Significant Ships 2002

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SIGNIFICANT INTRODUCTION
ARKLOW RALLY Bijlsma Trader 4500 cargo vessel 4
SHIPS OF 2002 ASEAN EXPLORER New-generation cable layer

BONGA Non-propelled FPSOfor Nigerian oilfield
BRITISH TRADER Technically advanced LNG tanker
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Compiler: CARLOS FISCHER Fruit-juice carrier 14
John Lingwood, MRINA
CIMBRIA 2840TEU container ship 16
Editor: CMA COM CLAUDEL 2602TEU container ship 19
Tim Knaggs COASTWAY 6700dwt shallow-working hopper dredger 22
Assistant Editor: CONTSHIPAURORA 4121TEUbox ship with 'Green Passport' 25
Cheryl Saponia, BA Hons CORAL PRINCESS Gas turbine power for new P&O liner 28
DANIELLE CASANOVA 44,500gt ferry for Western
Production Manager:
Sandy Defraine Mediterranean service 30
EURO SQUALL 68HEU-capacity intermediate cargo ship 33
Group Advertisement Manager: EURO SUN 46,000dwt product tanker 37
Debbi Bonner
FERNANDO TAPIAS Daewoo-built LNG tanker 41
Advertisement Consultant: FINNFIGHTER Versatileforest-products carrier 43
John Labdon FINNMARKEN Kleven's 'Hurtigrute' cruise ferry 46
Advertisement Production Manager: FS VANESSA 15,000dwt Portuguese-built product tanker 48
Sarah Helm, BA Hons GRAND PIONEER 6501-car capacity vehicle carrier 50
GRETA-C Damen's 19000G Combi-Freighter 53
Marketing:
Adelaide Proctor HARAD Saudi-owned 300,000dwt VLCC 56
HELLESPONT ALHAMBRA 440,000dwt super-quality ULCC 59
Publisher: H..JALTLAND Linking Scotland/Orkney/Shetland 62
Mark J Staunton-Lambert
HONG KONG EXPRESS The Biggest Box-Ship'? 64
Published by: HURST POINT Ro-ro ship for commercial and military use 66
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects KAISHUU 16,500m3 hopper dredger from IZAR 68
Editorial & Advertisement Office: LA SUPERBA Grimaldi's new luxury cruise-ferry 72
10 Upper Belgrave Street LNG RIVERS Nigerian-owned LNG carrier 75
London SWIX 8BQ, UK LUZON STRAIT Reefer with innovative loading system 78
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7235 4622
Telefax: +44 (0) 20 7245 6959 MARITEA 35,000dwt product tanker 83
E-mail: [email protected] MONT ST MICHEL New flagship for Brittany Ferries 86
[email protected] MURILLO Spanish-built and -owned Mediterranean ferry 88
NEPTUNE AEGLI Car carrier for Mediterranean transhipments 90
NORGAS ORINDA 'Super-Cooler' gas tanker 93
PERTINACIA Italian-built and -owned cable ship 95
REN~ DESCARTES French cable layer and repair vessel 97
ROMANTIKA Estonian cruise-ferry for Gulf of Finland services 99
SAFMARINE CUNENE The SSW Super 25 container vessel 101
ST APOSTLE ANDREW New-generation Russian river-sea
cargo vessel 104
STENA BRITANNICA Korean-built ro-ro ferry for
Harwich-to-Hook of Holland route 106
© 2003. The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
STENA CARIBBEAN First Stena C-Max products/LPG tanker 109
SUN BEL T SPIRIT Car carrier with reefer capacity 111
This publication is copyright under the Berne Convention.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be TARANTELLA Advanced chemical/product tanker 113
reproduced,stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted with-
out the prior permission of the copyright owner. Permission TENERIFE CAR 1356 car-capacity vehicle carrier 115
is not, however, required to copy abstracts or articles on THE WORLD Introducing 'resort shipping' 118
condition that full reference to the source is shown.
