CONTENTS

SIGNIFICANT INTRODUCTION 3
SHIPSOF 2000 ARKLOW SKY Dutch-built river/sea coaster
ASTRAKHAN Russian tanker for Polar operations
5
8
AURORA Cruise Ship for British market 11
Compiler: AURORA Acid/sulphur combination tanker 14
John Lingwood, MRlNA
BERGE DANUTA Gdynia Shipyard re-enters the LPG market 16
Editor: BLUE STAR I Another van der Giessen ro-pax design 20
Tim Knaggs
BLUE STAR ITHAKI Ro-pax for Greek Island services 23
Assistant Editor: BRITISH PROGRESS 304,400dwt crude oil tanker 26
Christopher Brown, BA Hans
COSTA ATLANTICA Panamax-Max cruise ship 28
DTP & Production: CRESCENT SEINE 2670dwt river/sea coaster 30
Phil Keeble
CRYSTAL RAY Polish-built car carrier 33
Group Advertisement Manager: DUTCH AQUAMARINE 6400dwt stainless steel products tanker 35
Debbi Bonner
EUROPEAN CAUSEWAY Japanese-built Irish Sea ferry 37
Advertisement Consultant: FINNMASTER Sto-ro forest products carrier 40
John Labdon
FLiNTHORN 'Patlje-Saimax' ice-strengthened coaster 43
Advertisement Production Manager:
Lisa-Marie Lewis, BA Hans GLOMAR C R LUIGS Deepwater DP drill ship 46
INTERTUNA TRES Barreras super tuna-seiner 51
Marketing:
Adelaide Proctor JIN HUI Innovative 51,OOOdwtbulk carrier 54
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POLAR SNOW 'Combi-Porter' coaster 82
POLE STAR Navigational aids support vessel 84
PROSPERO Chemical tanker with pod propulsion 86
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SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2000
As we enter the second decade of publica-
tion of this, now well-established, annual
review of the world's merchant shipping out-
put, it is pleasing to note that original and inno-
vative design of both ships and means of
propulsion is still well represented amongst
those vessels selected for inclusion in our pages.
For the year 2000, the appropriately named Mil-
lennillm must be a close contender for an award
as Significant Ship of 2000 (if such an accolade
were presented!), resulting from its pioneering
application of gas turbine propulsion for cruise
liners. This brings with it advantages of noise
and vibration reductions, which should benefit
passengers who have found these aspects a
blight on their enjoyment, on conventionally
propelled vessels.
Additionally, WillenniulJJ follows the trend set
by Elation in 1998, by also adopting the pod-
ded propulsor as a means of driving and steer-
ing the ship (as well as helping to limit
vibrations), and in so doing introduces the
Alstom-Kamewa system into service. Elation
was fitted with Azipod units (in a non-opti-
mised hull), and elsewhere in the review, a
third variant of this concept, developed in
Germany by Siemens and Schottel and notable
for having propellers at both ends of the pod,
plus a pair of fins, makes its first appearance
with Swedish tanker Prospero, built in China at
Shanghai Edward Shipyard.
Transit of the ice-bound North-East passage
around Russia and even into the Pacific, is
gaining even greater importance as the devel-
opment of that region's vast mineral reserves
increases. The Russian-built and owned
Astrakhan and her sisters may well be amongst
the last conven tional 'Arctic' tan kers built to
work the route, since by next year the first of
the Finnish-conceived DAT designs(double-
ended tankers) should be available.
Extending the trading season in Northern
waters has resulted in more new vessels being
strengthened to operate in high levels of ice
and, in addition to ships such as Finnmaster,
which operate regularly on forest product ser-
vices to Baltic ports, coasters such as Flinthijm,
maximised to trade into Finland's Lake Saimaa
and beyond, Polar SnOlJJ, and chemical tanker
Il:7o£gasternare amongst vessels described in S{g-
niji'ccmt Ships of 2000 which conform to the
highest Ice Class rules.
The offshore market continues to produce its
interesting designs. With drilling and
production seeming to relying less on large
SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2000
fixed platforms - as exploration moves into
ever-deeper waters, more mobile vessels are
taking on work of this nature; these include
Notes
In the tables which form part of each
ship description, all dimensions, also
vessels such as Navis Explorer I, a new-genera- deadweight and displacement ton-
tion drill ship which can perform a varied range nages, are metric, unless otherwise
of duties, and the technically innovative SaiboJ stated. Machinery powers have been
FDS, described as a Field Development Ship. specified as 'bhp' or 'kW' in accordance
Very much dominant players in the new- with information received from the ship-
building market these days are the Greek and builder or owner. Emergency alternators
Mediterranean ferry industries. Satisfied, for a are not included in the number of alter-
long time now, to ply their trade using redun- nators. When a dash ( - ) has been
dant Western European or Japanese vessels, included against an item, this generally
operators - perhaps driven by recent disasters denotes lack of information, but where it
followed by stringent safety regulations - are is known that features have not been
today building exciting new vessels in yards included, this is indicated by 'nil'. The
around the world. Indeed, statistics quoted number of sister ships completed or on
elsewhere in this review show the high per- order does not include the ship pre-
cen tage 0 f ferries on order for this tradi ng sented. Some ships shown as 'on order'
'ector. Most are fast, and that in itself has may have been delivered by the time
introduced interesting features, with some this publication appears.
owners preferring so-called 'fast ferries', built Further information on certain vessels
to conform with the High-Speed Craft Code. included in Significant Ships of 2000
Others, like Royal Olympic Cruise Lines, have can be found in the following editions of
made use of the latest Blohm & Voss technol- The Royal Institution of Naval Architects'
ogy to build Olympic V<2JIagerwitha slim-mono- publication The Naval Architect:
hullform, whilst yet more have remained with
well-designed conventional hullforms to Blue Star 1 September 2000
achieve their requirements. Costa Atlantica October 2000
No mention of the technical innovation European Causeway October 2000
contained within the pages of Significant J/JZPJ Finnmaster February 2000
of 2000 would be complete without reference FlinthOrn May 2000
to a ship which is both 'basic' and' mechani- Knossos Palace March 2001 (planned)
cally innovatory'. Rqyal Clepper is, first of all, Millennium September 2000
noteworthy for the way in which her owner, Olympic Voyager September 2000
designer, and two builders converted a mod- Royal Clipper September 2000
ern-day hull, first into a replica 1902-built five- Sea-land New York June 2000
masted fully-rigged sailing vessel, then adapted Vasco da Gama May 2000
her into a high-class cruise ship. Along the
way, a range of mechanical appliances have Shorter articles, or information amongst
been introduced to ease the onerous tasks of longer articles or features, on the following
saiJ and rope handling, once carried out by ships have also appeared in The Naval
men and boys aloft, often under terrible Architect:
conditions.
Thanks, as always, go those shipbuilders, Arklow Sky June 2000
enginebuilders, designers, and owners who Astrakhan November 2000
readily contributed the information required Crescent Seine May 2000
to compile this review. Most of the pho- Crystal Ray July/August 2000
tographs used came from these sources, but NGV Liamone September 2000
appreciation must also be expressed to Polar Snow June 2000
FotoFlite, Sea-Sky Martin, Flying Focus, Prospero February 2000
Jim Prentice and others who also helped with Sabina May 2000
illustrations. Tamesis June 2000
IO/]/7 Lingu)ood, MRINA UNO Akdemz September 2000
Sunderland Wolgastern July/August 2000
Iant/ary 2001
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ARKLOW SKY: Barkmeijer1s successful
river/sea design
Shipbuilder: ....Barkmeijer Stroobos BV, The 'The tunnel arrangement is designed ro enhance propul- Output speed .. .255rev/mln
................................................. Netherlands sive efficiency by improving water flow from the sides Propeller
of the aft body to the propeller, and is understood to Manufacturer ......Lips BV
Vessel's name Ark/ow Sky promote better propeller immersion in different load Number .. .... 1
Hull number: 291 states in rough water. Pitch .. ..Fixed
Owner/operator: Scheepsvaartmaatschappij The machinery installation is centred upon a IVlaK_ Diameter ...2350mm
.....Amstelland CV, The Netherlands/ Arklow 8M20 main engine developing 1360kW at Speed 255rev/mln
....................................Shipping Ltd, Ireland lOOOrev/min; this is resilienrlv mounted to reduce Diesel-driven alternators
noise levels. The drive to the fiv~-bladecl propeller is by Number.. ...2
Designer: Barkmeijer Stroobos BV, The way of a Reinrjes \VAl" 1142 reversing reduction gear- Engine make/type .Valmel/620 DSG 110kW/1500rev/min
.................................................. Netherlands box, and Vulkan Rata 2120 flexible couplings. Alternator make/type Stamford/UCM274E23
Flag: The Netherlands Electrical power comes from two Valmet/Stamford Output .. 2 x 112kVA
Total number of sister 112kVA diesel-alternator sets. It is noteworthy that the Crane
ships already completed: 16 last (seventh) vessel in the Arklow-class has a'modified Number .. .......... 1 x travelling gantry
propulsion arrangement with a CP propeller and shaft Make/type Roden Stahl/hatch cover and
Total number of sister ....cargo division handling
alternator included. Dutch manufacturer Barkemever
ships still on order: 1 supplied the steering gear and the flap-type rudder, Mooring equipment
(These totals include ships for other with manocuvrabilty assisted by a 200kW Veth bow Number I x windlass; 1 x mooring winch
owners) thruster, powered by its own Scania diesel engine. Make .. Kraaljeveld
Accommodation is arranged in the poop and poop Type . Electro-hydraulic

T HE Barkmeijer 3200 class of sea/river multi-pur-

pose cargo vessel represents one of the most suc-
cessful designs in its category, with 18 units expected to
deckhousc for a complement of seven, all occupying
single rooms - although captain, mate, engineer and
spare cabins da have twin becls. Plywood/multiplex and
Hatch covers
Make
Type..
Roden Stahl
........ Pontoon
be in service by the end of 2000 - seven of which are Vermipan panels have been used for cabin bulkheads in Containers
owned and/ or operated by Arklow Shipping. The low- accorclance with SOl ,AS Method In-C fire regulations, Lengths .. ..20ft
profile, single-deck design features a raised forecastle and these also provide optimum acoustic insulation. Cell gUides .. .....No
and sunken poop, with a double-skinned huLl which Total TEU capacity. 116
provides side and double-bottom water ballast tanks. PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Cornplernent
Within this layout the single 63m x 10.20m wide hold is Length,oa .. 89.98m Total. 6
box-shaped and obstruction-free, and closed by a hatch Length, bp . 84.99m Spare ..
cover made up of 10 steel pontoons, handled by a Breadth, moulded 12.50m Special rudder Barkemeyer hinged flap
Roden Staal electro-hydraulic gantry crane travelling Depth. 6.00m Bow thruster
along the hatch coamings. Deadweight (excluding cargo divisions) .. .3195dwt Make.. Veth With Scania DS9 diesel engine
This Crane is also used to move two bulkheads which Draught. 4.64m Number .. .1 xVT150
can be positioned in the hold to serve as cargo divisions. Speed. .....11knots Output .. ..200kW
Of double-skin steel construction, these are secured by Bunkers Fire extinguishing systems .. . Unitor
slotting into container corner fittings in the tank top, heavy oil 88m' Navigation systems
thus allowing them to be erected in steps of 20ft Water ballast ....1585m' Supplier ....Radio Holland
rhroughout the hold. \Vhen not in use, the divisions are Classification Bureau Veritas I 3/3E + Cargo Ship, Radars
stowed where they do not encroach on the cargo space. Deep Sea, + Mach, + AUT MS, Heavy Cargo, BRG Number .. .... 2
The tank top has a pcrrnissable loacling of 12tonnes/m' Main engine Make .. .....Furuno FR2115
and is strengthened for the carriage of steel coils each Design ......MaK Navtex
weighing 25tonnes. Container capacity in the hold is Model.. .8M20 Number/type. ...1 x ICS
76TEU, with 40TEU carried on the hatch covers. Manufacturer .. ....MaK Satellite navigation
The hull-form has been optimised around maximum Number .. ...... 1 Number/type ......1 x Leica DGPS
cargo capacity and features an underwater shape, aft of Output.. . 1360kW/1000rev/min x Leica GPS
the forward engineroom bulkhead, which incorporates Gearbox Contract date. 18 May 1998
an integrated tunnel configuration which encloses the Make ..Reintjes reverse reduction Launching date 31 March 2000
single FP propeller, fitted into a clearwater sternframe. Model. ........ WAF 1142/3909:1 Delivery date 20 April 2000

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Arctic service
Shipbuilder: .....Admiralty Shipyards, Russia 0.65 and 1.0. For handling cargoes, four f-lamworthy Number ..
Vessel's name: Astrakhan hSE 600tonne/h electric centrifugal pumps are fitted, Output .....................8580kW/127rev/min
Hull number: 02731 controlled from an ABB integrated cargo control sys- Propeller
tem which embraces main and auxiliary machinery, as Material ... .............Stainless steel
Owner/operator: Lukoil Arctic well as ship systems. Manfacturer . . Ulstein
....Tankers/Murmansk Shipping Co, Russia The machinery installation is based upon a Number .. .. 1
Designer: Admiralty Shipyards, Russia Bryanskiy-MAN B&W 6S50MC main engine develop- Pitch. ...Controllable
Flag: Russia ing 8580kW at 127rev/min, directly coupled to a stain- Diameter .. ............................. 5400mm
Total number of sister less steel CP propeller. Three 850kW alternator sets Speed. 127rev/min
powered by Wirtsili-NSD 6L20 diesel engines supply Diesel-driven alternators
ships already completed: 1 electrical power, with two auxiliary boilers and an Number.. . .3
Total number of sister exhaust-gas unit providing steam. Ulstein supplied the Engine make/type Wartsila-NSD/6L20
ships still on order: 5 bow thruster, and Hitec, also from Norway, provided a Alternator make/type .
bow loading system. Emergency towing systems are Output. .. 3 x 850kW/-
arranged forward and aft. Boilers
HE economic importance of "Russia's northern
T territories, and the ice breaker-assisted polar
sea route which sustains them, have long been recog- Length,oa ..
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
..155.60m
Number.
Type.
Make.
2 x auxiliary; 1 x exhaust gas
Unex
..3

nised. Now,the prospect of an export trade generated Length, bp . ................. 147.20m Output.. .........2 x 8000kg/h; 1x 900kg/h
by the vast oil and gas reserves in the region has given Breadth, moulded .. .... 24.50m Hose-handling crane
fresh impetus to a number of projects aimed Depth, moulded to main deck .. ............... 13.40m Number .. .. 1
at expanding navigation along the northern Russia Gross. ...13,770gt Make/type .. OK 160-10tonne-18m
coast through the North-East Passage, which has led Displacement Cargo tanks
to the introduction of new ship designs able to scantling draught.. ....27,59010nnes Number ... ...16
combat the severe conditions experienced at these design draught.. ...24,995tonnes Grades .. ...4
latitudes. Lightweight.. ..773010nnes Product range ... Oil and products density 0.65/1.00
Whilst the more sophisticated of these designs, Deadweight Coated tanks . Yes
notably Kvaerner Masa-Yards' DAT (double-acting scantling draught.. ......19,890dwt Make/type of coating .. . . International/Jotun
tanker) with Azipod propulsion, will not be in service design draught.. .17,295dwt Cargo pumps
for at least two years, others of a more conventional Draught Number .. ....... 4
Arctic concept have recently been delivered and, like scantlinq. . ..9.80m Type .. ....Electric centrifugal
.Astraeban, these include the latest Russian technology design.. .9.00m Make ....Hamworthy KSE
in this field. This vessel is of usual double-hull tanker Speed, service, 85%MCR.. ......15.40knots Capacity. .................16 x 600tonnes/h
layout with single deck, poop and forecastle, but, her Cargo capacity Cargo control system
structure has been strengthened for navigation in ice to liquid volume... .. 22,950m' Make ... ASS
Russian Marine Register Class Y A , and she is capable Bunkers Type. .. Integrated control
of travelling in even, 0.5m thick ('solid') ice, at a speed heavy oil 100m' Complement
of 2knots. diesel oil 114m' Total. 23
The icebreaker stem is inclined at 40deg and the tran- Water ballast 8349m' Bow thruster
som stern is fitted with an ice knife. Machinery and Classification .Hussian Marine Register Make .. .......... Ulstein
accommodation are arranged right aft, with the latter KM ® YAm Al oil tanker (ESP) Number .. ..1
designed to provide comfortable conditions for a crew Percentage of high-tensile steel Fire detection system
of 23. used in construction .. .80% Make .. .........Navia Maritime AS
A centreline bulkhead and seven transverse bulk- Main engine Type .. . BS-100
heads, all of troughed construction, divide the cargo Design. MAN B&W Contract date ..
space into 16 tanks arranged to carry oil products of Model 6S50MC Launch/float-out date. . 4 September 1999
four grades simultaneously, having densities between Manufacturer.. . Bryanskiy Delivery date. ......March 2000

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 lounge and disco. A total of 10 MacGregor passenger
lifts serve the whole arrangement.
The two main restaurants on deck 6 seat approxi-
mately 1070 passengers, whilst Carmen's Lounge on
deck 7 has a decorative dance floor and 400 seats. At
the forward end of this deck, the fully equipped
Curzon Theatre can entertain 700, whilst Anderson's
'typical British pub' is also on this deck: Shops, bars, a
casino, features for children aged 2 to 17, and three
outdoor pools - one having a sliding roof - are amongst
other facilities available in a design scheme originated
by leading international practitioners Tillberg, SMC,
Yran & Storbraaten, and McNeece, and displaying
British-style decoration.

PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Length, overall 270.00m
Length, bp ................. 242.60m
Breadth, moulded .. 32.20m
Depth, moulded
Number of decks .. 14
Gross 76.152gt
Deadweight.. . 6450dwt
Draught .. 7.90m
Air draught.. 52.00m
Speed. service .. .24.00knots
Bunkers
heavy oil. ••••••••••••••••• '1-'•• .2780m"
diesel oil. 180m'
Water ballast ... 3700m"

AURORA: satisfying the Fuel consumption

main engines only
Classification. ......Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 1OOA1
20Otonnes/day

expanding British cruise Roll stabilisation equipment

Diesel-electric system
.Passenger Ship, +LMC. CCS
Fincantieri fins

market Main engines

Design ..
Model
MAN B&W
14V48/60
Manufacturer
Shipbuilder: Meyer Wertt, Germany arrangetnent plus 'electric assist' of the earlier vessel. Number
Vessel's name: Aurora Four ABB synchronous generator sets, each driven by Output
a Mj\N B&W 14V48/60 diesel engine and delivering Alternators
Hull number: 640
14,700kW at 514rev / mill, provide primary electrical Number
Owner/operator: P&O Cruises, UK power, serving both ship's services and two 20,OOOkW Make .ABB
Designer: Meyer Wertt, Germany (plus STN/ AEG propulsion motors; the lattter are directly Output .
.............................................. various interior coupled to a pair of PP propellers. Two bow thrusters, Propulsion motors
................................................ designers) one stern thruster, and two spade rudders, are all coo- Number ..2
trolled by joystick. Make. STN/AEG
Flag: UK
A Siemens automation system consists of both sys- Output ..................... 2 x 20.000kW/140rev/mln
Totalnumber of sister tem and field bus levels, with I/O units and some inde- Propellers
ships already completed: Nil pendent systems such as propulsion, main switchboard, Make ...Kamewa
Total number of sister fresh water evaporators, and watertight door operation, Number 2
ships still on order: Nil connected to the self-sufficient main process stations. Diameter 5800mm
These are controlled and monitored from the engine Pitch .. . Fixed

A LTHOUGH the annual rate of expansion of the

British cruise market is currently declining, the
number of passengers enjoying this type of vacation,
control room, the bridge, and some offices. Integrated
into the overall automation system arc generahlloni-
taring and alarms; emergency shut-down; safety sys-
Speed ..
Passengers
Total..
140rev/mln

...2290
now standing at over 800,000 annually, is some four tems for the diesel engines; complete power manage- Double occupancy ...... 1878
rimes greater than it was just a decade ago. This fact ment; temperature and pressure controls; tank level and Number of cabins ......939
justifies P&O's decision to build what is basically a draught gauge systems; and air conditioning. Complement
modified sister ship to the now five-year-old Oriana Navigation is centred on an Atlas N.ACOS 65-3 inte- Total. . 936
(Sigllificant Ships of 1995), and sailing her out of grated bridge system including Multi Pilot II. Bow thrusters
Southampton between May and December each year. Total passenger complement is 2290, reduced with Number ... 3
She will run a series of Mediterranean and European double occupancy to 1878, berthed in 623 outside and Make. Ups BV
cruises, followed by an annual three-month world voy- 286 inside cabins. In addition, there are 30 suites of Output.. ..... 3 x 1500kW
age,serving a predominantly British clientele. one form or another, including two penthouse units Stern thruster
Sughdy longer than Oriana, .Aurora exhibits what built over two decks with a unique upstairs bedroom, Number .. ..1
P&O describes as a 'more relaxed and contemporary all of which, plus 376 outside cabins, have balconies. Make. . Ups BV
feel', both internally and externally, than her sister, Disabled passengers have 22 special cabins, eight of Output 1500kW
which reflects the rapid changes in passenger expecta- which are provided with balconies, and there are also NaVigation system
tions - especially from the 'over fifties' - which have four single cabins. Public spaces occupy decks 5 to 8, Make/type .. STN Atlas/Integrated Navigation
occurred even in the time since Oriana was completed. which is the extent of an atrium having natural stone System Atlas NACOS 65-3 Including
The major difference between 'd,e two ships lies in walls and columns, a waterfall statue and a main stair- Multi Pilot II
the choice of main machinery: this time P&O has case with bronze handrails. Deck 12 contains the fit- Contract date ..
opted for a full diesel-electric system, rather than the ness centre and Orangery self-service restaurant. Deck Launch/float-out date 6 January 2000
complex, but versatile 'father-and-son' geared diesel 13 is the location of the Crew's Nest observation Delivery date.. 15 April 2000

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AURORA: acid/sulphur combination carrier
Shipbuilder: .......Estaleiros Navais de Viana nitrogen padding inert-gas system supplied from two Number/type 2 x 50-VO-08 thermal-Oil
compressors. The gas inlet to the sulphur tanks enters .heaters
.................do Castelo SA (ENVC), Portugal
through the dome and is inclined to the centre of the Make ."wlesloch
vessel's name: Aurora tank to avoid formation of gas pockets due to the ship's Output .....2 x 950kW
Hull number: 206 trim. Cargo and ballast monitoring, control and opera- Hose-handling cranes
Owner/operator: PCS Phosphate Co Inc, tion, together with radar-type sounding and remote Number .2
.........., U~ valve operation, all with appropriate alarms, arc carried Make/type .. ,Paltlnger/PSM 5/18
Designer: Estaleiros Navais de Viana out from the cargo control room. The acid tanks are fit- Moorinq equipment
ted with a cold fresh water washing system using a Number ........ 2 x mooring winch/windlass
...............................do Castelo SA, Portugal 150m'/h pump, discharging into the slop tanks, thence 2 x mooring winch
Flag: Marshal Islands through the manifolds to shore. Make, .KGW
Total number of sister The rnachincrv installation is centred on a Kawasaki- Type .. Electrrc
ships already completed: Nil MAN B&W 6S46MC-C main engine developing Cargo tanks
Total number of sister 7860kW at 126rev/min, and electrical power is derived Number .. , "",6 (+ 2 slop) acid: 3 x sulphur
from three Ssanyong-MAN B&W / Hyundai 659kW Product range. " 8 x Phosphoric/sulphuric acid,
ships still on order Nil alternator sets. ,,3 x sulphur
Coated tanks.. .No
H1S unusual combination tanker, which extends Stainless steel .... ,.,....Acid tanks only
T ENVC's long experience of advanced tanker con-
struction to new levels, is intended for operations
Length,oa
Length, bp
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
.... 170 OOm
..161.00m
Cargo pumps
Number , ,6 x Deswall 100-2-K - acid tanks
around the American coasts in support of her owner's Breadth, moulded .. , ..... 28.00m .......6 x Deswall 125-2-H - sulphur tanks
manufacturing interests. A double-hulled vessel with Depth, moulded to main deck ,,13,00m .. ",2 x Deswall 80 - slop tanks
combined side, bottom and topside wing tanks, .Aurora Width of double skin Type. " .." ,,12 x deepwell; 2 x centrifugal
conforms to conventional tanker external appearance, side 1700mm Capacity.. ......6 x 100m'/h; 6 x 150m'/h, 2 x 80m'/h
but has a cargo space divided into six holds by horizon- bottom 1900mm Cargo control system
tally corrugated transverse bulkheads. The forward, Displacement Make. ............ Norcontrol/Auxitrol
midships,and aft compartments thus formed are each des.on draught. .....31,56Otonnes Type. .Datachiet 2000
fitted with a mild-steel, free-standing tank for the trans- scantling draught ,33,615tonnes Pumproom
port of liquid sulphur, whilst the remaining three spaces Lightweight 9S0Otonnes Number, .. ..1
form centrally divided, stainless-steel, integral tanks Deadweight Position. ....... Between engineroom/cargo space
arranged for the carriage of acids, normally of the sul- desiqn draught, 21,760dwt Complement
phuric and phosphoric types. scantling draught ..23,815dwt Ottices. .. 12
The sulphur tanks are mounted to allow expansion Speed, service 85%MCR 15knots Crew 12
and contraction according to temperature conditions, Cargo capacity Riding crew
the cargo being carried at 150"C,a temperature which is liquid sulphur .. 11,400m' Brrdge control system
maintained by means of thermal insulation. This is acid .12,SOOm' Make Norcontrol
composed of Rockwool slabs sheathed with galvanised Bunkers Type .. .Autochief 4 Propulsion system
steel plates of approximately O.5mm thickness, and heavy oil 1217m' One man operation No
designed to ensure that the temperanlre loss is no more dieseloil. 218m3 Fire detection system
than 10"C in 10 days. Classification American Bureau of Shipping Make ...........Unitor
The cylindrical 'dome', which forms part of each sul- .....Chemical Carner, ICE, +AMS, +ACCV Type .. '" ,,9482
phur tank, is similarly insulated, with the upper deck Percentage at hiqh-tens.le Fire extinguishing system
penetration made watertight by means of a synthetic steel used in construction .20% Engineroom ... .co,
rubber skirt. Cargo and thermal oil piping is of the rre- Percentage ot stainless Make, ..Unitor
insulated type, using high- density Rockwool combined steel used in construction ",,8% Radars
with a Rockwool/polyurerhane mix, and the entire sul- Main engine Number .. ,2
phur cargo system is heated by a thermal-oil installa- Design MAN B&W Make, ..Furuno
tion, which,includes provision of jackets for pumps and Model, .. ,..6S46MC-C Models 1 x FAR-2825
valves. ManufactUrer" , , ",.",Kawasaki Heavy Industrres x FAR-2835S
Both the thermal-oil lines and those for cargo are Number., 1 Satellite navigation systems
of LR lndustri's pre-insulated type. The polyurethane Output.. 7860kW/126rev/mln Make Furuno
foam insulation includes a tracer pipe with a self- Propeller Model ".Felcom-12 and Felcom-S1A
regulating heating cable for optimum heat transfer. Material. Computers on Ship
The heating system uses straight, plain black heating Number., ..6
coils with a capacity to compensate for estimated Make Norcontrol
cargo heat losses; each tank has its own independent Pitch .Fixed Tasks .. 3 x monitoring; 2 x cargo control
system. Diameter .......5400mm x load calculation
Six sets of Dcswall dcepwell pumps (one for each Speed. " 126rev/mln Waste disposal plant
tank), with a capacity of 100m'/h handle acid cargoes, Diesel-driven alternators Incinerator
with six more (two for each tank) fitted in the sulphur Number ..3 Make, ................. Teamtec Golar Incinerator
tanks and rated at 150m'/h. Two 80m'/h centrifugal Engine make/type Ssangyong-MAN B&W/5L23/30H Model. ....OG 200C
pumps serve cylindrical slop tanks mounted on deck. Alternator make/type.. "",Hyundai/HFC6 506-14K Contract date .........18 December 1997
Separate manifolds are provided for each cargo, and Output. 3 x 659kW/720rev/mln Launch/float-out date 10 September 1999
venting systems are fitted to each tank, together with a Boilers Delivery date ". " ",February 2000

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re-enters the LPG market
Shipbuilder .....Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland steam-turbo-driven alternator provides electrical power Alternator make/type ABB DolmeI/GYBD-141OM
sufficient for the sea load, with three Cegielski-MAN Output.. 3 x 1000kW/720rev/min
Vessel's name: 8erge Oanuta B&W/ ABB 1000kW diesel-driven alternator sets also Boilers
Hull number: 8185/1 available. Steam is generated by an Aalborg oil-fired Number.. ....... 2
Owner/operator: Bergesen DY ASA, water-tube boiler and a Green's exhaust-gas Make/type 1 x Aalborg oil-fired water tube
..................._ Norway econorniser, and engineroom, and cargo handLingoper- ... 1 x Greens exhaust-gas economiser
Designer: Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland ations are fully automated using Norcontrol systems. Output.. . 1 x 9000kg/h: 1 x 5000kg/h
Fircfighting complies with F-AMC-class requirements, Mooring equipment
Flag Norway (NIS) and the navigation and communication systems are Number .... ............8
Total number of sister arranged to Wl-0C standards for one-man-bridge Make .. ..... Ulstein Brattvaag
ships already completed: Nil operation. Type.. ....... Electro-hydraulic
Total number of sister Cargo tanks
ships still on order: 1 PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number .. .. .4
Length.oa .. .. . 225.75m Grades .. ........2
HE re-entry of Gdynia Shipyard into the LPG mar- Length. bp . ................218.58m Product range . . LPG. butadiene. ammonia
T ket after an absence of more than 20 years, and the
return of the Bergesen Group to take its first new-
Breadth. moulded ..
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building from the yard for '17 years, are significant Gross. . ..49.288gt Stainless steel ..NV2-4 low-temperature
markers to attach to the delivery of BergeDallilia and her Displacement ....................steel construction
sister. These vesseJs which, along with two other entries design draught 70.027tonnes Cargo pumps
in this Year 2000 review, demonstrate the variety of out- scantling draught.. .. 79.090tonnes Number.. .10
put from the Gdynia shipyard, which is today able to Deadweight Type 8 x centrifugal deepwell 600m'/h
use the recently purchased, former Stocznia Gdanska design draught.. .........47,760dwt ......2 x centrifugal booster pumps 600m'/h
premises to handle some of the 50-plus contracts cur- scantling draught.. ...56.823dwt Make.... . .... Hamworthy KSE
rently held by the parent company. It is understood that Draught Cargo and ballast control systems
almost half of that substantial order book will be sub- design.. ..11.25m Make.. ....Hamworthy KSE/Norcontrol
contracted to the new site. scantling.. .. 12.50m Type.. . . -/DC C20
The single-skill hull of Berge Dallilia has top and bot- Speed. service (85% MCR).. .. 18knots Complement
tom water ballast wing tanks, the latter being joined with Capacities Officers.. .. 13
double-bottom tanks divided by a duct keel, to form liquid volume.. . .78.550m' ~w. ..~
common tanks, whilst side ducts form a connection Bunkers Rooms 32 x single berth; 1 x 4-berth
between the upper and lower cornparrrnenrs, Transverse heavy oil, 4242m' Special rudder.. ........ Becker flap type
bulkheads divide the cargo space into four holds, each diesel oil ... ..251m' Bridge control system
fitted with an independent, centrally divided prismatic Water ballast .. .. 26.500m' Make .. ..Litton Marine
cargo tank designed for -50"C operating temperature at Classification. ........Det Norske veritas 1A 1. Tanker for Type .. . VMS VT-PS-21
approximately atmospheric pressure. These, and that .. ......Liquefied Gas (-50°C. 0.275bar. 0.69tonne/m'). One man operation .. .Yes
part of the hull serving as a secondary barrier, have been ............Ship Type 2G. EO. F-AMC. W1-0C Fire detection system
constructed of low-temperature steel of NV 2-4 grade, Percentage of high-tensile Make .. ...........Consilium Marine
supplied from the Huta Czesrochowa mill, ready pre- steel used in construction. ....57% NV~24 Type .. ......... CS 3004
pared to suit the Gdyn;a yard's welding procedures. The ................. 14% 320MPa Fire extinguishing systems
hullform was perfected at the CTO tank. Main engine Cargo spaces Inert gas (5460m'); dry chemicals;
All structural calculations for the construction of the Design. .. Sulzer ......... water spray
tanks were carried out by the shipyard using the Model .. . 6RTA68TB Make.. .. Hamworthy KSE; Unitor
SI\SAM programme developed by Der Norske Vcritas, Manufacturer .. .. H Cegielski Engineroom.. . CO'
Jnsulation has been applied in accordance with the Uni- Number. ....... 1 Make.. . Unitor
tor system, in a new purpose-built workshop, using Output.. ........17.640kW/94rev/min Cabins. public spaces .water
200mm thick polyurethane foam. A Hamworthy KSE Propeller Radars
refrigeration plant has been fitted, comprising four Material .. . Nickel-alurnin ium-bronze Number ... 2
222kW compressor units, arranged so that boil-off Manufacturer .. ...........Lips BV Make . Litton Marine
gases are returned to the tanks. Pitch .. . Fixed Models .. ........ Bndgemaster
Discharge of cargo is by eight dccpwcll cargo pumps, Diameter ,. .. 7500mm Satellite navigation system
with two booster pumps located on deck, all operating Speed ......................... 94rev/min Make .. ............................. Trimble
through the midships liquid and vapour manifolds. The Steam-driven alternator Model. ...NT 200 D
piping systems make use of a lot of stainless steel pipe, Number.. ..1 Waste disposal plant
much of which has been supplied by LR lndustri, of Make/type.. .....Shinko/RG64M Incinerator
Denmark, in prefabricated and pre-insulated form, with Output 1000kW/1800rev/min Make .. ..... Team-Tec
joints constructed using automatic orbital welding. Diesel-driven alternator Model ... ........ GS 500C
The main engine is a Cegielski-Sulzer 6RTA68TB unit Number.. .. 3 Contract date .. ......20 May 1998
developing 17,640kW at 94rev/rrun. t\ Sh.inko 1000kW Engine make/type .. ..Cegielski-MAN B&W/5L28/32H Launch/float-out date .. . 6 June 2000

