 slop
Type ................................................Hydraulic submerged
Make ........................................................................Framo
Capacity ..................................12 x 500m3/h; 2 x 200m3/h
Cargo/ballast control system
Make.......................................................................Lyngsø
Complement
Officers...........................................................................17
Crew...............................................................................11
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Bow thruster
Make...................................................................Kawasaki
Number ............................................................................1
Output .....................................................................950kW
Bridge control system
Make.......................................................................Lyngsø
Fire detection system
Make....................................................................Saracom
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo deck.......................................Foam and sea water
Engineroom.......................................................................CO2
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make......................................................................Telemar
Models ....................................ARPA 342/6: ARPA 343/12
Integrated bridge system
Make.......................................................................Lyngsø
Waste disposal system
Incinerator
Make ......................................................Hyundai-Atlas
Model .................................................MAXI 50SL-1WS
Sewage plant
Make ..................................................Hamworthy KSE
Model ...................................................................ST2A
Contract date.....................................................24 April 2003
Launch/float-out date ........................................23 June 2005
Delivery date .............................................2 September 2005
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SCL BERN: multipurpose
cargo vessel for Safmarine
services
Shipbuilder:.......K Kyokuyo Shipyard Corp, Japan
Vessel's name: .....................................SCL Bern
Hull number: ..................................................4455
Owner/operator: .............................S SCL Bern AG
(Enzian Shipping AG), Switzerland
Designer:...........K Kyokuyo Shipyard Corp, Japan
Model test establishment used: ...........U Universal
Shipbuilding Corp, Japan
Switzerland
Flag: ..................................................S
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................33
S CL Bern is the first of four multipurpose cargo
vessels to be delivered to Enzian from the Kyokuyo
yard. All are intended for employment within the
Safmarine Group (in this case by Safmarine Container
Line - SCL) where their ability to carry bulk and heavy
cargoes, containers - including refrigerated and
dangerous goods units, long items and project cargoes
is an advantage. The hull form has been developed
using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and model
testing to achieve economical fuel consumption, also
low vibrations in way of the accommodation block.
Hull scantlings in way of the cargo space were
determined using finite-element analysis, and
strengthening for heavy cargoes is included. St
Lawrence Seaway, Suez, Panama, and Kiel Canal
regulations have been applied, and Ice 1C requirements
satisfied.
The design features three open-hatch holds, with the
largest (No 2) box shaped and 51.80m long x 17.90m
wide. MacGregor 'lift-away' panels close all the upper
deck hatches, as well as those which can be positioned
within Nos 2 and 3 holds to form a second deck. In
addition, some of the panels serving No 2 second deck
hatch can be used as portable hold cargo divisions. All
panels are designed to take TEU/FEU boxes and
loadings of 3.50tonnes/m2, whilst particular features
include the fitting of special packing at the cover joints
to allow non-sequential handling, and guide-arms at
panel corners to assist handling.
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When not in use, the panels are stowed on the
weatherdeck in front of the superstructure. Sealing on
the periphery and at joints of panel pairs is effected by
Cat packing, and the weatherdeck covers benefit from
MacGregor Lubripad supports. No cell guides are
fitted, and OSHA requirements for safe handling of
containers are met by using terminal pressure stacking
equipment.
MacGregor is also supplier of two
GL8019/4530/4033-3, 80tonne swl deck cranes, which
are mounted on pedestals built into the ship's port side
structure, and of a 17m team beam which allows a joint
lift of 144tonnes to be accomplished. Frame spreaders
of 36tonne and 50tonne are also provided for container
and hatch cover lifting. Heel control whilst crane
working is maintained automatically using a 500m3/h
sea water transfer pump installed between Nos 2 and 3
holds.
SCL Bern is fitted with a Hitachi-MAN B&W
8S42MC Mk 6 main engine developing 8200kW (MCR)
at 136rev/min. Running at 90% of this power and
allowing a 15% sea margin, this produces a service
speed of 17knots at the design draught. The 5100mm
diameter Nakashima propeller has a fixed pitch, and the
same manufacturer has supplied a 500kW bow thruster.
The three diesel-alternator sets each provide 680kW to
the electrical system and are cooled from a central
cooling plant, which also serves the main engine and air
conditioning installations.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................133.95m
Length, bp.................................................................133.50m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................21.50m
Depth, moulded to upper deck ..................................11.65m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................1.80m
bottom ......................................................................1.50m
Draught
design ......................................................................8.20m
scantling ..................................................................8.40m
Gross ..........................................................................9990gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................12,061dwt
scantling............................................................12,578dwt
Speed, service 90% MCR, 15% sea margin ........17.00knots
Capacity ...................................................................17,014m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................1108m3
diesel oil...................................................................112m3
Water ballast................................................................4815m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ......................................32.3tonnes/day
auxiliaries ....................................................2.3tonnes/day
Classification ..............Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100A1,
Ice Class 1C, Strengthened for
Heavy Cargoes, Container
Cargoes in all Holds, on Upper Deck and all
Hatch Covers, LI, +LMC, UMS
Percentage of high-tensile steel included.......................17%
Heel control system
Supplier...........................................................Frank Mohn
Type ..............................................500m3/h transfer pump
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ..........................................................8S42MC Mk 6
Manufacturer ...............................................Hitachi Zosen
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output ................................................8200kW/136rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer ........Nakashima Propeller Co Ltd
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................5100mm
Speed...............................................................136rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type ..................................Daihatsu/6DK-20
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed, each set.......................745kW/900rev/min
Alternator make/type ...................Taiyo Electric/FE547B-8
Output/speed, each set.......................680kW/900rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................1
Type ..................................................................Composite
Make .....................................................................Aalborg
Output .........1500kg/h (oil fired): 1000kg/h (exhaust gas)
Cargo cranes
Number ............................................................................2
Make ................................MacGregor/Japan Steel Works
Type ........................................GL8019/5026/4530/4033-3
Performance.............80/50/45/40t x 29/26/30/33m radius
Mooring equipment
Number ................................2 x mooring winch/windlass;
2 x mooring winch; 1 x stern anchor winch
Make ...............................................Manabe Zoki (Japan)
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Hatch covers
Design .............................................................MacGregor
Manufacturer......................................MacGregor-Kayaba
Type.....................................................Lift-away pontoons
Containers
Total TEU capacity.......................................................766
on deck ..................................................................460
in holds ...................................................................306
total homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes .............536
Reefer plugs ..................................................120 on deck
Tiers/rows (maximum)
on deck....................................................................5/8
in holds ....................................................………….4/7
Ballast control system
Make ...........................................................Amco (Japan)
Complement
Officers...........................................................................10
Crew.................................................................................7
Bow thruster
Make.....................................Nakashima Propeller Co Ltd
Number ............................................................................1
Output .....................................................................500kW
Bridge control system
One man control ...........................................................No
Fire detection system
Make… ..................................Nippon Hakuyo Electronics
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo holds/engineroom ............................................CO2
Make.........................................................................Unitor
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models....................................1 x FR-2125; 1 x FR-21358
Integrated bridge system ...................................................No
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make..............................................................Sunflame
Model........................................................OSV-240SAI
Sewage plant
Make...........................................Taiko Kikai Industries
Model ................................................................SBT-25
Contract date...................................................4 August 2003
Launch/float-out date ...............................25 November 2004
Delivery date ..............................................28 February 2005
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SEIRYU MARU: trailing suction
dredger/oil recovery vessel
Shipbuilder: ..............................M Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries Ltd (Kobe yard), Japan
Vessel's name:..................................Seiryu Maru
Hull number: ................................................1 1258
Owner: .......................................C Chubu Regional
Bureau, Ministry of Land
Infrastructure and Transport, Japan
Designer:..........M Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd,
Japan
Flag: ..........................................................JJapan
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................N Nil
S EIRYU MARU has been built to perform a triple
function: to act as a maintenance mud dredger in
the port of Nagoya, serve for the recovery of spilled
oil, and to be available to carry out duties related to
disasters such as earthquakes or large marine oil
pollution incidents. As such, she replaces a vessel of
the same name which had performed similar tasks for
more than 27 years.
This new Sieryu Maru is essentially single decked with
a forecastle: a poop which extends over the aft-half of
the vessel on which is built the large superstructure and
machinery casing: and right aft, a helicopter deck. Most
of the fore body is taken up by the mud hold, which is
surrounded in the double-skin structure by recovery oil
tanks, whilst a central well in the aft hull and deep
counter stern, houses the large drag ladder, fitted with a
7.2m wide drag head, understood to be the largest of its
type in Japan.
In normal dredging mode, the drag head can work a
large area and produce a relatively flat dredged surface,
with the spoil collected in the hold prior to discharge by
way of a hinged pipe, mounted forward on a tower, into
a barge (dumping through bottom doors being
prohibited by Japanese pollution laws). Overflow water
is transferred from a recycling trunk in the mud hold to
the drag head by the recycle/discharge pump to
improve dredging efficiency.
Oil recovery uses two kinds of equipment: whirlpool,
intended for oil of ordinary viscosities, or the skipper
type, preferred for higher viscosities or oils consolidated
into balls. The former uses a water jet to gather the oil
and drive it to the skimmer inlet for collection, whilst
the skipper system catches the oil balls in wire-mesh
cages, for transfer to containers on deck.