TMM COLIMA 3200TEU container ship from Taiwan 120
Multiple copying of the contents without permission is
always illegal. TOISA PROTEUS Offshore supply vessel with heavy-lift facility 123
Printed in Wales by Pensord Press, Tram Road,
TROLLF..JORD Fosen-built 'Hurtigrute' cruise ferry 125
Pontllanfraith,Blackwood, Gwent NPl2 2YA. WHITCHALLENGER Turkish-built UK coastal/bunkering tanker 127
ISBN 0903055 85 6 XlN HAl LONG China's largest hopper dredger 129
SIGNIFICANT
SHIPSOF2002
SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2002
HAVEa friend who is good at identifying I920s What is interesting to note with regard to ferries Notes
l and 1930stramp ships, and/or their builders, just
from a cursory examination of a picture postcard
and cruise liners, however, is the way that
operators are becoming more aware of
IN the tables which form part of each ship
description, all dimensions, also deadweight
and picking up on the shape of the bow-chock, or developments and innovations in the engineroom, and displacement tonnages, are metric,
the way the crosstrees are fashioned, or maybe, the and a number of novel arrangements have been unless otherwise stated. Machinery powers
line of the bulwark or deckhouse hances. Sadly,he introduced into recent newbuildings, such as the have been specified as 'bhp' or 'kW' in
cannot do this with today's ships, so stereotyped CODAG (combined diesel engine and gas turbine) accordance with information received from
the shipbuilder or owner. Emergency
have most of our modern designs become. installation fitted into Coral Princess. Many of
alternators are not normally included in the
Shippers require a vessel to carry a pre-determined these engineering changes are the result of
number of alternators. When a dash ( - ) has
number of containers, pallets of timber, or even environmental requirements imposed by
been included against an item, this generally
motor cars, so ship dimensions, hatch and hold authorities, particularly in the major cruising denotes lack of information, but where it is
sizes have become multiples of these units. This regions. Such requirements are additionally known that features have not been included,
often leaves the naval architect to add on a bow, an reflected in new diesel engine designs offering this is indicated by 'nil'. The number of sister
engineroom, and a stem to produce a design cleaner and more efficient operation, and which, in ships completed or on order does not include
which, in many cases, cannot really be much tum, are now being rewarded in the notations and the ship presented. Some ships shown as
different to, or offer much to distinguish it from, awards generated by the classification societies. 'on order' may have been delivered by the
that developed in a shipyard at the other side of the The container ship Contship Aurora, for instance, time this publication appears.
world (although, of course, the underwater lines is included in this review as the first recipient of Further information on certain vessels
may have been enhanced or optimised by model Germanischer Lloyd's 'Green Passport', and the included in Significant Ships of 2002 can be
test tank experts). two near-sister ships, Finnmarken and Trolljjord, found in the following editions of The Royal
This sameness also makes life difficult for serve the famous Hurtigrute, Norwegian Coastal Institution of Naval Architects' publication
editors and compilers of publications such as Voyage armed with the DNV 'Clean Design' and The Naval Architect:
Significant Ships, who have to try and find a 'Comfort Class' notations.
selection of vessels which will be interesting to New or modified propulsion systems continue to Carlos Fischer July/August 2002
readers, and which might display some be introduced in the search for greater economy, Coastway May 2002
inventiveness on the part of the aforesaid naval and Finnmarken, mentioned above, as well as Coral Princess January 2003
architects, as they try to squeeze a few more making use of a father-and-son engine layout, Finnmarken. . September 2002
'somethings' into ships already constricted by such similar to that installed in earlier sisters, is fitted Greta-C . .. May 2002
features as Panamax, Suezmax, Capesize, or with what is now known as Wartsila efficiency Harad June 2002
Malaccamax parameters. To be fair, designers rudders, but which, over a very short time, have Hellespont Alhambra June 2002
have been quite - or in some cases, exceptionally - also been marketed as the John Crane Lips Hjaltland February 2003 (planned)
successful, and, hopefully, Significant Ships 2002 efficiency rudder, and the PropacRudder. This Hurst Point April 2002/September 2002
will have included, like those editions which have device, which appears as a torpedo-shaped bulb Mont St Michel October 2002
preceded it, a good cross-section of the year's (special supplement)
built on to the fore side of the rudder and is then
Murillo May 2002
shipbuilding output. faired into the propeller boss, is claimed to provide
Romantika September 2002
We have secured, yet again, the 'biggest box important savings in fuel consumption,
St Apostle Andrew September 2002
ship', and, something usefully unusual, a car improvements in rudder operation, and also Tempera February 2003 (planned)
carrier with refrigerated cargo space, also a 'super reduces propeller-induced noise and vibrations. The World.. . March 2002
cooler' gas tanker. This year, we again present As ever, thanks are due to those shipbuilders, Toisa Proteus. . October 2002
ferries for a variety of uses, and, as ferry operators engine builders, designers, subcontractors, and (special supplement)
advance 'up-market', our selection includes larger, owners, who have assisted with the publication of
and ever more luxurious vessels, destined to serve this edition of Significant Ships by giving of their Shorter articles, or information amongst
on routes all over the world. Perhaps these push valuable time to provide the information required longer articles or features, on the following
aside those worries of a few years ago concerning to ensure its success. In particular, ships have also appeared in The Naval
the fate of traditional ferries, in the face of new acknowledgement is wholeheartedly given to the Architect:
tunnels, bridges, and 'fast ferries'. What a pity professional ship photographers who directly, or
though, that like container ships, ferries are by way of shipbuilders, have supplied material for CMA CGM Claudel June 2001
tending to exhibit a certain uniformity in our use. These include FotoFlite, Flying Focus, Contship Aurora February 2003 (planned)
appearance. The same might be said of cruise Sea Sky Martin, and Harald Valderhaug. Euro Sun June 2001
ships, of course, (do passengers ever board the John Lingwood, MRlNA Finnwood July/August 2002
wrong ship in Miami, I wonder?) so let us look Sunderland La Superba ...November 2002
forward in 2004 to Queen Mary 2! January 2003 Stena Caribbean ...July/August 2002
SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2002 3
ARKLOW RALLY: Bijlsma Trader 4500
multi·purpose cargo vessel
Shipbuilder:.. . Shipyard Bijlsma with additional water ballast capacity available in a Model..