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Giessen-de Noord ro-pax design
Shipbuilder: "van der Giessen-de Noord BV and 3 and 2/2 and 1 for cars. Structure, also the posi- Gearboxes
tioning of equipment forward and aft on deck 5, has Make. . Flender
"" "" "" """""'" ""'" "'" '" ",The Netherlands Model.. .. NavilusGVL1050
Vessel's name:,. . .Blue Star 1 been specially designed to allow future two-tier vehicle
loading using shore ramps to this deck. Number , 2 x twininput/singleoutput
Hull number: ..976 Four eight-cyl.inder MAN B&W L58/64 main Output speed 144rev/min(4-engine mode)
Owner/operator: .Strintzis Lines SA/Blue , 120rev/min(2-engine mode)
engines, arranged in pairs in two enginerooms, each Propellers
......, Star Ferries, Greece develop 11,120kW at 428rev/min, with a total output of Manufacturer. ..... Kamewa
Designer: van der Giessen-de Noord BV, 33,600kW reportedly required for a service speed of Number.. .................................. .2
.......The Netherlands 27knots, allowing a 10% sea margin and a 1.5% deduc- Pilch . """"", ..,." , "..Controllable
tion for mechanical losses. The port and starboard dri- Diameter .. ,5400mm
Flag: ..Greece ves from each engineroom connect, through a pair of Speed ... .......................... 144rev/min
Total number of sister twin-input/ single-output Flender gearboxes and Vulkan Gearbox-driven alternators
ships already completed .. " ........ ,... .,.".Nil flexible couplings, with twin Kamewa CP propellers Number.. ..............2
Total number of sister operating at 144rev I min in four-engine mode or Make... , LeroySomer
120rev/min with two engines, Output.. .........2 x 1300kW
ships still on order: . "",.,1 Diesel-driven alternators
Two 1300kW Leroy Somer alternators are driven
from the gearboxes and three 1200kW diesel-alternator Number... ..3
OLLOWING its tremendous success with a long sets are also installed. Excellent manoeuvrability is Engine make/type MANB&WHoleby/6L28/32H
F series of ro-pax ferries based on a standard hullform
modified to suit individual operators' requirements (fea-
derived from two Becker flapped rudders and rwo
Kamewa 1200kW bow thrusters, Four 150-person
Alternatormake..
Output..
.. LeroySomer
......,3 x 1200kW/720rev/min
Doors/ramps
tured in various earlier editions of Significant Ships), van lifeboats, two rescue boats, and two 430-person RFD Number .. ........... 2 x stern doors/ramps 12mx 6.20m
der Giessen has now delivered two sister ships of a new Marin-Ark vertical-chute marine escape systems are .1 x passenger stern ramp 12m x 2m
high-speed design to Strintzis Lines for deployment on fitted, , 1 x bow ramp 16mx 4.80m
a new route (for this operator) linking Parras with Brin- ..........., 2 x tillable21m x 3m (cars)
disi and Ancona, Reported to be amongst the first PRINCIPALPARTICULARS .....................................1 x tillable46m x 3.30m (trailers)
Mediterranean ro-pax designs to fulfil the requirements Length,oa .. . 176,10m Designer HamworthyKSE
of the Stockholm agreement for North European ton- Length, bp ...........160.48m Passengers
nage, covering stability and power under critical condi- Breadth, moulded.. ...25.70m Total.. ....1600
tions, Blue Star 1 (and sister BI/le Star 2) is certified to Depth, moulded Number 01 cabins .. ......161
10 No 3 deck (main deck) . ..........9.40m Vehicles
carry 1600 passengers on short international voyages,
to No 5 deck.. ....15.10m Number 01 vehicle decks .. ......4
with overnight accommodation for 430 arranged in 161
cabins, All have en-suite toilet facilities, as do the 68 cab-
Gross","""',.".,", ,""""""""', ,"""",., ,.29,415gt Totallane length. " 2230m
Deadweight Cars .. . 641
ins allocated for use by a crew of 112, design. . .4563dwt Trucks or trailers .. ...130
The design features 10 decks with passenger ameni- scantling ... . 5075dwt Complement
ties mainly occupying deck 7, including entrance plaza, Draught Officers.. ., ,., ,36
reception arcade, cinema, and shopping area. A play- design ,"""""""',., ,""""',., .." ,.."",6.35m Crew. "..76
room, reclining-seat lounge, cafe, self-service and first- scantling.. , 6,50m Special rudders
class restaurants are also provided. Decks 8 and 9 are Speed, service (75%MCR;10% sea margin; 1.5% Number.. ...... 2
outside sun decks with bars and swimming pool. The mechanical losses) .,"""""""""', .....,"""""', .....27knots Type.. ..........Becker hinged Ilap
accommodation spaces are accessible from the ro-ro Bunkers Bowthrusters
decks by stairways,lifts, and reversible escalators, board- heavy oil. .. 880m' Make.. .. , , Kamewa
ing being accomplished through side doors and a sec- diesel oil. .. 180m' Number.. .. 2
ondary stern ramp at No 3 deck. Waterballast (excludingheel and trimtanks) 515m' Output, 2 x 1200kW
The main vehicle decks are Nos 3 and 5, offering Classilication... ...L1oyd'sRegister 01 Shipping +1OOA 1 Fireextinguishingsystems
Ro-RoCargo and Passenger Ship, +LMC,UMS Makes. ...ThornCO,
850m and 895m lanes of 3,10m width, respectively,
Heel controlequipment Frank Mohn,500m'/h .....................ManoffHi-log
with a free height of 4.90m. Decks 1 and 2 have Rollstabilisationequipment.. , Blohm&Voss
240/245 lane metres for cars, and an interesting feature Waste disposal plant
........... .8implex-CompactS400 lins Sewage plant
is the provision of ISOelectrical sockets on decks 3 and Main engines Make. .. ......... Aqua-Mar
5 for use by camper vans, 'on board camping' being a Design.. MANB&W Type Bio-unitMSP7400 vacuum
growing component of Adriatic ferry traffic. Drive- Model.. . L58/64 ..1712 person capacity
through vehicle access is provided at deck 3 using Ham- Manulacturer.. .. ,MANB&W Contract date, 23 July 1998
worth)' KSE door/ramps, with internal tiltable ramps Number.. .. .4 Launch/lloat-outdate.. .. ..19 December 1999
allowing transfers between decks 3 and 5 for trailers, Output .4 x 11,120kW/428rev/min Deliverydate. .......6 July 2000

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BLUE STAR ITHAKI: passenger/vehicle
ferry for Greek islands
Shipbuilder: ..Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd, lead to a reception area on c1eck 6. Output 1 x 1330kW/4 x 345kW
.......Okpo Shipyard, Korea The machinery installation comprises four WartsiHi Mooring equipment
91.32 main engines, each developing 4140kW at Number.. . 2 x mooring winch/windlass
Vessel's name: .Blue Star Ithaki 750rev/min, with each pair driving a CP propeller Make Ulstein
Hull number:. ..7504 through a twin-input/ single-output reduction gearbox at Type.. . Hydraulic
Owner/operator: . ...Strintzis Lines SA/Blue I 85rev /min for a high service speed of 24knots. Electri- Doors/ramps
.........Star Ferries, Greece cal supply is drawn from three Wiirtsilii/ ABB 990kW Number l x bow door ramp
Basic design: .Deltamarin, Finland diesel-alternator sets. A 950kW bow thruster is fitted, and ...........1 x stern door ramp
passenger comfort is enhanced by a pair of Blohm + x internal ramps
Flag: Greece Voss fin stabilise" and anti-heeling tanks. . .4 x passenger ramps
Totalnumber of sister Make. . Tsuii Heavy Industries
ships already completed ............Nil PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Passengers
Totalnumber of sister length, oa 123.80m Total. .............t500 (summer); 720 (winter)
ships still on order: Nil length. bp . . 111.80m Cabins .. . 5 x four-berth
Breadth, moulded.. . 18.90m Vehicles
Depth, moulded Number of vehicle decks 2
T ODAY, after spending decades building up their
fleets mainly around second-hand vessels, many
Greek ferry owners are moving into the newbuilding
to main deck
to upper deck
7.25m
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Total lane length.
Cars only.
......364m on deck 3 for trailers
......94
marker ro satisfy their requirements, bringing a fine selec- Gross. 10,193gt Cars in lieu of trailers. 105
tion of quality tonnage on both domestic and interna- Displacement (scantling draught) . . 6584tonnes Trailers only .21
tional routes - as well as earmarking further new lightweight .....4358tonnes Complemenl
deliveries for planned challenges to existing ferry links in Deadweight Officers .. . 10
other parts of Europe. Strinrzis Lines (now controlled by design .. .... ..1858dwt Crew . ...................................................... 28
Attica Enterprises, two of whose SIIPeifasl~classof large scantling 2226dwt Cabins .. ..........10 x single; 12 x 2-berth
ferry were featured in the 1995 and 1998 editions of S~- Draught ........ 2 x 3-berth
lIi/iealllSbipJ) is in the forefront of these remarkable design .. .... .4.90m Bow thruster
changes; another of its new designs, Blue Star I, which scantling 5.10m Make .. ..Kamewa
was delivered this year for a new Greece/Italy route Speed, service at 85%MCR 24.10knots Number ................................. 1 x CP
under the Blue Star marque, is featured on another page Bunkers Output.. ......950kW
of this review. heavy oil .. .483m' Bridge control system
B/lle Star 1tbaki, operated by the same line, represents diesel oil ..62m3 Make. . KNC
a further success for those Far Eastern builders, who for Water ballast 738m' Fire detection system
some rime have wished to break into the European ferry Classification .Bureau Veritas +13/3E -Passenqer Make .. ...Consilium
sector, and is the first such delivery to come from the .......Ferry, Deep Sea, +MACH, +AUT-MS, PFA Type . ...........CS3000 Addressable
Daewoo yard. Originally intended for service in the Heel control equipment.. Heel tank Fire extinguishing system
Ionian Sea, the vessel was switched ro eastern Greece to Roll stabilisation Blohm + Voss fin stabilisers Vehicle spaces Drencher
begin operations in June, funning to islands in Main engines Make.. . Seaplus, Korea
the Cyclades group. She offers accommodation for 1500 Design. .wartsua Engineroom/cabins/public spaces High-pressure
summer, and 720 winter passengers, all but 20 occupying Model .. . ....• . ..9l32 sprinkler
seating, including 'aircraft' type sleepers, in lounges, Manufacturer. ............. .wartsua Make .. . .Marioff
a cafeteria, video rOOI11and bars on deck 6. Five x four- Number .. .4 Radars
berth cabins, with en suite toilet arrangements, are Output ....... .4 x 4140kW/750rev/min Number .......... .2
positioned on deck 7, adjacent to 24 berths for 38 Gearboxes Make .. . JRC
crew members, and aft of the well-equipped navigating Make.. ....................... Flender Model .. .1 x JMA-9253-9CA
bridge. Model . Twin-input/single-output ...... 1 x JMA-9303-CA
All cabins arc of rhe prefabricated modular type, man- Number .. 2 Satellite navigation system
ufactured in Korean workshops, with U1C public spaces Output speed 185rev/min Make .. JRC
confonning to a design concept originated by a G-reek Propellers Model ............... JLR-7700
architect, with turn-key supply from Korea. Outdoor Matenal .. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Compulers on ship
seating is arranged on two sundecks at the aft end of Nos . Manufacturer. .................Kamewa Number .. ............ 10
6 and 7 decks. Number .. . 2 Make. .ICl
Vehicle access is over bow and stern to deck 3, which is Pitch .............Controllable Tasks. . Passenger operations
designed primarily to carry 21 trailers on 364 lane metres. Diameter .. .3900mm Waste disposal plant
Alternatively, this space can accommodate 105 cars. Speed ............ 185rev/min Waste compactor
Ramps at the port side take traffic to the second vehicle Diesel-driven alternators Make .. .USON
cleek, No 5, built wid-lin the superstructure and utilised Number .. ....3 Model. .....UBP-30S; UBP-50
for 94 cars only. Engine make/type .. . WMsila/L20C Sewage plant
A feature of the arrangement here is a turning circle at Alternator make .. •..... ABB Make ... ....Triton
each end of the space to direct traffic to the ramp. A pas- Output ........3 x 990kW/l000rev/min Model .. MSTP 8 vacuum
senger ramp is fitted in the stern, port and starboard, BOilers Contract date. . 17 November 1998
with two more in the port and starboard quarters for- Number .. ................... 5 x thermal oil Launching date .. 1999
ward, giving access to lobbies, from which stairs and a lift Make. Konus Delivery date ... 12 May 2000

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BRITISH PROGRESS: 304,400dwt
crude oil tanker
Shipbuilder: .Samsung Heavy Industries Co, 79rev /min, directly coupled to a lOP propeller. When Diesel-driven alternators
............................................................ Korea operating at 86.5% of this rating, and allowing a sea Number 3
margin of 20%, service speed is 15knots and fuel con- Engine make/type Ssangyong/-
Vessel's name: British Progress sumption 86.1 tonnes/day. Three Ssangyong/l-lyundai Alternator make/type. ...Hyundai/-
Hull number: 1242 1300kW diesel-alternators sets supply electrical power, Output 3 x 1300kW
Owner/operator: BP Shipping Ltd, UK and steam is generated by a 90tonnes/h water tube Boilers
Designer: ....Samsung Heavy Industries Co, boiler and a 2.8wnnes/h cconomiser. Operations with- Number 2
............................................................ Korea in the engineroo1l1 are controlled by a Lyngso-Marine Make/type 1 x Mitsubishi water tube
remote system, with [he same company providing the ................... 1 x TEl economiser
Flag: Isle of Man alarms and monitors. Output 1 x 9Otonnes/h. 1 x 2.Stonnes/h
Total number of sister The accommodation block is set right aft, separated Mooring equipment
ships already completed: - from the engineroom and funnel casing and equipped Number.. ......... 2 x windlass;
Total number of sister to serve 17 officers and 19 crew occupying single ............................................................ S x mooring winch
ships still on order: - rooms, except for three double-berth cabins. A closed- Make.. ...Pusnes
circuit television system views the areas around the Type Hiqh-pressure hydraulic
cargo manifold and mooring equipment, and a com- Cargo tanks
HIS series of Samsung VLCCs is of Flush-decked
T design with two longitudinal bulkheads and associ-
ated transverse divisions forming a cargo space made
puter-based shipboard management
(local area network) is fitted.
system with LAN Number
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up of five centre, and five pairs of side tanks (plus two PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Coated tanks Bottom only
slop tanks at the aft end). These are enclosed within a Length,oa 334.00m Type of coating ..
double-hull strucrure which contains five tanks P&S, Length, bp 320.00m Cargo pumps
utilised as segregated water ballast capacity in compli- Breadth. moulded.. ...5S.00m Number ... ............................................ 3
ance with MARPOL 131' and OPA 90 regulations. Depth. moulded to main deck 31.25m Type.. ..Vertical centrifugal
The width of the side and bottom spaces formed by Gross.. .. 159.000gt Manufacturer Shinko
this arrangement is such as to allow easy access for Deadweight Capacity.. . 3 x 5600m'/h
maintenance in accordance with the owner's operating design 301.440dwt Cargo/ballast control system
policies. These include coating the interior of all bal- scantling.. .. 304.400dwt Manufacturer.. .. Samgong-Danfoss
last tanks with two coats of light-colour, tar-free epoxy Draught Type.. .. ElectriC/hydraulic
for early identification of corrosion problems. design 22.30m Pumproom
Features of the design are the extension of the dou- scantling.. ..22.50m Number 1
ble-hull concept into the engineroom in the form of a Speed. service at S6.50%MCR, Position Forward of engineroom
cofferdam protecting the heavy oil tanks P&S, and 20% sea margin.. .. 15.00knots Complement
compliance with Lloyd's Register Ship Right Structural Cargo capacity Officers.. ...17
Design Assessment (SDA), and Fatigue Design liquid volume.. . ..341.100m' Crew 14
Assessment (FDA) levels 2 and 3. The purpose of Bunkers Rooms 25 x single; 3 x double
these procedures is to ensure high design integrity and heavy oil. . . 7650m' Fire detection system
a long lifespan, set for critical areas at 40 years. As a fol- diesel oil. .. 450m' Manufacturer. . Consilium
low-up to these design investigations, hull stress moni- Water ballast 1OS.OOOm' Type. . Addressable
toring in accordance with Lloyd's LR-SEA notation has Fuel consumption Fire extinguishing system
been installed, together with a voyage data recorder main engine only S6.1 Otonnes/day Cargo deck.... . Foam
registering voyage parameters. Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 1A1. Engineroom Hiqh-pressure CO,
Three grades of cargo can be handled simultaneous- ......... Double Hull Tanker, ShipRight(SDA, FDA). Manufacturer.. .. NK Protection
ly using three Shinko vertical, centrifugal steam tur- ........ +LMC. NAV1. UMS, CCS, COW. IGS. SBT. IWS. IBS Radars.
bine-driven pumps, each with a capacity of 5600m'/h, Percentage of hiqn-tensile Satellite navigation system
and fitted in a pumproom at the forward end of the steel used in construction 35% Manufacturer .. ...Litton Marine/Furuno
engineroom. The 15 cargo tanks have been coated Main engine Computers on Ship
internally on the bottoms only, and are equipped with a Design . ......................................... MAN B&W Type .. LAN system
Sa1l1gong-Danfoss electric/hydraulic valve control sys- Model . ................... 7SS0MC Number 7
tem which also serves the ballast tanks. Manufacturer Samsung Waste disposal system
Cargo tank monitoring uses a Saab Tankkadar instal- Number 1 Incinerator
lation and an independent overfill alarm is also fitted. Output. .. 34.650bhpI79rev/min Manufacturer TeamTec
Gas sampling of the ballast spaces is carried out using Propeller Model.. .. OGS 400C
a Consilium system, and crude-oil tank washing and Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Sewage treatment plant
inert-gas arrangements are included. To allow for Manufacturer Hyundai Manufacturer.. .. Sasakura
future lightering operations, a vapour recovery line to Number.. ...1 Model ST·4A
the manifold has been installed. Diameter 9S00mm Contract date.. . .
The main engine is a Samsung-built MAN B&W Pitch. .. Fixed l.aunch/tloat-out date January 2000
7S80MC unit with an MCR rating of 34,650bhp at Speed 79rev/min Delivery date.. .. June 2000

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Shipbultder'Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Helsinki, tion based on six 14,405kVi\ i\ BB alternators driven b)' Output ... . 14,405kVA
.......................................................... Finland Wiirtsilii NSD 9L46D prime movers, each developing Propulsion units
Vessel's name: ..Costa Atlantica 10,39SkW when running at 514rev/min, and split Number .. 2 x 360deg Azipod
between two adjacent engincrooms. These supply elec- Manufacturer .. .. ABB Azipod OY
Hull No:.. ...498 trical power to the main network to satisfy auxiliary Motors 2 x synchronous, single unit
Owner/operator: ..Costa Crociere SpA, Italy machinery and ship's service requirements, and to the .......AC supplied via stepless AC/AC
Designer: ......Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Finland two Azipod 17,600kW azimuthing propulsion units sus- .air cooled thyristor converter
Flag:. .....Italy pended under the stern, port and starboard. The Output. .. 2 x 17,600kW
Total number of sister propulsion motors for these are fittecl within the pods Propeller pitch Fixed
and comprise a synchronous single unit AC electric Speed.... 0-150rev/min
ships already completed: Nil motor, supplied via a stepless AC/ AC air-cooled thyris- Boilers
Total number of sister tor converter. Number/type .. .................................2 x oil fired
ships still on order: ....5 (see below) Fitted with FP propellers, the Azipods operate within ............ 6 x exhaust gas
a speed range of 0-150rev /min to give a ship speed of Output... ..... .2 x 13.000kg/h
,-DSTA ATLANTICA is the first delivery from the 22knots (service) and 24knots (maximum). They can ...............................6 x 2000kg/h
l__,so-called '8000' or 'Spirit' class of so-called Pana- azimuth through 360deg, and allow full control of the Passengers
max-Max cruise liner, produced by Kvaerner Masa in ship to be retained during crash stops, with considerably Total. ...2680
conjunction with the three operating companies which shorter stopping distances than with conventional dri- ........(twin occupancy)2114
today form the Carnival Group: Costa Crocierc, Carni- ves. Additional manoeuvrability is obtained from three Number of cabins.. 1057
val Cruise Line, and Holland America. The concept is 1910kW bow thrusters. Percentage outboard 80%
centred upon the development of a basis design to A high level of plant redundancy is builr into the Complement
which the respective owning companies could add their specification with at least 50% of nominal capacities Officers .. ..84
own particular trading requirements. In the event, Hoi- remaining after any single failure. An integrated micro- Crew .818
land America withdrew from the arrangement, leaving processor-based machinery automation monitoring and Bow thruster
Costa (two) and Carnival (four) to take delivery over the control system is installed. The vessel is also the first Make. . Brunvoll
next four years of the contracted vessels. cruise ship to fulfil Regisrro 1 raliano Navale's new Number 3
In this context, CosraAtlantica has been tailored to the Green Star environmental standard. Output., ......3 x 1910kW
European market, with group consultant Joe Farcus Bridge control system
providing an opulent Italian flavour to her interior PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make/type .. ...... .8TN Atlas NACOS Integrated
design, emphasised by naming the 12 public decks after Length,oa. ............. 292.50m .................................. Navigation System
films made by famed Italian producer Federico Fellini, Length, bp 260.60m Fire detection system
and distinguished by many contemporary works of art Breadth, moulded .. . 32.20m Make. . Nittan
projecting an almost overwhelming display of colour Breadth, maximum... .. 38.80m Fire extinguishing system
and light. Passenger suites are arranged on decks 1,4,5, Depth, moulded to main deck 19.80m Make. ....Minimax
6, 7 and 8, including six penthouse suites on deck 7: Gross. .. 85,700gt Radars
wherever possible all make use of prefabricated cabins Deadweight, design.. . .. 71OOdwt Make ... ....STN Atlas
from the builder's specialist workshops. Deck 1 features Draught, Satellite navigation system
the Show Lounge, and deck 2, the main passenger entry, design... ....7.80m Make Leica
is the start point for a 10-deck high atrium with scantling.. .. 8.00m Waste disposal plant
panoramic lifts, and this level also forms the lower level Speed, service at 85%MCR... .. 22 knots Incinerator
of the theatre forward, spanning three decks, and the Classification RINA ·100A1.1 NAV IL,MN,TP,IAQ-1, Make.. . .......Deerberg
two tier, 1300-seat restaurant aft. ................ IWS,TMS (and RINA Green Star) Number 2 x multi-chamber 1400kW
All the usual cruise ship facilities, such as restaurants, Heel control equipment.. ..Yes Waste compactor/shredders
bars and lounges; shopping areas, gymnasia, casino, Roll stabilisation equipment.. Fin stabilisers Number.. .......... 2 x dry garbage shredders
solarium and a wedding chapel, arc provided, together Diesel-electric system ......................................... 3 x glass shredders
with children and teenagers' activities, and conference Main engines .....1 x waste compactor
suites. Passenger complement is 2680 (2114 with dou- Design. .wartsua NSD ......................................................... 1 x tin densifier
ble occupancy), with 80% of the 1057 cabins outboard . Model .... 9L46D Make .... .Taifun
and 70% of that total having balconies. These statistics Number .. ......................6 Sewage plant
arc higher than those achieved with earlier Panamax- Output .. .. 6 x 10,395kW/514rev/min Make Format-Chemie
sized cruise ships, resulting from the inclusion of an Alternators Contract cate. ..1998
extra passenger deck within the superstructure. Number ..... 6 Launch/float-out cate.. .......11 November 1999
CostaAI/all/iC(!utilises a diesel-electric power installa- Make/type. . ABB Delivery dats.. . .........30 June 2000

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CRESCENT SEINE: low·air·draught
sea/river coaster
Shipbuilder: ......Bodewes Volharding Group, The deck house arrangement includes a retractable Diesel-driven alternators
wheelhouse with accommodation on deck for the cap- Number.. ....2
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tain, and in the sunken poop for two officers and three
Vessel's name: Crescent Seine Alternator make Stamford
crew, plus two spare cabins, all arranged with private toi-
Hull number: 366 let facilities. The nautical equipment is certified for
Output 2 x 96kW/1500rev/min
Owner/operator: .Shipcorn GmbH, Germany Crane
GMDSS (A3 area).
Number.. . 1
Designer: ....Bodewes Volharding/Conoship, The main engine is of Deutz manufacture and devel-
Make/type Coops & Nieborg/travelling
...........................................The Netherlands ops 1000kW at 1000rev/min. A Flender gearbox ........................... gantry crane
reduces speed to 290rev /min at the FP propeller, which
Flag .." " Antigua & Barbuda Tasks.. . ......... Handling hatch covers and
is fitted in a nozzle and produces a service speed of .......................................................... portable bulkheads
Total number of sister 11 knots. Electrical supply is derived from two Val- Mooring equipment
ships already completed: " .." ",,2 met/Stamford 96kW diesel-alternator sets running at Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
Total number of sister 1500rev / min, and manoeuvrability is enhanced by Make.. . . Wortelboer
ships still on order: "."."." 2 fitting a 275kW Verhaar-Ornega jet thruster at the bow. type Electro-hydraulic
Hatch covers
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Design.. .. Coops & Nieborg
Length, oa.. ..88.00m Manufacturer Daewoo Mangalia (DMHI)
T HIS low-air-draught general cargo ship series has
been especially designed for short-sea and inland
trade on European rivers and waterways (although class
Length, bp
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moulded to main deck ..5.40m Cell guides.. .. No
harding, a member company of Corioship Interna- Total TEU capacity. ..84
to top of hatch coaming
tional, and units are being built at this group's shipyards Heights Including high cube
(ie, top of hold) 6.90m
on the Winschotcrdiep, northern Netherlands. Satisfy- Tiers/across
Width of double skin
ing the key parameters of 11.41rn beam and an air side.. ..1.20m upper deck 1/-
draught above ballast waterline of 6.25m, which govern bottom 1.00m holds 2/-
navigatjon on the European system, the design, which Gross. .. 1898gt Ballast control system
carries the Volharding project name of Rivercarrier, Deadweight 2670dwt Type Manual from engineroom
also includes strengthening for loading and discharging Draught .4.09m Complement
aground, since cargo operations will mostly be carried Speed, . ...11knots Officers.. . 3
out from drying berths. Cargo capacity 134,800m' Crnw. . 3
The double-hull configuration includes side and bot- Bunkers Spare 2
tom spaces 1.20m wide and 1.00m deep, respectively, diesel oil 120m' Rooms Single
given over to inter-connected water ballast tanks divided Water ballast.. 1515m' Bow thruster
Classification Bureau Veritas 1 3/3E, Cargoship, Make.. ...verhaar-Omega Jet
by the centre girder. It also encloses the single box-
................................ Deep Sea, AUT, MS, Strengthened for Number.. ....1
shaped hold, 61.20m long by 9.00m wide, and 6.90m
....................... Heavy Cargo, Loading/unloading Aground Output.. . 275kW/1500rev/min
deep to the top of the hatch coaming, which runs the Bridge control system
Main engine
length of the main deck from forecastle to sunken Design Deutz One man operation.. ....Yes
poop. Model . Fire detection system
The pontoon covers which close the hold are sup- Manufacturer.. .. Deutz Make.. . Thorn
ported on this coaming, and handled by a Coops & Number 1 Fire extinguishing system
Nieborg travelling gantry crane running on rails, POrt Output 1OOOkW/lOOOrev/min Cargo holds None
and starboard. This crane is also used to position two Gearbox Engineroom .
portable bulkheads at multiple fixing points in the hold Make Flender Make.. ...Ajax FM 200
to provide various cargo and stowage permutations. Model . Radars
When not in use, these bulkheads are stowed vertically Number 1 Number 2
at the aft end of the hold. Output speed.. ..290rev/min Make.. . .. Furuno
Tank-top scantlings have been calculated for a uni- Propeller Computers on ship
Material Copper-nickel-bronze Number 1
fonnly distributed loading of 15tonnes/m', with addi-
Manufacturer.. ...Lips BV Make. . .. Hewlett Packard
tional reinforcement to suit the carriage of 40tonne
Number.... ..1, operating in nozzle Tasks.. .. Loading calculations
steel coils. A total of 84TEU can be accommodated in Contract date 1999
Pitch fixed
the hold and one tier-high on the hatch covers, with Launchlfloat-out date August 2000
Diameter.. .. ..2000mm
facilities for loading 30ft and 40ft units. Speed. . .. 290rev/min Delivery date.. . December 2000