These oil recovery systems have been newly
developed for use by Seiryu Maru, and are installed
forward of midships on the fore deck. For disaster
management, the vessel is fitted out to collect
information, pictures, data, documents, and similar
details, concerning the affected site, using satellite and
other modern communication systems. The latter is
located in control and meeting rooms in the
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accommodation block, and operations are aided by a
helicopter for reconnaissance and transport purposes.
A diesel-electric propulsion system is fitted. Designed
by Niigata Power Systems, it uses two 2860kW diesel
engines to drive a pair of 2500kW alternators; these
supply power to the two 360deg steerable Z-drive
propellers fitted under the stern, each side of the
dredge-ladder well. Assisting manoeuvrability is a
600kW bow thruster, and electrical supply is
supplemented by two 450kW diesel-alternator sets.
Remote and automatic control and monitoring units are
provided, linked into the dredging controls.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................104.00m
Length, bp...................................................................96.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................17.40m
Depth moulded .............................................................7.50m
Draught..........................................................................5.60m
Gross ..........................................................................4792gt
Speed
trial, at MCR .....................................................13.50knots
service, full load at MCR..................................12.60knots
dredging ................................................more than 3knots
oil recovery...........................................................1-3knots
Cargo capacity
mud hold................................................................1735m3
recovery oil tanks...................................................1524m3
Bunkers
diesel oil...................................................................527m3
Water ballast..................................................................442m3
Daily fuel consumption.................................22.50tonnes/day
Classification....Japanese Maritime Regulation (International
Voyage, Kinkai)
Diesel-electric system
Main engines
Design.....................................Niigata Power Systems
Model.............................................................8L28HLX
Manufacturer...........................Niigata Power Systems
Number.......................................................................2
Type of fuel ..........................................................MDO
Output, each engine .......................................2860kW
Main engine-driven alternators
Make .................................................………Nishishiba
Number ...........................................………….............2
Output/speed, each set ...............2600kW/720rev/min
Propulsors
Type .....................360deg steerable Z-drive ZP-41CP
Designer/manufacturer ...........Niigata Power Systems
Number.......................................................................2
Pitch...........................................................controllable
Diameter .........................................................2700mm
Special adaptations ...........................................nozzle
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Engine make/type........Niigata Power Systems/6NSDL-G
Output/speed, each set.....................495kW/1200rev/min
Alternator make.................................................Nishishiba
Output/speed, each set.....................450kW/1200rev/min
Dredging equipment
Oil recovery equipment .....................................................
Type...............................'Deckside install' oil recovery
Number.......................................................................2
Make .....................................................................Tetra
Type......................................Skipper-type oil recovery
Number.......................................................................1
Make ..............................................Shimonoseki Ryoju
Type.......................hinged type discharge pipe tower
Make .....................................Machinery & Service Co
Mooring equipment
Number ............................................................................6
Make .......................................................Manabe Zoki Co
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Mud-water tank
Number ............................................................................1
Coating .......................................................Non-tar epoxy
Recovered oil/water tanks
Number ..........................................................................12
Coating.......................................Ceramic type antifouling
Dredge pump
Number ............................................................................1
Type...................................................................KSP-800D
Make...........................................................Kurimotor-Mec
Capacity..............................................................8000m3/h
Recycle/discharge pump
Number ............................................................................1
Type...................................................................KSP-800D
Make...........................................................Kurimotor-Mec
Capacity.....................................................8000/4000m3/h
Oil recovery pump
Number ..............................................................2 x 2 sets
Type.............................................................AE1E-5000-ID
Make ......................................................Naniwa Pump Co
Capacity..........................................................2 x 250m3/h
Cargo/ballast/bridge control systems
Make ................................................MEC Engineering Co
Type .........................................Comprehensive automatic
Complement
Officers and crew ..........................................................30
Others ............................................................................10
Others (coastal water, 24hours only).............................40
Stern appendages ..............................Twin skegs; split stern
Bow thruster
Make...................................................................Kawasaki
Number ............................................................................1
Output .....................................................................600kW
Fire detection system
Make..............................................................Nohmi Bosai
Type .................................................Ion/thermal detecting
Fire extinguishing systems
Engineroom .......................................................Fixed CO2
Make...................................................................Kawasaki
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models .....................................S and X-bands with ARPA
Integrated bridge system
Make ...............................................MEC Engineering Co.
Waste disposal plant
Biological garbage treatment
Make.....................................................................Exco
Model ........................................................Poito-AN-50
Sewage plant
Make.........................................Taiko Kikaio Industries
Model ................................................................SBT-40
Contract date ...........................................28 November 2003
Launch/float-out date...................................28 October 2004
Delivery date...................................................31 March 2005
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SEYCHELLES PIONEER:
continuing the Lindenau
'safety tanker' series
Shipbuilder:..............L Lindenau GmbH, Germany
Vessel's name: ......................Seychelles Pioneer
S258
Hull number: ................................................S
Owner/operator:.........S Seychelles Petroleum Ltd,
Seychelles
Lindenau GmbH, Germany
Designer:..................L
Republic of Seychelles
Flag: ...............................R
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................2
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................1
Sister Seychelles Progress illustrated on front cover
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HE Lindenau shipyard in Kiel delivered the first of
its Class 2000 double-hulled safety tankers in 1990,
and has since developed the design of that 23,400dwt
vessel into a series of generally similar sisters. Some of
these have been reviewed in previous issues of
Significant Ships, demonstrating how the design can offer
continually increasing capacity with a minimum of
structural change, together with an ability to keep
abreast, and in many cases ahead, of the latest
classification and environmental regulations.
Seychelles Pioneer exhibits both these attributes, with
some 7m added length resulting in a deadweight
increase of 5270tonnes and 5831m3 extra capacity,
above the previously largest examples of this popular
design, whilst the award of the Germanischer Lloyd
class notation BWM-S ('S' signifying sequential)
indicates compliance with the latest rules governing
exchange of ballast water. This notation forms part of
GL's wider EP (Environmental Passport) classification,
which also covers MARPOL Annex VI concerning
NOx and SOx emissions; vapour returns; sewage
treatment; choice of refrigerants and firefighting agents;
minimum bilge water oil residues; and use of TBT-free
antifoulings.
The vessel also complies with Exxon's Minimum
Safety Criteria. Interesting features of the specification
are the inclusion of a single-point mooring (SPM)
facility forward, combined with an emergency towing
system (ETS) utilising a 200tonne chain stopper. A
similar ETS is fitted aft.
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Cargo and ballasting operations are remotely
controlled using an electro-hydraulic system with
computerised monitoring and indication, and handled
by means of 10 Frank Mohn hydraulic submerged
pumps, with three similar, smaller units allocated to slop
tank duties. A super-stripping installation ensures
complete unloading in approximately 14hours.
Lindenau has used the same MAN B&W 6L58/64
medium-speed main engine for its entire Safety Tanker
2
series, varying the output to suit individual needs:
Seychelles Pioneer utilises 8340kW at 428rev/min to give a
1
speed of 15.8knots at MCR and 15.2knots at 85%
rating. Drive is via a Renk gearbox to a CP propeller.