Lemmer BV. The Netherlands forward deep tank. and the fore and aft peak tanks. Poop Output speed.. . 160rev/min
Vessel's name:. . Arklow Rally and forecastle erections surmount the main deck, with Propeller
Hull number 699 the former. and a two-tier deckhouse, providing Manufacturer Rolls-Royce Kamewa
Owner/operator Scheepvaartonderneming accommodation for seven persons. Above this. a full Number.. .... 1
Arklow 1 CV (Arklow width wheelhouse is equipped with a complete Pitch Controllable
Shipping Nederland BV). navigational aids and communication package. Provision Diameter.. . 3400mm
The Netherlands/Arklow for the carriage of dangerous goods includes fitting Speed 160rev/min
Shipping Ltd. Ireland explosion-proof fans in the hold. and separate CO, fire Gearbox-driven alternator
Designer Shipyard Bijlsma Lemmer BV. extinguishing systems for holds and engineroom. An Number.. . 1
The Netherlands A-60 bullthead is also fitted between the engineroom and Make/type..... . ...Stamford/HCM534
Flag The Netherlands cargo hold. Output. 312kW/1500rev/min
Total number of sister ships The main engine is a MaK 6M25 unit having an MCR Diesel-driven alternator
already completed Nil of 1800kW at 750rev/min. driving a CP propeller at Number 1
Total number of sister ships 160rev/min through an Lohmann & Stolterfoht (today Engine make/type Sisu/634 DSBIGU150kW
still on order 2 Flender) reduction gearbox fitted with a power take-off Alternator make/type StamfordlUCM
to a 312kW alternator. A 150kW diesel-alternator set is Output.. ..... 140kW
also fitted. Main and auxiliary machinery is cooled by a Crane
HIS is the first delivery from a new series of multi- fresh water system including heat exchangers and box Number................ ..1 x travelling gantry
T purpose cargo vessels developed by Conoship
Group shipbuilder Bijlsma, and the first of three sister
coolers. Manoeuvring is accomplished using a
Barkemeyer free-hanging. flap-type spade rudder
Make/type... . Coops & Nieborg, hatch cover
and cargo division handling
ships entering the expanding fleet of Irish short-sea controlled by Rolls-Royce steering gear. and assisted by a Mooring equipment
operator Arklow Shipping. The design demonstrates the 250kW bow thruster. Number.. .1 x windlass: 1 x mooring winch
Make.. . SEC
resourcefulness of North Netherlands shipbuilders in
Type.. . Electro-hydraulic
general, as they overcome the restrictions on
Hatch covers
newbuiJding size imposed by the locks and canals of the TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Make . . Coops & Nieborg
local waterway systems. For Bijlsma, this involves using Length. oa . 89.95m
Type . . Steel pontoon
its inland shipyard at Wartena to fabricate large sub- Length. bp....... .
84.98m Complement
assemblies which are then taken by barge to the covered Breadth. moulded.. . . 14.40m Total. . ..6
dock at Lemmer for erection. Other steel structures are Depth. to main deck 7.35m Spare... . 1
prefabricated by subcontractors and brought to Draught. slwl... . 5.79m Special rudder .....Barkemeyerfree-hanging.
Lemmer, with major outfit items, such as electrical work Deadweight 4500dwt hinged flap, spade type
and machinery installation. also hanclled by outside Gross.. . 2999gt Bow thruster
specialists. Speed.................................... . 11.50knots Make ...............................Veth with FP propeller
Arklow Rally is designed for the carriage of general and Cargo capacity.grain 214.700ft' Number ......... 1
Bunkers, diesel oil 209m' Output.. . 250kW
bulk cargoes. and features a longitudinally framed bottom
Water ballast 1938m' Fire detection systems.. .....Ajax Fire Protection
structure under the cargo spaces. designed to sustain
Fire extinguishing systems
maximum cargo loadings of 15tonnes/ m' and the Classification.. . Bureau Veritas 1
Engineroomlcargo spaces CO, (separate systems)
carriage of 25tonne steel coils. Strengthening for grab 3/3E,+Cargo Ship, Deep Sea.