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Shipbuilder:"",Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland instead of the flap-type unit specified for the Norwegian Alternator make/type UljanikllFCI5 638-3
Vessel'sname: " Crystal Ray vessel. Output 3 x 1470kW/720rev/min
Another supplier change sees the inclusion of an Boilers
Hullnumber:...""." " " "",8168/3 Israeli-engineered automatic monitoring and control sys- Number .. .. 2
Owner/operator:...Crystal Ray Shipping Ltd, tem, developed by software specialist Totem-Plus, in Types.. ......1 x Mission TM-OS oil fired
Isleof Man/Stamco Ship Management Ltd, place of a Norcontrol installation. This has one integrat- ....................................... 1 x AV-7 horizontal exhaust gas
Greece ed system combining engine monitoring, automation, Make.. .. Aalborg
Designer:"".""Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland and auxiliary machinery control, with extension alarms Output 1 x 2.5tonne/h; 1 x 1.5tonne/h
for unattended machinery spaces; it also covers tank level Mooring equipment
Flag: Bahamas
gauging, anti-heeling and a loading programme as part of Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
Totalnumberof sister a concept using available off-the-shelf industrial modules, .................... 6 x mooring winch
shipsalready completed: 2 (1 for different eliminating tile need to rely on dedicated marine elec- Make.. . Towimor
" " , ""., , " ..,.,.,owner) tronics. Type. . Electric
Totalnumberof sister Doors and ramps
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number 1 x quarter ramp; 1 x side ramp;
shipsstill on order: " .." Nil Length, oa.. ...199.98m ............................... internal moveable and fixed ramps;
Length, bp 188.00m ................4 x hoistable decks;
/Il.YSTAL RAY, built for an Israeli owner based in Breadth, moulded 32.26m Type.. ............hydraulic movable ramps; hoistable
\"__'theIsle of Man, flying the Bahamas flag, managed Depth, moulded ........................................... decks raised by mobile lifters
by a Greek company and on charter to Hyundai to main deck .. ....14.00m Designer Hamworthy KSE
Merchant Marine, is the last in a series of three vessels to deck 12 .. . 32.74m Ballast control systems
inaugurated by Fillo! Transporter; built last year for Width of double skin Make.. . Scana Skarpenord
Norwegiancompany l.eif Hoegh. This owner had taken side 2.60m Type Electro-hydraulic
deliveryof the Gdynia Yard's first combination roro/ car bottom 2.95m Vehicles
carrier 18 years ago, and it is interesting to note that by Gross 57,772gt Number of vehicle decks 12
careful design, and the use of finite-element analysis, Deadweight Total deck area approx 54,900m'
together with the adoption of Det Norske Veritas 'flexi- design 16,050dwt Number of cars approx 6000
ble design of hull and garage structure' procedures scantling.. . . 21,31Odwt Complement 29 plus 2 pilots; 6 Suez crew
aimed at eliminating stress concentrations occurring at Draught Rooms 25 x single; 3 x double; 1 x six
garagedeck/side structure connections, the .lightship of design.. ...9.00m Bow thruster
rhis larer class is more than 2000tonnes less than the scantling 1O.OOm Make Ulstein
1980svessel. The hull-form was perfected at the CTa Speed, service at 90%MCR 20.20knots Number 1
tank. Bunkers Output 1300kW/I188rev/min
\'(iithin a conventional car-carrier profile, which is dou- heavy oil 3350m' Bridge control system
ble-hulled below deck 3, there are 12 vehicle decks diesel oil 138m' Make... ....Raytheon
(includingfour hoistable units) offering around 54,900m2 Water ballast.. .. 7420m' Type Composite system
of stowage space far 6000 cars, loaded at No 5 deck level Fuel consumption ............................................................. designed by yard
either by way of a 150ronne capacity stern quarter ramp, main engine only 59.6otonnes/day One man operation Yes
or a 22toluoeside ramp positioned as far aft as possible so auxiliaries 5.00tonnes/day Fire detection system
that vehicles can enter the main traffic flow more easily. Classification Det Norske Veritas +1AI, Car Carrier Make. ...Nittan System AB
Both ramps, together with a system of internal ramps ........ (Ro-Ro, MCDK, PET), ICE C, EO, PWDK, TMON Type NASC-l
arranged in a cascade fashion developed by Gdynia for Percentage of high-tensile steel Fire extinguishing systems
es that earlier Hoegh class, are located on the starboard side, used in construction. . approx 18% Engineroom and vehicle space Low pressure CO2
thus leaving the port side free for exhausts and other cas- Heel control equipment Automatic; using ballast pumps Radars
Ir Royal ings.The access package, designed by Hamworthy KSC Main engine Number 2
and fabricated by the shipyard, makes use of welded fish- Design. .. Sulzer Make.. .. Raytheon
lise line bone-typeprofiles to provide a good gripping surface on Model.. .. 7RTA62U Models ARPA 34C, 1 x S-band; 1 x X-band
the ramps. Manufacturer.. .. H Cegielski Satellite navigation system
The main engine is a Cegielski-Sulzer 7RTA62U model Number 1 Make Leica Geosystem
developing 15,540kW at 113rev/min and driving a PP Output 15,540kW/I13rev/min Model 2 x MX 400B DGPS
propeller for a service speed of 20.20knots at 90%MCR. Propeller Waste disposal plant
The Cegielskicompany has also built, under licence, the Material. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Incinerator
) peopl MAN B&W Holeby diesel prime movers for the three Manufacturer ABB Zamech Make TeamTecAlS
Uljanik1470kW alternators; these supply electrical power Pitch Fixed Model GS 500C
for the ship's services, including a 1300kW Ulstein bow Diameter.. .. 6380mm Sewage plant
thruster and an outfit of cargo space ventilators, exhaust- Speed.. . 113rev/min Make .. . Aquamar
ingat top deck level, where plastic fan covers are used to Diesel-driven alternators Model.. . MSPII
reduce weight and limit corrosion. A notable change Number 3
rard from the Leif Hoegh vessel is the selection of a conven-
tional rudder with a large turning angle (2 x 45deg),
Engine make/type.. .. Cegielski-MAN B&W
............................................................. Holeby/7L28/32H
Contract date..
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chemical tanker
Shipbuilder Shipyard Bijlsma BV, The and Lohman & Stolterfoht coupling, at I42rev/min. A Main engine-driven alternator
.................................................. Netherlands power take-off shaft from the gearbox links with a Number.. . 1
Stamford 545kW alternator, and two Make/type.. ,,, Stamford
Vessel's name: Dutch Aquamarine Mitsubishi/Stamford 490kW diesel-alternator sets Output.. , 545kW
Hull number: 686 complete the electrical outfit. Heat for all cargo and Diesel-driven alternators
Owner/operator: Vopak Shipping BV, The domestic services is generated from a thermal-oil Number .. . 2
.................................................. Netherlands installation comprising two 2100kW Wies.loch oil-fired Engine make.... . Mitsublshi
Designer: Conoship/Shipyard Bijlsma BV, boilers and a 953kW exhaust-gas economiser. A central Alternator make "", .., ,", "Stamford
fresh water cooling system serves main and auxiliary Output , 2 x 490kW
, " The Netherlands
engines. The bow thruster is an electrically-driven Lips Boilers
Flag: The Netherlands 400kW unit, and the rudder is a free-hanging Number.. .. 3
Total number of sister Barkerneyer flap type, Make" Wiesloch
ships already completed: Nil Accommodation for three officers and 10 crew is Type (thermal oil system) """"" ",,,,2 x oil fired
Total number of sister provided in a cabin block built on the poop, utilising ...................1 x exhaust-gas economiser
single-berth cabins with private toilet facilities, and Output.. """",2 x 2100kW; 1 x 953kW
ships still on order 1 (687)
topped by a bridge equipped with a third-generation Hose-handling crane
Atlas Nacos 35 integrated navigation system; Number.. ...." ..."",1
Make/type Acta electro-hydrauliC
A International group is this two-ship, single-screw
NOTHER design originated within the Conoship

tanker series, suitable for the carriage of !BC Type ]I

Trackpilot
installations.
track control; Chartpilot; and Radarpilot
Capacity """"""', ..,", ," .,
Mooring equipment
1tonne/20m/20m/min

chemicals of SG 1.86tonnes/tn' at 80"C. The hull form PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number ,..,"', ,", " " ..4
has been optimised in co-operation with the Hamburg Length, oa.. . .. 118.00m Make.. ," .sEC Ten Horn
Ship Model Basin and, unusually for the present day, it Length, bp 111.15m Type " " " " """" "",,Hydraulic
doesnot include a bulbous bow. Structurally, it features Breadth. moulded .. , 17.00m Cargo tanks
a complete double hull, with side and bottom spaces Depth. moulded Number ""..... ."" 18
utilisedas ballast tanks, enclosing a cargo space con- to upper deck.. . 9.25m Grades .. ....................................................... 18
structed of 1.4462 duplex stainless steel, and laid out to main deck 8.1Sm Product range IBC Code Type II
with 18 tanks ranging in volume between 108m'-722m3, Gross. .....4700gt Coated tanks.. ....... " ...... ".No
Strengthening for ice is also included. Deadweight. . 6400dwt Stainless steel " " ,,' "" yes
Also unusual for a tanker is the two-deck arrange- Draught . 6.45m Cargo pumps
ment, with upper and main decks forming a 1,1 am Speed. service. ...15knots Number """ "" ,, " ..18
high tweendeck through which tank heating lines, Cargo capacity Type ,"", ..,', " " Electric deepwell
hydraulicand tank monitoring systems are run. Each liquid volume (100%) 7000m' Make.. . ,.,..,"""""" ,'" .Svanehe]
tank is fitted with a Svanehoj electric deepwell pump, Bunkers Capacities" " ...6 x 200m'/h; 8 x 120m'/h
drop line, discharge line, and manifold cross-over line, heavy oil. .....400m' ............. """,, ........ ,,",.4 x 80m'/h
allowing 18 separate cargo grades to be carried and giv- diesel oil ",""',.,'" ,""""",.,', 57m' Complement
ing a total discharge rate of 1200m' /h. A 114m'/h Water ballast ,..,""""'" ,"""""""', ..,' 3240m' Officers ,.,., ,' ,' , 3
booster pump is fitted adjacent to the manifold, and Classification L1oyd's Register of Shipping +100A1, Crew ".""" ",, ,,' , 10
the cargo pumps are each equipped with a nitrogen- ..................... +LMC, UMS, ESP. SCM. NAV-1 lee Class 1A Rooms.. ..""""""."" ",, ",13 single
pressuriscd stripping line. A controlled tank venting Main engine Special rudder """""",Free-hanging Barkemeyer flap type
system is provided, connected to a vapour return line, Design , ,""""', .." MaK non-reversible Bow thruster
. and a nitrogen blanket is maintained in the ullage space Model... . 8M32 Make """"""""""" ..""""""""",, "" Lips BV
above the cargo at sea. Manufacturer ... .," """""", , MaK Number.. . ,"" ,', ,', ....,' ..... 1
Cargo hearing is by means of a closed thermal-oil- Number ... . 1 Output.. "" ,,400kW
heated hot water system, with heating ducts fitted to Output.. , """", .., 3840kW/600rev/min Bridge control system
each tank. Tank cleaning is carried out by means of two Gearbox One-man operation.. .. Yes
fixed Toftejorg machines in each tank, and steaming Make """ ,""""', ..," , ,""""" Flender Fire extinguishing system
Out is accomplished using a 575kW thermal-oil-heated, Model. . ,GCS 900-P Cargo deck """""""""." " "",Foam
7S0kg/h steam generator. Cargo and ballast monitor- Number.. . 1 Engineroom CO' total flood
ing and control is maintained from the cargo control Output speed 142rev/min Make.. . ,,"",... . Ajax
room using mimic diagrams, and featuring high and Propeller Navigation systems
low alarm systems and radar level-gauge reading, Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make.. .....Atlas
Stainless steel is also used in pump and pipeline manu- Manufacturer.. .. Ups BV Type "" NACOS 35 integrated navigation
facture. Number.... . 1 " and command system
A MaK 8M32 non-reversible main engine developing Pitch. " ,., Controllable Contract date "" """"""""" ..,,,,12 July 1999
3840kW at 600rev/min is fitted, driving a CP propeller Diameter .. ...,',."., 4300mm Launch/float-out date 28 December 1999
through a Flender vertically offset reduction gearbox Speed ... . 142rev/min Delivery date. . """""."".""""",,,,,21 April 2000

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delivery from Mitsubishi
Shipbuilder: .Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, bined ramp/ door. Main deck entry forward is through Diesel-driven alternators
.......................... Shimonoseki Works, Japan a visored bow door and ramp/door in conventional Number.... . 2
mode, and shore ramps at each end load on to the Engine make/type . . Daihatsu/6DK-28
Vessel's name: European Causeway
upper deck, with a top-hinged door in the house front Alternator make/type ABB/AMG630M8
Hull No: 1065 giving direct access to the vehicle space. A fixed ramp Output... ..2 x 1800kW/7S0rev/min
Owner/operator: Lombard Facilities Ltd, serves the lower hold from the main deck, and anoth- Boilers
..UKlP&O European Ferries (Irish Sea) Ltd, er, hoistable section provides an emergency link Number.. . 1
................................................................. UK between main and upper decks. Type Vertical cylindrical
Day accommodation only is provided on the Make Miura
Designers: Three Quays Marine, UK!
Cairnryan/Larne route (Liverpool/Dublin involves Output.. 3800kg/h
............................ Knud E Hansen, Denmark overnight accommodation) for 410 passengers and dri- Mooring equipment
Flag: Bahamas vers, principally served by bar/lounges and buffet Make Fukushima
Total number of sister restaurants) video room, children's cinema, and play Type.. . ,... . ..Electro-hydraulic
ships already completed: Nil area. Lifesaving arrangements include two (P&S) Doors/ramps
Selantic vertical-chute escape systems w-ith associated Number 1 x bow visor; 1 x forward ramp;
Total number of sister
liferafts, also two 71-person covered lifeboats, a rescue ... 3 x vehicle doors; 1 x fixed ramp
ships still on order: 1 (see below) boat and a fast boat. . and cover; 1 x hoistable ramp
Designer.. . Tsuji Heavy Industries
I-II\ winning of these two contracts from P&O in PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Ballast control system
T 1999
Mirsubishi
marked an important breakthrough
which, like other Japanese builders, had long
by Length, oa..
Length, bp
.. IS9.S0m
148.00m
Make
Type.. .
KEI System Co Ltd
KEI-1000
beentrying to secure a foothold in the European ferry Breadth, moulded 23.40m Passengers
market. Originally intended for the Cairnryan/Larne, Depth, moulded Total .. ............................... .410
Irish Sea service, booming trade on P&0'5 to main deek (No 2)... .. 9.00m Vehicles
Liverpool/Dublin route has resulted in the second ves- to upper deck IS.20m Number of vehicle decks 3
sel) Europea».Ambassador, being transferred to that ser- Gross 20,646gt Total lane length. .. 1771m
vice, and for this purpose changes - including increased Deadweight, design .4276dwt Trucks/trailers 107 x 13.50m trailers
dimensions, modified machinery installation for a Draught, design S.SOm Complement
faster speed, and larger passenger capacity - have been Speed, service 22.70knots Officers.. .. 14
made to the vessel during construction.
European CauseJvay's single-skinned hull is very closely
sub-divided, and the lower deck is protected by B /5
Bunkers
heavy oil
diesel oil.. ..
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longitudinal bulkheads, these features being considered Water ballast 2488m' Special rudders 2 x Ulstein flap type
adequate enough safety measures to allow flood con- Fuel consumption Bow thrusters
trol doors to he dispensed with on the vehicle decks. main engines only.. .......approx 12tonne/day Make.. ................... Kawasaki Heavy Industries
\VttJ, a speedy turnrouncl essential to allow six voyages Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping +1OOA1 Number 2
to be maintained daily, it was felt that doors, or similar ..................... Ro-Ro Passenger Ferry, +LMC, UMS, SCM Output... ................. 2 x 1260kW/266rev/min
divisions,would hinder vehicle movements. Cross-con- Heel control equipment Frank Mohn Fire detection system
nections are also arranged to ensure symmetrical flood- Roll stabilisation equipment 1 set Litton Sperry fin Make Consilium Marine
ing should this ever occur. ............................................................................. stabilisers Type Salwico CS300
The main machinery installation (now fitted on Main engines Fire extinguishing system
J-:.flropea1lCtIllJell!{!) only) comprises four Wartsih NSD Design .. ........wartsila Engineroom CO, and Hi-fog
12\'38 main engines arranged in pairs in adjacent com- Model. ..........12V38 Makes Unitor and Marioff
partments. 10 die foremost space the t\VO engines are Manufacturer Wartsila NSD, The N'ltherlands Vehicle spaces Drencher (decks2l3) and CQ,(deckl)
fitted to port and drive the port side propeller through Number .4 Makes.. .. Novenco and Unitor
a Niigata twin-input/single-ourput gearbox, with the Output... .. .4 x 7920kW/600rev/min Cabins and public spaces Automatic sprinkler
starboard engines in the after cngincroom operating in Gearboxes Make.. .. Novenco
a similar configuration and driving the starboard pro- Make.. .. ........Niigata Converter Radars
peller.A power take-off from each gearbox drives an Model Twin input/single output Number.. ..3
l800kW alternator, with additional electrical supplies Number.. .. 2 Make Litton Marine
derivedfrom two Daihatsu/ABB 1800kW diesel-driven Output speed 182rev/min Satellite navigation system
set's,one in each compartment. The twin propellers are Propellers Make Litton
notable for the fitting of hub vortex-free caps (HY.FC) Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Mode!...... .. MX400B DGPS
which use an arrangement of grooves in tJ1C cap to Manufacturer Mitsubishi-Kamewa Waste disposal plant
reduce propeller flow vortex. An Ulstein flap rudder Number 2 Waste compactor. .. .wN Engineers
behind each propeller improves steering quality, and Pitch. . . Controllable Waste shredder/crusher .wN Engineers
manoeuvrability is enhanced by a pair of Kawasaki Diameter .42S0mm Sewage plant
bow thrusters. Speed.. . 182rev/min Make Sasakura-Hamworthy
Drive-through access is provided at main and upper Main engine-driven alternators Model.. . ST-30
deck levels, the aft main deck entrance having an Number... .. 2 Contract date 19 February 1999
upward hingeing door positioned some distance for- Make/type.. .. ABB/AMGSOOL4 Launch/floatout date 20 March 2000
ward of the flat stern, and replacing the usual com- Output.. 2 x 1800kW/1500rev/min Delivery date.. .. 14 July 2000

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FINNMASTER:
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cargo vessel
Shipbuilder Jinling Shipyard, China assisted by a comprehensive] nrering air-activated sys- Bunkers

Vessel's name: Finnmaster tem which controls heel and roll, and which also uses Heavy oil.. . 989m'
this company's special stability test programme. Classification Lloyd's Regisler of Shipping + 1OOA1
Hull number: 98-0701 Control of humidity to ensure paper cargoes remain ........ RolI·on, Holt-oft Cargo Ship,
Owner/operator: Nordica Forest Terminals, dry is achieved with A13B/Munther de-humidifiers. .. Ice lA Super, +LMC, UMS, SCM
..Sweden/Finnlines Cargo Services, Finland Finnlines' strong involvement with environmental Main engine
Designers: .....Deltamarin, Finland/Shanghai practices has resulted in the inclusion of anti-pollutant Design .. ................... MAN B&W
..............Merchant Ship Design & Research measures, in most cases in excess of IMO prescribed Model . ..12V48/60
limits. Principal of these is the reduction of exhaust gas Manufacturer ...
..............................................Institute, China (NOx) emissions, with the requisite adaptation and Number.. ...........1
Flag Norway (NIS) equipping of the l'vlAN B&W 12V48/60 main engine Output 12,600kW/500rev/min
Total number of sister to allow for running on water-emulsified heavy fuel Propeller
ships already completed: Nil instead of marine diesel. Fresh water is added to the Material. ....
fuel and the mixture emulsified before introduction Manufacturer . .....Alpha
Total number of sister
into the combustion chamber, curbing the formation Number .. ................................ 1
ships still on order: ... 3 plus 2 larger variant of nitrous oxides (NOx). Type . ..........YBS1460
The various measures adopted are available in one of Pitch . .............................. Controllable
HIS prototype of a four-plus-two series of special. the packages forming MAN B&W's Invisible Smoke
T ist trailer, container
already operating
and paper cargo carrier is
with irs first sister on Finnlines'
engine programme, and include an emulsification mod-
ule, modified camshaft, and automatic ignicion timing
Speed ..
Main engine-driven alternator
Number... . 1
Finland/UK service, offering 1870 lane metres for the for retarded injection below 80% engine output. The Make/type ..
carriage, mainly of timber, paper and plywood cargoes, reductions in NOx emissions achieved in this way are Output.. . 1500kW/1500rev/min
using a variety of transportation techniques. The understood not to penalise fuel consumption, Diesel-driven alternators
design features a forecastle on which is built a deck- The '12V48/60 main engine is fitted in a machinery Number .. ............................. 3
house given over to accommodation and navigation room right aft, with exhausts led to a funnel on the Engine make/type .. ..........Milsubishi/S6R2·MPTA
areas. upper deck, port side. It develops 12,600kW at Alternator make/type ..
This also forms a partially enclosed garage over the SOOrev/min MCR. Service racing is 11,340kW at the Output 3 x 900kW
forward end of the otherwise open upper deck which same speed, giving a ship-speed of 20knots from an Ooors/ramps
is accessed over a 13.S0m long by 4.Sm wide Alpha Vl3S1460 CP propeller. A shaft-driven alternator Number .................................... 2 x stern door/ramps
door/ ramp· one of two positioned in the stern at main produces 1S00kW running at lS00rev/min, and three ....................... 2 x internal ramps
deck level, and a fixed internal ramp leading directly 900l<W alternators powered by Mitsubishi S6R2·MPTA ........ 1 x ramp cover
from this entrance. Regular operation on a seven-day diesel engines are also fitted. Two Ulstein thrusters, one Design Hamworlhy KSE
rotation running into the Baltic ice has resulted in the of 900kW at the bow and one of SOOkW aft, give the Passengers.. . 12
inclusion of reinforcement to Lloyd's Register Ice 1 t\ vessel good manoeuvrability. Complement .. 14
Super notation, and provision of a serni-whaleback Vehicles
structure forward covering the mooring equipment. PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number of vehicle decks.. . 3
The double-skin hull provides three vehicle-carrying Length, oa 162.20m Tolallane lenglh 1870m
levels: tank top, main and upper decks with entry to the Length, bp 148.77m Bow Ihruster
main deck over the wider (11.30m) of the two Breadth, moulded 20.60m Make . Ulstein
Hamworthy KSE stern accesses, from where a fixed Depth, main deck 8.00m Number.. .. . 1
ramp serves the tank top. Cargo is brought on board in Draught ... .. 6.60m Output .. 900kW
a mix of cassettes, semi-trailers and other wheeled Deadweight 8050dwt Stern thruster
vehicles, containers, and sro-ro traffic. Facilities are also Gross. .. 11,400gt Make .. .................................... Ulstein
available for the carriage of dangerous cargoes on both Free height, main/upper deck... . ....5.00m Number .. ...........1
main and upper decks, and for refrigerated containers, Uniform loading, main deck 5.00tonnes/m' Qutput... ......................................... 500kW
with SO electrical sockets available. Speed, service ... . ....20.00knots Contract date ..
Uniform loading on the main deck is rated at Water ballast.. .. 2980m' Launch/float-out date .......................September 1999
Stonnes/m'. Cargo handling and sailing comfort is Fresh water 93m3 Delivery date .. ............ circa February 2000

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purpose Saimax coaster
Shipbuilder: Bodewes Volharding Group Particularly attractive to owners contemplating Manufacturer .. .......... . .. U~
.............(Pattje Shipyards), The Netherlands operations in the Baltic/Saimaa trades 15 the inclusion Number .. . 1

Vessel'sname: Flinthorn of a Gerrnanischer Lloyd 'Icc Class E3 notation, and Pitch. ................................. Controllable
the fitting of a Mal< 6M25 main engine gives a power Diameter.. . 2000mm
Hullnumber: .412 margin designed to counter the problems of navigation Speed 2OOrev/min
Owner/operator: Briese Schiffahrts in ice. The 1800kW output from the engine running Main engine-driven alternator
...........................
GmbH & Co KG, Germany at 750rev/min is delivered to a CP propeller at Number.. . 1
Designers: Pattje/Conoship/Briese, The ZOOrev/min through a Flender GRS 600A-P gearbox. Make/type Stamford HCM-434F
..................................
Netherlands/Germany A power take-off drives a Z40kW alternator, with Output.. ~ .240kW
additional electrical supply derived from two 90kW Diesel-driven alternators
Flag: Antigua & Barbuda diesel-alternator sets and a third, similar sized emer- Number .. . .. 2 plus 1 x emergency
Totalnumber of sister gency unit. A ZOOkW/Z.85tonne thrust electrically dri- Engine make/type MAN B&W D2866E
shipsalready completed: Nil ven bow thruster is fitted, supply by the shaft alterna- Alternator make/type Stamford UCM-274-E1
Totalnumber of sister tor. Output.. 3 x 90kW
A crew of 1.1 is accommodated in single-berth rooms Gantry crane
shipsstill on order: 9
with private facilities, and lifesaving equipment includes Number .. . 1
two inflatable eight-person 1.iferafts and a MOB boat. Make/type. .. Coops & Nieborg
Task .. . ..Hatch cover operation
R ECOGNITION of the expanding trade through
the Saimaa Canal and into the Finnish lake system
has resulted in the introduction of this new Pattje Length.oa..
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
. 82.50m
Mooring equipment
Number 1 x mooring winch/windlass
Sairnax coaster design by a shipyard which is a member Length. bp 78.90m ................1 x capstan
of the Conoship International group. Of the initial Breadth, moulded 12.40m Make. . SEC
series of 10 vessels opened by Flill/bdrn, three will be Depth, moulded to main deck 6.70m Type .. .. Electro-hydraulic
wholly-owned by Briese with the remaining seven com- Width of double skin Hatch covers
mercially managed by the German company, which side 11OOmm Make Coops & Nieborg
considers the design's special features highly suitable bottom.. ...950mm Type.. . . ....... Pontoon
for trades in the Baltic, many of which are based upon Gross. ......... 2335gt Containers
standardised cargo packaging. Deadwight Lengths 20ft; 30ft; 40ft
Length overall and beam have been set at the maxi- scantling ... . 3200dwt Cell guides No
mum values for navigation in Lake Saimaa and passage Saimaa fresh water .. . 2270dwt Total TEU capacity 132
through its locks, whilst a fully loaded seagoing draught Oraught Reefer plugs. . 12
of 5.30m allows a maximum Sairnaa freshwater scantling 5.30m Tiers/across
draught of 4.35111to be achieved and a corresponding Saimaa fresh water . .4.35m holds 314
deadweight of 2270dwt to be lifted. The double-skin Speed, service (1500kW) 12knots deck 1/4
hull incorporates a pram-stern with central skeg, and Cargo capacity Complement 11
encloses a single box-shaped hold fitted with pontoon bale/grain .. ...4740m' Special rudder Barkmeyer freehanging, flap type
covers handled by a deck-mounted travelling gantry Water ballast .. ..... 1300m' Bow thruster
crane. Bunkers Make/type.. . Jastram/electric
This crane is also used to deploy moveable panels, diesel oil.. . 200m' Output 200kW/15OOrev/min
normally stowed at the aft end of the hold, which can Fuel consumption Bridge control system
be positioned to segregate cargoes, act as grain bulk- main engine only... . 7tonnes/day Make.. .. Eekels
heads, Ot form a partial rweendeck. A growing require- Classification Germanischer Lloyd 100A5, E3, Fire detection systems
ment for underdeck cargo stowage by the forest prod- .......... MC, E3, AUT Make.. . Thorn
uct trades is amply satisfied with this design, which Percentage of high-tensile Type SDS
allows 80%-85% of a maximum 4100m) sawn timber steel used in construction ... ................................ 60/0 Fire extinguishing systems
capacity to be carried in the hold, and only two tiers of Main engine Holds CO, and sprinkler
packages stowed on deck. Design.. . MaK Make Thorn
Pneumatic handling of grain cargoes under closed Model 6M25 Engineroom CO'
conditions is facilitated by positioning special openings Manufacturer .. MaK Make . Thorn
in the hatch covers, whilst the fitting of structure out- Number.. . 1 Radars
side the cargo hold gives the smooth surface necessary Output 1800kW/750rev/min Number 2
for tile stowage of paper reels. A mechanical hold ven- Gearbox Computers on ship
tilation system based on six air-changes hourly is also Make.. ...... Flender Number 1
fitted. Equally distributed loading is 14tonnes/ m2 on Model GRS 600A-P Make.. . HMC
the tank top and 1.60tonnes/ m" on hatch covers, and Number.. . 1 Tasks Loading computer
container capacity is 13ZTEU, with 36TEU carried on Output speed. . 200rev/min Contract date .. .. 1998
deck. Thirty-foot (on deck only) and 40foot units can Propeller Launch/floatout date 1 September 1999
also be accommodated. Material Cunial Delivery date 31 December 1999

SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2000 43

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GLOMAR C R LUIGS: DP drillship for
deep·water operation
Shipbuilder ....Harland & Wolff Shipbuilding positioned either side of the derrick to control these. Rating 2 million Ib (907.20tonnes) static hook load
.......................... & Heavy Industries Ltd, UK Four pedestal cranes, each driven by its self-contained Motion compensator Shaffer crown-mounted
Caterpillar 3406 diesel engine and rated at 64.5ronnes at Rating ..... 1 million Ib (453.60tonnes) compensated hook
Vessel's name Glomar C R Luigs
a minimum outreach of 6m, are fitted on deck, two on ... Ioad
Hull number: 1739 each side, Top drive Varco TDS-4S
Owner/operator: Global Marine Drilling, USA Main power is derived from eight diesel-alternator Vertical pipe handling
Designers Gusto Engineering, The sets, each with a 4'184k\V ABB alternator driven by a Number. . 1
...............Netherlands; Global Marine, USA; MAN B&W 9L32/40 prime mover developing Design.. . Varco PRS4i
4320kW These are equally divided between two fire- Mooring equipment
.....................................Harland & Wolff, UK
proofed and watertight compartments. Propulsion and Number 2 x single bow windlass forward
Flag: Panama steering is by means of six 5000kW azimuthing ................. 2 x warping capstan aft
Total number of sister thrusters arranged under the hull forward and aft, and Make. ...Br6hl
ships already completed: Nil togetller producing a service speed of around 13knots. Type Electric
Total number of sister Each is capable of being retracted into the hull when Cargo/void tanks
not required. Number .4
ships still on order: 1
Total capacity.. . 22,387m'
Product range Crude oil (no piping fitted)
HE need to replace depleted offshore oil and gas
T reserves and a belief that new sources are to be
found at deeper depths, has revived interest in the
Length, oa
Length, bp..
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS

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231.51 m
210.00m
Coated tanks..
Coating ..
Pumprooms
.
. Light coloured epoxy
yes

exploration of these waters, and in the building of new Breadth, moulded.. . 36.00m Number ... ...................... .4
vessels capable of driUing in depths up to 3000m Depth, moulded to main deck 17.80m Positions 2 forward, P&S
(12,000ft). After a period when it was felt that a semi- Width of double skin ..................................................................... 2 aft, P&S
submersible vessel could best perform the required side .. . 5.00m Ballast control systems
tasks, using a drillship has now returned to favour, with bottom 2.60m Make .. ........... Dobbie Mcinnes
many newbuildings ordered in the mid-1990s, and two Gross. . .47,079gt Type .. . Hydraulic, remote valve
being placed with Harland & Wolff in 1998. Displacement. . 69,047tonnes Complement... ............... 150
Whilst both types of vessel can be dynamically posi- Lightweight.. 31 ,350tonnes Bridge control/DP systems
tioned, the drillship has the facility to 'weather vane' in Deadweight, scantling 37,697dwt Make. ...............Nautronix
accordance with wind direction. It can also offer a Draught, scantling . 11.00m Type .. .............. ASK 5001 with TCS & MTCC
greater deck area and load capacity required to carry the Speed, service. . approx 13knots Fire detection systems
equipment associated with deep-water drilling. Bunkers, diesel oil 7841 m' Make ... . Autronica
ClomarC R Lutis has 4088m' of space available for such Water ballast 22,777m' Type .. ....... Addressable
storage, and a variable load capability of 26,000tonnes Classification. ..American Bureau of Shipping +A1 (E) Fire extinguishing systems
whilst drilling. She also has voids which can be used for ....... Drilling Unit, +AMS, ACCU, DPS-3, R2S+ Types
oil storage and slop tanks, allowing future adaptation to Roll stabilisation equipment... Large bilge keels Sea water Ring main with 2 pumps
a 1.-o1ein extended well testing or early production oper- Power/propulsion system .................................................................. (forward & aft)
aeons. Diesel-driven alternators Foam Mud pits, heli-fuel
The design includes a double hull, poop and forecas- Number.. ..8 .................................................................. storage tank
tle, with an accommodation block and helideck forward. Engine make/type MAN B&W 9L32/40 Dedicated foam systems . Helideck
Other deck-mounted structures provide support for Output 8 x 4320kWn20rev/min Fixed CO, Enginerooms, control stations,
drilling operations and storage for equipment, as noted Alternator make.. . ABB ....switchboards, thruster rooms,
above. Below decks there are ballast and cargo tanks, Output.. . 8 x 4180kW/720rev/min .......................................... emergency generator room,
forward and aft auxiliary machinery rooms, main Azimuthing thrusters ............................................... paint stores, galley duct
enginerooms, switchboard and thruster compartments. Number 6 retractable(3 forward: 3 aft) Satellite navigation system
The high degree of cornpartmentalism required for the Make Kamewa Aquamaster Make ... ....Litton
working of the ship, and by the ABS OPS3 notation Pitch.. . Fixed Model LMX400 Navigator series
(for which the OP, reference, and power systems are Output.. 6 x 5000kW/151 rev/min Waste disposal plant
fuUy redundant and designed to withstand any single Cargo cranes Incinerator
fault), means that there are more than 300 spaces, 30 Number.. . .4 x diesel driven Make. . Hamworthy
ballast tanks, and 27 watertight doors in the ship. Make/type Seatraxllattice boom, Model .... Neptune 40R
The central feature is the midships drilling rnoonpool ..... .wire-Iuffing, pedestal Waste compactor
and derrick (a smaller moon pool forward services the Capacity/speeds 64.5tonnes/6m outreach Make.. . .Technical Oil Products
remote-operated vehicle - ROV). All major drilling .................................................. 2 x 42m boom, 2 x 44m Model 3000AMR
components are handled here, with equipment such as Other cranes Sewage plant
powered riser storage, drill pipe and collar racking sys- Number.. . . 2 Make. . ..Hamworthy
tems, also powered and stabilised BOP (blow-out pre- Make/type Cranemann gantry Models 2 x ST8
vention) handling, provided to assist the Duty/task 1 x 50tonne riser handling ..... 1 x ST2A
time-consuming elements of deep-water drilling. Four- ............................................... 1 x 125tonne BOP service Contract date 28 February 1998
teen 858kW DC motors power the principal driLling Derrick Launch/float-out date January 2000
equipment, and two 600V switchboards are separately Designer National Oilwell/Dreco Delivery date.. . March 2000

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INTERTUNA TRES: super tuna-seiner
with CP propeller
Shipbuilder: ..Hijos de J Barreras SA, Spain stainless steel control console, two hydraulic power Output speed 140revlmin

Vessel's name: lntertuna Tres packs (one standby) and 14 winches for seining Propeller
manoeuvres. Materiai .. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Hull number: 1574
Thirteen pairs of insulated fish receiving and freez- Manufacturer Wartsila
Owner/operator: Albacora SA, ing tanks are fitted below the main deck, separated Number.. . 1
.....Spain/lntertuna NV, Netherlands Antilles P&S by a centreline tunnel through which cooling and Pitch. . Controllable
Designer: Hijos de J Barreras SA, Spain brine circulating systems run. The storage capacity, at Diameter .4500mm
Flag: Netherlands Antilles 3250m', is believed to be one of the largest ever on a Speed.. . 140revlmin
ship of this type. Main engine-driven alternator
Totalnumber of sister
Fish is brought aboard the vessel and offloaded from Number.. .... 1
ships already completed: - conveyor belts into the tanks which contain brine at Makeltype lndarILCB-500-U6
Totalnumber of sister -180C. When the tanks are full, the brine is removed Output 1000kWI1 OOOrevlmin
ships still on order: - and the fish stored dty at -20'C. Twenty-seven Diesel-driven alternators
280m-'/h electric pumps circulate the brine, which is Number .4 (3-aft: Horward)
chilled by ammonia circulated at -2SuC from a Grenco Engine make/type.,., . CaterpillarI3512-B

T HE Vigo shipyard of Astillero Barreras has now

built more than 20 specialist tuna purse seiners,
gathering together an expertise with this specialist
refrigerating plant, through coils in each tank.

PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Alternator makeltype
Output
Fishing winches
lndarILCB-500-U6
.4 x 920kWI1000revimin

craft which is evident in the design of IlIfer/lIl1t! Tres, a Length, oa 115.00m Number.. . 1 x WS-567 main winch
near sister of a 1999-builr vessel. \'(1hilsr some owners Length, bp.. . 100.60m .................................................. 1 x PB-90 power block
have opted for diesel-electric power systems for ves- Breadth, moulded... .. 1S.S0m ..... 14 x auxiliary winches and others
sels of this type (the smaller Via Libecdo, presented in Depth, moulded .................................................. 1 x RB-125 side roller
SigllificalltSbips 0/1997), Albacora has always favoured to main deck... ...7.50m Make Tecnicas Hidraullcas-Marco
straight-diesel propulsion for its ships; however, a to upper deck.... . 10.30m Type Hydraulic
change has been made to a CP propeller on this occa- Gross .4480gt Mooring equipment
sion, experience deciding that this has advantages over Deadweight Number 2 x A-6224 anchor winch
a FP arrangement, particularly with regard to crash- design. ............. 3190dwt Make Tecnicas Hidraulicas
Stop capability. scantling .. ..3300dwt Type Hydraulic
t\ Propac propulsion package supplied by Wartsila Draught Complement
Iberica, comprising a \X'artsihi 6L46 main engine, design .. . 6.75m OOWffi.. . ~
reduction gear, and CP propeller has been installed, scantling. . 6.80m C~ ~
the engine being particularly noteworthy for meeting Speed Cabins Single
international requirements for NOx emissions. service at 85%MCR 16.20knots Bow thruster
Wartsila has also provided a Wichmatic 11 electronic service at 100%MCR 17knots Makeltype .8alino-Kamewa!IT-2000KlBMS-FP
propulsion control system, which has been adapted to Fish capacity Number.. ....1 x fixed pitch
rhe specific fishing manoeuvres required for tuna fish- refrigerated (26 receiving and storage tanks) .... 3250m' Output.. .........975kWI1000revlmin
ing. Bunkers Stern thruster
A PTO from the gearbox drives a 1000kW alterna- diesel oil 775m' Makeltype Balino-Kamewa!IT-1650KlBMS-CP
tor, and there are also four 920kW diesel-driven sets Water ballast , 138m' Number.. . 1 x controllable pitch
available, One of rhese is coupled through a multiplier Fuel consumption Output. 368kWI1000revlmin
to drive six hydraulic pumps working the fishing main engine 16tonneslday Bridge control system
equipment, with another, positioned forward, directly auxiliaries 1Otonnes/day Make. . Furuno
coupled from its prime mover to a bow thruster hav- Classification Bureau Veritas +1313E, Pesca Fire detection system
ing a I'P propeller. At the aft end, a stern thruster, fit- ...........Alta Mar, +RMC Congelacion Make Thorn
ted with, CP propeller, has a 368kW electric drive. Percentage of high-tensile Type.. .. T-880 (Central)
The two-decked hull has a raked stem, and a stern steel used in construction.. ...Nil Fire extinguishing systems
r,mp used to stow and handle a ski ff used for purse Roll stabilisation equipment Passive U-type tanks Engineroom . .. CO,
seining. The long forecastle is merged with the lower Main engine Make Macisa
tier of the three-tier deckhouse, and the profile is Design. ..................................................... Wartsila Computers on ship
dominated by the powerful mast which supports the Model .. .................................................... 6L46 Number.. .. 5
crew's nest observation platform, the power-block Manufacturer wartsua Ma~ HP
boom, and the auxiliary booms used for net handling Number 1 Models Pentium 111-32M6 RAM
over the port side and stern. Output .4500kWI500rev/min Tasks Management, Loadmaster.
The fishing machinery on deck has been supplied by Gearbox ...............................................................Freezing system
Tecnicas Hidraulicas under licence from specialist Make Wartsila Contract date.. .. 20 July 1999
Marco. It includes a main winch with three drums in Model.. .. SCV-950-P58 Launchlfloat-out date 25 June 2000
cascade, a power block for net hauling, a side roller, Number . . 1 Completion date 6 October 2000

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Shipbuilder , Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd, sloping hatch coamings, and this practice is adopted Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
..., " ..,.., ,..,.., , Japan here, with the hatches closed by covers of the hydrauli- Manufacturer .. . Nakashima Propeller Co Ltd

Vessel's name: ."."""",,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Jin Hui cally operated folding pair type. Number.. . 1
jill Hili is single-decked, without forecastle, but gains P~ fu~
Hull number: ".",,,.,,.,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 10258 some weather protection forward from a significant Speed 118rev/min
Owner/operator: ..,..,.., '." .., . amount of sheer, and a breakwater abaft the mooring Diesel-driven alternators
",,,,,.,,,,,,,,,.,,Jin Hui Marine Inc, Hong Kong equipment. Four Tsuji 30ronne deck cranes are fitted, Number.... . 3
Designer: ., ,.." , ,."."., ..,.. having a working radius of 26m and a speed of Engine make/type. . Daihatsu/,
"""."""Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Japan 19m/ min. Accommodation for 27 crew plus one Alternator make/type .
I .pare' is arranged in a five-tier deckhouse aft, set above Output 3 x 490kW/720rev/min
Flag:"""""".",,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Hong Kong the machinery space in conventional manner. Boiler
Total number of sister Alternative choices of either Sulzer 6RTA48TB or Number.. ..1
ships already completed:"",,,,,.,,.,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,- l'vlAN B&W 6S50MC main engine are available with Type Vertical composite
Total number of sister the design, with [in Hni's owner opting for the first Make.. . Miura
ships still on order:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,.,,.- named, in this case supplied by Diesel United. Output.. 5.5kg/h
Developing 11,OOObhpat 118rev/min, it is directly Cargo cranes
coupled to a FP propeller to give a service speed Number.. . .4
SHIMA Shipbuilding has become something of a allowing a 15% sea margin - of 14.80ki10ts. Electrical
O specialist in bulk carrier design since its founding
in 1976 and, since 1992, it has promoted the view that
supply is derived from three 490kW diesel-alternator
sets powered by Daihatsu prime movers.
Make
Capacity/speed
Mooring equipment
Tsuji Heavy Industries
30tonnes/19m/min/26m radius

double-skin construction is a major factor in bulk car- Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass

rier safety, and has developed its designs accordingly. PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS ............................2 x mooring winch
However, accepting that for various reasons, opinion is Length, oa 189.99m Make. ...........Nippon Pusnes
not yet fully convinced of the advantages of the con- Length. bp .; .. 182.00m Type. .............. Electro-hydraulic
cept, the yard has now developed its imaginative Breadth, moulded 32.26m Hatch covers
Newbulk design, aimed at overcoming some of the Depth, moulded to main deck.. .. 16.69m Make Nakata Mac Co Ltd
main objections to a double skin. Gross. .. 28,707gt Type Weathertight folding, double skin
It is understood that the design complies with the Deadweight Ballast control system
new lACS unified bulk carrier rules, and that the yard design .44.579dwt Make Nakakita Seisakusho
have now patented the concept, which, as demonstrat- scantling.. .. 50.777dwt Type Electric touch display type
ed by Jill Htli, has been conceived as a part double-hull Draught Complement
arrangement with only the first and last hold (in this design.. .. 10.75m Officers. ................ 12
case Nos 1 and 5 of the five-hold vessel) having a dou- scantling. .. 11.90m Crew. ................. 15
ble skin. As well as underlining the long-stated benefits Speed, service. .. 14.80knots Spare, .. .. 1
of the double hull, providing an inner skin and thereby Cargo capacity Fire detection system
a smooth surface in these two holds, which are the ones bale 64,000m' Make ....Nohmi Bosai
most affected by narrowing hull shape, it is additional- grain 65,252m' Type.. .. Thermal and ionisation
ly beneficial to cargo handling and hold cleaning by Bunkers Fire extinguishing system
eliminating most of the awkward spaces where cargo heavy oil 1781m' Cargo holds and engineroom . .....Fixed CO,
can accumulate. diesel oil.... .. 138m' Cabins and public spaces Sea water fog jet
At present, the Newbulk design is available in four Water ballast 28,411m' Radars
shallow draught sizes: 30,OOOdwt, 48,OOOdwt, Fuel consumption 30.90tonnes/day Number.. . 2
51,OOOdwt(as Jill l-fm) and 74,OOOdwt.The principle Classification American Bureau of Shipping +Al E. Make.. .. Japan Radio Co Ltd
has also been partially adopted for a 90,OOOdwtcollier, .... Bulk Carrier Strengthened for Heavy Models 1 x JMA,9253,9CA
but with the double skin in only No 7 (the aftermost ..................... Cargoes, Nos 2 and 4 Holds may be Empty. ............ 1 x JMA,9303,CA
hold) .................+AMS, +ACCU, SH, HCS, ESP Satellite navigation system
Nos 2, 3 and 4 holds have been built to convention- Percentage of hiqh-tensile Make.. . Japan Radio Co Ltd
al bulk carrier design with top and bottom wing tanks, steel used in construction approx 60% Model. . ..JLR,7700
and the double-bottom space is divided into three by Main engine Computers on ship
two longitudinal girders, with the side cornpartmenrs Design Sulzer Number.. .. 1
joined with the bottom wing tanks to form a common Model 6RTA48TB Make IBM
water ballast space. The centre tanks are used for Manufacturer .. .. 'Oiesel United Task Loading computer
bunkers. Bodily sinkage in the ballast condition is aided Number .. ........... 1 Contract date ..
by making No 3 hold (midships) floodable. A feature of Output .. . ...11,000bhp/118rev/min t.aunch/tloat-out date .. .... 19 April 2000
Oshima's recent designs has been the use of inward- Propeller Delivery date .. ........2 June 2000

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dred.ger/oil recovery vessel
Shipbuilder: ..... Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy hopper, the purpose of the recycling system being to Output 2 x 2400kW/720rev/min

..............................Industries Co Ltd, Japan increase hopper loading efficiency and to decrease tur- Boiters
bidity caused by overflowing water. Number.. ...2
Vessel's name: Kaisho Maru In an unusual arrangement, the dredge ladder and Type Cylindrical water-tube package
Hull number: 3135 suction pipe, which is fitted with a wide drag-head to Make... . Miura
Owner/operator: .The 4th District Port enable a broad and thin layer of spoil to be removed Output 2 x 600kg/h
................Construction Bureau MOT, Japan without the necessity for the vessel to move sideways, Mooring equipment
Oesigner: lshikawajima-Harima Heavy works through a central well at the stern, and can oper- Number ...........................6 x single-drum type
ate to a maximum depth of 18m. Make ... . Kitagawa Kogyo
..............................Industries Co Ltd, Japan The main propulsion units, comprising two Niigata Type .. ..Hydraulic
Flag: Japan FP azimuthing nozzle propellers, are firred port Complement
Total number of sister and starboard of this central well and can rum through Crew. . 31
ships already completed: Nil 360deg. Power for the propulsion system is derived Spare .. . .4
Total number of sister from two Nishishiba lS00k W electric motors, Rooms Single
which are supplied by a pair of Yanmar/Nishishiba Bow thruster
ships still on order: Nil 2400kW 1720rev/min alternators. Assisting with Make.. ...Kawasaki
the handling of the vessel is a Kawasaki 600kW Number 1
T7A1.lHO MARU, designed primarily for daily capi- bow thruster. Remote and automatic control and Output .. . ..600kW/1180rev/min
1'\.tal and maintenance dredging duties in the Kan- monitoring units are provided for the dredging Fire detection system
Mon Strait region (between Honshu and Kyushu operation. Make.. . Nohmi-Bosai Kogyo
islands) of No 4 District Port Construction Bureau, Type. . Thermal and ionisation
Japan, not only replaces a smalier vessel, but brings PRINCtPAL PARTICULARS Fire extinguishing system
with it the additional facilities necessary for service as Length, oa.. . 103.00m Engineroom .. ...... COz and sea water
an oil recovery vessel, should an oil-leakage accident Length, bp... . 96.00m Radars
occur in the coastal areas, or ports and harbours of Breadth, moulded 17.40m Number.. . 2
Japan. At present, only one vessel of this type is avail- Depth, moutded to main deck 7.20m Make.. . Tokimec
able, operating out of Nagoya and serving No 5 Gross .4663gt Modets 1 x BR-3440 CA-X27
District, and recent mishaps have indicated the need Deadweight ..1 x BR-3440 CA-S314
for a second large oil-skimmer to be on hand in case of design 3700dwt Satellite navigation system
future emergencies. Draught Make... . Furuno/Japan Radio Co
For this duty, two types of oil recovery device are design 5.70m Models.. . RKT-GPS/JLR-7700
installed, with collection of [ow-viscosity oil accom- Speed, service at 85%MCR 12.00knots Other navigation systems
plished using 2 x SOOm1/h units operating over the side Bunkers, diesel oil.. . .400m' Make... ...MEC Engineering
of the vessel, whilst high- viscosity oil is collected by 2 Water ballast 200m' Model ECDIS
x 200m'/h 'throw-in' devices. Both systems can handle Classification Japanese Government 3rd Ctass Computers on ship
a variety of oil types, and the vessel, claimed to be the Propulsion system Number... . 1
largest of its type in use in Japan, has storage facilities Electric motors for propellers Make MEC Engineering
for 1500m' of spilt oil and water. In its oil recover), Manufacturer Nishishiba Modet Melsecnet 10
mode, Kaisho Mom is designed to operate in the rough Number.. . 2 Tasks Automatic and remote control
sea conditions expected in the winter in the Sea of Output 2 x 1500kW/1200rev/min ............including FU88Y control
Japan, with maximum wave heights of 4111. Propellers ............................................ monitoring and fault analysis
Kaisbo Marl! is laid-out with a profile reminiscent of Type Azimuth nozzled type Waste disposal plant
an oil support vessel, having a superstructure posi- Manulacturer.. ...Niigata Engineering Co Ltd Waste shredder/crusher
tioned well forward with accommodation for a crew of Number 2 Make Tokimec
31 and 4 supernurnaries, all having single cabins. A Pitch.. . Fixed Model... . SH-020
large navigating bridge extending forward and aft to Diameter.. . 2700mm Sewage plant
give aU-round vision, forms the top level of the super- Speed 222rev/min Make Tokimec
structure, which is built over the propulsion machinery Diesel-driven alternators Model.... . SP-020-HM
room, positioned forward of the 2000m' hopper. Two Number . 2 Contract date 1 December 1998
5000m'/h dredge pumps and two 2S00m'/h recycling Engine make Yanmar Diesel Engine Co Ltd Launch/float-out date.. . 15 March.2000
pumps are fitted in the dredge pumproom aft of the Alternator make.. . Nishishiba Delivery date October 30 2000

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KNOSSOS PALACE: high-performance
Greek cruise ferry
Shipbuilder:...Fincantieri Spa, Genoa-Sestri for 700 cars, or ·110 cars ancl 120 lorries on other Number ..........................•............................................. 2
...............................................Shipyard, Italy decks, including hoistable units, with 1500 lane Pitch. . Controllable
metres available for the latter. Additionally, the stern Diameter 5700mm
Vessel'sname: Knossos Palace door/ramps provide passenger access with escalators Speed ..
Hull number: 6059 and stairs connecting with the reception area on deck Main engine-driven alternators
Owner/operator: Minoan Lines Shipping 5. . Number 2
...................................................SA, Greece A high contractual service speecl of 29.50knots was Make/type Marelli
Designer: Fincantieri Spa, Italy requested by the owner in order that crossing time on Output 2 x 2300kW/1200rev/min
the Piraeus./Heraklion route could be halved from Diesel-driven alternators
Flag: Greece 12h to 6h; however, on trials more than 31knots was Number.. . 3
Totalnumber of sister comfortably achieved from the four Wartsila 16V46C Engine make/type wartsua NSD/6L32
ships already completed: NiI main engines which each deliver 16,800kW to a pair of Alternator make/type -NA56
Totalnumber of sister CP propellers through two Flender twin-input/ single- Output 3 x 2300kWl720rev/min
ships st,illon order: 3 output gearboxes. Two 2300kW alternators are driven Boilers
from the gearboxes and three diesel-powered alterna- Number .4
tors of the same size are also installed. FOLLt thrusters Type 2 x oil fired; 2 x exhaust gas
DECENT moves by the Greek Government to - 2 x 1300kW forward and 2 x 1000kW aft - are also Make ~ Aalborg Unex
~rcak [he monopoly on the Greek mainland/Crete fitted to assist with manoeuvring. Output.. . 2 x 3000kg/h; 2 x 2000kg/h
ferry services previously enjoyed by M.inoan Lines and Doors/ramps/lifts
competitor ANEK have, no doubt, influenced the cur- PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Designer.. . Navalimpianti
rent upgrading of this important freight and passenger Length, oa 214.00m Passengers
link, with newcomers to the operation promising to Length, bp... . 181.22m Total 2190
bring larger, faster vessels on to the route. Minoan's Breadth, moulded 26.40m Vehicles 700 cars, or 110 cars and 120 lorries
answer to this new competition is four vessels planned Depth, moulded to upper deck. . 15.60m Complement
for its Piraeus/Heraklion service, for which the Gross. ..37,482gt Officers .. . 30
description 'cruise-ferry' does seem appropriate. Deadweight, design.. . 5850dwt Crew .. . 100
ltalian specialist Studio de Jori has been responsible Draught Rooms 30 single; 50 double
for much of the distinctive external appearance of the design .. ................................................ 7.00m Bow thrusters
new vessels, and for an interior design which includes scantling. . 7.30m Make.. . Kamewa
the use of marble inlays, decorative mosaics, columns, Speed, service 29.50knots Number 2
mirrors, new-generation laminates, brasses, and stuc- Bunkers Output 2 x 1300kW
coes. These furnishing materials are employed in a heavy oil. . ; 1~OOm' Stern thrusters
layout which introduces curved and meandering pub- diesel oil 80m' Make . Kamewa
lic space divisions rather than formal straight bound- Water ballast 3000m' Number.. . .2
aries and passages. Classification Det Norske Veritas Output 2 x 1000kW
Deck 6 (Europe Deck) is [he centre of passengcr Heel control equipment .. .: Yes Fire extinguishing systems
activity, with an a la cane restaurant aft and confer- Roll stabilisation equipment .. ..Yes Engineroom CO, plus Hi-fog
ence and party hall forward. Between them a cafeteria, Main engines Make Minimax and MarioH
shopp.ing arcade, internet centre, playroom, cinema, Design Wartsila NSD Vehicle spaces Orencher
video games and card rooms are located. Centred Model.. . 16V46C Make Minimax
around the funnel 'on the top deck is a disco, swim- Manufacturer .wartsua NSO, Italy Cabins and public spaces Hi-fog
ming pool, bar and fast-food outlet. Accommodation Number.. ..4 Make Marioff
is provided for a total of 2190 passengers in 15 suites, Output .4 x 16,800kW Radars
216 cabins, and 108 first-class and 634 second-class Gearboxes Number.... . 2
reclining seats. Make.. ....Flender Make STN Atlas
A vehicle entry is provided through a door/ramp Model . Satellite navigation equipment
on the starboard side forward of midships, with the Number .. .............................................2 Make.. . STN Atlas
main entrance through twin door/ramps over the Propellers Contract date.. . September 1998
stern. AU accesses open on to deck 3, from where a Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Launch/float-out date June 2000
series of fixed and hoistable ramps lead to stowage Manufacturer Kamewa Delivery date 25 November 2000

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 Model 7S80MC (Mk6)
Manufacturer Hanjung
Numbm 1
Output 34,560bhp/79rev/min
Propeller
Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer.. .. Lips BV
Number.. . 1
Pitch Fixed
Diameter 9800mm
Speed.. . .. 79rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Numbm.. . 3
Engine make/type Ssangyong-MAN B&W/6L28/32H
Alternator make/type Hyundai/MGS5-634-14K
Output 3 x 1150kWl720rev/min
Boilers
Number 2
Type Vertical oil-fired
Make Mitsubishi
Output.... .. .40tonnes/h
Hose-handling cranes
Number.. .. 2
Make/type MacGregor/HH630-2020
Capacity.. ...2 x 2otonnes/12m/min
Mooring equipment
Number 10 x MW300H winches
Make.. .. Rolls-Royce
Type Electro-hydraulic

LIMBURG: representing a Cargo tanks

Number
Grades. ..
15 plus 2 slop
Crude oil

new Daewoo VLCC class Coated tanks ..

Coating
................. yes
2 x high-build coal-
.....tar epoxy, bottom and
......... 1m up sides
Shipbuilder: .Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd, Limbllrg has been built to a single-decked design with- Stainless steel.. . No
"" , ,.,.,', ..,.,.,.,.,." ,.,., ..Korea out forecastle but with a sunken after deck, a raked stem Cargo pumps
above the waterline, and a bulbous bow. A transom Numbm.. . ~
Vessel's name: Limburg stern surmounts an open- \vater-type stern frame fitted Type Steam turbine centrifugal
Hull number: 5125 with a semi-balanced rudder and FP propeller. The five- Make.. .. Shinko
Owner/operator: .Beaumer SA, Luxembourg tier accommodation block for 28 persons is built at the Capacity.. .. 3 x 5000m'/h
Designer: Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd, aft end, with the wide bridge wings supported by pillars Ballast and cargo control systems
."." ,.".,.,.,',., ..Korea port and starboard. Safetyaccess from the cleckhouseto Make Amri-Seil
the bow is provided by a fore-and-aft gangway carried Type . . Electro-hydraulic
Flag:.., ,".,' ".,.,' ".,.,',. ,..", ..Luxembourg
over the cargo lines on deck. Pumproom
Totalnumber of sister The main engine is a Hanjung-MAN B&W 7S80MC Number 1
ships already completed: 3 (Mk6) unit with a maximum output of 34,650bhp at Position ". . o< Between engineroom
Totalnumber of sister 79rev/min. Service rating is 85%MCR, at which speed ................................................................ and cargo tanks
ships still on order: Nil is 15.80knots, derived from a 9800mm propeller. Elec- Complement
trical supply comes from three I-Iyundal 1150kW alter- Officers 15
T is some time since a VLCC featured in Significant nators driven by Ssangyong-MAN B&W diesel engines. Crew 13
ISbip reports, and Limburg, the last in a class of four
such vessels built in 1999/2000 for companies in the PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Single rooms
Bndge control system
28

EuronavLuxembourg group, illustrates the current Length, oa 332.00m Make Norcontrol

design features of tankers of this size. As this review Length, bp.. .. 320.00m Type.. .. AutoChief IV
year 2000 began, more than 500 VLCC and ULCCs Breadth, moulded 58.00m One man operation Yes
remainedin service or were on order, mainly in Japan Depth, moulded Fire detection system
and Korea. Whilst age alone is directing sizeable num- to main deck 31.00m Make Consilium
bers of this fleet to the scrapyard, orders are still being to sunken deck. ....26.84m Type CS-3004
placed for replacements, with Daewoo itself contracted Width of double skin Fire extinguishing systems
to build more vessels to the basic design, which includes side.. .. 3.52m Cargo spaces Low-expansion foam
ulllbHrg and her sisters. bottom 3.OOm Make NK (Korea)
Although double-hull (as opposed to single-hull) Gross.. .. 157,833gt Engineroom. . High-expansion foam
tankers still represent less than a quarter of the available Displacement 341 ,097tonnes Make.. .. Kashiwa (Japan)
world tonnage of this size, it is this type of construction Lightweight .41 ,732tonnes Radars
(which, of course, is mandatory today) that the shipyard Deadweight Number 1 x X-band; 1 x S-band
has adopted as a standard, having an eye for possible design. .. 278,951dwt Make Raytheon Anschutz GmbH
future tegulations. Within a double hull 3.52m wide at scantling 29?,364dwt Satellite navigation system
the sides and 3.00m deep at the bottom, two longitudi- Draught Make Raytheon Anschutz
nal, plus an arrangement of transversal bulkheads, design.. ..20.80m Model Mk10 GPS Navigator
" scantling. ........ 22.00m Waste disposal plant
divide the cargo space into five centre tanks, five pairs
of side tanks, and two slop tanks. The side and bottom Speed, service, 85%MCR output 15.80knots Incinerator
spaces in the double-hull are joined, with a centreline Cargo capacity Make. .. Hyundai
division forming five pairs of water baJJast tanks. oil cargo 347,593m' Model. ................. Maxi 100SL-1 W/S
Cargo is hanelled by three Sbinko steam-turbine-dri- Bunkers Waste compactor
ven centrifugal pumps, fitted in a pumproom located heavy oil... ...9080m' Make Uson
between the engineroom and cargo space, with each diesel oil .493m' Model.. .. Uson UBP-30S
having a capacity of 5000m'/h. Three manifolds on Water ballast.. .. 100,211 m' Waste shredder/crusher
deck, served by two sets of MacGregor 20tonne hose- Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100A1 Make Uson
handling cranes, allow for three cargo segregations to be ........... Double-Hull Tanker, ESP, ShipRight(SDA,FDA,CM), Model.. .. Disperator 310
carried. Cargo tanks are coated on the bottom, and for ........... +LMC UMS,IGS,NAV 1.SCM with descriptive notes Sewage plant
1m above the tank top, with two layers of high-build ....... of ShipRight{SERS,PCW,BT) Make Junghap
epoxy paint. Water ballast is carried in a total of 14 Percentage of high-tensile Model Bio-Aerob Type-18
tanks, handled by two electrically driven 3000m'/h steel used in construction 36% Contract date November 1997
pumps and controlled, like the cargo systems, by Amri- Main engine Launch/float-out date August 1999
Seil electro-hydraulic equipment. Design MAN B&W Delivery date January 2000

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UPPER DECK
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MAERSK FLANDERS: new ro-ro tonnage

for North Sea trades
Shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard hydraulically operated cover. Make/type.. ........ABB/AMG450L6L
..........................International Co Ltd, China Autronica fire detection and Danscrve fire protection Output., 2 x 1200kW11200rev/min
Vessel'sname: Maersk Flanders systems cover the accommodation, engincroom and Diesel-driven alternators
cargo spaces, the latter also featuring mechanical venti- Number.. ........2
Hullnumber 7130010 lation with 40 ail' changes/hour and 30 connections for Engine make/type .. .....Sulzer/6S20
Owner/operator: Norfolk Line BV, The refrigerated trailers. ;\ crew of 20, plus 12 drivers, are Alternator make/type. .A van KaicklDSG86KI-8W
.................................................. Netherlands accommodated in the superstructure, where separate Output.. ...................773kW/900rev/min
Designer: Guangzhou Shipyard, China dining and recreation spaces arc provided for the two Boilers
Flag: The Netherlands classes. Numbm.. . .2
Type 1 x AQ-l0/12W
Totalnumber of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS ......................................................................... 1 x AV-4
shipsalready completed: 1 Length,oa.. .. 142.50m Make ".... .. Aalborg
Totalnumber of sister Length. bp 134.00m Output. 1 x 1800kg/h; 1 x 1000kg/h
shipsstill on order Nil Breadth, moulded.. . 23.20m Mooring equipment
Depth, moulded Number... . 2 x mooring winch/windlass
RDloRED as replacement tonnage to serve on to upper deck.. .. 13.15m ............................................................ 6 x mooring winch
O Norfolk Line's North Sea freight routes, Mamk
Flt/flders is one of two sisters built by G uangzhou
to main deck
Width of double skin
7,40m Make.
Type
.. Nippon Pusnes
Electro-hydraulic
Shipyard for this Maersk subsidiary, using plans of two side .. ...2.60m Doorslramps
almost identical vessels completed b), Miho Shipyard, bottom.. . 1.60m Number .. ..1 x stern door/ramp
Japan in 1996 (see Sigllijicalll.l'bipJ oj' 1996). The slab- Gross. . 13,073gt ...............1 x stern door;1 x ramp cover
sided hull has a double skin to main deck level, with a Displacement. .. 11,472tonnes Designer .. ..MacGregor-Kayaba Ltd
prominentstraight-line chine at the fore end and a Deadweight Ballast control system
pramstern, under which twin screws and rudders are design. .. ,4593dwt Make Nakakita-Seisakusho
suspended. The hullform of the Miho-built first-of- scantling c 5638dwt Passengers
classvessel was tank tested in Japan and at the Vienna Draught Number 12 (drivers)
Model ~1sin for optimisation to suit a service speed at design 5.01m Number of cabins 12
scantling draught of 18.6knots, when utilising 85% full scantling. .. 5,41m Vehicles
powerwith shaft alternators carrying the sea load, and Speed, service. .. 19,40knots Number of vehicle decks.. .. 3
allo\\'ing 15% sea margin. service at 85%MCR, 15% sea margin, Total lane length 1562m
Two Sulzer 8ZAL40S main engines propel the vessel PTO operating. ..... 18.50knots Trucks or trailers.... .. 121
and are fitted in a machinery space right aft, with Bunkers Complement
exhausts led to a squat funnel positioned on the port heavy oil 1243m' Officers 13
side.Each engine develops 5370kW at 510rev/min full diesel oil.. . 169m' C~.. . 7
power, with engine speed reduced through a pair of Water ballast 3297m' Single cabins.. . 20
Hendel' gearboxes to 180rev / min at the CP propellers, Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100Al Special rudders 2 x Becker hlgh-pertormance
which are placed forward of two Becker high perfor- ................... Roll-onIRoll off Cargo ship. +LMC. UMS. .. flap rudders
mance nap rudders. .. NAV 1, SCM, IWS Bow thrusters
Power take-offs from the gearboxes drive two Heel control equipment.. Water ballast transfer: 600m'/h Make.. .. Kamewa
1200kWABB alternators, with two Sulzer/;\ van Kaick ..................................... pump Number 2
773kWdiesel-driven sets also installed. Two Kamcwa Roll stabilisation equipmentPassive system; 175tonne tank Output 2 x 91OkW/245rev/min
910kW bow thrusters are fitted, controlled, together Main engines Bridge control system
with the propellers and rudders, by a joystick system. Design. . Sulzer Make.. .. Kongsberg Norcontrol Automation
Side tanks in the double-hull space form anti-heeling Model ... ................................... 8ZAL40S Type. .. SSU 8810 DENIS-40
tanks,cross-connected through the double bottom and Manufacturer Wartsila NSD One-man operation Yes
designed to limit heel to 2deg, whilst a passive anti- Number.. . 2 Fire detection system
roll system consisting of a U-shaped tank containing Output.. 2 x 5370kW/510rev/min Make. .. Autronica
175tonnes of wa tel', is built into the aft end of the Gearboxes Type.. . BS-l00
superstructure on 'i\' deck. The superstructure is built Make... . Flender Fire extinguishing system
wellforward on rhe upper deck and forms a garage Model .. ....................... Navilus GCH800 Vehicle spaces.. .. CO,
open at the aft end. Main vehicle access is over the Number .. 2 Make Danserve
stern at main Jed: level, util.ising a MacGregor-Kayaba Output speed .. . 180rev/min Radars
120tol1nl::ramp, which hinges upwards to close the Propellers Number 3
entrance to the vehicle space when not in usc, Material Cunial Models FAR-2825; FAR-2835S
The starboard side of this ramp leads to the main Manufacturer.. . Lips ..................................... M-1932
deck, with a fixed ramp to port taking vehicles directly Number.. .. .2 Satellite navigation system
rothe upper deck. ]mmediately forward of the ramp, a Pitch. .. Controllable Make Litton-Sperry
secondary top-hinged door forms additional security in Diameter .4000mm Model. .. MX400
\\'ayof the main deck entrance only. Access to the tank Speed.. . 180rev/min Contract date ..
top vehicle space is by way of a fixed ramp on the cen- Main engine-driven alternators Launch/float-out date ..
treline of the main deck, and this is closed by an Number .. ..... 2 Delivery date .