A 1400kVA alternator is driven from the gearbox and
three 1200kVA diesel-driven sets are also fitted. Steam
for cargo heating, tank washing, and domestic services
is derived from an oil-fired and an exhaust-gas boiler. A
1050kW bow thruster is fitted and the rudder is of the
semi-spade type. Complementing engine room-control
of the main engine is a bridge-control system which
allows the navigating officers to select the most
economical form of power supply to suit operating
conditions using five programmed modes.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................184.96m
Length, bp.................................................................175.20m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................28.00m
Depth, moulded to main deck ....................................16.80m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.00m
bottom ......................................................................1.88m
Draught
design ....................................................................11.00m
scantling ................................................................11.70m
Deadweight
design .............................................................................. -
scantling............................................................37,500dwt
Gross .......................................................................22,346gt
Cargo capacity.........................................................43,271m3
Speed
service 85% MCR ............................................15.20knots
100% MCR .......................................................15.80knots
at 6600kW/11.00m draught .............................14.90knots
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................1063m3
diesel oil...................................................................157m3
Water ballast.............................................................16,754m3
Classification ..........................................Germanischer Lloyd
+100A5 Chemical Tanker, IMO Type II, Oil/
Product Tanker, ESP, COLL 3, BWM-S, EP,
+MC AUT, INERT, Ice Class 2 up to 11m draught
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ....................................................................6L58/64
Manufacturer ....................................................MAN B&W
Number ............................................................................1
Output, MCR ......................................8340kW/428rev/min
Gearbox
Make ..........................................................................Renk
Model ...............................................................HSU1120D
Number ............................................................................1
Output speed ...................................................101rev/min
Propeller
Material.......................................nickel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer ..............................................Wärtsilä (Lips)
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ................................................................controllable
Diameter ..............................................................6000mm
Speed...............................................................101rev/min
Main engine-driven alternator
Number ............................................................................1
Make/type.......................................................A van Kaick
Output/speed..................................1400kVA/1500rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type ............................................MaK 6M20
Alternator make/type......................................A van Kaick
Output/speed............................3 x 1200kVA/1000rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type/output ...........1 x Mission OM (oil fired): 11tonnes/h
1 x AQ7 (exhaust gas): 0.85tonnes/h
Make .....................................................................Aalborg
Hose-handling cranes
Number ............................................................................1
Make/type ...................................Acta/HHC 180-100-19.1
Capacity..........................................10tonnes/19.10m/min
Mooring equipment
Number .................................2 x mooring winch/windlass
6 x mooring winch
Make................................Ulstein Brattvaag (Rolls-Royce)
Type...............................................low-pressure hydraulic
Emergency towing systems
Make .......................................................Maritime Pusnes
Type.................................................ETS 100-D, 200tonne
Cargo tanks
Number .............................................10 plus 3 slop tanks
Grades .............................................................................5
Product range .........Oil Products; IMO Type II chemicals
Coated tanks................................................................Yes
Make and type of coating ........International Interline 904
Stainless steel ................................pipes and fittings only
Cargo pumps
Type.................................................hydraulic submerged
Number .....................10 x SD200; 2 x SD125: 1 x SD100
Make ...............................................................Frank Mohn
Capacity .............10 x 500m3/h; 2 x 200m3/h; 1 x 100m3/h
Cargo control system
Make.................................................Frank Mohn/Danfoss
Type ........................................................electro-hydraulic
Cargo monitoring system
Make ..........................................................................Saab
Cargo tank sounding
Make ..........................................................................Saab
Type...........................................................................radar
Ballast control system
Make .....................................................................Danfoss
Type ........................................................electro-hydraulic
Ballast pumps
Number ............................................................................2
Make ...............................................................Frank Mohn
Capacity..........................................................2 x 750m3/h
Tank washing system
Make/type ........................................Scanjet; 2 x fixed jet,
1 x portable Bornemann 188m3/h pump
Bow thruster
Make ...........................................................Wärtsilä (Lips)
Number ............................................................................1
Output ...................................................................1050kW
Bridge control system
Make .................................................Raytheon /STN Atlas
Engine monitoring .................................Janssen-Siemens S7
Fire detection system .........................Servotekknik BMS-904
Waste disposal plant
Sewage plant
Make..............................................................Hamworthy
Model ......................................................................ST3A
Contract date................................................6 February 2003
Launch date .............................................13 November 2004
Delivery date........................................................6 April 2005
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SHANGHAI HIGHWAY: 'green' car-carrier
design from Kawasaki's China associate
Shipbuilder: ......................N Nantong COSCO KHI
Ship Engineering Co Ltd (NACKS), China
Vessel's name: ......................Shanghai Highway
Hull number: ..................................................0 034
Owner/operator: ..................S Skipjack Marine SA,
Panama/K-Line, Japan
Designer:......................................N NACKS, China
Panama
Flag: .......................................................P
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................2 2
T
HIS second Significant Ships of 2005 entry for a
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) newbuilding
describes a car carrier which, whilst conforming to the
now commonly accepted characteristics of a vessel
built to satisfy the requirements for long-haul vehicle
deliveries, nevertheless, differs from those earlier pure
car/truck carriers (PCTCs) because of the inclusion
within its design of a number of innovative 'green'
features.
Perhaps the most interesting of these is the
introduction of a 'triple-bottom' arrangement where the
oil fuel bunkers are carried in tanks below the tanktop,
but isolated from the ship's hull by surrounding water
ballast tanks. This is the first time that K-Line has
incorporated this feature, designed to afford a higher
level of protection in the event of serious damage, into
one of its car carriers.
Shanghai Highway also represents the first time that K-
Line has made use of an environment-friendly
camshaftless main engine. By controlling the fuel
injection timing, and the timing of the opening and
closing of the exhaust valves, using electronic signals, a
number of benefits are expected from the MAN B&W
7S60ME-C main engine installed in the vessel. Notably,
these are a reduction in NOx emissions as a
consequence of the optimised fuel injection timing; and
a reduction in particulate matter (PM) emissions in low-
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load operations, resulting from high-pressure fuel
injection which improves combustability.
Another beneficial feature anticipated from this
engine is a reduction in CO2 levels, since optimising fuel
injection timing also reduces fuel consumption under
low load conditions. In addition, ship manoeuvrability is
claimed to be enhanced due to improved reverse
selection and a reduced minimum engine speed.
K-Line has added another 'green' innovation into the
specification of this innovative car-carrier series. This is
a soot-removal system developed for marine use by
NGK Filters, from devices already used onshore. The
system use ceramic filters to remove particulates from
the exhaust gases, which are then collected in tanks
under the filter. Every 75 seconds a high-pressure air jet
is used to clean the filter in order to prevent clogging.
This soot removal system is rated as highly successful,
with an efficiency of around 99% and the ability to
capture very small particles.
With car-capacities on these specialist ships averaging
over 6000 in recent years, and expected to reach 8000 by
2008, Shanghai Highway, with a capability for loading a
more modest 5036 RT-type cars, occupies an
intermediate position in the PCTC market;
nevertheless, the new class does represent the largest
vessels of the type yet built in China, and offers 12
vehicle decks. The highest of these is an open space at
the top of the superstructure, and there are also three
hoistable decks.
All are accessed from one another within the ship
using MacGregor fixed and hoistable ramps, closed
where required by bulkhead doors. MacGregor also
supplied the stern quarter ramp/doors and side
ramp/doors which give access on to the embarkation
deck (No 5).
Whilst conforming to the usual car-carrier layout,
Shanghai Highway presents a more angular profile than
many contemporary designs, in particular at the bow
where a 'ram', rather than a 'bulbous' bow is fitted, its
characteristic being a vertical leading edge and a
horizontal top edge. This meets a vertical stem line at
the forward perpendicular (load water line) with the
configuration completed by a raked stem angled up to
the upper deck!
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................179.99m
Length, bp.................................................................167.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................32.20m
Depth, moulded, 11th car deck..................................32.21m
Draught
design ......................................................................8.40m
scantling ..................................................................9.40m
Gross .......................................................................48,927gt
Net ........................................................................14,927nt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................10,600dwt
scantling............................................................15,413dwt
Speed, service ...........................……………..……20.00knots
Bunkers..................................………………………….2956m3
Classification..........................Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK)
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model................................................................7S60ME-C
Manufacturer..........................Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Number ............................................................................1
Output/speed..................................15,785kW/105rev/min
Propeller
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Number of blades............................................................5
Diesel-driven alternators ........................................................-
Boilers
Number........................................................1 (composite)
Output .............................................................................. -
Vehicles
No of decks.........................................9 fixed; 3 hoistable
Total number of cars..................................................5036
Doors/ramps
Designer ..........................................................MacGregor
Complement ........................................................................28
Bow thruster ..........................................................................1
Contract date .........................................................................-
Keel laid ..........................................................21 March 2005
Launch/float-out date .........................................1. June 2005
Delivery date .................................................26 August 2005
We apologise for the fact that the Technical Particulars
section of this report is not as complete as usual.
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SMYRIL: ro-pax ferry for Faeroe
inter-islands service
Shipbuilder: .........IIZAR Construcciones Navales
(San Fernando yard), Spain
(completed by Navantia)
Vessel's name:………………………………Smyril
Hull number:……………………………….......3 399
Owner/operator: ..........S Strandfaraskip Landsins,
Faroe Islands
Designer: ..................K Knud E Hansen, Denmark/
IZAR Construcciones Navales, Spain
Model test establishment used: ...............D Danish
Maritime Institute (DMI), Denmark
Denmark
Flag: ......................................................D
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................N Nil
T HE placing of this order for a 'conventional ferry',
in April 2002, marked an interesting switch of
activity for IZAR's San Fernando, Cadiz, shipyard,
since that IZAR division's recent speciality had lain
with the building of 'fast ferries' of steel or aluminium
construction. Work on this new vessel, which is mainly
destined for service between the Faroese mainland port
of Thorshavn, and the island of Syderö to the south,
involved the shipyard in close cooperation with the
Copenhagen-based consultancy Knud E Hansen, in
both internal and external design.
Although the intended voyage is of relatively short
duration, weather conditions can be sufficiently extreme
to require Smyril to be classed for 'open sea service in
the North Atlantic' and built to withstand high winds
and rough seas. This is externally evidenced by the long
whaleback forecastle, which affords protection to the
forward mooring position as well as deflecting water
shipped over the bow.
Because of this arrangement, the superstructure is
positioned slightly further aft than in contemporary
designs, and incorporates three decks devoted to crew
and passenger accommodation, topped by a navigating
bridge deck (No 8) with wheelhouse and helicopter
landing area. The tier below this (deck 7) houses officers
and crew cabins, with some of the latter also occupying
deck 6, the forward part of which is a large main lounge
incorporating cafeteria and restaurant facilities.
Deck 5 has passenger accesses port and starboard,
leading to a reception area, other lounge and eating
areas, and 34 two- and four-berth cabins with private
toilets, for those requiring sleeping accommodation. In
all, 976 passengers can be carried in surroundings
o Waste compactor
designed to counter temperatures as low as -20 C,
however, warmer weather is experienced in summer
months and outdoor 'sun decks' are also available. A
feature of the accommodation layout is that certain
areas can be closed off during winter months to suit an
inevitable reduction in passenger demand.