Make Ajax Fire Protection
discharge and loading aground is also included. The +MACH, AUT-MS, Navigation systems.. . Supplied by Radio Holland
single hold measures 63.00m x 11.70m and is closed by Heavy Cargo, BRG, IWS Radars.. . 2 x Furuno
10 steel pontoon covers. hanclled by a travelling gantry Main engine DGPS.. . Leica
crane mounted on the hatch coaming. This is also used to Design . ................... MaK Computer on board
move two l1.65m x 8.30m portable cargo divisions Model. . . 6M25 Cargo planning/loading. .... CPC Systems
which can be fitted into any of seven positions in the Manufacturer.... ..................... Caterpillar MaK Waste disposal plant
hold. Number . . 1 Sewage system.. . Hamworthy
The double hull structure contains separate wing and Output.. ................... 1800kW1750rev/min Contract date. . ... ..........•....
bottom tanks. with the latter divided by a centreline duct Gearbox Launchlfloat-out date.. . 2 March 2002
keel. These are arranged to carry water ballast and fuel. Make.. .....Lohmann & Stolterioht (Flender) Delivery date . ...... 26 April 2002
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ASEAN CABLESHIP
ASEAN EXPLORER: new-generation

cable ship
Shipbuilder: ..... ..Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, equipment, and an umbilical winch are also carried . Roll stabilisation equipment .. .............. 2 x Flume tanks
Singapore The cable equipment is controlled from a central Diesel-electric system
Vessel's name: Asean Explorer position at the aft end of the cable deck, starboard Main engines
Hull number:. ...1064 Design.. .......... wartsua
side, with monitoring assisted by CCTV, whilst the
Model .. .................. 8R32
Owner/operator ........ Asean Cableship Pte Ltd, main operations room is located in the aft end of the Number... ....... 4
Singapore bridge. Manufacturer... ........ Wartsila
Designer BMT Shipdesign Ltd, UK The diesel-electric power arrangements utilise four Output 4 x 3240kW/720rev/min
Flag Singapore Siemens 3240kW alternator sets, each driven by Alternators
Total number of sister ships Wartsilii 8R32 engines. These supply the vessel's Manufacturer... .......... Siemens
already completed: Nil total requirements, including the main propulsion Number... ..4
Total number of sister ships units, comprising two Kamewa Aquamaster 3800kW Type.. .......................1DK4135
still on order . .... Nil azimuth thrusters, fitted at the stern, and three Output .. .................. 4 x 3130kW
2400kW tunnel thrusters, from the same Propulsion units
manufacturer, installed forward. Together these give 360deg azimuthing thrusters (aft)
SEAN Explorer has been designed to perform Manufacturer... ..Siemens/Kamewa Aquamaster
A the duties of laying, burial, and maintenance of
both conventional and lightweight cables, and can
the vessel a dynamic positioning capability (DP2)
which is controlled by an Alstom A-Series model Number....
Model.. .. USES001
. .2
ADP21 Duplex DP. This allows the vessel to remain
carry 6000tonnes of cable in three lS.S0m diameter Output.. 2 x 3800kW
on station in conditions up to sea state 6. Tunnel thrusters (forward)
tanks, as well as storIng lS0 repeaters. In common Control, monitoring and main machinery alarms, Manufacturer... ......... Kamewa Aquamaster
with the latest cable ship designs, the vessel is laid are masterminded by a Kongsberg Norcontrol Number . ...................3
out for over-stern operation, using four sheaves Datachief C20 vessel management system, with the Model . .............. TI2400
built into the deck: cable laying, tow wire, cable same supplier contributing a Bridgeline 10 integrated Output .. ................. 3 x 2400kW
repair, and umbilical. The upper deck serves as the bridge system to aid navigation and simplify bridge Complement
working deck, and is covered for most of its length operations. Crew.. ...... .70
by an extended forecastle, on to which the main Cabins .. ............. 70 single/en suite
superstructure, given over almost entirely to Bridge control system
accommodation for 70 persons, has been built. TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Make.. . Kongsberg Norcontrol
The cable deck is fitted with two lines, with the Length,oa.. .. 141.93m Type Bridgeline 10, integrated bridge
port side (main laying line) serviced by a SOtonne Length, bp.. . 121.84m system
cable drum, 20tonne linear cable engine (LCE), a Breadth. moulded 23.00m Fire detection system
6tonne/ six-wheel pair draw-off/hold-back (DOHB) Depth, moulded Type.. ....... Analogue addressable
winch, a cable diverter, and an emergency cable Dynamic positioning system
to main deck... .. 12.S0m
brake. A second SOtonne cable drum, a 6tonne/ four- Type.. .. Alstom A-Series
to forecastle deck 16.00m
wheel pair DOHB winch, and a cable diverter, Model.. .. ADP21 Duplex DP
Draught
Control monitoring Kongsberg Norcontrol
service the starboard line, which is designed for design.. .. 7.S0m Datachief C20
cable recovery and repair. Two portable LCEs scantling 8.00m Waste disposal plant
complete the handling package, which is electrically Deadweight Incinerator
driven, and was supplied by the UK expert in this design 8300dwt Make.. ..................... TeamTec
field, Dowty. scantling.. ....96S0dwt Model ... . OGS 200C
A 6Stonne cable burial plough and associated Speed, service... .... 14.S0knots Contract date..