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MILLENNIUM: pioneering cruise liner
Shipbuilder: Chantiers de l'Atlantique, ered by Mermaid units developed by Alstom and Water ballast.. .................. 2900m'
(Alstom), France Karnewa, which, it is understood, have the unique facil- Fuel consumption. ......... approx 225tonnes/day
ity to have shaft seals and the entire pod replaced while Classification .. .Lloyd's Register and Det
Vessel's name: Millennium
the ship is afloat. The hullform has been custom- Norske Veritas 'Comfort Class'
Hull number: .......R31 designed for pods, whereas Elation used a hull original- Heel control equipment.. .Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Owner/operator: Celebrity Cruises ly developed for conventional shaftlines. Roll stabilisation equipment .. Blohm & Voss fin stabilisers
.................(Management) Inc, USA Each unit develops 19.5Mw, allowing a sustainable Power installation (COGES)
Designer: ......Chantiers de l'Atlantique, service speed of 24knots to be achieved, with lSknots Gas turbines
possible when running only one turbine at 80%MCR. Design .. SSEP
...........................................(Alstom), France They can also be rotated through 360deg, allowing Model. . LM2500+
Flag: Liberia thrust to be exerted in any direction to ,briveexcellent Manufacturer .. ......................General Electric
Total number of sister manoeuvrability, assisted by three 2300kW BrunvoU Number .. ....2
ships already completed Nil 'super-silent' bow thrusters, whilst Alsthom's synchro- Output .. ..... 2 x 25,000kW/9000rev/min
Total number of sister converter technology allows stepless speed control of Steam turbine
the pod's 5750mm diameter FP propellers. Emergency Design. .. Fincantieri
ships still on order .........3 (plus 4 similar electrical power is derived from a Leroy Somer 3000kW Number.. ....1
...............vessels at Meyer Wertt) alternator with MAN B&W-Paxman air-cooled prime Output.. .. 1 x 9000kW
mover, positioned in the funnel at deck 11. Gas turbine-driven alternators
ESPITE the many innovations included in what Many 'green' benefits are claimed from this novel
D might be described as the commercial side of
MillenJliuJ1/'J design, aimed at attracting passengers to
propulsion concept, with NOx ernissions reduced by
80%, and the use of higher quality fuel cutting SOx
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the premium end of the Royal Caribbean/Celebrity quantities by 98%. Extensive naval use suggests that Steam turbine-driven alternator
Cruises operation, it is her pioneering machinery instal- operational and maintenance costs, also the incidence Number .. .1
lation that attracts most technical attention. For the of major breakdowns, will be reduced, whilst the inter- Make/type .. . .Brush/-
first time in merchant ships for some 25 years, gas tur- nal space saved has resulted in an additional 40 passen- Output. ......... 1 x 9000kW/1800rev/min
bines are used for primary power, and the ship features ger and 20 crew cabins being available. Propulsors
the first shipboard use of Mermaid podded propulsors Reduced noise and vibration allows 26 cabins with Manufacturers. ..Alstom Kamewa
- believed to be the largest units of this type yet manu- aft-facing verandahs to be built over the stern. Number. 2 x 360deg azimuthing Mermaid pods
factured in the world. Celebrity's trademark high standards of decor and Propeller diameter.. .. 2 x 5750mm
The power plant arrangement adopted for this new innovation have been applied to the usual array of Pitch .Fixed
cruise ship series has been given the name 'combined cruise ship amenities, with the use of panelling rescued Output.. 2 x 19,500kW/150rev/mln
gas and steam turbine, integrated electric drive system' from the 1911-built White Star liner Olympic, and the Passengers
(COGES), and this is based on the use of two aero- fitting of external panoramic lifts being just two fea- Total. 2449
derivative General Electric gas turbines driving Brush tures providing that little extra to the design. Number of cabins .. ....1019
alternators each delivering 25MW These are supple- Outside cabins. .......... 80%
mented by the output from a Fincantieri turbine which PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Balconied cabins. . .57%
draws steam from a waste-heat boiler fitted in the Length, oa .29400m Complement
exhaust lines from the gas turbines, to drive a similar Length, bp . 262.93m Total ..... 997
9MW alternator. Breadth, moulded ..32.20m Number of cabins .. .....533
Of the 59MW electrical power generated in this way, Gross ...91,000gt Bow thrusters
some 39MW is available for: propulsion, with the Deadweight Make. .....Brunvoll 'super silent' type
remainder satisfying all other shipboard needs. Also design ..8500dwt Number. .3
available from the system is 28 tonnes/h steam utilised scantling 10,800dwt Output.. ... 3 x 2300kW
for fresh water production, laundry, galley, air condi- Oraught Bridge control system ..Atlas Ship Control Centre concept
tioning, and other needs. design .. 8.00m Environmental control No waste discharged to sea:
The concept of using azimuthing podded propulsors scantling .. 8.30m .. all treated and taken ashore
for cruise ships was introduced to Significant Ships read- Speed, service .. ..... 24knots Contract date... .16 March 1998
ers in 1998 with Elation, which was fitted with ABB Bunkers Launch/float-out date .. .. ...6 November 1999
Kvaemcr Azipod units. Millellnium, however, is pow- Marine gas oil .. 3425m' Delivery date .. ................................... 22 June 2000

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MING PLUM: a 5551 TEU container liner
Shipbuilder: ...Hyundai Heavy Industries Co arranged in three panels, close each of the seven holds, Type. ..................... Automatic forced draught,
..................................Ltd, Korea sized to allow handling by shore cranes. heavy 011 and waste oil
Vessel's name Ming Plum Ming PlUIII is powered by a Hyundai ..Sulzer Make Kangrim
10RTA96C main engine, which produces 74,700bhp Output.. ............. 5500kg/h
Hull number: 1222 MeR at 100rev/min to give the vessel a service MOOringequipment
Owner/operator:. .. Yang Ming Marine speed of 25.90knots. Electrical supply comes from Number 2 x windlass, 6 x mooring winch
..Transport Corp, Taiwan four Nishishiba 1900kW /720rev / min alternators each Make.. . . Rauma Brattvaag
Designer: Hyundai Heavy Industries driven by 2746bhp Hyundai-MAN B&W diesel Type.. Electric
...............................................Co Ltd, Korea engmes. Hatch covers
Make Nakata Mac
Flag:. ..Liberia PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type. .Pontoon
Total number of sister Length, oa .27500m Containers
ships already completed:.. . Nil Length, bp ..263.00m Length .20ft; 40ft; 45ft
Total number of sister Breadth, moulded .. ..... 40.00m Cell guides holds
Depth, moulded to main deck ........ 2420m Total TEU 5551
ships still on order: ...4 Reefer plugs ... 450
Gross. 64,254gt
Deadweight Heights. 8ft 5in; 9ft 5in
HE manner in which container ships are structured
T in multiples of container lengths often means that
new designs can readilybe tailored to suit the contain-
desiqn ..
scantling.
Draught
50,800dwt
68,300dwt
Tiers/across
upper deck ..
holds ..
Typical5tiers/16rows
......Typical 9tiers/14rows
er capacity required by individual owners. Therefore, by design ........ 12.00m Ballast control system
removing one midships hold from the configuration of scantling .. 14.00m Make . Samgong
Sea..Land New York (qv) , and in so doing reducing the Speed, service 90%MCR .. 25.90knots Type ....Piano console
length bp by 29.00m, Hyundai was able to produce the Bunkers Complement
5500TEU class, which satisfied Yang Ming's require .. heavy oil. 7600m' Officers. 15 + 5 cadets
ments for its world-wide liner services, based in the Far diesel oil .300m' Crew. ..10
East. Water ballast.. .... 14,300m' Rooms. ..Single; With 3 x double for cadets
Many of these are operated in partnership with other Classification American Bureau of Shipping +A 1(E). Bow thruster
carriers, giving rise to the description that the Container Carrier, +AMS, +ACCU, SH Make. Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Taiwanese company is 'the most allied carrier in the Percentage of hiqn..tensile Number 1
business', and Ming PlulJI and her sisters will be placed steel used in construction. 50% Output. ....2000kW/210rev/min
on one of these routes - as yet undisclosed, as they are Heel control equipment.. Framo Bridge control
delivered between September 2000 and February 2001. Main engine Make ...NABCO
Ming PIIIJJlis a single ..deck, double ..hulled vessel with Design .. Sulzer Type. ..M..80011(BMS), MG..800(Governor)
seven holds, five of which are positioned forward of Model .. ...... 10RTA96C One man operation.. ..No
the machinery space and two aft. In accordance with Manufacturer .. ....Hyundai Heavy Industries Fire detection system
Hyundai's current designs, there are no deck girders in Number .. ......... 1 Make .. .Consilium
way of the hatches, allowing a maximum of 14 rows Output. ............ .... 74,700bhp/100rev/min Type . C3004
and nine tiers of 20ft containers to be carried below Propeller Fire extinguishing systems
decks, where fixed cell guides for 40ft and 45ft con- Material ... .Nickel-aluminium-bronze Cargo holds, engineroom . High..pressure CO,
tainers are fitted. On the hatches and associated deck Manufacture .. .......... Hyundai Heavy Industries Make .......................... NK Co Ltd
stools, 16 rows of containers consisting of five tiers Number .. .. .. 1 Radars
loaded units and one empty can be accommodated, Pitch ....... Fixed Number .5
secured with the help of lashing bridges between the Diesel-driven alternators Make .. Sperry (Litton Marine)
hatches. Number .. ..........4 Models ......... 2 x X ..band; 1 x S..band
Electrical connections suitable for 450 refrigerated Engine make/type. Hyundai..MAN B&W/7L27/38 Satellite communication system
FEU are provided, and mechanical ventilation at the x 2746bhp/720rev/min Make .. .......... JRC
rate of two air changes hourly operates in Nos 2, 3 and Alternator make/type. Nishlshiba/NTAKL ..VC Model. . JLR..7700
4 holds, these being available for the carriage of dan- Output.. 4 x 1900kW/720rev/min Contract date. ...24 July 1998
gerous cargoes of SOLAS classes 2 to 4, 5..1, 6 ..1, and Boiler Launch/float ..out date
8. Pontoon type covers designed by Nakata Mac and Number ........... 1 Delivery date .. .............. 8 September 2000

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Shipbuilder: Samsung Heavy Industries with one alternator set in eachroom normally desig- Breadth, moulded ......... 40.00m
.....Co, Korea nated for emergency use. Additionally, one forward Depth. ....19.50m
thruster is cross-connected to both porr and starboard Design draught.. ................. 13 OOm
Vessel's name: ..Navis Explorer I 70,13110nnes
switchboards so that failure of one engineroom results Displacement..
Hull number: ...1256 in power from only one forward and aft thruster being Speed, transit. ..................12knots
Owner/operator: ....Navis ASA, Norway/R&B lost. ln normal conditions only three thrusters are Tank capacities
..................... .......Falcon Corp, USA required for position keeping, with two available as Crude oil/well fluid liquid .. ...............13,786m'
Designer:. ..Lund, Mohr & Giaever-Enger reserves or to provide additional power. Dieseloil .. ...............5146m3
Unusually for this type of vessel, Navis Explorer I has Fresh water ... .. ...3582m3
..NS, Norway/Samsung Heavy Industries three moonpools. That at midships (24m x 12.2m)is Base oil.. ..822m3
......................................Co, Korea devoted primarily to drilling operations, with those Drill water .. . 2976m'
Flag: ...Panama forward and aft (20m x 10m) available for deploying Brine tank. 545m3
Total number of sister 'ROVs and for setting blow-out preventers. Their Completion fluid. 544m3
ships already completed " Nil prime use, however, is to regulate the inflow and out- Water ballast.. .............35,406m3
flow of water into the vessel in order to minimise Mud tanks .. 1679m'
Total number of sister Classification.. ......Det Norske Veritas1A1, OilStorage
heaving motions, and, together with specially designed
ships still on order: . bilge boxes or pontoons built into the ship's structure Vessel (N), DrillingVessel, Drill(N),
which effectively dampen the roll, provide the stability ..Heldk-SH,EO, Dynpos Auto, ICS(DIS),F-Mand Crane
H1S innovative design has been especially devel- required for optimum drilling conditions. Rollstabilisation.. . ......Bilgeboxes
T oped to produce a drill-ship that has equivalent
motion characteristics in harsh environments and in
Drilling is fully automated with joystick and key-
board control, and visual information displayed on
Heave stabilisation. .
Powersystem
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deep water as a semi-submersible, whilst having a car- monitors. A dual-activity derrick is positioned amid- Diesel-drivenalternators
rying capacity two or three times as great as that spe- ships and has a main-hook lifting capacity of Number... .6
cialist ship type. Capable of operating in waters down 1000tonnes, with an auxiliary hook working at Engine design/type.. ......MANB&W16V32/40
to 3000m deep and drill depths of 9000m, Navis 100tonnes. Two offshore-type pedestal cranes of Output.. . ....6 x 7330kW
Explorer] maintains station using a DP system featur- 80tonnes swl are also fitted and operate alongside a Alternatormake/type.
ing five Rolls-Royce Ulsrein Aquarnaster dismountable pair of knuckle-boom cranes. Storage capacity for Output. .. 6 x 6700kW/720rev/min
thrusters, each of 4000kW output, positioned two aft tubulars is 3000m of risers, drill pipe and casing for Propulsionthrusters
and three forward. working down to 12,000m, or two wells down to Manufacturer .Rolls-RoyceUlsteinAquamaster
The DP system has been designed to suit North Sea 5000m. Pipe racking capacity is 7500m of drill pipe Number.. ........5 x TCNP156/M-380
operations and is fully automated, with a built-in capa- and 1800m of casing. Type .....Azimuthing
bility for calculating how much power is required to Other features of note are a mud tank capacity of Output.. ...5 x 4000kW
hold the vessel steady whilst drilling, to counteract 1679m3 served by four 2000bhp pumps, and a blow- Cranes
wind, wave and current forces. Control of the system out preventer operating at 15,000Ib/in'. Helicopter Number.. .................. 2
is maintained from two independent consoles in navi- landing facilities suitable for Sikorski S61 or Super Type.. ....Pedestal offshore
gating bridges forward and aft. Puma EH101 machines are arranged right forward, Make..
Primary power is derived from six MAN B&W over the wheelhouse. Capacity .. ....2 x 80tonnes swl
16V32/40 main engines each producing 7330kW, and Complement. ...130
coupled to 6700kW alternators running at PRINCIPALPARTICULARS Contract date ..
720rev / min. These are split between two independent, Length,oa 204.98m Launch/float-outdate ....
A60-insulated, enginerooms aft, arranged side by side, Length, bp 185.70m Deliverydate. ....15 March2000

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Shipbuilder ....Alstom Leroux Naval, France with a reduction gear and a Kamewa S180 seven- Model. . 1163 TB73LV20
Vessel's name: NGV Liamone bladed water jet. Manufacturer .. . MTU
Hull number: 824 The system is spread over four compartments from Number 2
aft: (a) the waterjet compartment, (b) aft engineroom Output ...2 x 6500kW
Owner/operator: Societe Nationale Maritime with one gas turbine and reduction gear, one diesel Gas turbines
.........................Corse Medlterranee, France engine with reduction gear, and three diesel-alterna- Model. LM2500+
Designer: ..Chantiers de I'Atlantique, France tors, (c) technical room, (d) forward engineroom with Manufacturer .......General Electric
Flag:............... ....France one gas turbine and reduction gear, one diesel engine Number .. 2
Total number of sister with reduction gear, and two diesel-alternators. Output.. ............2 x 25,000kW
In harbour manoeuvring mode, the Kamewa Gearboxes
ships already completed: remote control system is fully active, but at sea an Make ... ............ Diesel engines: ZF
Total number of sister MDI autopilot takes over, and as long as the fins are ...Turbines: Renk
ships still on order: able to maintain the heading, the waterjets remain in Number. .....2 01 each
the straight-ahead position without any thrust loss- water.ets

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Alstom/Chantiers de l'Atlantique group intro-
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es, otherwise they move to assist the fins. This
method considerably increases heading stability due
to the much faster reaction time of the fins over the
Manufacturer ..
Number.
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2 x S140 (diesel engines)
2 x S180 (turbines)
1995, with the 70m-long 8000 class. Following this, waterjets. Diesel-driven alternators
units of the 11000, 11500, and 12000 classes have EH-36 high-tensile steel has been used for the Number ...
entered service, and 10000, 14000, and 16000 vari- hull, in conjunction with marine light alloy 5383 Engine make/type ........ MTU 183
ants are on order, or are offered in the yard's port- superstructures where accommodation is arranged Alternator make/type
folio, along with the 13000 series, of which NGV over two decks for 1116 passengers. Three saloons Output.. . .. 5 x 418kW
liamone is an example. Developed from the earlier are provided, outfitted with airline-type seats and Door/ramps
11000 series, it has an increased waterline length of sofas. Two bars, a cafeteria and gaUey, and a shop Number.. ....2 x stern door/ramp; 1 x bow door/ramp
120m, which decreases the vertical accelerations to are also available. Vehicles arc carried on the main ... Internal ramps
which passengers are subjected (and which cause and car decks. Designer Alstorn: Macor
them discomfort) by 20%, and with a modified Passengers
shape lo\weringhull resistance by 6%. PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Total. .. 1116
The design's stabilisation system has been devel- Length, oa .. . ........ 134.00m Cabins .. .. Nil
oped by Maritime Dynamics Inc, and includes seven Length. bp ... .120.00m Vehicles
components: two pairs of 3.5m' fins, one set for- Breadth. moulded .. .............. 19.80m Number 01 vehicle decks .. 2
ward and one aft, to improve course stability and Depth, moulded Cars .. .250
assist with roll stabilisation. In addition, there are to main deck (No 2) . 6.20m Trucks/trailers. ...14
two 12.5m' transom trim flaps positioned aft, under to deck 4 .......... 14.75m Bow thrusters
the ship, to reduce roll and/or pitch; also a 13.4m' Gross. .9300gt Make .. . Kamewa
retractable T-foil forward, using both incidence and Deadweight Number .. ..2
flap control. This stabilising package is controlled design 600dwt Output.. ............... 2 x 480kW
by a computer which accepts the vessel's motion scantling. ......... 900dwt Fire extinguishing systems
data and actuates the electro-hydraulic mechanisms, Draught, (without T-Ioil).. ..3.24m Enginerooms .. ........ Hi-fog water mist
which in turn operate the components. Draught. (with T-Ioil) .. .5.40m Make .. Marlett
A CODAG (combined diesel and gas turbine) Speed, service at 95%MCR 43knots Vehicle spaces .. "" ...... " ...... Drencher
machinery installation is fitted, having four inde- Bunkers Accommodation .. Hi-fog water mist
pendent propulsion lines. Two are diesel driven, diesel oil ... 210m' Make .. .Mario'f
each with an MTU 1163 TB73LV20 main engine of Fuel consumption ......... 182tonnes/day Radars
6500kW output, derated to 90% output 5850kW, Classilication. Bureau Veritas Number .......2
plus a ZF reduction gear, and a Kamewa S140 six- Percentage 01 high-tensile Make. Kelvin Hughes
bladed water jet. The other two are gas turbine-dri- steel used in construction. . 80% Contract date.
ven, each having a General Electric LM2500+ Roll stabilisation equipment .. .... MDI/Vosper lins Launch/float-out date ..
25,000kW gas turbine derated to 95% (23,750kW), Main diesel engines Delivery date .. ....May 2000

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Speed, service 29knots
Shipbuilder Fosen Mek Verksteder AS, lounge, casino, shops, children's playroom and a sun Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping, +100A1,
..........................................Norway deck on two levels complete with swimming pool. .......Ro-Ro Cargo/Passenger Ferry, IWS, +LMC
Vessel's name: Olympic Champion Passengers can choose between 17 de luxe cabins; 18 UMS, NAV.Unrestricted Service
Hull number:. . 69 first-class; 43 twin-berth and 156 four-berth for their Heel control equiprnert. .... Yes
accommodation, or use one of 200-plus airline-type Roll stabilisation equipment.. ...Fin stabilisers
Owner/operator: ANEK Lines, Greece seats. Two x twin-berth cabins are also available for dis- Main engines
Designer: Nordvestconsult AlS, Norway abled travellers. A ttention has been paid to aUowing Design .. ........warts.la NSD
Flag: Greece only low levels of noise and vibration and, together Model .12V46C
Total number of sister with anti-heeling and fin stabilising systems, these Manufacturer .wansna NSD
ships already cornpleted.i..; . .. restrictions provide a standard of travel for the passen- Number.. . .4
gers complying with Der Norske Veritas Comfort Output .4 x 12,600kW/500rev/mln
Total number of sister Rating 2. Gearboxes. . .
ships still on order: ...1 Access equipment is by Harnworthy KSE, and as well Propelters
as the stern ramps this includes a tiltable ramp and a Material
fixed car ramp from Deck 4, to move vehicles to one of Manufacturer ..

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the near-50 large ferries currently on order world-
wide are destined for service on Mediterranean routes,
the four vehicle decks, which give a total of 2000-trail-
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component of the design specification. \Xlhilst some camper vans is arranged on the upper deck. Number.. .3
owners have opted for the so-called 'fast ferry' built to Safety has been given high priority, and the ship ful- Output. ..3 x 1485kW/1000rev/min
the Iligh-Spccd Craft Code, or have chosen a special fills all rules related to stability (such as two-compart- Doors/ramps
hullform to achieve this requirement (see Olympic ment flooding, water on deck, and weather criteria). Number. 2 x vehicle stern door/ramps
r 'oy((gec in this issue of 5iglliJic(1II1Sbips), others have Lifesaving appliances cover all 1980 people on board, ....1 x passenger stern door/ramp
remained with conventional technology, as illustrated and include four ISO-person Lifeboatsand two 450-per- t x tillable ramp
by Minoan 1.ines with KJ1oSS0S Palace, and by ANEK son MES stations. f\ helicopter landing position has ...1 x fixed ramp (for cars to Deck 4)
Lines for Olympic Cb(/mpioll, for which the claim is made also been provided on the top deck for evacuation pur- Oesiqner ... ..................... ,Hamworthy KSE
thar she is the fastest ship in the "Mediterranean. A sis- poses. Passengers
ter, Olyl/Jpic Spitil, will be delivered later this year. Olympit Cb(/mpio!! is designed to achieve a speed in Total ...................... • ... 1850
Both designer (today Nordvestconsulr is part of the excess of 30knots, and to this end is fitted with four Number of cabins .. .... 236
Rolls-Royce group) and builder have already amassed \'(Iartsila 12V46C main engines arranged in parallel in a Vehicles
experience of this type of vessel through the smaller machinery space positioned aft of midships. Two twin- Number of vehicle decks. . ..4
/1,,10/(,((/, (see Sig/(ift(1II1 Jhips of 1995). lnrerestingly input/single-output gearboxes transfer the drive to a Lane length
enough, rhis latter ferry was also built for Minoan pair of highly skewed CP propellers. Each engine trailers 2000m
Lines, and the new delivery - which features a hull con- develops 12,600k\'(l at 500rev / min. electrical power cars. ...................... 525m
structed at the associated Bruces Shipyard, comes from rhree alternators, each producing ·1485kW Number of trailers (15m) .. . 119
Landskrona, Sweden, with fitting-out completed at at 1000rev/min. Two ·1200kW thrusters are installed Number of cars (4.5m) .. . 106
losen's main yard, Rissa, Norway - is of similar exter- forward and a twin-rudder arrangement operates aft. Number of cars (no trailers) .. . 654
nal appearance. Internally, passengers are offered a Complement
more luxurious 'cruise standard' of accommodation to PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Total ......... 70
suit a total of 1850 persons served by a complement of Length. oa .. 204.15m Rudders. .......... Twin arrangement
70. Length, bp . .. 185.40m Bow thrusters
Main access is to Deck 4, by means of twin stern Breadth, moulded .. 25.80m Make ..
door/ ramps for vehicles, and a separate stern ramp to Depth, to main deck 9.80m Numb~ 2
starboard for passengers connected to escalators lead- Design draught.. .6.75m Output 2 x 1200kW
ing to reception at Deck 8, and on to the principal pas- Scantling draught. 6.80m Contract date .
senger areas. These include a la carte and self-service Deadweight.. ..... 6500dwt Launch/float-out date ..
eating facilities, bar lounge, discotheque/observation Gross Delivery date. . October 2000

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OLYMPIC VOYAGER: introducing the fast
slim monohull
Shipbuilder Blohm & Voss GmbH, Germany touching, and offsetting the blades in a longitudinal .... retractable fins
Vessel's name· Olympic Voyager direction by around O.5m to avoid interaction. Main engines
Four Wartsila 9L46C main engines, each developing Design. . ....wartsua
Hull number: 967 \l4S0kW at SOOrev/min, provide the propulsive power Model 9L46C
Owner/operator: Royal Olympic Cruise for a service speed in excess of 28knots at 8S%MCR. Manufacturer .. . .warts.la NSD
......................................Lines, Greece These are arranged in pairs in two enginerooms, for- Number .. .4
Designer: Blohm & Voss GmbH/Knud ward and aft of two Schelde twin-input/ single-output Output.. 4 x 9450kW/500rev/min
.....................E Hansen, Germany/Denmark gearboxes, with the shaft between engine and gearbox Gearboxes
in each case made of Centa carbon fibre; the drives to Make. . Schelde
Flag: Greece the CP propellers run outboard of the two aft engines. Model
Total number of sister ships Electrical requirements are served by four 1860kW Number ...... 2 x twin input/Single output
already completed: ...Nil diesel-alternator sets. Although seakeeping qualities of Output speed ...
Total number of sister the hullform are considered to be excellent, they have Propellers
ships still on order: . 1 been complemented by fitting a pair of Blohm &. Voss Manufacturer .. Kamewa
Em stabilisers. Number .. . 2
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines intends to deploy its new Pitch ..... Controllable
ELIVERY of Olympic V'lJloger marks the culmina- vessels on Mediterranean cruises, although compliance Diameter .. ..... 2 x 5400mm
D tion of years of research by Blohm Voss into
&
the feasabiliry of utilising the fast monohuU full-dis-
with US Coast Guard and Public Health requirements
will allow entry into US ports. A range of cabin alter-
Speed ...
Diesel-driven alternators
placement concept for commercial vessels, to econom- natives is available to the 920 passengers occupying 416 Number .. ....4
ically achieve high speeds and good payloads. Although cabins, who also have the usual range of leisure ameni- Engine make/type ......wartsila/8L26A
originallyaimed at ro-ro and container trades, the first ties at their disposal, including a 420-seat show lounge. Output.. . .4 x 2360kW/900rev/min
contract was for this pair of mini cruise liners, placed The bulkhead and ceiling panels used for cabin con- Boilers
by a new Greek company formed from a merger struction feature a new system, Lolamat, developed by Number .. . .2
between well-established Epirotiki Lines and Sun CF·Systems, Finland, which includes 'chemically bond- Make/type. ..Aalborg thermal oil
Cruises, whose business philosophy includes using ed crystalised water' in the finishing layers. In case of Passengers
faster vessels sailing by night to enable passengers to fire, this evaporates and helps cool the panel. The exte- Number .. .... 920
cover more destinations, yet benefit from more day- rior passenger decks totalling 2200m' are clad with a Classes .. ............. 1
time sightseeing ashore. soft teak-effect flooring system supplied by Bolidt, laid Number of cabins ... . 416
By combining aspects of vee-form naval hulis, sub- to simulate traditional planking. A large galley suite Percentage inboard. .....70%
marine pontoons, semi-tunnel sterns, and utilising incorporates the novel feature of a twin escalator to the Complement
weight-saving high-tensile steel for all strucmre except· restaurants above, for use by the catering staff. Total. . 360
ing the funnel and masts (fabricated from aluminium), Lifesaving equipment includes two lifeboats, a tender, Number of cabins .. .......... 153
the now patented design is considered to achieve power and a rescue boat on each side of the vessel. Rudder .. .... 1 x serni-balanced
requirement savings of between 20%-25% over con- Bow thruster
ventional hulls having the same parameters, as well as PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make .. ...Kamewa
offering important reductions in wave-making resis- Length.oa.. . 180AOm Number .. ..... 1
tance, noise and vibration, and producing superior sea- Length, bp . ..155.00m Output.. ...... 1500kW
keeping qualities. Breadth. moulded to upper deck.. . 25.50m Bridge control system
Although a single-screw configuration is considered Depth moulded to main deck 15.50m Make. .....ABB
to be more hydrodynamically efficient, the required Gross. ..24,390gt File extinguishing systems
degree of redundancy for passenger vessels dictated Deadweight, design. 1800dwt Engineroom ... ....CO,
that twin-screw arrangement be used for Draught, design.. . .710m Cabins and public spaces Low-flow sprinkler
Olympic V()),og": However, by configuring an underwa- Speed, service, 85%MCR. . 28.00knots Make.. . Rudolph Otto Meyer (ROM)
ter 'semi-tunnel' into the hullform, in which two high- Classification.. . Gerrnanischer Lloyd + 100A5 Waste disposal plant
efficiency oversize propellers have been installed, a sim- Passenger Vessel, +MC, AUT All systems. Deerberg package
ilar performance to that of a single-screw arrangement Percentage of hiqh-tensile Contract date.
has been achieved by positioning the propellers very steel used in construction .. . virtually 100% l.aunch/tloat-out date .. .................... 14 July 1999
close to the centreline, with their disc-areas almost Roll stabilisation equipment .. ..1 pall Blohm & Voss Delivery date .. ....15 June 2000

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OOCL SAN FRANCISCO: first post-
Panamax box ship from CSBC
Shipbuilder ..: China Shipbuilding Corp were also analysed thoroughly. aaCL San Franciscohas BOiler
...............(CS8C), Taiwan been built to comply with l\BS SafeHull and DLA Number .. .. 1
Vessel's name OOCL San Francisco (Dynamic Load Analysis) notations, and has CCTV Type .. ................Vertical oil-fired
systems to monitor engineroom, deck, and bridge wing Make ..Osaka
Hull number: .....788 activities. An integrated control and monitoring system Output 4000kg/h
Owner/operator: New Container No 9 serves ballast and fuel systems, power management, Mooring equipment
..................Shipping Inc/OOCl, Hong Kong bilge piping, high-level alarms, and draught gauges, and Number .. 2 x mooring Winch/windlass
Design: ..... China Shipbuilding Corp and is integrated with the loading computer. ....... 6 x mooring winch
.............United Ship Design & Development Make . Rolls-Royce (Rauma-Brattvaag)
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type Hydraulic
..............................................Centre, Taiwan Length.oa .. ..277.35m Hatch covers
Flag: .......Hong Kong Length. bp ........264.00m Make .............MacGregor/CSBC
Total number of sister Breadth. moulded ........4000m Type.. Steel pontoon
ships already completed: Nil Depth. moulded to main deck .......24.00m Containers
Total number of sister Width of double skin Lengths. . 2Oft;40ft; 45ft
side .. .. 1.97m Cell guides.. .. AII holds; above mooring deck
ships still on order: 1 bottom. . ..200m Total TEU capacity 5714
Gross. . 66.677gt Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes. ... .4190
HIS vessel has already attracted favourable com-
T ment relating to its performance, and particularly
with regard to its container capacity of 5714TEU,
Deadweight
design
scantling
...49.717dwt
..67.286dwt
Reefer plugs..
Heights
Tiers/across
8ft 6in;9ft 6in
628

claimed to be the highest amongst vessels of similar Draught upper deck .. 7/16; In cell quides 8/16
dimensions,a fact emphasised by comparison with near design 12.00m holds. ...... 9/14
sister aaCL California(Significallt Ship.r of 199~)which scantling 14.00m Ballast control system
loaded only 4960 TEO. The difference is mostly Speed. service (85%MCR; 30% sea margin) ...25.20knots Make ICMS
accounted for by an increase in on-deck capacity. Bunkers Type.. Hydraulic
Compared with that earlier vessel, the major change heavy oil 8004m' Complement
in arrangement is the shortening of No 7 hold by one diesel oil 318m' Officers .. .13
double- TEU bay (ie, approx 40ft), and lengthening of Water ballast ... 17,394m' Crew
No 1 hold by the same amount - the effect being to Fuelconsumption Suez crew .. ....... 6
move the machinery space that distance further aft, main engine only .....189tonnes/day Spare
whilst maintaining the basic eight-hold layout. aaCL auxiliaries .. 12tonnes/day Rooms 24 x single; 1 x 6
San Francisco is fitted with cell guides throughout the Classification American Bureau of Shipping +A 1 E, Bow thruster
holds, and lashing bridges on deck between the hatch- Container Carrier. +AMS. +ACCU. SH. Make .. .Nakashima
es, except above the sunken mooring deck right aft DLA UWILD. OMBO Number .. 1
where eight tiers of 40ft containers can be carried, Percentage of high-tensile Output. ................ 2000kW/893rev/min
secured in fixed cell guides in accordance with OOCL steel used in construction ..... 50% Bridge control system
practice with this size of vessel. Heel control equipment... .........Anti-heetinq pump Make ... ... Litton
Distribution of reefer plugs has been increased, with ...1000m'/h Type .. ...VMS VT
628 now available at the t\VOlowest tiers on deck, and Main engine One man operation . ... Yes
at one container stack in each of Nos 4, 5 and 6 holds. Design .MAN B&W Fire detection system
All the forward holds are suitable for the carriage of Model. ..12K90MC (Mk6) Make ..Nohmi Bosai
dangerous goods, with No 2 also arranged to carry Manufacturer" ..... Hyundai Types .... ............................FAC512B-20L
items of IMDG Class 1. 12achhold is served by two Number .. 1 FIP552-20L
sets of pontoon hatch covers, each sized for two TEU. Output MCR74,640bhp/94rev/min Fire extinguishing system
Alternatively, one FEU may be substituted or, in the Propeller Cargo hold/engineroom. ....Fixed HP CO,
case of alternate hatches starting from forward, one Matenal Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make ...NK Co
45ft container. Manufacturer ......Lips BV Cabins. ......Hydrants and portable extinguishers
The hull is double-skinned, and the double-bottom Number ......... 1 Make .. Hatsuta Seisakusho
formed with a central duct keel, two inboard tanks, and Pitch .. ........ Fixed Radars
wing tanks joined with the side tanks. Except for Nos Diameter ..........8650mm Number .. .3
3,4 and 6 tanks, all are devoted to water ballast putpOS- Speed ..94rev/min Make .Sperry
es. The tops of the side tanks (P&S) form underdeck Main engine-driven alternator Models. .............. 1 x X-band ARPA342/6/E
fore and aft passageways with entrances into each cargo Number .... 1 1 x S-band ARPA343/12/E
hold. . 1 x X-band EPA257/6/E
The main engine is a Hyundai-built MAN B&W Satellite navigationsystem
12K90MC (Mk6) unit developing 74,640bhp at Diesel-driven alternators Make. ....Sperv
94rev/ min, sized, after extensive model testing, to pro- Number. ..4 Model ...... MX400B DGPS
vide a 30% sea margin to ensure the vessel can main- Engine make/type ... . Daihatsu/8DK-28 Contract date . .. 2 September 1998
tain speed in harsh weather and sea states. Propulsion Alternator make/type ...Taiyo/60CS-10 Launch/float-out date. 12 May 2000
and vibration problems arising from such high power Output 4 x 2400kW/720rev/min Delivery date. .15 September 2000