Vehicle access is over two stern ramp/doors and a
starboard side door, on to No 3 deck and a hoistable
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No 4 deck, which together provide 970 lane metres for
200 cars. Trucks and Mafi trailers can also be
accommodated and hazardous cargoes accepted,
together with a limited number of containers carried on
the main deck. An anti-heeling system maintains a level
deck whilst handling vehicles, and active-type fins,
claimed to reduce roll by 90%, are fitted. Lifesaving
equipment includes two RFD Marin-Ark MES systems
using vertical chutes.
The propulsion system features four MAN B&W
7L32/40 main engines each developing 3360kW at
750rev/min, and manufactured in IZAR's own Manises
works. These are coupled in pairs to twin-input/single-
output reduction gears driving shaftlines fitted with CP
propellers. A 1200kW alternator is driven off each
gearbox, with four 515kW diesel-driven sets also
installed. Manoeuvring is assisted by two Rolls-Royce
CP bow thrusters rated at 1100kW each.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................138.00m
Length, bp.................................................................123.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................22.70m
Depth, moulded
to main deck ............................................................8.10m
to upper deck ........................................................13.70m
Draught
design ......................................................................5.60m
scantling ..................................................................5.80m
Displacement .......................................................8882tonnes
Lightweight ...........................................................5769tonnes
Deadweight
design ..................................................................2652dwt
scantling...............................................................3113dwt
Gross .......................................................................12,650gt
Block coefficient at 5.80m draught..............................0.5322
Speed, service at 85% MCR, 15% sea margin ....21.55knots
Bunkers
heavy oil...................................................................752m3
diesel oil...................................................................138m3
Water ballast................................................................1560m3
Fuel consumption
main engines only.....................................52.7tonnes/day
Classification .............................Lloyd's Register of Shipping
+ 100A1 Passenger Ship,
Roll on/Roll off Ship, + LMC, UMS, ICC, NAV1, IWS
Helicopter Deck (no ice classification)
Heel control system .....................................................Hoppe
Roll stabilisation equipment .......................Active folding fins
Main engines
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ....................................................................7L32/40
Manufacturer ................IZAR-Manises Propulsion Energy
Number ............................................................................4
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output, each engine..........................3360kW/750rev/min
Gearboxes
Make......................................................................Reintjes
Model.................................................................DLG 5551
Number ..................................2 x twin input/single output
Output speed ...................................................150rev/min
Propellers
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer...................................Rolls-Royce
Number ............................................................................2
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................4300mm
Speed...............................................................150rev/min
Main-engine driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Make/type .............................Stamford Newage/HC72GH
Output of each set................................................1200kW
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................4
Engine make/type ..............................MAN B&W 6L16/24
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output/speed, each set.....................515kW/1000rev/min
Alternator make/type ....................................................... -
Output/speed, each set....................................................-
Boilers
Number/type ...................................................2/TH/V1250
Make .............................................................Garion Naval
Output .............................................................2 x 1250kW
Mooring equipment
Number ............................................................................2
Make/type ...............Rolls-Royce/MWE 150/CV 52 K3 W2
Type .......................................................................Electric
Lifesaving equipment
Make .............................................RFD Marin-Ark (2 sets)
Type .....................................................MES vertical chute
also two enclosed lifeboats
Vehicles
Number of vehicle decks..............1 x fixed; 1 x hoistable
Total lane length........................................................970m
Total cars......................................................................200
Doors/ramps
Number ............2 x stern door/ramps; 1 x side shell door
Complement
Officers............................................………………………8
Crew...............................................................................16
Passengers
Total..............................................................................976
Number of cabins ..........................................................34
Bow thrusters
Make/type ..............................Rolls-Royce/TT200 AVX CP
Number ............................................................................2
Output .............................................................2 x 1100kW
Bridge control system
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Type ..........................................................................NAV I
Fire detection system
Make................................................Tyco Marine Services
Type ...........................................................Minerva T2000
Fire extinguishing systems
Make .......................................................................Semco
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models ...........................................FAR-2805: FAR-2805S
Integrated bridge system
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Model......................................................ECDIS FER 2105
Waste disposal plant
Make ............................................................Disperator
Model......................................................MOD 510 HK
Shredder/crusher
Make .................................................Jets Vacuum A/S
Model................................................................65MBA
Contract date ..........................................................April 2002
Launch/float-out date .............................................................-
Delivery date ...........................................24 September 2005
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STENA PARIS: Brodosplit
delivery advances the
Stena MAX concept
Shipbuilder:............B Brodosplit Shipyard, Croatia
Vessel's name:...................................Stena Paris
Hull number: ..................................................4441
Owner/operator:...C Concordia Maritime AB/Stena
Bulk AB, Sweden
Designer:...................................S Stena/Brodosplit
Model test establishments used:...............S SSPA/
MARIN/Brodarski Institut/HSVA
Bermuda
Flag: ......................................................B
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................N Nil
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................55
C LAIMED to be 'the safest and most efficient
medium-range (MR) tanker ever built', Stena Paris is
the first unit of a new series of P-MAX product
tankers which extends the range of Stena MAX
designs, produced in-house by this innovative Swedish
owner, and introduced in Significant Ships of 2001/2002
- Stena Victory (V-MAX) and Stena Caribbean (C-MAX).
The principal aim of the concept is to minimise risk of
incidents by including a double hull throughout, an
integrated bridge system, twin enginerooms with full
fire and water integrity, and redundant and separate
systems for propulsion, steering, and automation.
A major feature of the three MAX designs currently
in service is the adoption of a wide beam (in this case
40m instead of 32.20m for typically similar vessels) and
shallow draught. This combination is understood to
allow Stena Paris to load some 30% more cargo than a
standard MR tanker at the same draught.
The double hull surrounds a cargo space divided by
corrugated bulkheads into five pairs of tanks aranged
for clean and dirty oil products, and crude oil. An ETC
(Effective Tank Cleaning) notation from DNV signifies
the inclusion of equipment allowing a rapid turnround,
even when switching from dirty to clean cargoes. The
handling of these is carried out by an electric-drive
deepwell pump in each tank. Epoxy coatings have been
applied to the tanks,and cargo piping and heating coils
are of stainless steel.
The design also conforms to the DNV RPS
(Redundant Propulsion Separate) notation, which
requires that in the event of an incident, redundant
110
power is available before steering speed is lost, and that
this can provide a speed of 6knots in Beaufort 8 head
seas for 72hours. This facility is demonstrated by the
'separate' part of the notation, referring to the
positioning of the main machinery in independent port
and starboard rooms, separated by fireproof and
watertight bulkheads.
Each compartment contains propelling machinery
comprising a MAN B&W 6S46MC-C engine delivering
7860kW MCR at 129rev/min, and directly coupled with
a FP propeller fitted in front of a plain rudder. Each
engine is served by separate fuel supply and auxiliary
systems, also independent monitoring and control
systems. A total of four diesel-alternator sets are
installed, each producing 1081kVA, and steam
requirements are derived from two oil-fired and two
exhaust-gas boilers.