equipment, including a 6Stonne long-reach A-frame, Classification ......... Lloyd's Register of Shipping. + 100A1, Launch/float-out date ..
an 80tonne tow winch, ROV, buoy-handling + LMC, UMSDP (AA), CG Delivery date ..

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BONGA: Samsung leading the way with
FPSO construction
Shipbuilder Samsung Heavy analysis (FEA), and, specifically, this will allow the Lifesaving equipment
Industries Co Ltd, Korea vessel to remain on station for 20years without Number 5 x 50-person enclosed
Vessel's name .Bonga drydocking. Longitndinal strength whilst under tow lifeboats with water spray protection
Hull number 1385 has also been the subject of special consideration, as Cargo tanks
Owner/operator:. . Shell Nigeria Exploration have loadings caused by cargo 'sloshing' in the tanks. Number 15 plus 2 slop
& Production Co (8NEPCO), Nigeria With no independent means of propulsion, the Product range.. . ...... Crude oil
Designer 8amsung Heavy machinery room is equipped mainly with auxiliary Tank coating ..
Industries Co Ltd, Korea machinery, including two 1900kW/1000rev/min Piping ...... Carbon steel with solvent-free epoxy coating
Model test establishment used: .......... 8amsung Wartsil./ ABB alternators. Cargo handling utilises 15 Cargo pumps
8hip Model Basin (88MB), Korea Framo hydraulically operated 1500m' /h pumps. A Number... .15
Flag: .. complement of 70 is carried, and lifesavingequipment Type Hydraulic submersible
Total number of sister ships comprises five 50-person totally enclosed lifeboats Make.. . . .... Framo
already completed . Nil with water-spray protection. Capacity 15 x 1500m'/h
Total number of sister ships Cargo/ballast control systems
still on order . Nil Make.. . Nakakita Seisa Kusho
Complement
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Officers .. .. ..... 4
AMSUNG'S willingness to master technological Length,oa .. .... 305.10m
S challenges has led the company to a pioneering
position - together with competitor Hyundai - in the
Length, bp ..
Breadth. moulded ..
... 29500m
...58.00m
Crew..
Single/double rooms...
.
. 4/33
66
Fire detection system

construction of floating production, storage and Depth, moulded Make.. .. Saracom-Thorn
offloading (FPSO) units, which utilise its shipbuilding to upper deck 32.00m Type Addressable/programmable
and engineering abilities to the full. Completed by Width of double skin Fire extinguishing systems
Samsung in June 2002, Bonga will be fitted out in the side .. .. 5.47m
Cargo tank deck Foam/salt water
UK, during 2003, with specialist equipment necessary bottom ..