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Combi Porter 200 design
Shipbuilder: Shipyard Peters BV, The The three accommodation deck levels provide cabins Output speed ... 217AOrev/mln
.................................................. Netherlands for seven persons complete with private toilet facili- Propeller

Vessel's name: Po/ar Snow ties, as well as galley, messroorn and cargo office. Material ..
Ample insulation and elastic mountings have been Manufacturer Lips BV
Hull number: .466 included in the construction in order to minimise Number .. ..... 1
Owner/operator: . noise and heat discomfort in the living spaces. The Diameter .2900mm
CV ..Scheepvaartonderneming 'Polar Snow', wheelhouse is the base for aU remote control and Pitch. ..Controllable
...........................................The Netherlands monitoring equipment for machinery and is compre- Speed. 217AOrev/min
Flag: The Netherlands hensively equipped with navigation instruments to Main engine-driven alternator
GMDSS requirements for vessels exceeding 2000gt, Number
Total number of sister supplied by Radio Holland Marine. Make/type ....Stamford/-
ships already completed 6 A resiliently-mounted J\1aK_6M25 main engine with Output. ... 530kVA
Total number of sister a maximum continuous rating of 1800k\Xl at Diesel-driven alternators
ships still on order: 7 750rev/min is central to the machinery installation Number. .2
and drives a Lips CP propeller at 217.4rev/min Scania/-
through a Reintjes gearboc with Stromag flexible ... Stamford/-
HE Dutch model testing establishment IYLARIN coupling. ll. power take-off connects with a Stamford x 230kVA
T was actively involved with the development
this new Polar Combi Porter 200 coaster design. The
of 530kVA alternator, which normally covers the sea
load and bow thruster unit. A Scania/Stamford Mooring equipment
x 77kVA

requirement was to optimise the hullform and diesel-driven alternator set develops 230kVA and a Number I x windlass;
structure in compliance with the highest Ice-Class 1A Valmet/Stamford 77kVA set positioned in the deck- x capstan
requirements, to suit the needs of Arnasus Chartering house aft, serves for emergency/harbour use. Five Make Hatlapa
BV, operator of six of the eight units currently on NRF marine box coolers provide a central cooling Type ElectriC
order, and which trades regularly between Baltic and system. Hatch covers
west/south European ports. A relatively high speed Desiqn/rnake. .Roden Staal
of 13knols was also specified, resulting in a design of PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type Watertight pontoons
traditional and strong appearance with, perhaps, Length,oa .. ......S9.25m Crane
more beam than similar-sized vessels, and which is Length. bp ......S4.95m Number .. . 1 x hatch cover gantry
predominantly transversely framed. Breadth, moulded .. ......13.13m Make. .. Coops & Nieborg
Built with poop, forecastle, and two-tier plus wheel- Depth. moulded to main deck. .. 7.15m Type.. ..Hydraulic
house superstructure, the single box-shaped cargo Width of double skin .. .. 100m Containers
hold is contained within a double hull with side Cell guides .. ..No
spaces used for water ballast. There are also two Capacity
deeptanks and a compartment housing a Veth 250kW Draught.. . ......5.67m Deck. ..75TEU
bow thruster at the forward end of ship, whilst the Speed, service 100%MCR . 13knots Holds 106TEU
aft end terminates in a full transom stern with the Cargo capacity .... 5S0Sm' Tiers/across
rudder supported under an ice-knife. Bunkers. ........259m' Deck .. 2/5
The hold is closed by 11 Roclen Staal pontoon-type Water ballast ......1563m' Holds .. 3/4
steel hatch covers handled by a Coops & Nieborg Ctasstica-ion .........Bureau Veritas I 3/3E 'Cargo/Container Complement .7
travelling gantry crane, which stows them against the ............Ship. ACA, Deep Sea, Ice Class 1A, Heavy Cargo Bow thruster
poop and forecastle fronts when nor in use. This Main engine Number ... ....... 1
crane is also used to position two portable bulkheads Design MaK Make/type Veth VT-200(Indar motor)
which form cargo divisions in a hold, which is Model ....... 6M25 Output.. .. 250kW
accessed through a clear opening 63.00m long x Manufacturer MaK Radars
11.16m wide, and includes a continuous coaming Number .. 1 Number ..
2.70m high. Output.. . 1S00kW/750rev/mln Make. ...... Furuno
The hatch covers are flat top and bottom, secured Gearbox Type x FR-2115; 1 x FR-2135S
by manually handled cleats and wedges, and can carry Make .. ........Heintles Contract date ..
75TEU in two tiers. Tanktop loading is 15tonnes/m', Model ........VA-2741 Launch/float-out date. 9 September 2000
which can support 106TEU stacked three tiers high. Number Delivery date ....6 October 2000

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Manufacturer .. .HMA Power Systems
Type.. WK 162 HB-04
Number
Output. .2 x 1000kW/1500rev/min
Propulsion units
Manufacturer/type. ......Kamewa/US 1401
Number. 2
Propeller matenal . . Nickei-aluminium-bronze
Pitch .Fixed
Diameter .. ...................2200mm

POLE STAR: navigational Diesel-driven alternator (harbour set)

Number
Engine make/type .. ......Cummins/NTA-S55-D(M)
.. 1

aids support vessel Alternator make/type.

Output..
Cranes
Stamford HC M534C2
............256kW/1500rev/min

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Shipbuilder: .Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd, UK using three Cummins \Vansila 8L170 engines, each
Vessel's name: : Pole Star develop.ing 920k W when running at 1500rev / min, and
each driving a l.eroy Somer LSA 50 UL8-4P alternator. x Effer 12000/2s
Hull number: 709
A Vesper Thornycroft power management system con- Duties ..1 x 12tonnes at 12m raoius
Owner/operator: Lombard Business trols the electrical supply to all ship's services, including ...........4tonnes at 20m radlus
...................LeasingLtd/Northern Lighthouse a pair of HMA WI( 162 I-1B-04 1000kW propulsion x 1tonne at 6.7m radius
.....................................................Board, UK motors, which directly drive the two Karnewa US 1401 Type.. Hydraulic
Designer: Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd, UK azimuthing thruster units positioned under the stern, Winch
either side of a central skeg. For added manoeuvrability, Number .. 1 x buoy winch
Flag: UK
two Bl unvoU electrically driven thrusters each having an Make. Kamewa MW180E
Total number of sister output of 210kW at 1480rev/min are fitted forward, Duty ...1Stonne at Sm/min
ships already completed: Nil with an electro-hydraulic power pack installed for pitch Mooring equipment
Total number of sister acruation. Number 1 x capstan GM110
ships still on order Nil Lifesaving appliances include two 10-man inflatable x windlass GM109
liferafrs each side of the vessel, and an inflatable rescue Make .. . Gemmel & Prout Marine Ltd
boat with single arm davit to starboard. A work boat is Type ... .Electric
smaller than most SlglllJicflnl Sbip,;
A LTHOUGH
entries, Pole Jtaris included in this vear 2000 edition
as an example of those support craft ~which provide a
carried on the port side, handled by an Effer stores
crane.
Hatch cover
Make
Type..
......... Transmarine
Weathertlght hydraulic folding
valuable service, without which the world's shipping PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Complement
could not function. Built to operate around the waters Length, oa ........5150m Officers .. . 6
of Scotland and its islands, also the Isle of Man, and Length. bp ..4400m Crew
described as 'a buoy-handling and aids-to-navigation Breadth, moulded .. .......1200m Supernumaries. .4
vessel designed to lay, retrieve, and maintain navigational Depth. moulded to main deck ......5.00m Single/double rooms ............. 15/2
buoys,and to transfer supplies to shore and static struc- Width of double skin Bow thrusters
rures', Pole Star is laid out with an open, clear after work- side/bottom ..1.20m Make .. ...Brunvoll
ing deck, sheathed with a 75mm renewable wood Gross 174gt Number .. 2
covering and capable of stowing four 3m diameter Displacement 1244tonnes Output.. 2 x 210kW/1480rev/min
buoys whilst carrying out repairs to a fifth. Lightweight .936tonnes Bridge control system
Handling of the buoys is carried out by a Norlift elec- Deadweight, design .. . .....30Sdwt Make. .......... Aquamaster-Kamewa
rro-hydraulic crane having a lift of 12tonnes at 12m Draught One-man operation No
radius, and 4tonnes at 20m, utilising two 6tonne winches desiqn.. 3.20m Fire detection system
positioned on the jib. A Kamewa winch is installed on scantling.. 350m Make . Thorn Security/Minerva Marine
the working deck to pull in the buoy chain once it has Speed, service.. . 12knots ... Fire Controller
been lifted by the crane, and this is fitted with a spool- Bunkers, diesel oil 241m3 Type. Analogue addressable
ing gear on one side of the drum to accept the chain. A Water ballast.. 305m' Fire extinguishing system
cargo hold beneath the working deck stores buoy chain Fuel consumption (at 12knots) . ...105tonnes/day Engineroom .. .....co,
in timber lockers, from whence it is transferred to the Classitication Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 1OOA1, Make. Wormald
buoy winch through spurling pipes. +LMC, UMS. L1oyd'sCode of Practice Radars
I ntering stabiliser tanks at the fore end of the holcl ...... for Lifting Appliances in Environment Number .. ..... 2
resist roll and contain 60connes of heavy liquid, with for Buoy Crane Make Decca
crossover valves positioned in the hold, and transfer Percentage of high-tensile Models .. Brrdgemaster E; Bridgemaster VI
control effected from the machinery control room. The steel used in construction Satellite navigator
aftermost pair of double-skin water ballast side tanks Heel control system.. .....Aft heeling tanks Make. ..............Leica DGPS
also serve as anti-heel tanks. Roll stabilisation equipment Intering System 3243 Model ... ........ LMX400
The forecastle extencls aft to beyond midships and Diesel-electric system Waste disposal plant
includes the main workshop, accessed from the working Main engines Waste compactor
deck, with galley and catering storerooms, mess and Design. Cummins wartsua Make Pakmaster
recreation rooms, and four crew cabins in the forepart Model SL170 Model 301
of the structure. Two tiers of deckhouses above the Manufacturer Cummins Wartsila Sewage plant
forecastle are occupied by cabins for officers and crew, Number Make ...Hamworthy
all fitted with private toilet facilities, whilst the large Output Model ........... Supertrident ST1A
wheelhouse in a top tier has manoeuvring consoles for- Alternators Contract date ...April 1999
ward and aft. Manufacturer/type .Leroy Somer/LSA 50 ULS-4P Launch/floatout date 18 April 2000
Pole Star is fitted with a diesel-electric power system Number Delivery date .. ... September 2000

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tanker with pod propulsion
Shipbuilder: Shanghai Edward 5100kW at 124rcvImin. I::lectricalpower for propulsion Output ....... 4 x 1620kW/1OOOrev/min
...........................Shipbuilding Co Ltd, China and all ship's services comes from four alternators, posi- Alternators
rioned right-aft in the main hull; each is each fitted with Manufacturer ..
Vessel's name: Prospero
a Wartsila 9L20 prime mover, and is rated at Number. .......... .4
Hull number - 1620kWI 1000rev/min. Output. ...4 x-
Owner/operator: .Donsotank Rederi AB, Within a double hull, the ship is divided by an Propulsion units
.........................................................Sweden arrangement of vertically troughed centreline, and Manufacturer .. . Siemens-Schottel
Designer: FKAB, Sweden transverse bulkheads, into 14 epoxy-coated tanks suit- Number ........... 1 x Type SSP7-T
able for Type Il cargoes, having a total capacity of Propellers .. .......................... 2 x 3-blade
Flag: Sweden
20,200m', and handled by an outfit of submerged cen- Diameter. 4800mm
Total number of sister trifugal pumps. Water ballast is carried in the double- Pitch. ..Fixed
ships already completed: Nil hull space, and in dedicated tanks in accordance with Output 100%MCR .5100kW/124rev/min
Total number of sister normal practice. Boilers
ships still on order: " Nil The hull and necessary equipment is ice-strengthened Number .. ..6
to Class 1A, Northern Baltic/Pinnish/Swedish stan- Type .. .................. 2 x thermal all
dards, and the full, square, transom stern allows an .. 4 x exhaust gas
HIS interesting vessel is understood to be the first
T to be fitted with a Siemens-Schottel SSP podded
propulsion system, and the first to go to sea. The con-
ample deckhouse to be built on the poop to provide
accommodation for a complement of 15 persons,
served by a stern-mounted free-fall lifeboat.
Make ..
Output.
Mooring equipment
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cept of installing propeller drive motors in azimuthing Number .. ................ 2 x windlass

pods outside, and under the stern, of a vessel, was first PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS .................................................6 x mooring winch
introduced to Sigllifit'{/Jl! Sbips readers in 1998 in a cruise- Lenglh,oa .. ...146.09m Type .. ......... hydraulic
ship application (Ela/ioll) using the Kvaerner-A BB Azi- Length. bp .. .....134.00m Cargo tanks
pod system. However, the SSP unit cloes introduce Breadth, moulded ...22.00m Number .. . 14
alternative technology, in this case incorporated into a Depth. moulded. .12.80m Product range chemicals and oil products
single, centreline-mounted pod with FP propellers at Gross 1.793gt Coated tanks.. ..yes
each end and a pair of fins on the body. lightweight.. .5683tonnes Type of coating .... ..epoxy
The SSp unit combines the latest Siemens research Deadweight, design .. ..16.740dwt Cargo pumps
into permanent-magnet electric motors (PEM), utilis- Draught. Number .. . 14
ing new materials for the magnet, with Schottcl's twin- design ... .. 9.25m Type.. .. Submerged centrifugal
propeller technology (STP), where two propellers run scantling .. .9.80m Capacity 14 x 250m'/h
011 the same shaft, and rotate in the same direction, in a Speed. service (85%MCR) .....14.50knots Make ..
fully azimuthing pod fitted with fins. This system is Cargo capacity Complement
claimed to minimise space requirements and to bring liquid volume. .. ......20,200m' Officers .. ....... 8
benefits of progressive motor control and energy man- Bunkers Crew. ....5
agement, whilst producing lower specific loadings, heavy oil. ......... 500m' Bow thruster
higher efficiency, less noise and vibration, weight reduc- diesel oil. ...........50m' Make..
tion, and energy saving over competitive designs. Water ballast.. .....7500m' Number.. ...........1
A particular feature of the pod concept is, of course, Fuel consumption Thrust 10 tonnes
that it does not require installation until late in the con- main engine only.. .. 7.31tonnes/day Bridge control system
struction schedule. It can also be removed for mainte- Classiflcatlco.. Det Norske Veritas +1A1 Tanker for Make ..
nance or repair, and refitted whilst the vessel is afloat. .. Chemicals and Oil Products. ESP,Ship One man operation .......... Yes
Prospero's instaUation uses a SSP7-T unit suspended ..................... Type 2, IMO 2, EO. Ice Class 1A (Northern Fire extinguishing system
under a barge-type underwater stern configuration, ..........................Baltic/Finnish/Sweden), a2. b3. c3, v3, f2. Cargo space. ....Foam and sea water
which has a central skeg faired into the lines of the .......................k. h(1.50t/m'). StrO.1.ETC. W1-0C Engineroom .. ................. C02 and sea water
propulsor for efficient water flow A slim-line motor Diesel-electric system Cabins and public spaces .............................. sea water
ensures the underwater housing does not provide any Main engines Radars
significant obstruction in the propeller area, where each Design .. . .......wartsna Number ... . 2
4800mm diameter propeller has three FP blades. Model 9L20 Contract date .. .. 16 October 1998
This system gives a guaranteed speed at 9.25111 Manufacturer .. ..... wartsla Launch/float-out date. . March 2000
draught of 14.50knots, with the SSP unit developing Number A Delivery date 9 October 2000

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Saudi Arabian owner
Shipbuilder: Hanjin Heavy Industries Depth, moulded to main deck 18.90m Make .. ....... Rauma Brattvaag
..................... & Construction Co Ltd, Korea Width of double skin Type ... . Hydraulic
side ...2.00m Cargo tanks
Vessel's name: Quds
bottom. . .... 2.15m Number. .20 + 2 slops
Hull number: N-065 Gross. .......... 28,918gt Grades .. 20
Owner/operator Bakri Navigation Co Ltd, Deadweight Product range ... ........... Type II chemicals including
.................................................Saudi Arabia design .. . 38,968dwt " ..... " .. ,.",.,., .....caustic soda
Designer: Hanjin Heavy Industries scantling. .,44,954dwt Coated tanks. Yes
Draught Make/type coating ..Carboline/Carbozine 11.
.......................& Construction Co Ltd, Korea
design ... . 10.97m ....................... Phenoline 373
Flag: Bahamas scantling 12.15m Stainless steel .. .......No
Total number of sister Speed Cargo pumps
ships already completed: 1 service at 90%MCR; 15% sea margin 15.38knots Number .. . .20
Total number of sister Cargo capacity Make .. ...........Frank Mohn
liquid volume .. ......... 53,498m' Type.. ......Hydraulic. vertical. centrifugal,
ships still on order: -
Bunkers submerged SD200
heavy oil. .......2026m' Capacity . ...20 x 600m'/h
HIS Panamax-beam tanker from Hanjin has the
T ability to transport 20 grades of IMO Type II
chemicals, including caustic soda, in a range of tanks
diesel oil.
Water ballast
Fuel consumption
. 278m' Cargo and ballast control systems
Make ..
Type.
.......Lyngs0-Marine
...........UCS-2100
formed within a double-skinned hull. A centreline, and Main engine only ...38.9Otonnes/day Pumproom
10 transverse, corrugated bulkheads, constructed on Auxiliaries 4.8Otonnes/day Number ..
tanktop stools, divide the cargo space into 20 tanks, all Classification.. ...Det Norske veritas + 1A1, Tanker for Position
with smooth interiors since side structure is enclosed .............. Chemicals (Type 2), ESP,EO, ICS, CCO, Aft end of cargo space (for ballast pumps only)
within the double skin, and deck stiffening is mounted ..NAUT-C, LCS(SID), VCS-2, CSA-1(25), HL(1.55) Complement
on the upper deck. These surfaces have been treated Peicentage of high-tensile Officers 1
with tank coatings supplied by the Korean plant of steel used in construction 30% Crew .. . 16
manufacturer Carboline, consisting of its Carbozinc 11 Main engine Bridge control system
and Phenoline 373 products. Design. ...MAN B&W Make.... .. l.ynqse-Marine
Cargo handling is by means of 20 Framo S0200 Model .. 6S50MC-C Types. DMS2100/DPS2100
hydraulically driven, vertical, centrifugal, submerged Manufacturer .. . Hyundai One man operation.. .. Yes
pumps, each with with a capacity of 600m'/h. All are Number ... 1 Fire detection systems
connected to a central manifold where hoses are han- Output ...........12,870bhp/127rev/min Make.. ......... Nittan System AB
dled by a 10tonne crane, positioned on the centreline Propeller Type NSAC-1, analogue addressable
and operating with a working radius of 21.50m. Small Material .. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Fire extinguishing systems
tanks at the aft end of the cargo space are used for slops Manufacturer. ............. .Silla Cargo spaces "" ..."""" ....",,,6% universal Univex foam
and cleaning water, and aft of these a pumproom Number .. . 1 Make. .. Unitor
houses the ballast pump. Both cargo and ballast systems Pitch. . Fixed Engineroom.. .. CO,
are controlled by a Lyngse-Marine UCS-2100 installa- Diameter .. .....5850mm Make.. .. NK Fire Protection
tion with the control room arranged in the second tier Speed .. ..... 127rev/min Cabins and public spaces ... Sea water; portable
of the deckhouse. Diesel-driven alternators extinguishers
The main engine is a I-lyundai-MAN B&W Number.. 3 Radars
6S50MC-C unit developing 12,870bhp at 127rev/ Engine make/type Hyundai-MAN B&W/8L23/30 Number ... ............................ 2
min and directly coupled to 5850mm diameter FP pro- Alternator make/type.. . Hyundai/HFCS 632-14K Make .. ........................... STN Atlas
peller. Electrical power is generated by three Hyundai- Output 3 x 860kW/720rev/min Models .. ............2 x 9600 ARPA
Mr\N B&W-driven Hyundai alternators producing Boller Satellite navigation systems
960kW each. A Kangrim 18,000kg/h boiler satisfies Number ........ 1 Make. .......................... Trimble
steam requirements. Lyngse-Marine also supplied the Type .. ......MB06DZDY Models .. ..NT200/NT200D: GPS/DGPS
bridge control system, using OMS2100 and OPS2100 Make. ......Kangrim Integrated navigation system
equipment and including one-man operation. The Output.. ........ 18.000kg/h Make .. .......sTN Atlas
accommodation block aft houses a complement of 27, Hose-handling crane Type .... .............NACOS 45-3
served by a free-fall lifeboat launching over the stern. Number .. Waste disposal plant
Make/type .. .. Dong Nam/DHC-0656-00 Incinerator .. . Hyundai Marine
PRtNCIPAL PARTICULARS Capacity .. .. 1Otonnes/12m/mln Model .. ......MAX1S0SL-1
Length, oa.. 18300m Mooring equipment Contract date .. ......................... 10 May 1998
Length, bp . 174.00m Number.. . ..2 x double-drum mooring winch/windlass Launch/float-out date .. ...... 15 September 1999
Breadth, moulded. ............................32.20m 2 x single-drum winch Delivery date .. 31 January 2000

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Shipbuilder: Hyundai Heavy Industries MAN B&W 5L28/32 diesel engines, with steam raised Number .. . 2
...............................................Co Ltd, Korea from two 45tonne/h boilers . Type ",HMT-45
Make, ........... Hyuncai
Vessel'sname: Raphae/
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Output... ..2 x 45tonnes/h
Hull number: 1225 Length,oa ... ...........335.00m MOOringequipment
Owner/operator: Overseas Shipholding Length, bp , .... 320.00m Number 2 x windlass; 8 x mooring winch
............................................Group Inc, USA Breadth, moulded. .. ...58.00m Make .....Hyundai-Pusnes
Designer Hyundai Heavy Industries Depth, moulded to main deck 31.00m Type. .Electro-hydraulic
...............................................Co Ltd, Korea Width of double skin Cargo tanks
side. ..3.52m Number .. ....,15 + 2 slop
Flag: Panama bottom 3.00m Grades ... ,.., "..3
Totalnumber of sister Gross. .. 157,883gt Cargo pumps
ships already completed: - Deadweight Number .. ..,3
Totalnumber of sister design .. 309,600dwt Type .. .Vertical centrifugal
ships still on order: - scantling. 309,600dwt Make .. . Shinko
Draught Capacity 3 x 5000m'h
design .. ........22.70m Cargo and ballast control systems
Hyundai series of double-hull scantling .................22.70m Make.. ....Nakakita
T1 HE well-established
VLCC is already in service with a number of own-
ers. t includes in its design a number of energy-saving
Speed, service at 92%MCR ..
Cargo capacity
...... 15.20knots Type. Combined console with valve
..... remote control
and environmentally friendly features, notably a hull- liquid volume .. ........................... 349,600m' Complement
form with a wide beam and a bluff forebody, both of Bunkers Officers .. .,.,12
which contribute to a service speed at 92%MCR of heavy oil .....7900m' Crew .,..18
15.70knots, derived from a Hyundai-MAN B&W diesel 011 .,400m' Rooms. ...30 single rooms
7S80MC main engine rated at 34,650bhp MCR when Fuel consumption Special rudder ... ........Large-sized rudder
running at 79rev / min. main engine only. 92,47tonnes/day Bridge control system
Typical of this class of tanker, Raphael is single- Classification ....... Lloyd's Register of Shipping, + 100A1, Make. ..."""",., ...Nor-Control
decked, without forecastle, and arranged with a sunken .........Double Hull Oil Tanker, ESP,ShipRight Type.. ...AutoChief IV
after cleck. There are two longitudinal bulkheads in the " (SDA, FDA, CM), +LMC, UMS, LI, IGS, IWS, COW One man operation ..No
cargo section which, with transverse bulkheads, divide Percentage of high-tensile Fire detection system
the ship into 15 ranks. The double bottom is centrally steel used in construction Make .. .......... Consilium Marine
divided, with the port and starboard tanks joined with Main engine Type ...... , C300
the side spaces formed by the double hull, to provide Design ,MAN B&W Fire extinguishing systems
water ballast tanks. The structural design has been care- Model.. . 7S80MC Cargo tank deck ...Low expansion foam
fully developed, with particular emphasis paid to reduc- Manufacturer .. ...Hyundai Heavy Industries Make ... NK Co Ltd
ing hull deflections, vibration throughout the ship, bow Number 1 Engineroom.. .. High-expansion foam
impact and fatigue strength, using the Lloyd's Register Output. , ,.,.,.,.....,.,.,.34,650bhp/79rev/min Make, ,..,.,..,""""""""'" """, , Unitor
ShipRight PC-based advanced procedures for design, Propeller Cabins and public rooms Portable extinguishers
construction, and life-time ship care. Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze .. .and sea water jets
Rllphae/ is designed to handle three grades of oil Manufacturer.. .. Hyundai Heavy Industies Make NK Co Ltd
cargo simultaneously, using three Shinko steam turbine Number.. .. 1 Radars
cargopumps, each delivering 5000m' /h. The cargo and Pitch.. . , , , Fixed Number, ".2
ballast control systems are of the medium-pressure Diameter.. .. 9700mm Make .. . Raytheon
hydraulic type, installed by Nakakita and operated from Speed,.,."""', ,.,"""', ,,.,""""', 79rev/min Models .. ..C3425/7XU; C3430/12SU
a common piano-type console with remote valve oper- Diesel-driven alternators Satellite communication
arion included. Radar beam-type level gauges are used Number .. .... , 3 Make ............................ Furuno
for sounding the cargo tanks, with an electro-pneumat- Engine make/type .. .Hyundai-MAN B&W/5L28/32 Model . .....GP-80(DGPS beacon receiver Integrated)
ic system fitted to the ballast tanks. Supplying the ves- Alternator make/type .. Hyundai/HFC-6-566-14K-EB Contract date ..
sel's electrical requirements are three Hyundai Output. ..3 x 980kW/720rev/min Launch/float-out date ..
980kW/720rev/min alternators driven by Hyundai- Boilers Delivery date. ....15 March 2000

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sail giant
Shipbuilder: Cenal, Poland, and dacron arc hydraulically opened and furled into the Model .. .. 3516-B-SCAC
hollow yard arms using remote controls, so that the Manufacturer .....Caterpillar
...........Merwede Shipyard, The Netherlands Number 2
20 crew rarely go aloft. Nevertheless, passengers
Vessel's name: Royal Clipper wishing to sample the 'old days' can still do so under Output .. 2 x 1865kW/1600rev/min
Hull number: 681 supervision whilst manually furling two forecourses, Gearbox
Owner/operator: Star Clipper Cruises, Make ... ....... Flender
or simply observing from the comfortably furnished
Model ...Navil.is GVA 1120
......................................................... Monaco crew's nests some lSm above deck. . twin-input/single-output
Designers: Shipbuilder and owner; also The luxurious passenger spaces occupy five decks, Number .. .. ........ 1
the lowest featuring the Captain Nemo Lounge with a Output speed 235rev/min
........Donald Starkey, UK (interiors); Choren spa, fitness facilities and underwater portholes look- Propeller
............Design, Poland, (masts and rigging) ing OLIt on the marine life. An Atrium serves three Material ..
Flag: Luxembourg decks, with the highest level formed from the glass Manutacturer Vickers Ulstein (Kamewa)
Totalnumber of sister bottom of the largest of three swirnrning pools, Number ....... I
ships already completed Nil designed to allow sunlight to filter through to the Pitch. .Controllable
lower decks. Diameter ........ 2900mm
Totalnumber of sister The relatively quiet entertainment required by Star Speed ..... 235rev/min
ships still on order: Nil Clippers' clientele is provided by lounges, bars, and a Main engine-driven alternator
large library, whilst a public area known as The Number .............. 1
Make ...Leroy Somer
C ONTINUING the concept of the 'true sailing
vessel cruise liner' capable of paying its way as a
passenger carrier, which was introduced nearly 10
Gallery can readily be converted into a casino serving
those requiring more excitement.
panc)" 228 passengers
With double occu-
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years ago by Swedish-born entrepreneur Mikael pullman berths), more than 60% of whom, the owner Engine make/type.. .Caterpillar/3512B SCAC
Krafft with Sial' Flyer and Sial' Clipper (Sigllificallt Ships claims, will be repeat bookings. Alternator make. ......... Caterpillar
of 1992), Ro),al Clipper could claim an unusual his ton' Under sail, Royal Clipper can reach speeds between Output.. ........ 2 x 1200kW/1500rev/min
even before she commenced her summer season of 8knots and 20knots, whilst secondary propulsion pro- Emergency set/auxiliary propulsion
Mediterranean cruises out of Cannes in July 2000. She vided b), twin 186SkW Caterpillar diesel engines dri- Number 1
was originally ordered as a conventional sailing ship ving a CP propeller through a twin-input/single-oLlt- Engine make/lype .. ..MAN/D2855LXE
from a small Polish shipyard which went bankrupt, put gearbox can give the ship a speed of 13.S0knots. Alternator make .. .Leroy Somer
but her incomplete hull was purchased by Star No reverse gearing is fitted: all directional movements Output. 242kW/1500rev/min
Clippers and assigned to another Polish shipyard, being made at the propeller. Two diesel-alternator Doors/ramps
Cenal, who carried out substantial structural modifi- sets, and a third driven from one main engine, supply Number 2 x tender embarkation platforms
cations, including lengthening the hull by adding new electrical power. A fourth unit of 2S0kW provides x stern door/manna platform
Designer. W,nel
bow and stern sections to the existing midship por- emergency power and, by clutching out the main
Passengers
tion, before transferring the vessel to Merwcde for engines and switching in this alternator, sufficient
Total 228 (double occupancy)
completion. propulsion power to boost speed under sail in light
260 including Pullman berths
The lengthening enabled Mr Krafft to fulfil a dream wincls by some 4knots can be developed. i\ 370kW Complement
of building a fully rigged sailing ship, and with dimen- bow thruster enhances manoeuvrability. Total. ..... 106
sions now replicating those of the 1902-built Flying P Rooms ....... 17 single; 8 double;
Line Preussen - claimed to have been the largest sail- PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS triple; 13 quadruple
powered commercial vessel, and the only five-masted Length, oa .. ....... 133.22m Bow thruster
full rigger ever built. R,!)'al Clipper'.r external appear- Length, bp ... .. 99.00m Make. .. ABB Zamech
ance has became more than a passing copy of her Breadth, overall .... .. 16.40m Number .. .1
illustrious predecessor. A clipper stem and full Depth, to main deck .. ....... 8.40m Output .. ....370kW
Gross 5061gt Fire detection systems
counter stern preserve the traditional image; however,
Deadweight .. ..................... 857dwt Make.. .. Ajax Fire Protection
the latter does conceal a contemporary feature: a
Draught.. ....5.70m Fire extinguishing systems
hinged platform arranged flush with the stern plating, Height of masts above slwl .. 50.00m
which can form a watersports stage whilst at anchor. Cabins .. ....Sprinkler
Sail area ... .......5050m' Radars
Arrangement of masts and rigging closely follows Speed Number .. 2
that of PrCIfJJ81l, except for the use of modern materi- under main machinery power 13.50knots Make ....JRC
als and operating systems such as tapered steel tubes under sail . . .sknots to 20knots Satellite navigation systems
for masts; aluminium spars; and standing rigging of Classification. Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 1OOA1 Make ... JRC
ultra-strong stainless steel to reduce weight aloft. Salling Passenger Vessel, +LMC Number .. 2
Power winches 011 the Sun Deck allow effortless sail Heel control equipment. Hoppe Bordmesstechnik Model ........ NWZ-4570
changing, with others used to turn the 26 square sails. Main engines Contract date (Merwede) .. .11 March 1999
In all, 42 sails totalling SOSOm' and made from Design .. Caterpillar Delivery date ....... 15 July 2000