The aft end of the vessel is characterised by an
expansive transom stern, above which a large
deckhouse is positioned between two widely-spaced
funnels and topped by a wheelhouse offering 360deg
vision, with the functions of the Integrated Bridge
Control System served from a central location with
access to the electronic chart display and other aids. The
layout complies with the NAUT-AW notation and
enables co-pilot operation. Other important inclusions
to the design are compliance with Ice Class 1B
requirements, whilst it is understood that the vessel is
the first newbuilding to be awarded a Det Norske
Veritas Green Passport.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................182.90m
Length, bp.................................................................175.50m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................40.00m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................17.90m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.00m
bottom ......................................................................2.10m
Draught
design ....................................................................11.30m
scantling ................................................................13.00m
Gross .......................................................................36,064gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................54,000dwt
scantling ...........................................................65,200dwt
Speed
maximum , design draught..............................17.50knots
service, 15% sea margin .................................14.50knots
Cargo capacity.........................................................70,200m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................2300m3
diesel oil...................................................................240m3
Water ballast.............................................................26,100m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ....................................38.60tonnes/day
auxiliaries ..................................................2.80tonnes/day
Classification....Det Norske Veritas + 1A, Tanker for oil, ESP,
Nauticus (newbuilding), PLUS-2, ICE-1B, ETC,
EO, VCS2, RPS, NAUT-AW, Green Passport
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................45%
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ...............................................................6S46MC-C
Manufacturer ................Brodosplit Diesel Engine Factory
Number ............................................................................2
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed of each engine ...........7860kW/110rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer ...................Rolls-Royce Kamewa
Number ............................................................................2
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................5300mm
Speed...............................................................110rev/min
Special adaptations..........hub sleeve mounting on shaft,
enabling interchange of propellers
between 6 sister ships
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................4
Engine make/type............................MAN B&W/7L23/30H
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed, each set.......................910kW/720rev/min
Alternator make/type .............Uljanik-Siemens/FJ 6 566-3
Output/speed, each set....................1081kVA/720rev/min
Boilers
Number ................................2 x oil fired; 2 x exhaust gas
Type ..............................................2 x KLN/VIC; 2 x KIP/D
Make ..............................................................TPK-Saacke
Output....................................2 x 8500kg/h; 2 x 1750kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number ................................2 x mooring winch/windlass;
4 x mooring winch
Make ...............................Rolls-Royce Rauma (Brattvaag)
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Cargo tanks
Numbe.............................................................10 + 2 slop
Grades of cargo carried ...........................................5 + 2
Product range ........................clean/dirty products, crude
Coated tanks..............................................Hempel epoxy
Stainless steel ..................cargo piping and heating coils
Cargo pumps
Number............................................................10 + 2 slop
Type........................................................Electric deepwell
Make ........................................Hamworthy KSE Svanehøj
Stainless steel ..............................................................Yes
Capacity ..................................10 x 800m3/h; 2 x 300m3/h
Cargo/ballast control systems ............................in integrated
automation system
Bridge control system .........in integrated automation system
Complement
Officers...........................................................................10
Crew...............................................................................16
Supernumaries.................................................................2
Suez/repair crew..............................................................6
Integrated automation system
Make ......................L3 Communications (CAE Valmarine)
Type .............................................................Damatic DNA
Fire detection system
Make ..................................................................Consilium
Type.........................................................Salwico NSAC-1
Fire extinguishing systems
Engineroom .....................................High-expansion foam
Make...........................................................................Tyco
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make........................................................................Sperry
Models........................................12in S-band: 8in X-band
Integrated bridge system
Make.....................L3 Communications (CAE Navigation)
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make.....................................................................Atlas
Model ......................................................800 SL WS P
Sewage plant
Make ......................................................................TTK
Model ..........................................................................-
Contract date......................................................10 July 2003
Launch/float-out date ..........................................4 June 2004
Delivery date .................................................November 2005
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SUPER LINER OGASAWARA: hybrid air-
cushion/waterjet Techno-Superliner
completed
Mitsui Engineering &
Shipbuilder: ........................M
Shipbuilding Co Ltd
(MES), Tamano yard, Japan
Vessel's name: ..............Super Liner Ogasawara
Hull number: .......................................................--
Owner/operator: .......................T Techno-Seaways
Inc/Ogasawara Kaiun, Japan
Technological Research
Designer: ......................T
Association of Techno
Superliner (TSL)/MES, Japan
Model test establishment used: .................M
(Akishima)/National Maritime
Research Institute, Japan
Number of sister ships already completed.....N
Number of sister ships still on order ...............N
J APAN'S Techno-Superliner (TSL) Research and
Development project was inaugurated by the
country's Ministry of Transport as far back as 1989, as
part of a scheme to introduce radical changes in
passenger and cargo transportation, and to relieve
freight congestions on roads. Since then, a detailed
evaluation of a number of fundamentally different
concepts and experimental prototypes has taken place,
aimed at producing a ship-design capable of a speed of
approximately 50knots, which would have a
deadweight capacity of 1000tonnes, a range of more
than 930km, and excellent seaworthiness, allowing safe
navigation in state 6 seas.
Although ultimately, long international voyages were
perceived for the TSL, the eventual choice of route for
this commercial prototype became the 1000km link
between Tokyo and the Ogasawara Islands to the
south. It was hoped that the vessel might contribute
greatly to the well-being of the island residents by
promoting tourism and revitalising the economy
through a drastic reduction in voyage time from 26
hours to 16/17 hours. Regrettably, subsequent
contractual and financial problems related to the
current high cost of fuel have now resulted in the
vessel remaining with its builder for the time being,
although successful trials of performance and
specification requirements have taken place.
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Super Liner Ogasawara is a mixture of catamaran and
surface-effect ship, constructed of 1400tonnes of
aluminium in grades A5083 and A5383 for the hull, and
grades A5083A6N.01 or A6005A for the
superstructure, to endorse the claim to be the largest
aluminium craft in the world. It is also understood that
the ship's construction included the use of the friction-
stir aluminium welding process for the first time in a
ship.
The vessel operates as a hybrid waterjet/air-cushion
Mitsui vehicle, with the space between the catamaran hulls
enclosed by a finger-type skirt at the bow, and a lobe-
type at the stern. In the cruising mode, four 4000kW
Nil Niigata diesel engines each drive two Mitsui turbo-fans
to force air pressure on to the enclosed surface of the
Nil
sea; this causes the vessel to lift and hover, thereby
reducing the area of hull submerged - and hence a lower
resistance - and the power required from the waterjets
for cruising.
The pair of Rolls-Royce Kamewa VLWJ235 units
fitted are claimed to be the world's largest to date,
having a diameter of 2.35m. They are driven by two
General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines, each
developing 25,180kW, to produce a maximum speed of
around 39knots. Ship's services are supplied from four
660kW Yanmar/Taiyo diesel-alternator sets, which also
supply four 50kN bow thrusters during manoeuvring.
All power systems and switchboards are divided into
port and starboard sections for redundancy purposes.
The four 50kN transverse thrusters are of a special
TCT105 type built by Nakashima Propeller; they have
five blades of increased area ratio and minimal
clearance, to avoid loss of cushion air through them.
Normally, these features would decrease thruster
efficiency but Nakashima has succeeded in overcoming
this problem, as well as reducing thruster weight by 40%
compared with a standard thrusters.
Nominally, the TSL can carry 40 x TEU containers
forward, but particularly the 10ft size used on Japanese
railways, as well 350 cars or 250 plus 10 coaches, 50
crew and 725 passengers. The latter are accommodated
amidships, where cabins with floor space for 362 to
sleep on futons is provided, together with normal one,
two-, and three-berth cabins for the remainder. A 100-
seat restaurant is also available, and six 160-person
vertical MES chutes serve lifesaving requirements,
allowing full evacuation within 1060seconds.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length,oa......................................................approx 140.00m
Length, waterline.......................................................126.83m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................29.80m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................10.50m
Draught
off cushion ...............................................................5.00m
on cushion ...............................................................2.40m
Maximum speed............................……………………39knots
Deadweight .....................………………………………925dwt
Fuel tank capacity .........................................2 x 460m3 tanks
Classification ......................................Japanese Government
Lfesaving equipment.....6 x 160-person vertical MES chutes
Propulsion system
Main engines
Manufacturer ......................................General Electric
Type .........................................................Gas turbines
Number ...................................................2 x LM2500+
Output, each set ..........................................25,180kW
Type of fuel used ..............................................light oil
Waterjets
Manufacturer… ..........................Rolls-Royce Kamewa
Type...............................................................VLWJ235
Number.......................................................................2
Diameter .............................................................2.35m
Lift fans
Manufacturer .....................................Mitsui turbo fans
Number.......................................................................8
Lift fan engines
Manufacturer.....................................................Niigata
Type ...............................................................16V20FX
Number.......................................................................4
Output, each set .............................................4000kW
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................4
Engine make..........................................................Yanmar
Alternator make .........................................................Taiyo
Output, each set .....................................................660kW
Bow thrusters
Number ............................................................................4
Manufacturer....................................................Nakashima
Thrust, each set.........................................................50kN
Project initiated................................................................1989
Fabrication commenced .................................1 August 2003
Naming ceremony.........................................November 2004
Sea trials completed....................................12 October 2005
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UNIVERSAL QUEEN:
Hyundai 309,000dwt VLCC
variant
Shipbuilder:...H Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd,
Vessel's name: ..........................Universal Queen
Hull number: ................................................1 1637
Owner/operator: ..H Hyundai Merchant Marine Co,
Designer:.......H Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd,
Model test establishment used: .............H
Maritime Research Institute, Korea
Flag: .......................................................P
Total number of sister
ships already completed:.................................--
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................1 1
C ONTINUING a long line of VLCC/ULCC
tonnage built by Hyundai over the years, Universal
Queen, delivered into the fleet of associated company
Hyundai Merchant Marine, is a variant of a design
featured in Significant Ships of 2003 by the 317,000dwt
Capricorn Star. Subtle changes in dimensions are,
perhaps, the most noticeable differences between the
two designs, with Universal Queen displaying almost a
metre less depth than the earlier vessel, and a reduction
of 1.50m in scantling and design draughts. Whilst an
overall length of 333m has been retained, the LBP
measurement of the newer vessel has been increased by
5m to present an almost vertical stem above the load
water line and, as a consequence, reduce the
configuration of the bulbous bow.
Universal Queen has one continuous freeboard deck
without forecastle but featuring a sunken mooring deck
aft. The hull is double-skin with the cargo space divided
by two longitudinal bulkheads to form port, starboard
and centre cargo tanks, further divided by transverse
bulkheads into five pairs of wing tanks, five centre tanks,
and one pair of slop tanks. The double hull space is
utilised for water ballast tanks joined to centrally divided
double bottom compartments. In line with recently
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introduced practice, the double skin is extended aft to
Korea protect bunker tanks built-in P&S at the forward end of
the engineroom. Longitudinally framed construction has
been adopted for most of the structure.
Three grades of cargo can be carried simultaneously,
Korea handled by three Hyundai-MHI steam turbine-driven,
5000m3/h pumps housed in a room forward of the
machinery space, and discharged overboard at midships.
Korea
Hyundai Ballast and cargo valves are operated by medium-
pressure hydraulic power, and control of cargo systems
Panama
and monitoring includes ullage measurement, operation
of pumps, and inert gas plant. Radar-type level gauges
are employed in the cargo tanks, with electro-pneumatic
models serving the ballast spaces. Crude oil washing is
also provided.