Make NK Fire Protection
to process 225,000barrels/ day of stabilised crude oil Draught
Machinery room.. ......Water mist/salt water
at a maximum temperature of 60"C,and to offload to design.. .. 23.40m
Make... ......... NK Fire Protection
a tanker at a continuous rate of 7000m' /h - equivalent scantling 23.90m
Radar
to 1million barrels/24h. Deadweight
Number 1
This work will be carried out at the Bonga oilfield, design.. .. 310,403dwt
Make... . INVSAT(UK)
Nigeria, where the vessel will be permanently spread- scantling 319.317dwt
Model.. . .. FR-2105
moored in waters with depths ranging from 1000m to Cargo capacity
1125m, using four groups of three mooring legs. The Satellite navigation systems
liquid volume.. . 324,233m'
latter are located port and starboard/ forward and aft, Number... ...2
Bunkers
io accordance with a system devised after conducting diesel oil.. ........ 10,970m' Make.. .... INVSAT(UK)
a mooring analysis. Water ballast .. .. 138.131m' Models 1 x Inmarsat-B;
Bonga is double-hulled and has a 5 x 3 configuration Classification.. . Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1 x Inmarsat-C TI3020C; Saturn BM
of cargo tanks, and five pairs of wing water ballast + 100AT 'Floating Production and Waste disposal plant
tanks, two slop tanks, two diesel oil tanks, and two Offloading installation'. + OMC, Incinerator
methanol tanks. Cofferdams are installed to separate OIWS, IGS, COW, SBT, PL, CCS, LI, ShipRight Make TeamTec
the latter from other compartments. The machinery (SDA, FDA, CM, PCWBT), Helicopter Deck Waste compactor
space is located right aft under the accommodation Percentage of high-tensile steel used Make.. .......... TeamTec
spaces, and is fitted with a double bottom laid out as in construction .. ..... .45% Waste shredder/crusher
sludge tanks. The topside processing facilities will be Diesel-driven alternators Make TeamTec
installed on a deck elevated 5.50m above the main Number 2 Sewage plant
deck, and a helideck is fitted above the Engine make .wartsua Make.... .. Hamworthy KSE
accommodation. Output.... . 2 x 1900kW Contract date.. .......31 May 2000
The hull structure was developed after investigation Alternator make/type ABB/AMG 630 S6 Launch/float-out date 20 October 2001
of static and dynamic loading using finite-element Output/speed.. .. 2 x 1900kW/l000rev/mln Delivery date 18 June 2002

I Tanker,Ship Type 2G, Methane (LNG)in Membrane
Tanks,Maximumvapour pressure o.zsbar, minimum
temperature minus 163'C/ ShipRight(SDA),IWS,
L1, + LMC,UMS,CCS, ICC,NAV1,IBS,withdescriptive
notes ShipRight(FDA,CM,HCM,SEA(HSS-4),SEA
(VDR-4),PMS(CM),SCM), Part high-tensile steel, ETA
Percentage of high-tenSilesteel used
in construction 2.3%
Steam turbine
Design Cross-compound impulseturbine
Manotacturer... , ..,.. KawasakiHeavy Industries
Number.., ..,......1
Output.. 39,500shp MCR/33,580shp
NCRat 85,3rev/min
Gearbox
Make , , , KawasakiHeavy Industries
Model.. UA-400
Number.., .,' ",.,',."., ,',.,',.,.,.,.,.., ,.,.,.,1
Output speed .. ..,........90rev/minMCR
Propeller
Manufacturer, MitsubishiHeavy Industries
Number.... .. , , , , , 1
Pitch , , , .Fixed
Diameter.., 8250mm
Speed.. ..,.. , , 90rev/minMCR
Steam-turbine driven alternators
Number.., ,2
Make/type.. . , ,Shinko/multi-stage
Output , , , 2 x 3450kW/1800rev/min
Diesel-drivenalternator
Number... ". " """""" .. """"", .. ",1
Engine make , , wartsua
Output/speed "", ,"""""',.,""""'" 3600kW/720rev/min
Alternatormake.. .......... , ..,ABB
Output/speed", "..""""",3450kW/720rev/min
BRITISH TRADER: Boilers

Number..,
Type , ,
' ,
Watertube, forced draught
, 2
advanced LNG tanker Maker ,

Output..
Mooringequipment
, KawasakiHeavy Industries
...... 2 x 65tonnes/h
Shipbuilder ...... ,.... , ,..,.., .., Samsung Heavy system (SMS), which serves as a central command
Make" ", ,"""', ,""""', ,""""", , ,Kocks
Industries Co Ltd, Korea station for carrying out cargo and ballasting operations,
Type ""',.,"""", ..,"""""", ,"" Self-containedhydrauliC
Vessel's name:", , , British Trader and monitoring and remotely controlling the propulsion
Cargo tanks
Hull nurnber.. ,, 1380 plant. Also installed is a one-man bridge system
Number... .. , 4
Owner/operator BP Shipping, UK complying with Lloyd's Register's NAV1/IBS notation,
Stainless steel Structureand piping
Designer: .., , Samsung Heavy an ECDIS, a manoeuvring simulator, GMDSS console,
Cargo pumps
Industries Co Ltd, Korea voyage data recorder, and automatic identification
Number,.. ', ,8
Model test establishment used ...... SSPA, system. Type.. , , Submerged electric
Sweden Other features of note included in the specification
Make.. .. Ebara International
Flag: Isle of Man are a ballast water exchange system which uses
Capacity,.., " , ,8 x 1700m'
Total number of sister ships sequential empty/refill procedures to complete the
Cargo and bridge control systems
already completed: , Nil operation in under 30hours. The diesel-alternator
Type.. ...., , , , IntegratedwithlAS
Total number of sister ships engine has a low N Ox emission, and there is an
Complement
still on order .. emergency operation for water ballast leakage, a CO,
Officers" ............22
blowing agent for the insulation system, and all paint
Crew.. ", .. ,,"""'" ",,11
complies with environmental requirements.