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Shipbuilder: Damen Shipyards Hoogezand, in the poop, and in a four-tier deckhousc, the top tier of Make/type, " . """"".Stamfotd/-
"',',',.,""',.,"",.,' """""" ..The Netherlands which houses a navigating bridge equipped m accor- Output" ".,A40kW/1500rev/min
dance with GMDSS Area 3 requirements, Below and Diesel-driven alternators
Vessel's name:""""""""", """"""""",Sabina slightly forward of the deckhouse, the engineroom is Number" """"""""""" "" ..2
Hull number: ..,.... .. 804 fitted out with a MaK 911132main engine, developing Engine make/type, , """""""""""Scania
Owner/operator: MV 'Sabina' AG/Enzian 4100k\'(/ at 600rev/min to drive a CP propeller for a Alternator make/type """"""""" """"""""""Stamfotd/·
" Shipping AG, Switzerland service speed of 15.4knots, A Renk gearbox provides a Output.. . ". ".2 x 280kW/1500rev/min
Designer: Damen Shipyards Hoogezand, PTO for a Stamford 440k\'(/ alternator, which can take Boilers
the load at sea from 60 reefer plugs, Number" 2
" , The Netherlands Two 280k\'\I alternators with Scania prime movers are Type, """,Thermal oil
Flag: Switzerland also fitted, At the bow a Lips 400kW thruster with CP Make" . " """""""""" ""'" """""'" ".wiesloch
Number 01 sister ships propeller operates, and a Barkerneyer flap-type rudder is Output "",,""""""" """.".,,"" 1 x465kW boiler
already completed: " ,1 fitted aft within an open-water stern frame. .""""""""""""""""""""""""",,1 x 500kW economiser
Number 01 sister ships Cargo cranes
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number"
still on order " .., 2 Length,oa .. 127.87m Make/type .Liebherr/electro-hydraulic
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Length, bp , , """""""",,121.66m Capacity" 60tonne/16m outreach; 40tonne/26m;

D AMEN'S portfolio of Combi-Freighter

Sabil/a
standard
designs now includes both the 9200G, of which
is an example, and 9000G types (the designation
Breadth, moulded"
Depth, moulded to main deck"
Width of double skin
"""""""".".,,15.85m
.. """"""",,9.75m Mooring equipment
Number"
"" """ "" " ",,30tonne/28Am

............ 2 x mooring winch/windlass

being an approximate indication of deadweight capac- side". '" """""""""" """"""""""",1.35m .............. 2 x mooring winch
ity). Both are variations of an earlier 8300dwt version of bottom. ". """""",,1.25m Make, """'" .Kraalieveld
what has become a very popular and versatile carrier - Gross ..5968gt Type Electro-hydraulic
additionally attractive to owners because of Darnen's Deadweight. design 9230dwt Hatch covers
high standards of quality control, and a price competi- Draught, design" , """.7.446m Make" """"".Coops & Niebotg
tiveness aided by the use of associated shipyards in Speed, service at 100%MCR, 7.446m draught, Type, ..Pontoon
Romania and China to build the bare hull, 100kW allowance for PTO 15.40knots Containers
Sabina's hull came from the Damen Galatz Shipyard Cargo capacity Lengths" ",,20ft; 40ft
in Romania, with outfitting completed at Hoogezand, grain 12,160m' Total TEU capacity, """"""""""""".436
using a wide range of specialist sub-contractors in Bunkers Cell guides" ,,,,,No
accordance with Dutch practice, notably for accom- heavy oil. 565m' Reefer plugs" ...60
modation spaces, electrical work, and complete diesel oil ,,59m' Tiers/across
engineroom installation. The single-dcck, double-skin Water ballast.. 3433m' Hatches" 3/5
hull has forecastle and poop erections, and contains Classification" . Lloyd's Register + 1OOA1, +LMC, UMS, Holds" 4/5
two box-shaped holds with tank tOP strengthened for """"""""Strengthened fot Heavy Cargoes up to Complement
heavy cargoes lip to 18tonnes/m', and suitable for the "."""""""."".18tonnes/m'. Container Cargoes in Holds Otticers. , ,.. ,5
carriage of all dangerous cargoes except Classes 1 "",and on Hatch Covers Crew. . 6
and vn. Percentage of high-tensile Spare" 1
The holds are closed by pontoon covers having a steel used in construction ........... 17% Single/double rooms, " 12/-
loading of 1.75ronncs/m', handled by a gantry crane Heel control equipment, ".Framo system 11201)1'/h Special ruccer.. Barkemeyer flap type
travelling on the coamings. This is also used to lift two Main engine Bow thruster
portable grain bulkheads (one for each hold) into any Design MaK Make ". "Lips BV
one of five available positions in No 1 hold, and eight ill Model.. .."".".,9M32 Number .. " , ",1 x CP propeller
No 2, to suit a maximum intake of grain at different Manufacturer" """"""""".MaK Output.. ......... ,."""."AOOkW
stowage rates. The bulkheads are also designed to form Number" . """" """" ""'" , , """,1 Bndge control system
a tweendeck with a uniform loading of 3.5tonnes/m2, Output.. . """""A100kW/600rev/min One man operation .. '"'''''''''' .Yes
and forklift axle loading of l Jronncs. Gearbox (including PTO for alternator) Fire extinguishing systems
Sabil/fl has a single Liebherr 60/40/30tonne deck Make Renk Holds and engine room , .CO,
crane fitted approximately midships at the starboard Model ......HSU 800C Make." .Aiax
side. This is capable of handling containers, and has a Number" , ...... 1 Radars
working range which can be extended by using the Propeller Number"
hatch cover gantry crane to draw cargo to the crane ~an Matenal" ................. Copoer-ruckel-alumiruurn Make" .Furuno
operation unnecessary with twin-crane versions of the Manufacturer .. """""Lips BV Models. . ..", ..",.FR2115
Combi Freighter design, Counteracting heel problems Number, ".1 Satellite navigation system
whilst working cargo is a Frame anti-heel system trans- Pitch. ""Controllable Make. ... Furuno
ferring water ballast at 1120m'/h, Container capacity in Diameter .. """."" 4200mm Model .. , ..GP80
the holds is 256TI<:U, with another 180 carried on deck Speed. "" 155rev/min Contract date" , January 1999
and hatch covers. Main engine-driven alternator Launch/float-out date, "January 2000
Accommodation is arranged for a complement of 12 Number Delivery date" ".May 2000

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CAPTAINS pECK !1!!SO
 Power system
Main diesel-alternators
Engine design/type 4 x wansua 16V26
....................................................... 2 x wartsua 8V26
Alternator design/type.
Output .. ...... .4 x SOOOkW
.....2 x 2S00kW
Emergency diesel-alternator
Engine design/type 1 x Cummins wartsna 8L170
Alternator design/type. . . .
Output ..... 1 x 900kW/ISOOrev/min
Thrusters
Stern azimuth thrusters

SAIBOS FDS: field Motor number/type

Rated power.
2 x ABB, AMB630L6L
...2 x 4400kW (main
...................................... and DP propulsion)

development ship Bow retractable azimuth thrusters

Motor number/type ..2 x ABB, AMA500L6L BAFTMH
Rated power. . 2 x 2200kW (DP

from Samsung .................................................................. propulsion)

Bow tunnel thrusters
Motor number{Type .... 2 x ABB, AMA500L6L VAFTMH
Rated power. . 2 x 2000kW (DP
Shipbuilder: .Samsung Heavy Industries Co special equipment installed includes a hydraulically ..................proputsion)
.....................................................Ltd, Korea driven JIP firing line set, an abandonment and recov- Main crane
Vessel's name: .....SaiBOS FDS ery winch, and a JIP hydraulically driven auxiliary Number .. ........ 1
winch. Model . .... AMClyde KPT-600
Hull number: .1311 A dynamic positioning system is fitted to IMO DP Lifting capacity .. ...600l0nnes/30m radius
Owner/operator: SaiBOS CML, Italy class 3 recommendations and Dec Norske Veritas ........ 30Otonnes/55m radius
Designer: Schiffko, Germany/ Samsung AUTR notation covering pipelay operations, and Hoisting speed 0-IOm/min full load
.... Heavy Industries Co Ltd, Korea AUTRO for subsea operations. It has two high-hold- ......0-20m/min half load
ing-power anchors, two 8tonne windlasses, an 8tonne Auxiliary offshore cranes
Flag ......Bahamas
winch, and four 8tonne capstans. The ballast pumping Number/model 2 x Liebherr CBO 3100.30 Litronic
Total number of sister system operates on a ring-main principle with eight .................................... 2 x Liebherr RI-S20/20 Litronic
ships already completed Nil fully automatic 1500mJ /h submerged heeling pumps Type.. ..JIP hydraulic
Total number of sister integrated into the DP equipment and working on Purpose General service, pipe handling
ships still on order: ......Nil four independent circuits. Lifting capacity.. . 2 x 30tonnes
SAIBOS FDS is fitted with a power plant which .................................................... 2 x 20tonnes
comprises six diesel-alternator sets; four of 5000kW Pipeline J-Iay ramp system

S'AIBOS FDS introduces a new design to Samsung's

already extensive offshore portfolio. Described as
a Field Development Ship, it is also equipped for
each and two of 2500kW, all using Wartsili V26 type
prime movers - four of the 16-cylinder design and
two of 8-cylinder. These supply 6.6k V current to six
String...

Tilting system
.
.................... .41.5m/52m string length
.4 x pipe [o.nts

up to 96deg
operation as a pipelaycr and crane ship, and with in- thrusters driven by A BB motors. Two of these, at the Pipeline holding system
built structural reinforcement, for workover, cable- stern, are of the azimuthing type, dismountable under Rigid pipe .. ............. .400tonnes static load
laying,or carousel operations. water and developing 4400kW each. At the fore end Flexible pipe. sotoones static load
Principal feature is a j-type tower pipelaying system two 2200kW retractable units and two 2000kW tunnel Laying capacity .. ...... up to sea state 5, 5deg roll
fitted at' the stern (not shown on the accompanying type are installed. The stern azimuthing thrusters are Firing line equipment
photograph but see pian). This is arranged to work used as propulsion units, with all six available to work Number.. . 1 set
with rigid pipes up to 355mm diameter and a string of within the dynamic position system. Type . JIP hydraulic
41.50/52m lengths, or four pipe joints. The tilting sys- Lifting capacity 15tonnes at max outreach
tem operates up to 96deg, and the pipeline holding PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS HOisting speed 0-15m/min at 15tonnes
system is suitable for rigid pipe up to 400tonnes and Length,oa .......................... 163.46m Abandonment and recovery winch
flexible pipe up to 90tonnes static load. Laying is pos- Length, bp . . ....IS2.00m Number .. .......................... 1 set
sible up to sea state 5 and a roll of 5deg. Breadth, moulded .. ...30.00m Lifting/hoisting speed. ... 0-15m/min at 300l0nne
Pipes arc delivered to the tower by way of a Depth, moulded to main deck .. ....... 12.40m Auxiliary winch
motorised storage, handling and conveyor system, Gross. 17,SOOgt Number .. I set
which also includes welding, coating and non-destruc- Deadweighl.. ............II,SOOdwt Type .. .............. JIP hydraulic
tive testing stations. Craneagc consists of a AMClyde Payload. .....4S00l0nnes Module-handling tower
KPT-600 revolving crane with a 600tonne swl fitted at Draught Purpose.. . Installing sub-sea modules
the starboard side, and two x 20tonne and two x operating ....7.S0m ....down to 2000m depth
30tonnc Licbberr hydraulic cranes. All operate over scantling .. ..8.00m Equipment. .1OOtonnesauxiliary winch
the aft working deck behind a substantial superstruc- Speed, service NCR ......... 13.00knots Heave compensation .. 0-130tonnes load range
ture providing accommodation for 199 persons, and Bunkers ...... Operation in sea state 5
surmounted by a helicopter platform. diesel oil . ....3300mJ Complement
A handling tower is provided for installing subsea Water ballast.. 12,000m' Marine crew .. .............30
modules in water depths down to 2000m, using a can- Classification 'Oet Norske Veritas +IAI(E), SF,Crane Technicians... . 169
tilever system with a 100tonne winch. A heave-com- .................Vessel, Pipe Laying Vessel, EO, DYNPOS, Contract date.. . 30 December 1996
pensation system covers load ranges of 0-130tonnes ................................. AUTR, AUTRO, DSV II, HLDK, ICE C Launch/float-out date 14 July 1998
and the tower can operate in up to sea state 5. Other Heel control equipment ..8 x ISOOm'/hsubmerged pumps Delivery date 30 November 2000

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SCHIPPERSGRACHT: innovative
multipurpose cargo ship series
Shipbuilder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries includes an electric air-dryer system and a thermal-oil air Number
...................Ltd, Shimonoseki Works, Japan hearer for use whilst carrying paper. Make/type.. Neuenfelder/Electro-hydraulic
Duties 120tonne/90tonne/50tonne x 14.0m/18.6m/30.0m
Vessel's name: Schippersgracht
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS ......radius
Hull number: 1060 Length, oa .. ......168.21m MOOrIngequipment
Owner/operator: Spliethoff's Length, bp . ......... 159.14m Number/type ......... 2 x mooring winch/Windlass
.....Bevrachtingskantor BV, The Netherlands Breadth, moulded ... . ..25.20m x mooring winch
Designer ...Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Depth, moulded to main deck .. ....14.60m Fukushima
Gross .. 16,641gt Etectro-hyoraulic
................................................... Japan
Deadweight Hatch covers
Flag: The Netherlands desiqn ... .........18.946dwt Make .. . MacGregor-Kayaba
Totalnumber of sister scantling. ......21.402dwt Type .. upper deck: folding and roiling;
ships already completed: .Nil Draught ........... tweendeck: pontoon
Totalnumber of sister design .. 10.00m Containers
scantling .. 10.71m Lengths ... 20ft; 40ft, 45ft
ships still on order: Speed, service at 10m draught .....19.50knots Cell
........2 (plus 3 sisters at Tsuneishi Shipyard, Cargo capacity Total capacity
.....Japan, and 4 similar ships at grain .23,820m' Reefer plugs ......Nil
................. Stocznia Szczecinska, Poland) Bunkers Heights ....8ft sm: 9ft 6Y"n
heavy oil .. 1809m' Tiers/across
PLIETHOFF'S long-standing commitment to con- diesel oil 285m' upper deck .. .6/10
Stinual investment in modern tonnage, coupled with a
tradition for innovation, is exemplified by this 10-ship
Water ballast.
Fuel consumption
7885m' in holds
Cargo lifts (Side-shifter system)
..... 5/8

series of multipurpose carriers ordered primarily to main engine only. 45tonnes/day Number 5 x 16tonne swl
implement a freight contract signed with Finnish Classification. . .Lloyd's Register of Shipping. + 100A1 Type. . Side loading with Side shell door
forestry group UPM Kymmene, covering year-round ....... Strengthened for Heavy Cargoes, Desiqner.. . ...TTS Mongstad
shipments of paper to North America. It is understood ....... Container Cargoes in Holds. on Upper Deck and Complement
that this contract wilJ remain in force for the lifetime of .Upperdeck Hatch Covers, Timber Deck Cargoes. Ice Officers ....9
the vessels. ...class lA (Finrush.Swedish Ice Rules),LA, LI. NAV1, Crew .15
The ability to carry a wide range of alternative cargoes "IWS, +LMC, UMS, SCM Spare (pilots) ..2
to those emanating from Finnish mills is essenti.al to the Heel control equipment .. Air-activated Single/double rooms. 7/8
economic running of these vessels, and is highlighted by type anti-heeling system Bow thruster
a choice of cargo access and handling gear additionally Main engine Make ...... Nakashima
targeted for general and bulk cargoes, dangerous goods Design. ..WartSlla Number ..... 1
in the HvIO class 1 to 8 categories, and containers. An Model ...........6L64A Output.. 850kW/1200rev/mln
unusual configuration of three, ship-side mounted, Manufacturer Wartslla Bridge control system
120tonne swl deck cranes (two port, one starboard) gives Number .. ........... ·1 Make ....Chugoku ElectriC Service
full coverage of the three cargo holds, with 240tonne Output. .12,060kW/333rev/min One-man operation .. .. Yes
tandem lifts possible in line with heavy-lift and project- Gearbox Fire detection systems
cargo specialities, both of me main Spliethoff fleet, and Make ..........Renk Make/type ......Deckrna (cargo spaces)/Smoke tube
its Mammoet subsidiary.The cranes are also available to Model. .HSU1380 ..... Servoteknlkk(engineroom and
handle me vessel's complement of 1127TEU. Output speed .. . 105rev/min ............... accommodatlonj/Conventional
Particularly innovatory for this size of vessel is the Propeller Fire extinguishing
adoption of a sideport loading system for paper cargoes. Material. ......Nickel-aluminium-bronze Cargo hold/Engine room Sea water and CO,
Twostructures on the starboard side approximately mid- Manufacturer ....t.ips Make. Preussag
ships, house two and three l ritonnc swl sidelifters Pitch. ...Controllable Cabins/publ.c spaces Sea water and portable
respectively, capable of making transfers between the Diameter .. . 6300mm Make Ajax
quaysideand the lower and intermediate tweendeck lev- Speed ..... 105rev/min Waste disposal plant
elsat an hourly rate of 500tonnes. The shell door of the Main engine-driven alternator Incinerator
sideport structure is raised and pivoted outwards when Number. Make ..Team Tec A/S
the loadersare in use, fanning a rain shelter which aUows Make/type Taiyo/FEK75D-4 Model.. . OGS 400C
all-weather operation. Output.. ........1000kW/1800rev/min Waste compactor
An example from Ole world's most powerful medium- Diesel-driven alternators Make Robar America
speeddiesel engine range - me Wartsila 64 type - has Number .. .3 Model ... . .o-400-S1
been selected to power this 10-ship class. Developing Engine make/type .. .... Mltsublshl/S6R2-MPTK Waste crusher
2000kW/cylinder, the Finnish-designed/Ttalian-built Alternator make/type .. . Talyo/FB41A-6 Make Disperator
six-cylinder L64A unit produces 12,060kW at Output.. 3 x 450kW/1200rev/mln Model ... GKG 350
333rev/min for a fast service speed of 19.50knots by Boilers Sewage plant
way of a Rcnk gearbox driving a CP propelJer at Number/type ..1 x thermal-Oil heater Make .. Taiko Kika
105rev/min. A 1000kW shaft alternator satisfies the ves- 1 x thermal-oil gas econorruser Model SBT25
sel's routine electrical needs and supplies an 850kW Make. Wiesloch Contract date. ...16 July 1998
Nakashima bow thruster, whilst 3 x 450kW diesel-alter- Output.. ........... 2 x 1250kW Launch/floatout date. 27 August 1999
nator sets are also available. Other equipment on board Cargo cranes Delivery date 14 January 2000

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UPPER DECK
 bottom. .. 1.88m
bulkheads.. UOm
Gross. . 21,3S3gt
Deadweight.... . 32.230dwt
Deadweight. design and slwl . 11.00m
Speed, 11 OOmdraught/6600kW lS.10knots
Cargo capacity
liquid volume.. ............37,440m'
Bunkers
heavy oil. . 863m'
diesel oil .. ........374m'
Water ballast. .. 16,717m'
Classification Germanischer Lloyd + 100AS E2011
Tanker, ESP.cou, 3,
................................................. + MC E2 AUT, INERT
Other regulations complied with ... .....Finnish/Swedish
.....Ice Class 1B
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction 10%
Main engine
Desiqn .. . MAN B&W
Model .. . 6lS8/64
Manufacturer .. .....MAN B&W
Number ... . 1
Output .. 8340kW/428rev/min MCR
Gearbox
Make.. .. Renk
Model. .. HSU-1120D
Number.. .......1
Output speed 101rev/min
Propeller
Material .. ......Nickel-alumlniurn-bronze
Manufacturer... . Kamewa
N~~ 1
Pitch. .. Controllable
Diameter 6000mm
Speed. .. 101rev/min
Main engine-driven alternator
Number .. ..1
Make/type .. .... STN
Output.. ...1400kVA/l SOOrev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number.. ..3
Engine make/type .Yanmar!T2607-ST
Alternator make/type ..... Hyundai-Siemens/HFCS-634-8
Output.. ..3 x 1200kVA/7S0rev/mln
Boilers
Number.. .. 2
Type.. .. 1 x AO 011 fired
SEATURBOT: introducing Make..
.......................................... 1 x AO exhaust gas
...Aalborg
Output.. .. t x l1tonnes/h;

the Lindenau safety tanker Hose-handling crane

Number ..
........1 x 1tonnes/h

..1

Class 2004 Make ...

Capacity.
Mooring equipment
........ HMB
10tonne/0-1Sm/min

Number. ........8 x double-drum winches

Shipbuilder Lindenau GmbH, Germany fittings, and valves are installed throughout. The Make .. ......Rolls Royce-Brattvaag
Vessel's name:. ..........Seaturbot 10 Frank Mohn hydraulic deepwell SOOm'/h pumps, Type. .. low-pressure hydraulic
Hull number:. ....8241 can handle five cargo segregations through three Cargo tanks
manifolds, and are served from a main power pack Number .. . 10 + 2 slop
Owner/operator: ...TM8 '8eaturbot' GmbH & capable of operating six cargo and two ballast pumps Grades .. . S
........Co KG, Germany at full output simultaneously, or all pumps at reduced Product range .. .................Oil products. crude oil
Designer: Lindenau GmbH, Germany power. Coated tanks. ..Yes
Flag: ......Germany A segregated ballast system uses two 750m;/h cen- Make... ................................... Camrex Camkote MX
Total number of sister trifugal pumps, controlled from a separate desk in the Stainless steel. Piping, fittings. pumps
cargo control room. This is shared with the cargo sys- Cargo pumps
ships already completed: ......................... 1 tem, and is complete with mimic diagrams and remote Number .. . ... 10 + 2
Total number of sister control of valves and pumps. Type.. .....Hydraulic deepwell
ship still on order: ..........................3 Two 3000kW steam-supplied tank washing heaters ...................... 10 x 5D2S0; 2 x SD12S
serve a fixed washing machine in each cargo and slop Make .. ..... Frank Mohn
tank, and a 3750Nm;/h inert-gas system is fitted. On Capacity .. ..10 x SOOm'/h:2 x 200m'/h

T IlE Lindenau Class 2000 double-hull tanker was

first introduced in 1990, and examples of this con-
cept have already appeared in SiglliJic{l/I/JbipJ in a vari-
deck, a combined emergency towing and single-point
mooring system is fitted forward, with a similar
arrangement aft, having a towing wire on a storage
Cargo control system
Make..
Type ..
...Frank Mohn/Danfoss
............. Electric/hydrauliC
cry of sizes. The company have now taken the design drum and a pick-up container. Ballast control system
and its aims a stage further by developing the safety A medium-speed MAN B&W 6L58/64 main engine Make .. ......................... 'Oanfoss
tanker Class 2004. develops 8340kW at 428rev/l11in for a trial speed of Type .. .. Electric/hydraulic
Essentially a repeat of Seade!'i/ (Signijicall/ Sbip" oj approximately 16knots at summer draught. Under the Complement
1996), this new vessel does, nevertheless, include a same conditions but at 6600kW, contract speed is Officers .. ..8
number of important changes, notably an increase in 15.10knots. Crew. ............... 20
the number of cargo tanks from seven to 10, achieved Drive to the CP propeller, running at 101rev/min, is Bow thruster
by introducing a centreline bulkhead into the cargo by way of a Renk HSU-1120D gearbox with a power Make.. . Kamewa
space, but reducing transverse bulkheads from six to take-off shaft to a STN 1400kVA/1500rev/min alter- Number.. . ....... 1
four. The basis design has a double-skin hull which also nator. Three Yanmar/ I lyundai-Siemens 1200kVA Output.. 10S0kW/211rev/min
embraces the fuel tanks. The transverse bulkheads arc diesel-alternator sets arc also fitted. Integrated engine Bridge control system
of similar construction, with the internal space form- controJ and power management systems allow eco- Make. .........Raytheon and STN
ing water ballast tanks joined with the adjacent side and nomic and safe operation of electrical energy genera- One man operation. .....No
double-bottom spaces. tion from the machinery control room anc! wheel- Fire detection system
The centreline bulkhead is also of double construc- house. Make. . Servotekknik
tion and, as well as improving stability during loading Type. ......... MBS 802/16
and discharging, it has been adapted to provide PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Radars
an emergency cargo discharging system, where oil length.oa .. .. ....177.7Sm Number . ............ 2 x ARPA
from each tank can pass into the double space in the length. bp. ........168.0Sm Make .. ............ STN Atlas
event of cargo pump failure, and be discharged by Breadth, moulded. .. 2800m Models Atlas 9600; 1 x S-band. 1 x X-band
the crude oil washing pump. All structure is arranged Depth. moulded to main deck. .. 16.80m Contract date ..
outside the tanks, which are coated with Camrex Width of double skin launch/float-out date.
Camkote M:X, while stainless steel piping, pumps, side .. ............ ..........2.00m Delivery date .. .......... 1 July 2000

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SEA-LAND NEW YORK: new box-ship
series for trans-Pacific route
Shipbuilder: ...Hyundai Heavy Industries Co various draughts resulting from the choice of loading Output x·
........Ltd, Korea scheme. A service speed of 25.80knots at 90%MCR is Boiler
obtained from a r-lyundai-MAN B&W 10K98MC-C Number .. . ..... 1
Vessel's name: Sea-Land New York
main engine developing 77,600bhp at 104rev/min, ro Type .. ................................ Automatic forced draught;
Hull number: ....1208 power a tip-raked propeller introduced to reduce cavi- ......... heavy fuel and waste oil burning
Owner/operator: .....Costamare Shipping Co tation. Make ........ Kangrim
..SAlMaersk Sea-Land, Performance and durability of tile outside shell is Output. .................... 5500kg/h
......Greece/USA & Denmark enhanced by the application of a five-year lifespan self- Mooring equipment
poli hing paint, and by the fitting of an impressed cur- Number.. . 2 x windlass; 6 x mooring winch
Designer: ....Hyundai Heavy Industries
rent cathodic protection system. Four alternators, dri- Make.. . Rauma Brattvaag
.............Co Ltd, Korea ven by 3255bhp/720rev/min l-lyundai-lVlAN B&W Type. .. Electric
Flag: Greece prime movers, supply electricity, inducting the require- Hatch covers
Total number of sister ments of 500FEU reefer sockets and a 2500kW bow Make .. ..... MacGregor
ships already completed Nil thruster. Type .. ............................. Pontoon
Containers
Total number of sister
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS lengths. ................. 201t; 40ft; 45ft
ships still on order: . . .4 length,oa .. .. 304.00m Cell guides ............................... ,.. In holds
length, bp , . 292.00m Total TEU capacity ........ 6252

A NOTHER example from the Hyundai container

ship portfolio is Sea-LandNew York, the first in a
series of five large-capacity vessels ordered by Greek
Breadth, moulded.
Depth, moulded to main deck.
Gross. .
...AO.OOm
...24.20m
.74,661gt
Reefer plugs.
Heights .
Tiers/across
.
........................... 8ft Bin: 9ft 6in
500

companyCostamare,and operated on long-term charter Deadweight Upper deck .. TYPical 6/16

by US-based Sea-Land, now part of the A P Moller design .. .. 61 ,700dwt Holds .. .. .Typ.cal 9/14
(Maersk) Group, on its Far East/Pacific South West scantling ....81,500dwt Ballast control system
Coast USA services. The single-deck design is notable Draught Make. ............. Pleiger Far East
for being of the open-hatch type, without girders in way design. .............. 12.00m Type .. ......... Piano console
of the hatches, which are closed by MacGregor Iifr-away scantling .. 14.00m Complement
pontoon type covers, supported 9n the coamings using Speed, service 90%MCR ... 25.80knots Officers .. 12
patented Lubripad bearing pads. These are designed to Bunkers Crew. . ...16
provide a low and predictable rate of wear for easier heavy oil. .. 8100m' Rooms .. ......... sinqle
maintenance, and to allow the 'weight of the cover and diesel oil. .. AOOm' Bow thruster
cargo to be securely transferred to the ship's structure by Water ballast t9,100m' Make. ...Kawasaki Heavy Industries
accommodating the relative movement between cover Fuel consumption, main engine only. .. 205tonnes/day Number. ....... 1
and coaming, caused by flexing of the hull. Classification. Germanischer Lloyd + 100A5, Container Output.. ...... 2500kW/245rev/min
Hatch cover panel weights have been restricted to ................ Ship, RSD, IW, SOlAS 11·2REG 54, +MC, AUT Bridge control system
under 40tonnes to allow handling by POrt cranes, and, Percentage of high-tensile Make.. .. Norcontrol
in conjunction with stools at the ship's side, these can steel used in construction. . 55% Type.. .. Auto Chief IV
accept 16 rows of containers stacked six tiers high. As Heel control system ..................................... Hoppe One man operation.. .. No
a result, TEU capacity on deck is 3120 - only 10 less Main engine Fire detection system
than in the eight holds, six of which ate arranged for- Design ....MAN B&W Make ... ..................... Consilium
ward of tile machinery space and two aft. These carry Model. . 10K98MC-C Type . ....C3004
a maximum 14 rows and nine tiers of 20ft containers. Manufacturer Hyundai Fire extinguishing systems
Mechanical ventilation provides two air changes Number.. .. 1 Cargo hold and engineroom Hiqh-pressure CO,
hourly in holds 1 to 5: which are suitable for dangerous Output. 77,600bhp/104rev/min Make. .. NK Co Ltd
cargoes of SOLAS classes 2 to 8. Provision has been Propeller Radars
made for 20ft, 40ft, and 45ft containers to be carried, Material .. ...Nickel-aluminium-bronze Number . ................ 2
with athwartship lashing bridges for the latter sizes fit- Manufacturer .... .. ...Hyundai Heavy Industries Make .. ................................ STN Atlas
ted between the hatches so that 5/6 tiers can be safely Number .. ............. 1 Models .. ....... 9600
secured. In the holds, fixed cell guides are provided Pitch .. .. Fixed Satellite navigation system
which can also load up to 5TEU tiers. Diesel-driven alternators Make .. JRC
By adopting a post-Panamax beam, Hyundai aims to Numbffi A Model .. ...JlD-7700
ensure better stability whilst working cargo at interna- Engine make/type Hyundai-MAN B&W/8l27/38 Contract date .. .. 5 May 1998
tional terminals, and the design of hull form is directed ................4x 3225bhp/720rev/min launchlfloat·out date ...
towards obtaining superior propulsion efficiency at the Alternator make/type .. Delivery date .. ..8 May 2000

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Shipbuilder: ......Stocznia Szczecinska Porta PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Cranes
.......................Holding SA, Poland Length,oa. 172.60m Number .. . ..3
Length. bp . 160.70m Make/type .......... NeuenfeIder/Electro-hyd raulic
Vessel's name: Stadiongracht
Breadth. moulded .25.30m Duties 12otonnes/9otonnes/50tonnes
Hull number: .B587-IV/1 Depth. moulded to main deck .. 14.60m x 14m/18.6m/30m outreach
Owner/operator: Spliethoff's Width of double skin Cargo lifts (Side-shifter system)
.....Bevrachtingskantor BV, The Netherlands Side 2A5m Number.. ...5 (Inside three side-shell doors)
Designer: Stocznia Szczecinska SA, bottom .75m Make/type.. TIS
Gross. 16.598gt Capacity ...5 x 16tonne swl
........Poland
Displacement.. .... 30.685tonnes Tasks ........ Paper rolls, other
Flag The Netherlands Deadweight side-loaded cargo
Total number of sister design .. .........18,940dwt Mooring equipment
ships already completed.. .........Nil scantling. .....21,443dwt Number .4
Total number of sister Draught Make Towimor
design. .....to OOm Type .. Electric
ships still on order: .......3 (plus similar ships
scantling. ....10.73m Hatch covers
......building in Japan, see Schippersgracht) Speed. service at 10.300kW.. 19.50knots Design .......... MacGregor
Cargo capacity Manufacturer " .. ,...Stocznia Szczecinska
bale .. 23,790m' Type
N interesting set of circumstances surrounds the
A contracts placed in 1998 by Spliethoff for these four
ships, and the six near-sisters built in Japan, described on
grain.
Bunkers
heavy oil
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upper deck
second deck
Doors/ramps/lifts
..folding and rolling
pontoon; moveable to 3 levels

an earlier page in this review; It is understood that the diesel oil. 265m' Number/type ... 3 x side doors/11 x WT doors
Dutch owner originally opened negotiations with Water ballast. 7748m' 5 x lifts
Szczecinska, and Japanese shipbuilders Mitsubishi and Classification ....L1oyd·sRegister of Shipping + tOOA1. Designer. ...TTS
Tsuneishi, centred upon geared, multi-purpose bulk car- Strengthened for Heavy Cargoes. Container Ballast control system
riers, with the Polish yard proposing a design based upon . Cargoes in Holds. Upper Deck and Upper- Make Pleiger
its highly successful B170 (1700TEU) series. . deck Hatch Covers. Timber Deck Cargoes, Ice Type HyH 1640-10
During the design stages, however, with the opportu- Class 1A (Finnish/Swedish Ice Class Rules). Complement
nity of a long-term freight contract with Finnish forestry ....LA. L1. NAV 1. 'IWS, +LMC, UMS, SCM. Discharge by Total.. .23 plus 2 spare
group UPM Kynunene becoming available to Spliethoff, Grabs. PCW8T Stern appendages .. .......... Asymmetric stern
modifications to suit this charterer's requirements were Heel control equipment Interrng Bow thruster
incorporated. These particularly related to cargo han- Main engine Make. ......ABB Zamech
dling, and the use of a TIS-designed sidcport loading DeSign Wartsila Number .. 1
system to suit the transport of forest products. Model. .. ...6L64 Output ..... 850kW
Despite being designed independently (but conform- Manufacturer wartsna Bridge control system
ing to the owner's requirements), differences between the Number .. .. 1 Make .. RadiO Holland
vessels built in Japan and the four now being delivered Output.. .......... 12.060kW/333rev/mln One man operation ........ Yes
from Poland are minimal, and most can be seen from ref- Gearbox Fire detection system
erence to the respective tables of principal particulars. Make ........Renk Make. Deckma 2000
Changes in structure and arrangement which are appar- Model ....HSU-1380 Fire extinguishing system
ent, largely result from design variations such as frame Number .. .. 1 Cargo holds and engineroom .. ..CO,
spacing, whilst adherence to the basic layout of the B170 Output speed .. 104.55rev/mln Radars
series has meant that areas such as accommodation dif- Propeller Number. 2
fer. Although less important equipment has been sourced Materral Copper-nickel-aluminium Make ..Kelvin Hughes
independently by the shipbuilders concerned, the major Manufacturer Lips BV Models .. ......... 1 x 6000A/3/5U
items in aU 10 vessels come from the same suppliers. Pitch .......... Conlrollable ........ 1 x 6000T/1/6U
As noted above, the Polish-built vessels use a well-tried Diameter " ...6200mm Satellite navigation system
standard design, with more than 50 units in service. As a Speed ........104.55rev/min Make. ...Trimble
result, the yard's hull form (tested at the eTO tank) fea- Main engine-driven alternator Waste disposal plant
tures the asymmetric stern configuration aimed at Number Incinerator
improving wake efficiency, adopted for a number of the Make/type Talyo/FEK45DL-4 Make Team-TecGolar
designs in the Szczecinska portfolio. Because the Polish Output 1000kW/1800rev/min Model.. GS 500e
and Japanese vessels are otherwise basica.lJy similar, an Diesel-driven alternators Waste compactor
opportunity might present itself here for a general com- Number ...3 Make . ...Electrolux
parison to be made of performance in service to assess Engine make/type ........Mitsubishi/MAS 730/S6R2-MPTA Model ..TI160
the effectiveness of this modification, Alternator make/type. .TaIYo/- Waste shredder/crusher
Hatch cover design for all 10 vessels bears the Mac- Output.. ... 3 x 450kW/1200rev/mln Make ....Disperator
Gregor imprint and allows stack loadings of Boilers Sewage plant
52tonncs/TEU and 60tonnes/FEU, with some higher Number 2 x thermal oil Make .. .......Saltzkotlen
ratings in designated bays. Container capacity in the .)'10- Type.. ...1 x 25-HO-1O (011 fired) Model .. . KSA-S15
diongracbt class is, in fact, slightly higher than for the x EXV 7-32-20-70 (waste heat) Contract date 3 September 1999
Japanese series, with an extra tier able to be loaded in two Make W,esloch Launch/float-out date 19 February 2000
bays. Output 2 x 1250kW Delivery date. 29 September 2000