In another change from Capricorn Star, the choice of
main engine has fallen on a Sulzer 7RTA84T-D unit
supplied by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The MCR output
of this is 28,720kW at 76rev/min, NCR 24,934kW at
72.50rev/min, and service speed is 15.6knots, allowing a
sea margin of 15%. Electrical power is derived solely
from diesel-driven alternators: three sets driven by
Hyundai's home-grown HiMSEN engines, each
supplying 1050kW, and supported by a 300kW
emergency machine. Steam is generated in two
rectangular two-drum boilers each producing
45tonnes/h.
Accommodation is arranged aft for a complement of
30 plus six Suez crew, in a superstructure topped by a
navigation bridge equipped with an integrated bridge
system incorporating route planning, collision and
grounding avoidance, and navigation monitoring. Also
installed on the bridge are three radars.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................333.00m
Length, bp.................................................................324.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................60.00m
Depth, moulded
to main deck ..........................................................26.56m
to upper deck ........................................................29.60m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................3.38m
bottom ......................................................................3.00m
Draught
design ....................................................................20.50m
scantling ................................................................21.00m
Gross .....................................................................163,465gt
Deadweight
design .............................................................300,100dwt
scantling..........................................................309,400dwt
Speed, service, 86.8% MCR, 15% sea margin ....15.60knots
Cargo capacity
liquid volume ....................................................353,181m3
Bunkers
heavy oil..............................................................10,149m3
diesel oil...................................................................600m3
Water ballast...........................................................105,782m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only........................approx 97.80tonnes/day
Classification ..................................Det Norske Veritas +1A1,
Tanker for Oil, ESP,
NAUTICUS (Newbuilding), EQ, VCS-2, also
Korean Register of Shipping +KRS 1-Oil Tanker,
ESP, +KRM, 1-UMA, IGS, COW
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .................................approx 60%
Main engine
Design......................................................................Sulzer
Model ...............................................................7RTA84T-D
Manufacturer ......................Hyundai Heavy Industries Co
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output
MCR.............................................28,720kW/76rev/min
NCR ..........................................24,934kW/72.5rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer ......Hyundai Heavy Industries Co
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ...........................................................10,000mm
Blades ..............................................................................4
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type ...................Hyundai-HiMSEN/7H21/32
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output/speed...............................3 x 1066kW/720rev/min
Alternator make/type ...........Hyundai-EES/HFC6 566-10P
Output/speed...............................3 x 1050kW/720rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type ...................................................Rectangular 2-drum
Make...................................Hyundai Heavy Industries Co
Output ........................................................2 x 45tonnes/h
Hose-handling crane
Number ............................................................................2
Make.........................................................Shin Young-TTS
Type .......................................................Electric-hydraulic
Duty.......................................................2 x 20tonnes/20m
Mooring equipment
Number ..................................................................10 sets
Make ....................................................Rolls-Royce Korea
Type .......................................................Electric-hydraulic
Cargo tanks
Number .............................................15 plus 2 slop tanks
Grades carried.................................................................3
Cargo pumps
Number ............................................................................3
Type...........................................Steam turbine centrifugal
Make .............................................................Hyundai-MHI
Capacity........................................................3 x 5000m3/h
Cargo control system
Make.....................................................................Damcos
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Complement
Officers...........................................................................12
Crew...............................................................................18
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Rooms ......................................................30 single plus 1
Bridge control system
Make..................................................................Norcontrol
Type...........................................................AutoChief C-20
One man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make ..................................................................Consilium
Type .....................................................................CS 4000
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo deck ......................................Low-expansion foam
Make .................................................................NK Co Ltd
Engineroom .....................................High-expansion foam
Make.........................................................Kashiwa Co Ltd
Radars
Number ............................................................................3
Make............................................................................JRC
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make.............................................................GC-TECH
Model .............................................................C-1001R
Sewage plant
Make...............................................................Jonghap
Model ............................................JMC-BIOAERO B-2
Contract date .............................................4 November 2003
Launch/float-out date .............................................................-
Delivery date ............................................11 November 2005
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VIKTOR TITOV: energy-saving Aframax
tanker serving the Sakhalin oilfield
Shipbuilder:...H Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd,
Vessel's name: ...................................Viktor Titov
Hull number: ................................................1
Owner/operator:..P Primorsk Shipping Ltd, Russia
Designer:.......H Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd,
Model test establishment used: .............H
Maritime Research Institute, Korea
Flag: .........................................................C
Total number of sister
ships already completed:..............................2
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ........................................2
V IKTOR TITOV is the third of five tankers
building at Hyundai for the Primorsk and
Sovcomflot shipping companies, to a new Aframax
design developed to service the Sakhalin oilfield
projects in Russia's Far-Eastern regions. It uses a hull
form optimised for operations in both ice and open
waters, with special features which include a 42m beam
to achieve a lower sea margin in rough seas, and
electronic main engine and CP propeller control to
improve manoeuvrability and efficiency in ice
conditions.
The ice element has played a key part in the design
process, involving detailed structural and fine-mesh
analysis of the fore-end construction, including
secondary members. Vibration, bow impact and fatigue
strength analyses were also undertaken to satisfy DNV
CSA-1 notations, and the DAT (-30) notation to cope
with harsh winter conditions of the Sakhalin area.
The double-skin hull construction surrounds six pairs
of cargo tanks formed from a centreline and transverse
bulkheads, and is extended to afford protection to the
oil tanks within the forward end of the engineroom.
The wing spaces serve as water ballast tanks. Cargo
handling arrangements utilise three pumps with a
maximum unloading rate of 7500m3/h, with loading
possible through the manifolds at 9000m3/h. A bow
mooring and loading system is also installed, having a
horizontal fixed coupling and slipway to eliminate
possible oil spillage. A computerised cargo control
system supports a one-man cargo operation, and
continuous monitoring and warning of the presence of
hydrocarbon gases in the pumproom and ballast spaces
is undertaken, with readings relayed to the bridge. Oily
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water discharges are checked in compliance with
Korea MARPOL requirements.
Monitoring and alarm of machinery vibration is
1601 another feature of the vessel's equipment, with other
systems recording ice impacts in the bow structure at
both loaded and ballast draughts, and measuring and
Korea computing stress at critical points in the structure, in
Hyundai line with the assumptions of the vessel's Ice Passport,
with data recording and alarms displayed on the bridge.
Cyprus
Also on the bridge is an example of the new
Hyundai-Transas intelligent bridge system (HTiBS).
2 This is expected to become the first navigation concept
to be certified to DNV’s NAUT-AW Class C standard.
2 A Hyundai-MAN B&W 7S60ME-C electronically
controlled main engine is installed, developing
22,300bhp (16,397kW) MCR at 105rev/min and
20,070bhp (14,757kW)/101.4rev/min NCR. The CP
propeller is four-bladed and service speed with a 15%
sea margin is 15.20knots.
Electrical power is derived from three Hyundai
980kW alternators using prime movers from the
Hyundai Heavy Industries own-developed HiMSEN
range, which has gained increasing success since its
introduction some four years ago. A feature of the
engineroom is the provision of an air circulation system
designed to maintain a comfortable temperature level
whilst sailing in ice. In addition, labyrinth-type sea
chests are fitted to prevent ice suction.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................247.00m
Length, bp.................................................................234.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................42.00m
Depth, moulded ..........................................................21.60m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................3.33m
bottom ......................................................................2.30m
Draught
scantling/design ....................................................14.50m
Deadweight ..........................................................100,800dwt
Speed, service with 15% sea margin ...................15.20knots
Cargo capacity.......................................................117,000m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................3000m3
diesel oil...................................................................300m3
Water ballast.............................................................46,000m3
Fuel consumption, main engine only.............59.5tonnes/day
Classification ..................................Det Norske Veritas +1A1,
tanker for oil, ESP,
NAUTICUS (newbuilding), EO, VCS-2, ICE-1A
for hull, ICE-1C elsewhere (TMA), Bow loading,
SPM, HL, Clean, DAT (-30), CSA-1
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .................................approx 30%
Main engine
Design.........................................………………MAN B&W
Model ......................................…………………7S60ME-C
Manufacturer................Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output...............22,300bhp (16,397kW)/105rev/min MCR
20,070bhp (14,757kW)/101.40rev/min NCR
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer .................Rolls-Royce (Kamewa)
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................7400mm
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type ...................Hyundai-HiMSEN/7H21/32
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed, each set.......................980kW/720rev/min
Alternator make/type ............................................Hyundai
Output/speed each set..................................-/720rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................2
Type .......................................................Automatic marine
Make .....................................................................Aalborg
Output ........................................................2 x 35,000kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number ....................................................................8 sets
Make ...............................................................Rolls-Royce
Type........................................................electric-hydraulic
Cargo tanks
Number .......................................................12 plus 2 slop
Coated tanks (slop tanks)..................anti-abrasive epoxy
Cargo pumps
Number ............................................................................3
Duty (total) ..........................................................7500m3/h
Special rudder .............................Semi-balanced, streamline
Bridge control system
Make .................................................Hyundai-Kongsberg
One-man operation ......................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make ..................................................................Consilium
Type...............................................................Addressable
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo tank deck ..........................................Foam System
Make .................................................................NK Co Ltd
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Radars
Number ............................................................................3
Make .......................................................Hyundai-Transas
Models .................................................................NR 3000
Integrated bridge system
Make .......................................................Hyundai-Transas
Model .......................................................................HTiBS
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make ..........................................Hyundai Marine-Atlas
Sewage plant
Make ................................................…………Jonghap
Contract date ....................................................16 June 2003
Launch/float-out date .............................................................-
Delivery date ............................................14 November 2005
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VOLCAN DE TIMANFAYA: Canaries ferry
modified for night service
Shipbuilder: ..............................A Astillero Barreras
(Hijos de J Barreras SA), Spain
Vessel's name:...................Volcan de Timanfaya
Hull number: ................................................1
Owner/operator: ..........M Maritima de Las Islas SA
(Armas Group SA),
Spain (Canary Islands)
Designer: ......................A Astillero Barreras, Spain
Model test establishment used: ..............M MARIN,
The Netherlands
Flag: ...........................................................S
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................1
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ...........................................--
V OLCAN DE TIMANFAYA was conceived as a
sister ship to Volcan de Tamasite (Significant Ships of
2004), with both designed to operate within the seven
main islands of the Canary Islands group, primarily
linking Gran Canaria with Fuerta Ventura. However,
whilst Tamasite was fitted out for day-time operations,
this later sister has been modified to suit overnight
services by replacing the forward panoramic lounge on
deck 6, and a large adjacent area previously devoted to
pullman chairs, by 46 four-berth cabins and eight two-
berth types, plus 2 three-berth rooms fitted out for
disabled travellers. All the new cabins have private
bathrooms.