Suez/repair crew" "'" " "",6
RITISH TRADER has been constructed in
B accordance with the Gaz Transport & Technigas
Mark III cargo containment system for the carriage of TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Bowthruster
Make", """""""""""" KawasakiHeavy Industries
Number... , "'" , """""",1
LNG cargoes at cryogenic temperature (-163'C) and Length,oa .. 278,80m
Output.. """ """"""" ......2500kW
atmospheric pressure, Within a double hull, which has Length, bp.. """'" ,...., 266,00m Firedetection system
been designed to last for a period of not less than 40 Breadth, moulded.. .., ....... , ........,....42,60m Make.. ' " """" ..........,'" Consilium
years, there are four cargo tanks, encased in a primary Depth, moulded Type ...""""",, ...,,"""", .....,,""'" Analogueaddressable
membrane of 1.2mm-thick corrugated, SUS 304L to main deck.. ..26,00m Fireextinguishingsystem
grade, stainless steel plates, and a secondary membrane to trunkdeck .., , , ,.. 32,70m On deck" ""'" Drypowder
of triplex glass wooL Insulation is made up of 270mm Widthof double skin ... NK
Make"
reinforced polyurethane foam, and the system allows side.. . 2,30m Engineroom"" "CO,
the daily boil-off gas rate to be restricted to 0,15% of bottom.. .. , 3 AOm Cabins/public spaces" ' "'" Sea water
the total cargo volume, Draught Radars
Two 1700m'/h cargo pumps are fitted in each tank, design.. ....,...... 11,35m Number.... .,., """", ,""""""""""""""", .. ,""".",2
capable of completely discharging the cargo in 12 scantling.. .. , 12,30m Make" "" ..,," Kongsberg
hours, following pre-cooling by LNG spray. Two Airdraught (approx) ,..,50.00m above base Mocel.. "'" """"""""" ..., 2 x DB10
8000m' /h, low-duty, and two 26,000m' high-duty Displacement,at 12.30m , ,107,30Otonnes Satellitenavigationsystems
compressors are installed, together with four spray Number", """'" ,2 x DGPS
Lightweight.. ,.., 29,80Otonnes
pumps: a 550m' /h emergency cargo pump, two Make" '" ........,"""""""""""""""""""""""" Leica
Deadweight
warming-up heaters, an LNG vaporiser, forcing Model" """""""'" MX412
design , , 68,1OOdwt
vaporiser, a 14,000Nm'/h inert-gas generator and two Waste disposal systems
scantling.. ...., 77,500dwt
90Nm' /h nitrogen generators. Incinerator
The machinery installation is centred on a Kawasaki Speed, service.. 20, 10knotsat 85%MCRwith
Make" , ......."".,,"""""'" TeamTec
cross-compound steam turbine, supplied with steam 15%sea margin
ModeL, "", ...""."""""""""""OGS400C
from boilers which burn fuel oil or boil-off gas, or a Cargo capacity Waste compactor
combination of both. This drives a six-bladed propeller liquidvolume.. , .. 138,200m' Make" ""'"'' Hackman Metos
for a service speed of 20.1Oknots. Electrical power is Bunkers Model" " ",..,,"" '''' Orwak5030
produced by two 3450kW steam-turbine driven heavy oil.. , , , , 7700m' Waste shredder/crusher
alternators, with a similar-sized diesel set as stand-by. A diesel oil , , , , 400m' Make.. """""""""Bin Systems
2500kW thruster is fitted at the bow. Water ballast.. 54,800m' Model" "", ...,"""""""""', ....,""""""""""""" F515
Britisb Trader is equipped with a 'centralised Fuel consumption , ,170,90tonnes/day Contract date" , """ .."""''''''''',, ......,'' 20 July 2000
administration and control centre', with integrated Classification , , Lloyd'sRegister of Shipping Launch/float-outdate" " 9 December 2001
automation system (lAS) and shipboard management + 1OOA 1 LiquefiedGas Deliverydate """""""""" ...""""" ..,,,,,,15 November2002

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Shipbuilder: Kleven Flore AlS, Norway behind a flat-form hull running up from the base line, Mooring equipment
(huH built at Daewoo-Mangalia, Romania) and incorporating a skeg. A 1500kW tunnel thruster is Number..... ............ 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
Vessel's name:. .. ..... Carlos Fischer fitted forward. 4 x mooring winch
Hull number: ......... 147 (Daewoo number 5001) Make.. . Pusnes
Owner: ...... Maritime Services Aleuropa GmbH, Type.. .. Electric
Germany TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Special lifesaving equipment
Designer: ..... Kleven Flore Consult AlS, Norway Length.oa .. .. 204.85m Number... .....1 x 30-person free-fall lifeboat
Model test establishment used: .......... Marintek, Length. bp .. 194.25m Make.. . .....Schat-Harding
Norway Breadth. moulded .. ........32.20m Containers