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TAMESIS: Wallenius Wilhelmsen Mk IV

ro-ro liner
Shipbuilder: Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd, designing No 5 deck also as a watertight structure. As Diesel-driven alternators
..................................Okpo Shipyard, Korea a pure vehicle carrier, TCIII18JiJ can load 5430 cars with Number .......5
fuel in their tanks and batteries connected, with venti- Engine make/type . .ssangyong-MAN B&W/L28/32H
Vessel's name: Tamesis 3 x 2280bhp/720rev/min
lation of the cargo holds achieved by operating 68 Output
Hull number: ..4423 axial-flow fans, exhausting on to the Lipper deck. ...2 x 1710bhp/720rev/min
Owner/operator:Wilhelmsen Lines/Wallenius Noise levels in the cargo spaces have been restricted to Alternator make/type .. . Hyundai/HFJ5-804-14E
..........................Wilhelmsen Lines, Norway 75dB. Boiler
,I Designer: .....Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd, The main engine is a MAN B&\XI 8L70J\fC(Mk5) Number. . 1 x Thermal-oil heater
unit manufactured in Korea by HSD Engine Co Ltd Make ... . Aalborg
................Korea 2500kW
(one of Korea's new united enginebulding compa- Output..
Flag: Norway (NIS) nies). This develops 28,480bhp at ·106rev /min and is Mooring equipment
Total number of sister directly coupled to a 7400111111FP propeller. Electricity Number 6 x auto-tensor winch and 2 x windlass
ships already completed Nil is produced from five Hyundai alternators sets: three Make ... .Kamewa
Total number of sister powered by Ssangyong 2280bhp diesel engines and Type. . Electric
two by 171 Obhp machines, all running at 720rev /rnin. Containers
ships still on order: ..3
Steam requirements are satisfied from an Aalborg Capacity ....2392TEU
thermal-oil heater, and a Karncwa 1800k\'V' thruster is Doors/ramps
Design ................ MacGregor
A LTHOUGH bearing little physical resemblance
to the Mitsubishi-built "/"(/roll£"(Sigllijicalll Ship.r of
1991), Tamesis has been conceived as a follow-up to
fitted at bow and stern.
Number of each Stern quarter ramp: stern door;
3 ramp covers: 8 hoistable ramps:
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
that earlier design, known by her owner as the Mkl ll Length, oa.. . .240.60m ..4 hoistable car decks: 2 hold doors
class of multi-purpose ro-ro carrier. Since the deliverv Length, bp . .... .226.00m ............. In ramps; pilot doors: engineroom hatch cover
of Tarollgo, Wilhelmsen has merged its interests (in Breadth, moulded.. .. 32.26m Vehicles
Julv 1999) with those of Swedish operator Wallenius, Depth, moulded Number of car decks. ................ 10
and Tamesis joins a fleet under the \'V'allcni us to upper deck.. 32.45m Cars 5430
Wilhelmsen flag of more than 80 vessels employed in to freeboard deck (4A) 15.60m Complement
global ro-ro liner traffic. Gross. ... 67, 140gt Officers. 23
Despite conforming to the traditional car-carrier lay- Deadweight Crew. ..15
out, the l\1k1V class has 35% more covered cargo design. ....34,376dwt Spare .. .2
space than the MkJIl version, and is planned to have a scantling. ..39,517dwt Bow thruster
much more varied career than is usually associated Draught Make .. .. ... Kamewa
with that ship type. The ships will serve on Wilhelm- design .. .11.02m Number .. ........ 1
sen's worldwide core trades where the 10 vehicle scantling .. 11.77m Output..., ....1800kW/1190rev/min
decks, including four of the liftable type, are addition- Speed, service, 85%MCR. ...... 20knots Stern thruster
ally well suited for transporting specialised ro-ro and Bunkers Make Kamewa
project cargoes, railway locomotives, forest products, heavy oil. 4994m' Number .. ..1
and earth-moving equipment. diesel oil. .......374m' Output.. ...... 1800kW/1190rev/min
Container traffic can also be accommodated, with an Water ballast. ...14,442m' Fire detection system
available TEU capacitv of 2392. The hull has a double Fuel consumption Make .. .....................Consilium
skin below the freeboard deck, with the side spaces main engine only 79.70tonnes/day Fire extinguishing system
thus formed serving as water ballast tanks, and three Classification .Det Norske Veritas, + 1A1, General Cargo hold/engineroom/vehicle spaces .....CO, and sea
longitudinal divisions provide two fuel and two ballast Carrier, Car Carrier, Ro-Ro, ....water
tanks in the double bottom. MCDK, EO, LCS(SI) Make Unitor. Korea
Vehicle access is over a three-section stern quarter Percentage of high-tensile Radar
ramp, angled to starboard at the freeboard deck (No steel used in the construction. ...38.9% Number.. . 1
4t\), which forms part of a comprehensive ~1acGre- Heel control equipment Automatic transfer of Make ..Kongsberg Norcontrol
gor outfit. This also includes a stern door; three ramp ..................................................... ballast water Model. ..... .Databridge 1000
covers; eight hoistable ramps; four hoistable car decks; Main engine Satellite navigation system
and two bulkhead doors fitted in two fixed ramps. Design. ...MAN B&W Make.. ..........Skanti Radio
Non-cargo equipment also supplied comprises pilot Model. 8L70MC(Mk5) Model .. ...Saturn BM, Scansat-CT
doors and an engincroom hatch covet. The access Manufacturer .HSD Engine Co Ltd Computers on ship
ramp can load simultaneously four roll trailers with a Number ... 1 Number .. . .... 1
combined load of 320tonnes, or two forklift trucks Output .................... MCR 28,480bhp/106rev/min Make .. .....Autoship Systems
with a combined weight of 170ronnes. . NCR: 25,630bhp/102rev/min Task .. ... Loading, planning
Dangerous goods of 1MDG classes 1 As,2.3,4,5,6,8, Propeller Waste disposal plant
and 9 can be stowed on No 4 deck, and classes 3.3,4.1 Material .. Nickel-aluminium-bronze Incinerator
to 4.3 and 5.1 loaded below No 4 deck. Carried Manufacturer .....Hyundai Make. .....Teamtec Marine Products
through from Taronga is an owner's requirement for Number .. 1 Model .. .....GS500C
the vessel to remain afloat long enough to allow the Plt.ch. Fixed Contract date 17 April 1998
crew to abandon ship, should No 4A deck become Diameter 7400mm Launch/float-out date .... 29 January 2000
breached in a damage situation. This is achieved by Speed. ..... .. 106rev/min Delivery date .. ....13 April 2000

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UBUD: IHlls double-hull VLCC series
Shipbuilder: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy which takes steam from the main engine exhaust- Output.. .....900kW/1800rev/min
Industries Co Ltd (Kure Shipyard), Japan gas economiser, by a thyristor inverter, Two Boiler
Daihatsu 920kW diesel-driven alternators are also Number .. 1
Vessel's name: ..Ubud fitted. In each case, the electrical components are Type .Two-drum
Hull number: 3109 supplied by Nishishiba, A crew of 30 man the Make ......Mitsubisht Heavy Industries
Owner/operator: Graton Co SA, vessel, with accommodation also available for 10 Hose-handling cranes
..... Panama/World Wide Shipping Agency, repau crew. Number .. ..1
.................................................. Singapore Make/type .. Fukushima Ltd
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Mooring equipment
Designer Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Length, oa .. 33000m Number/type 2 x windlass; 8 x mooring winch
..............................Industries Co Ltd, Japan Length. bp . .316.60m Make .. . Fukushima Ltd
Flag: Panama Breadth. moulded .. 60.00m Type.. ..... Electro-hydraulic
Total number of sister Depth, moulded to main deck 28.90m Cargo tanks
ships already completed 5 Width of double skin Number .... 15 plus 2 slop
side .. 3.48m Grades .. ..3
Totalnumber of sister bottom 2.98m Product range .. .Crude oil
ships still on order 8 Gross. 149.383gt Coated tanks . Bottoms only
Deadweight, scantling . 279,999dwt Type of coating .. ........ Tar epoxy
Draught Stainless steel ...No
T TBUD has been completed as the sixth ship in a design ... ......... 19.10m Cargo pumps
Useries of VLCCs developed by IHI, which scantling. .20.41m Number . 3 plus 1 tank cleaning/stripping
claim an advantage over similar vessels by virtue of Speed, service 80%MCR .. ............... 16.1Oknots Type.. Steam turbine vertical centrifugal
a lower gross tonnage, obtained from an optimised Cargo capacity Make Shinko
arrangement of cargo and ballast tanks, engine- liquid volume. ............... 328,458m' Capacity 3 x 5000m'/h; 1 x 2400m'/h
room and pumproom. The design is flush-decked, Bunkers Cargo/ballast control system
without forecastle and has a cargo space enclosed heavy oil 7550m' Make Nakakita Seisakusho
within a double hull 3.48m wide at the sides, and diesel oil ..... 475m' Pumproom
2.98m deep at the double bottom. Transverse bulk- Water ballast .... 101,566m' Complement
heads, and two longitudinal divisions, form 15 wing Fuel consumption Officers .. 13
and centre tanks, plus two slop tanks, for the car- main engine only. ..89.7Otonnes/day Crew .... 17
riage of crude oil. Classitication., . Nippon Kaiil Kyokai NS-, Tanker Repair crew. .... 10
Cargo handling is by means of three Shinko OIls Flash point below 60'C, (ESP) Bridge control systems
steam turbine-driven, vertical centrifugal pumps .....MNS·, MO.B Make .. ..... Nabco
with a capacity of 5000m'/h each, arranged so that Main engine Fire detection system
three cargo segregations can be worked simultane- Design Sulzer Make Nuomi Bousai Co Ltd
ously. Additionally, a similar 2400m'/h pump and Model. 7RTA84T Fire extinguishing systems
two 1100m'/h educrors are provided for easy tank Manufacturer ........Diesel United Cargo spaces . ...Fixed foam
cleaning and stripping operations. The tank bot- Number .. 1 Make. .......Nippon Dry Chemical Co
toms only are coated with tar epoxy. Output .. ........36,960bhp/74rev/min Engineroom . ...............C02
Structure in the wing ballast tanks includes four Propeller Make. ........ Nippon Dry Chemical Co
tiers of continuous stringers arranged so that Material ... .' Nickel-aluminium-bronze Radars
inspection and maintenance of the spaces can be Manufacturer .. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Number .2
readily carried out. In addition, the tanks are coated Number ... ..... 1 Make . Japan Radio Co Ltd
with light-coloured modified epoxy paint for easier Pitch .. .....Flxed Models ........................ 1 x JMA9253; 1 x JMA9303
visibility. Ventilation and inerting of the ballast Diameter .. . 9520mm Satellite navigation system
tanks is arranged and a fixed flammable gas detec- Speed ....74rev/min Make ...... Japan Radio Co Ltd
tion system provided for the double-hull ballast Main engine-driven alternator Model. JLR-6800
tanh. The 10 wing cargo tanks have a hopper side Number .. .......... 1 Waste disposal plant
at rhe outboard corner, and the side and bottom Make/type ........Nishishlba/thyristor control Waste handled. Waste 011 and solids
water ballast tanks are combined to form a central- Output 600kW Incinerator
ly divided common space. Diesel-driven alternators Make .....Sunflame
A Diesel United-Sulzer 7RTA84T main engine Number .. Model .OSV-70GA
is fitted having an output of 36,960bhp at Engine make .oaihatsu Sewage plant
74rev/min, giving a service speed at 80%MCR of Alternator make. . Nishlshiba Make. ..Taiko Kikai Industries
16.10knots by means of a FP propeller. A main Output .. 2 x 920kW/900rev/min Model .SBT-40
engine-driven alternator produces 600kW of elec- Turbo-alternator Contract date ..
trical power to satisfy the sea load, and is controlled Number ......... 1 Launch/float-out date . June 1997
in combination with a 900kW turbo-alternator Alternator .. ..Nishishiba Delivery date .. .....31 January 2000

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UND AKDENIZ: ro-ro for Turkey
Shipbuilder: Flensburger Schiffbau- are also fitted with a prime duty to supply the reefer Main engine-driven alternators
.................................Gesellschaft, Germany plugs. Number .. . 2
The deckhouse is located above, and forward of rhe Make/type .. .. AEM/SE500S4
Vessel's name: ..UNO Akdeniz machinery room, with the funnel casing at the port Output.. ......2 x 1685kW/1800rev/min
Hull number: 711 side. lr forms a bridge providing drive-through facili- Diesel-driven alternators
Owner/operator: UNO Ro-Ro Isletmeleri AS, ties for trailers at upper deck level. Above this, two Number. .. 2
..............Turkey accommodation decks serve a complement of 24 plus Engine make/type. ......Mitsublshi/16R-MPTA
Designer: .....Flensburger Schiffbau- one owner, and provide six double-berth rooms with Alternator make/type .. AEM/SE450L4
private mess/ dayroorn for 12 drivers, separate from Output.. .......... 2 x 1520kW/1800rev/min
...............................Gesellschaft, Germany the permanent crew. The third level is the spacious Boilers
Flag: Turkey navigating bridge arranged for one-man operation Number .. I x 011 fired; 2 x exhaust gas
Total number of sister with an integrated navigation system at the heart of Make .. ....Aalborg Sunrod
ships already completed: Nil the command centre. Output.. .... I x 2000kg/h; 2 x 1000kg/h
Total number of sister Mooring equipment
PRINCtPAL PARTICULARS Number. .......... 2 x windlass/mooring winch
ships still on order: 1 (plus 4 modified Length,oa .. ...... 193.00m .............. 3 x mooring winch
........ versions) Length. bp ... 182.39m Make. ............ KGW
Breadth, moulded .. ......26.00m Containers
extensive range of into
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development, propulsion performance, structural
hull form

analysis and optimum layout of cargo-carrying spaces,

Depth. moulded
to upper deck ..
to main deck ..
.......................... ta70m
. ....8.60m
Total TEU capacity.
Doors/ramps
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preceded the introduction of this new design. The Gross ..........22.900gt ........ 1 x hydraulic internal ramp
yard claims that it provides a state-of-the-art ro-ro Displacemenl .22.317tonnes I x guillotine-type door
class for fast and economic operation, which can offer Lightweight. ..80 18tonnes Make .. ........... Macor Neptun
20-25% less daily fuel consumption figures by com- Deadweight Passengers
parison with other vessels of this type and loading design 7730dwt Total. 12
capability. scantling. .... 14,299dwt Class. . .Drlvers
Designed for her owner's Istanbul/Trieste service, Draught Number of cabins ... ........................... 6 x 2-berth
and the transport of truck trailers and containers on design 5.70m Vehicles
MAFI-trucks, in particular, this Flensburger Ro-Ro scantling .. ............... 7,42m Number of vehicle decks. .. ........ 3
2700 lane metres class can carr)' 180 x 13.60m trailers Speed Total lane length. .. ..2640m
on 2640 lane metres of minimum 2.9m width, on service at 5.70m draught, 90%MCR, 10% sea Trucks/trailers. .. 144 x 16.50m/180 x t3.60m
three decks. With inside heights of 5.0m.in the lower margin, shaft alternator engaged. 21.60knots Complement
space and 6.8111 on the main and upper decks, two service at 7,42m draught. 90%MCR, 10% sea Officers.. .. 9
tiers of high-cube containers can be loaded on margin, shaft alternator engaged 20.20knots Crew. .. 15
trailers. Cargo capacity Owner .. ..... 1
Total TEU capacity carried in this way is 700, for lower hold .. 11,439m' Special rudders .2 x high lift with Costa bulb
which 60 reefer sockets are provided. B)' modifying main hold .. .27,668m' Bow thruster
the last four vessels in the series and adding a fourth Bunkers Make. ... Brunvoll FU-80-LTC-2250
(top) trailer deck, the available lane metres has been heavy oil. .. ..1573m' Number ... . 1
increased to 3218, and trailer capacity to 218. diesel oil. ............ 225m' Output.. ............1400kW
Loading is via a stern ramp 17.0m wide x 15.0m long Water ballast.. .. 3649m' Bridge control system
(plus 3.0m flaps) to the main deck, thence by way of Fuel consumption (main engines only) .... 61.23tonnes/day Make.... ..STN Atlas
fixed ramps to the upper deck and lower hold - closed Classification ....Det Norske Veritas + I AI General Type Nacos 35-3 integrated navigation system
by a guillotine-type door and a hinged cover respec- ..........Cargo Carrier. Ro-Ro. EO. DG-P. WI, ICS One-man operation.. . yes
tivcly. Cargo hold ventilation provides 10 air changes Percentage of hiqn-tensile Fire detection system
hourly at sea and 20 in POrt, and together with a cen- steel used in construction approx 20% Make.. . STN Atlas Electronic
trally controlled water spray and drainage system, this Heel control and Fire extinguishing system
allows a wide range of dangerous goods to be carried. stabilising equipment. ............Frank Mohn; Flume Engineroom C02 high pressure
A Flume tank passive stabilisation system, fitted with- Main engines Make. .......... TBS
in the forward whaleback protection, is estimated to Design.. .. MaK Vehicle spaces. . Drencher
reduce roll by 85% in seas with 3m waves. Model 9M43 Make ....
The machinery room is positioned towards the aft Manufacturer MaK Radars
end of the vessel and houses two MaK 9M43 main Number.. .2 Number... . 2
engines, each rated at 8100kW when running at Output.. 2 x 8100kW/500rev/min Make STN Atlas Electronic
500rev / min, and coupled, via Flender reduction gears Gearboxes Models.. . 1 x ARPA S-band; I x ARPA X-band
and flexible couplings, to CP propellers turning at Make .. ...............Flender Satellite navigation system
126rev/min. Power take-offs from the gearboxes drive Number .. .......................... 2 Make .. ........................ .Debeq
a pair of AEM alternators each producing 1685kW, Output speed ... .. 126rev/min Model. ...............................4400B
arranged so that in manoeuvring mode one machine Propellers Sewage treatment plant
supplies the ship's network whilst the second drives Matenal Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make ..
a 1400kW Brunvoll bow thruster which, in conjunc- Number.. .. 2 Model. . 1 x 30person
tion with two high-lift spade rudders fitted with Cost Pitch Controllable Contract date.. . .. .4 December 1998
a bulbs, provide excellent manoeuvrability. Two Diameter .. .............5000mm Launch/floatout date 19 May 2000
Mitsubishi/ AEM 1520kW diesel-driven alternators Speed I 26rev/min Delivery date.. ....25 August 2000

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 merged dredging pump. Discharge can also be effected
through a central row of six double doors in the ship's
bottom, arranged above keel level to facilitate working
in shallow water.
The accommodation block is located right forward,
topped by a wheelhouse with helmsman and dredge
operator working from positions with unobstructed
views of all activities. One man is able to control the
fully automated dredge plant and machinery.

PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Lenglh, oa ... ......... 201.00m
Length, bp . ...........178.00m
Breadth, moulded. ..36.20m
Depth, moulded to main deck. .. 19.00m
Draught
slwl .......................... 13.45m
design .. . 13.00m
dredging freeboard. . 14.60m
Deadweight
at 13.45m draught .. .54,600dwt
at 14.60m draughl .. 60,000dwt
Speed at 13.00m draught.. ...16.50knots
Hopper capacity ................. 33,000m'
Bunkers
heavy oil ................. 3500m'
diesel oil ................. 300m'
Water ballast
Forward. .3500m'
Aft. 1500m'
Classification ...Bureau Verilas 1 3/3 +E, Hopper
..Dredger, Deep Sea, AUT-M8
Propulsion/dredge pump system
Main engines
Design.. MAN B&W
Model .........14V48/50
Manulacturer.. MAN B&W
Number... . 2
Output .......2 x 14,700kW/500rev/min
Propuision gearboxes (aft end)
Make .. , .Jahnel-Kestermann
Model .. ....A1St520D
Number . 2
Output speed. 115rev/mln
Dredge pump gearboxes (forward end)
Make Jahnel-Kestermann
Model A2S13 60-38
Number .2
Dredge pumps
Make/type .. .......... KF/GIW/44x51 MHD110
Number .. 2 x 4500kW/8000kW
Alternator/let pump system
Prime movers
Design.. .. .MAN B&W
Model. .8L32/40
Manulacturer.. . MAN B&W

VASCO DA GAMA: Number.

Output
Jet pump gearboxes (forward end)
.... 2 x 3830kW/720rev/min
..... 2

the largest-ever Make ..

Model.
Number
Jahnel-Kestermann
...........ASO 450-2S
. 2

suction dredger Jet pumps (high pressure)

Make/type.
Number
KF/GIW/20 x 24 LSA 52
2x 1500kW
Alternators (aft end)
Shipbuilder: .Thyssen Nordsswerke GmbH, This latter space has been built without any sub-divi- Number. ....2
sion but is considered not to provide any free surface Make/type .. . VEM/-
.............Germany problems due to its exceptional width and the vessel's Output .. 2 x 3150kVA
Vessel's name: Vasco da Gama deep freeboard. Main engine-driven alternators
Hull number: 525 Aft of the hopper, the dredge pump room contains Number. 2
Owner/operator: Jan de Nul Group, Belgium the two main pumps, driven via three-speed gearboxes Make/type VEM/-
Designer: Krupp F6rdertechniklThyssen from the forward end of two MAN B&W 14V48/60 Output.. ..2 x 12,500kVA/1200rev/min
main engines, positioned in the adjacent room. From Low-pressure iet pumps
..............................Nordseewerke, Germany the aft ends of these engines the drive to the propellers Make/type KF/GIW/24 x 28 MHD 58
Flag. . Luxembourg is through gearboxes with PTOs to two 12,500kVA Number .. ..2 x 1150kW
Total number of sister alternators. 1n addition, two 8L32/40 MAN B&W Propellers
ships already completed: .......Nil engines are installed, having connections from their Material Aluminium-copper-nickel
Total number of sister respective ends to a 3150kVA alternator, and via a Manufacturer.. ........Lips BV
reduction gearbox ro a 1600kW jet pump. Number.. .. 2 (in nozzles)
ships still on order: .......Nil The main engine drive trains are coupled to a pair of Pitch. .. Controllable
CP propellers, turning in nozzles attached to the ship Diameter.. ...... 5500mm
structure by a headbox incorporated in the propeller Speed 15rev/min

W ITH a hopper capacity almost twice that of Pem/

Ri/)er, the first giant trailing suction hopper
dredger (Sigllifican/ Ships of 1994), Vasco da Galllri has
tunnels. The two rudders are of the high-efficiency
Becker flap type, and two 1650kW bow thrusters and
two 750kW stern units are also fitted.
Complement.
Deck crane
Number.. .
.. .40 persons

...1 x travelling gantry

now taken on the mantle of the largest vessel of this The dredge pumps are dual function: either operating Make Krupp Fordertechnik
type in the world, and is currently working on one of at approximately 4500kW each to draw spoil from the Type/duties. .. PKL 85/55/5tonne/14/24/25m
the many reclamation projects under way in the Far suction pipes and distributing it throughout the hopper, Bow thrusters
East. or at 8000kW each for self-discharge when it is Make. .......... Lips BV
The hull form features a Ll-shaped forebody with bul- expected that a full hopper can be emptied through a Number .... ..2
bous bow, and v-shaped aft body having a central skeg bow coupling and floating pipeline, or by bow jet-spray, Output .. .....2 x 1650kW
and propeller tunnels to provide a high speed for deliv- in one or two hours. Dredging is handled through two Stern thrusters
eries to dumping grounds, an ability to dredge in shal- 1400mm diameter side suction pipes fitted with heavy Make. .. Lips BV
low water with low wash, and a good inflow to the wide drag heads, and having high power jet pumps to Numb~ 2
propellers. The hull is double-skinned and has a bow loosen compacted soil. Output.. ....2 x 750kW
thruster compartment forward, followed by a machin- These normally work at depths of 45m to 60m, Contract date. .. 16 January 1998
ery room containing small auxiliaries and sea chests, and with extensions possible to SOm and 125m, or even to l.aunch/tloat-out date .. ....5 November 1999
a rnoonpool forward of the massive 33,OOOm' hopper. 131m with a full hopper and aided by a 5500kW sub- Delivery date. .22 June 2000

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SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2000 119
WOLGASTERN: chemical/products tanker
for Arctic operations
Shipbuilder: .....Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland col heaters and producing clean steam for cargo rank Boilers
Vessel's name: ...Wolgastern final cleaning, and is generated in a 1Oronne/h oil-fired Number .. ....2
Hull number: ..8189/1 auxiliary boiler, and in a combined boiler having an out- Type ...1 x Mission TM OC composite
put of 3.15tonnc/h from the oil- fired side, and 1 x AQ18 auxiliary
Owner/operator: .....Rigel Reederei GmbH & 1ronne /h from the exhaust section. Crude oil washing Make Aalborg
...Co, KG MT 'Wolgastern', Germany and inert gas systems are fitted and provision is made Output.. t x 3150kg/h/l OOOkg/h
Designer: Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland for nitrogen blanketing from storage bottles, ....1 x 10,000kg/h
Flag: " Isle of Man Mooring equipment
Total number of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number .. ..... 2 x mooring Winch/windlass
Length,oa .. ........162.16m 4 x mooring winch
ships already completed: ," 3 Length, bp . ...... 15500m Make ... Towimor
Total number of sister Breadth, moulded ....... 27.00m Type. 2 x hydraulic: 4 x electric
ships still on order: Nil Depth, moulded to main deck .... .......1200m Cargo tanks
Width of double skin Number 13 x cargo; 2 x slop: 1 x residue
TV,AJLCAITF:R.i,' forms part of a four-ship series side. ........1.60m G~_.. . 8
W of chemical/products tankers, especially designed bottorn .. ...1.80m Product range .....Crude oil: products: IMO grade II and
for service in Arctic waters, particularly those of Gross. . 14,400gt .... 111 chemicals
Canada and Russia, for which purpose the hull has been Displacement . ........ 28,710tonnes Coated tanks. ..Yes
optimised for navigation in heavy ice conditions using Deadweight Type. ...... Sigma Phenguard and Sigma Silquard MC
high·tensile steel capable of withstanding low tempera· design .. 20,660dwt Stainless steel Cargo piping
tures. A cutaway icebreaking bow has been fitted, com- scantling. 21,820dwt Cargo pumps
plemented by an ice knife at the stern. The hull form Draught Number .. ............. 16
was perfected at the CTO basin in Gdansk. design .. . 8.50m Type ....Hydraulic submerged
The double-skin hull encloses a centrally divided scantling .. .......................... 8.80m Make. ........Frank Mohn
cargo space which is subdivided into 13 cargo tanks, Speed, service (90%MCR) . ...15knots Capacity .. .........6 x 550m'/h: 8 x 350m'/h:
two slop tanks and a residue tank, with two tank con- Cargo capacity x 120m'/h: 1 x 50m'/h
tainers on deck. All have smooth interiors, with upper liquid volume. .25,160m' Cargo and ballast control systems
deck stiffening fitted above deck, and are coated with Bunkers Make .. .Muteck, Besi
either Sigma Phenguard epoxy or Sigma Silguard MC heavy oil. 1275m' Type .. 2000
silicate linings, to suit IMO Classes II and liT products. diesel oil. ..145m' Complement
Cargo handling is by means of 16 Frank Mohn Water ballast .. 9550m' Officers ............. 11
hydraulic submerged pumps of various sizes, with all Classification Gerrnanischer Lloyd + 100 A5, E3, Crew. 17
components fabricated from stainless steel, forming .....Cherncal Tanker, Type 2/0il Tanker, ESP, Spare .. ..1
eight double-valve cargo segregadons. Teflon seals are 'MC, E3, AUT, INTER Rooms. .25 x t: 1 x 4
fitted in key handling equipment. /I combination of the Percentage of high·tensile Bow thruster
smooth internal structure and an efficient stripping sys- steel used in construction .... 82% Make.... Rolls·Royce Ulstein
tem results in residues as low as 40 lirres in each tank. Main engine Output... . .....1 x 750kW/391rev/min
The ballast system is also handled by hydraulic pumps. Design .. ....MAN B&W Bridge control system
Danish specialist LR 1ndustri has supplied prc-insu- Model .. . 6S46MC·C Make.. ...... Atlas
lated pipe systems for the vessel covering the following Manufacturer .... ........H Cegielski Type NACOS 34·3
services: cargo, ballast tank, and container heating sys- Number .. ............ 1 One man operation .. ..Yes
tems (170"C); emergency shower system (20"C); sludge Output.. 7860kW/129rev/min Fire detection systems
transfer (140"C); and cargo tank steam evaporating Gearbox Make. . Nittan
(16O''C) systems, The piping is of mild steel to suit the Make ABB Zamech Type .. . NSAC·l
requirements of the waterproof insulation, and the Model .. ......BW 4 S46/GCR 780 Fire extinguishing systems
product is said to offer a long service life and easy and Number .. 1 (for driving alternator) Cargo spaces and engineroom . . CO2
quick installation. Propeller Cabins and public spaces .. Water
Cargo handling piping is made from grade AISI 316L Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Radars
stainless steel, and cargo heating uses a hot glycol/water Manufacturer.. WPM Number ... .. 2
mixture circulated through stainless steel coils and Pitch.. ............ Controllable Make .. .....Atlas
passed through deck-mounted steam heat exchangers. Diameter. .. 5400mm Models .......1 x 9600ARPA x-band: 1 x s-barc
Tank cleaning is by a fixed programmable Toftcjorg sys- Speed Satellite navigation systems
tem arranged for crude oil washing when required. Main engine-driven alternator Make.. . Leica
A Cegielski·MAN B&W 6S46MC-C main engine is Number .. ....... 1 Model MX 440 B
fitted, developing 7860kW at 129rev/min and driving a Make/type A van Kaick/DSG 74M·1·6 Waste disposal plant
CP propeller for a service speed of 15knots. A van Output.. 900kVNI200rev/min Incinerator
Kaick 900k VA alternator is driven from the main engine Diesel-driven alternators Make .. ..TeamTec
through an ABB Zamech gearbox, with additional elec- Number ... .... 3 Model .. ... OGS 200C
trical supplies derived from three Cegielski·MAN Engine make/type ..... Cegielski·MAN B&W/7L16/24 Contract date .....16 July 1998
B&W Ivan Kaick 830k VA diesel-powered sets. Alternator make/type ............. A van Kaick/DSG 74·1·6 l.aunch/tlcat-out date 30 October 1999
Steam is used for engineroom needs, feeding the gly. Output x 830kVA Delivery date. .30 December 1999

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