In support of these modifications, a cafeteria has
been added on deck 6, and a two-level snack bar on
decks 6/7, but the waiter service restaurant has been
eliminated. The overall complement of passengers and
crew on Volcan de Timanfaya has been reduced from
1500 on the day-service ferry to 1000; as a result the
lifesaving arrangements now comprise four Viking
marine escape systems, two each side, each of 175
persons capacity, supported by 2 x 150-person enclosed
lifeboats and a pair of fast rescue boats.
Most other features of the basis design are retained,
but in deference to the timings of the night voyage, the
service speed of Volcan de Timanfaya has been reduced
by one knot to 21knots. Power is derived, as on the
earlier sister, from two Wärtsilä 8L46C main engines,
each developing 8400kW MCR at 500rev/min. A
reduction gearbox on each shaft-line brings the engine
speed down to 175revolutions at the twin CP propellers,
whilst power take-offs on each machine are coupled
with 1200kW alternators. Two diesel-driven 1000kW
alternator sets are also fitted. Two underhung semi-
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balanced rudders are installed aft and two Rolls-Royce
1000kW thrusters operate at the bow.
Decks 3 and 4 and a hoistable deck, No 5, are
1626 available for vehicles, laid out for 404 cars and 69 x 16m
trailers. Ro-ro access is over the stern to deck 3 by way
of two ramp/doors 8m wide x 16m long. Each ramp
consists of a main section, overlaid with a second,
hinged 'fold-out' extension which opens over the first.
Two vehicles weighing up to 54tonnes can transit the
ramps simultaneously. Fixed ramps P&S link decks 3
Spain
and 4, whilst the hoistable deck, formed of 11 sections,
is accessed by lowering the end sections at the aft end,
1 or by ramps within the forward sections.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................142.45m
Length, bp.................................................................125.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................24.20m
Depth, moulded
to main deck (No 3).................................................8.35m
to upper deck (No 4) .............................................13.55m
to deck 6................................................................19.50m
Draught
design ......................................................................5.70m
scantling ..................................................................6.00m
Gross .......................................................................17,343gt
Deadweight, design......................................approx 2900dwt
Speed, service............................................................21knots
Bunkers
heavy oil...................................................................620m3
diesel oil.....................................................................90m3
Water ballast................................................................1685m3
Classification...........Bureau Veritas Class 1, + Hull, + Mach,
Ro-Ro, Passenger ship, Unrestricted
Navigation. AUT, UMS
Main engines
Design...................................................................Wärtsilä
Model ......................................................................8L46C
Manufacturer.........................................................Wärtsilä
Number ............................................................................2
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output, each engine..........................8400kW/500rev/min
Gearboxes
Make......................................................................Reintjes
Number ............................................................................2
Model ...................................................VA950 K41 HL/HR
Output speed ...................................................176rev/min
Propellers
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer...................................Rolls-Royce
Number ...........................................………………………2
Pitch................................................................Controllable
Diameter ..............................................................4200mm
Speed...............................................................176rev/min
Main engine-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Make/type ............................Leroy Somer/LSA 52.2 L75P
Output each set ....................................................1200kW
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................2
Engine make/type ........................................Wärtsilä/6L20
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output/speed, each set...................1080kW/1000rev/min
Alternator make/type..........Leroy Somer/LSA 52.2L60/6P
Output/speed, each set.....................900kW/1000rev/min
Boiler
Number ............................................................................1
Type........................................................................oil fired
Make........................................................Vulcano Sadaca
Output .................................................................1500kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number .................................2 x mooring winch/windlass
2 x mooring winch
Make ..................................................................Servoship
Type.....................................................................hydraulic
Lifesaving equipment
Number .....................4 x Viking 175-person vertical MES
2 x 150-person lifeboats
2 x rescue boats
Vehicles
Number of vehicle decks..............2 x fixed; 1 x hoistable
Number of cars............................................................404
Number of trailers ..........................................................69
Doors/ramps
Number/type ....................................2 x stern ramp/doors
2 x fixed ramps; 1 x hoistable car deck
Designer....................................................SP Consultores
Passengers and crew
Total............................................................................1000
Bow thrusters
Make ...............................................................Rolls-Royce
Number ............................................................................2
Output, each.........................................................1000kW
Bridge control system
Make............................................................RMI/Raytheon
One man operation .......................................................No
Fire detection system
Make .........................................................................Thorn
Type ...............................................................addressable
Fire extinguishing systems
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Vehicle spaces....................................................Drencher
Cabins/public spaces........................................Sprinklers
Radars ...................................................................................2
Make ...........................................………………..Raytheon
Waste disposal plant
Sewage plant ............................................................Facet
Contract date .........................................................................-
Launch/float-out date ...............................11 November 2004
Delivery date ...................................................................2005
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WAN HAI 501: CSBC delivers 4250TEU
box ship to local owner
Shipbuilder:...........................C China Shipbuilding
Corp (CSBC), Taiwan
Vessel's name: ................................Wan Hai 501
Hull number: ..................................................8835
Owner/operator: .......W Wan Hai Lines Ltd, Taiwan
Designer:........C China Shipbuilding Corp, Taiwan
Singapore
Flag: ....................................................S
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................4 4 Depth moulded ...........................................................19.20m
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................44
T HIS latest example of China Shipbuilding's
container ship designs has been developed from
that of a similar, 4050TEU vessel (delivered recently to
German owner Peter Döhle, a regular customer of the
Kaohsiung shipyard), and is the first of a new series to
join the fleet of a local operator, Taipeh-based Wan Hai
Lines, whose trading area is centred around South East
Asia, and for whom a number of special requirements
have been included in the design.
The hull is arranged with a double skin, and features
six cargo holds forward of the deckhouse and one aft.
The single deck is fitted with a forecastle which has a
5m high breakwater at its aft end, giving protection to
the 2656 containers carried on deck. To maximise this
total, eight tiers of containers can be loaded at the
house front, reducing to five forward, and the
superstructure has been increased in height to meet
SOLAS regulations governing line of sight over the
bow.
Because of this extra height, two tiers of lashing
bridges have been installed between the stacks, a feature
which also permits stack loadings for TEU/FEU to
increase to 80/120tonnes. Eleven rows, and five tiers of
normal boxes, plus two tiers of high-cube units, can be
accommodated in the holds which are of girderless
construction. Connections are available for 400FEU,
loaded in the first three tiers above deck, to be
refrigerated, and facilities are available for dangerous
goods, excluding IMDG class 1, to be carried in holds
three to five. As well as the usual TEU and FEU boxes,
Wan Hai 501 is equipped to carry 45ft containers in the
bays above the upper deck, right aft.
As with many CSBC designs, particular attention has
been paid to propeller performance and consideration
of cavitation and force control. The weight of the
propeller has also been optimised, resulting in good
vibration performance. The main engine is of the MAN
B&W 8K90MC-C design, built by Hyundai and
developing 36,560kW at 104rev/min. The propeller,
designed by the shipbuilder and manufactured by
Nakashima is of the FP type and at 90% MCR and with
a 15% sea margin, drives the ship at 24.40knots.
Electrical supply comes from three Yanmar/Taiyo
diesel-alternator sets, each producing 2280kW at
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720rev/min. A rudder skeg is fitted aft, and a 1600kW
thruster, also by Nakashima, is installed at the bow.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................268.80m
Length, bp.................................................................256.50m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................32.20m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................1.96m
bottom ......................................................................1.80m
Draught
design ....................................................................11.00m
scantling ................................................................12.50m
Gross .......................................................................42,579gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................41,463dwt
scantling............................................................52,146dwt
Speed, service, 90% MCR, 15% sea margin .......24.40knots
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................5157m3
diesel oil… ...............................................................309m3
Water ballast….........................................................13,008m3
Fuel consumption
main engine only ....................................133.6tonnes/day
Classification ....Det Norske Veritas +1A1, Container Carrier,
EO, TMON, Nauticus-Newbuilding, CR, 100
+E, Container Carrier, CMS, CAU +
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .................................approx 50%
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ...............................................................8K90MC-C
Manufacturer ........................................................Hyundai
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output .............................................36,560kW/104rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer .........................CSBC/Nakashima
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ...........................................................................fixed
Diameter ..............................................................8000mm
Speed...............................................................104rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number .........................................………………………..3
Engine make/type ..............................Yanmar/8N280L-ZV
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output/speed each set......................2398kW/720rev/min
Alternator make/type.............................Taiyo/FEK 70A-10
Output/speed each set......................2280kW/720rev/min
Boilers
Number/type ..................................1 x vertical composite
Model ...............................................................MC351R24
Make ...................................................................KangRim
Output ...............................................3000kg/h, each side
Mooring equipment
Number/type ....................2 x mooring winch/windlasses,
6 x mooring winches
Make .........................................................Nippon Pusnes
Type ........................................................Electro-hydraulic
Hatch covers
Design ...................................MacGregor lift-off pontoons
Manufacturer............................................................CSBC
Containers
Lengths........................................................20ft; 40ft; 45ft
Cell guides ...................................................................Yes
Total TEU capacity.....................................................4252
on deck ................................................................2636
in holds .................................................................1616
homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes ...................2850
reefer plugs .....................................................400TEU
Tiers/rows
on deck .................................................................8/13
in holds ..................................................................7/11
Ballast control system
Make........................................................................Shinko
Type .......................................................Electric-hydraulic
Complement
Officers...........................................................................12
Crew...............................................................................11
Suez crew ........................................................................6
Rooms .................................................................23 single
Stern appendages .............................................Rudder skeg
Bow thruster
Make.....................................Nakashima Propeller Co Ltd
Number ............................................................................1
Output ...................................................................1600kW
Bridge control system
Make...................................................................Nabtesco
Type .........................................................................M-800
One-man operation .......................................................No
Fire detection system
Make..............................................................Nohmi Bosai
Type .......................................FAC512B-20L addressable
Fire extinguishing systems
Cargo holds/engineroom.....................high-pressure CO2
Make .................................................................NK Co Ltd
Radars
Number ............................................................................3
Make............................................................................JRC
Models ........................................JMA-9933-SA/9932-7XA
Integrated bridge system
Make............................................................................JRC
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make ..............................................................KangRim
Model .........................................................KIN-80SDA
Sewage plant
Make ..........................................................Hamworthy
Model ...................................................................ST2A
Contract date .....................................................19 May 2003
Launch/float-out date ........................................23 April 2005
Delivery date ......................................................22 July 2005
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WESTERN BALTIC: Hyundai Mipo product
tanker for Swiss owner
Shipbuilder: .....H Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co Ltd,
Korea
Vessel's name:..............................Western Baltic
Hull number: ................................................0 0303
Owner/operator: .............W Western Petroleum SA,
Switzerland
Designer: .........H Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co Ltd,
Korea
Model test establishment used: .............H Hyundai
Maritime Research Institute, Korea
Bahamas
Flag: .....................................................B
Total number of sister
ships already completed:................................1 1 operates aft in an open-water stern frame.
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..........................................33
H YUNDAI Mipo's reputation as a builder of
product tankers is surely emphasised by the fact
that at the end of 2004, the company's order book
contained no less than 100 vessels of this type, mainly
comprised of two designs: one of 35,000/37,000dwt
and the other circa 46,000dwt. This Western Petroleum
series is a modified version of the latter size, displaying
increases in length, draught, deadweight and cargo
capacity over previous, similar vessels. A higher-
powered engine produces a faster service speed, but
perhaps the most interesting and outwardly obvious
change lies with the underwater profile of the bulbous
bow which now presents a distinctive 'straight-line'
leading edge.
Western Baltic is a single-decked vessel with a forecastle
linked by a fore and aft gangway to the superstructure
aft. Positioned above the machinery space and
separated from the funnel casing to reduce noise and
vibration problems, this provides accommodation for a
crew of 28, served by a free-fall lifeboat at the stern.
The double hull forms side tanks, joined with double
bottom spaces divided by a central duct keel, to provide
six pairs of combined 'L-shaped' ballast tanks. Within
the double skin, the cargo space is separated by
longitudinal, and centreline bulkheads into 12 tanks
designated to carry petroleum products, crude oil and
IMO Type III cargoes of pollution categories III, A, B,
C and D.
In anticipation of an increase in trade within the
Russian oil market, Western Petroleum has followed
other owners by including the requirements of Lloyd's
Class 1A ice strengthening in the design of these
newbuildings. The ships also incorporate 40% high-
tensile steel in their construction, and have been built to
o
operate within a temperature range of -40 C to +34 C.
o
Pipes and fittings are fabricated from stainless steel and
the twelve 600m3/h Framo submerged cargo pumps,
and 2 x 300m3/hour pumps serving the slop tanks, are
made from the same material.
As noted above, Western Baltic has been fitted with a
more powerful main engine than that specified for
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Hyundai Mipo's earlier vessels of this size, allowing
higher power margins to compensate for probable
adverse weather conditions in northern waters. The
choice of a Hyundai-MAN B&W 6S60MC-C unit, as a
replacement for a 6S50-size machine, adds some
4000kW (MCR) to the available output and produces
the service speed of 15.50knots with the engine
running at only 81.50% full power instead of previous
ship's 90%. Electrical supply is derived from three
730kW Hyundai diesel-alternator sets, with steam
produced in a KangRim 20,000kg/h boiler. A Kawasaki
950kW bow thruster is fitted and a flap-type rudder
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa .................................................................186.41m
Length, bp.................................................................177.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................32.20m
Depth, moulded, to main deck ...................................18.50m
Width of double skin
side ..........................................................................2.00m
bottom ......................................................................2.15m
Draught
design ....................................................................12.00m
scantling ................................................................13.00m
Gross .......................................................................30,053gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................47,500dwt
scantling............................................................53,000dwt
Block coefficient, scantling draught ..............................0.833
Speed, service, 81.5% MCR, 15% sea margin ....15.50knots
Cargo capacity.........................................................55,200m3
Bunkers
heavy oil.................................................................1650m3
diesel oil...................................................................280m3
Water ballast.............................................................24,000m3
percentage segregated ...........................................100%
Fuel consumption
main engine only ....................................46.60tonnes/day
auxiliaries..................................................2.97tonnes/day.
Classification .................................................Lloyd's Register
+100A1, Double Hull Oil & Chemical Tanker,
Ship Type III, ESP, + LMC, UMS,
LI, IGS, Ice Class 1A, FS, IWS, SCM
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction .............................................40%
Main engine
Design ..............................................................MAN B&W
Model ...............................................................6S60MC-C
Manufacturer............................Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number ............................................................................1
Type of fuel used........................................................HFO
Output .............................................13,560kW/105rev/min
Propeller
Material ......................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer ............Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number ............................................................................1
Pitch ..........................................................................Fixed
Diameter ..............................................................7000mm
Speed...............................................................105rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ............................................................................3
Engine make/type ...............Hyundai-MAN B&W/5H21/32
Type of fuel .................................................................HFO
Output/speed, each set.......................780kW/900rev/min
Alternator make/type ........................................................-
Output/speed, each set.......................730kW/900rev/min
Boilers
Number ............................................................................1
Type.................................................................MBO6835A
Make ...................................................................KangRim
Output ..............................................................20,000kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number .................................2 x mooring winch/windlass
Make .......................................................Maritime Pusnes
Type ....................................................................Hydraulic
Lifesaving equipment
Number/type .....................1 x 28-person free-fall lifeboat
Cargo tanks
Number..............................................12 x cargo; 2 x slop
Grades of cargo carried ................................IMO Type III
Coated tanks................................................................Yes
Stainless steel........................................pipes and fittings
Cargo pumps
Number..............................................12 x cargo; 2 x slop
Type.................................................submerged hydraulic
Make ........................................................................Framo
Stainless steel ....................................................AISI 316L
Capacity ..................................12 x 600m3/h; 2 x 300m3/h
Cargo/ballast control systems
Make.........................................................................Praxis
Type ..........................................................................Piano
Complement
Officers...........................................................................16
Crew...............................................................................12
Suez/Repair crew.............................................................6
Special rudder .........................................................Flap type
Bow thruster
Make .............................................………………Kawasaki
Number ............................................................................1
Output .....................................................................950kW
Bridge control system
Make.........................................................................Praxis
Fire detection system
Make....................................................................Saracom
Type.........................................................................T-2000
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo spaces..............................................Foam monitor
Make .....................................................................Seaplus
Engineroom .................................................................CO2
Make .....................................................................Seaplus
Radars
Number ............................................................................2
Make .......................................................................Furuno
Models......................................FAR-2837SW/FAR-2827W
Integrated bridge system ...................................................No
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make .....................................................Hyundai Sungi
Model..................................................Maxi 50 SI-I WS
Sewage plant
Make ................................................................Hamworthy
Model.........................................................................ST2A
Contract date.....................................................11 April 2003
Launch/float-out date .........................................22 July 2004
Delivery date ..............................................28 February 2005
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