Flag: .. Liberia Depth. moulded Lengths.. ...20ft
Total number of sister ships to main deck .. 19.20m Total TEU capacity... .. 300
already completed . Nil Drauqht On deck.. .. 300
Total number of sister ships design .. ....... 9.50m
Reefer plugs .. ..75
still on order.......... .. 1 scantling 11.40m
Cargo tanks
Grass. . 33.000gt
Number... . 16
Deadweight
Product range.. . ....Freshorange iuice:
~RLOS FISCHER is a larger version of two scantling.. ...... 42.500dwt
C similar ships built by Kleven in 1993/1994 (Ouro
Do Brasil: Significant Ships of 1993), designed as a
Speed. service. 94% MCR. 5% sea margin. 1200kW
absorbed by shaft alternator 21.00knots
Stainless steel
frozen concentrated orange iuice
All tanks and piping
Cargo pumps
double-hull, four-hold refrigerated cargo ship - not a Cargo capacity
Number.... 8 (concentrated juice)
tanker - with each of the holds fitted with four (total liquid volume.. ..... 29.120m'
16), free-standing, stainless steel, cylindrical fruit juice Bunkers Make/type Maso-Sine/electric displacement
tanks carrying either fresh orange juice at O"C or heavy oil.. .. 4700m' Number... . .. - (fresh orange juice)
concentrate at -10"C. Temperatures are maintained diesel oil 500m' Make/type.. .. - /electric centrifugal
using a York refrigeration plant with three Water ballast .. .. 20.100m' Complement
compressors, housed in a deckhouse on the upper Classification Germanischer Lloyd. +100 A5. Officers .. .. 8
deck, above N03 hold. Fruit Juice Carrier, Crew.. . 11
The systemuses ammonia in the primary circuit and Equipped for carriage of Containers. Passengers.. . 3
brine in the secondary, with the latter circulating MC. AUT, KAZ. NAV-OC. IW Pilot ................. 1
through heat exchangers in each hold. Cooled air is then Main engine Owner... ....... 1
blown through ducts to all parts of the holds, which are DeSign.. .. Sulzer Special rudder ... ...Becker flap-type
insulated with polyurethane foam slabs sheathed with Model .......................................... 7RTA84C Bow thruster
galvanised steel on the back, and polished aluminium Manufacturer... ....... wartsna, Italy Make.. ............Rolls-Royce Kamewa
facing the hold. For redundancy purposes, each of the Number... ........ 1 Number... .. 1
compressors can carry 60% of the total loading, and a Output 28.350kW/102rev/min
Output 1 x 1500kW
third main generator set with independent fuel supply, is Gearbox (for alternator drive)
Bridge control system
fitted in the deckhouse. Make.. .. Flender
Make.. ..Sperry
As the vessel was too large for Kleven's building dock Type.. ....Vision 2100 Integrated Bridge
Propeller
at Floro, her hull was built in Romania and towed to Fire detection system
Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-braze
Norway for completion, following which she has joined Make.. ...................... Scana Servo Master
Manufacturer Rolls-Royce Kamewa . BMS-904
her owner's trade, loading orange juice in Brazil for Type..
Number.... . ....... 1 Fire extinguishing system
processing in USA, Japan, and Europe, and mainly
Pitch.. .. Controllable Cargo space. engineroom High-pressure CO,
returning in ballast. For this reason, a large ballast
Diameter... .7500mm Make. .. Unitor
capacity is provided, however, a revenue-earning 'back-
Speed .. ....... 102rev/mln Radars
haul' facility has been included in the design, with
arrangements for stowing 300TEU on the upper deck, Main-engine-driven alternator Number... ........ 2
including 75 freezer connections. Because of their Number... .. 1 Make.. .. Decca
different characteristics, fresh juice and concentrate are ~~ MB Models ......... 1 x Decca BridgeMaster E.340VTS-band
handled through different pumps and pumping Output.. . . 2000kW 1 x Decca BridgeMaster E.340VT X-band
systems, all parts of which need to be constructed and Diesel-driven alternators Satellite navigation systems
maintained to a very high standard of cleanliness and Number..... .. 3 Number... ......................... 2
finish. Engine rnake/type.. . wartsua 8L20 Make.. ..................... Leica
A Sulzer 7RTA84C main engine supplied from Output/speed 3 x 1360kW/900rev/min Model .... ................... MX400 DGPS
Wiirtsilii, Italy, powers Carlos Fischer, developing Alternator make.. . ABB Computers on ship
28,348kW at 102rev/min for a service speed of Output/speed 3 x 1299kW/900rev/min Number... .. 13
21knots, when running at 94% MCR with a 5% sea Boilers Incinerator
margin. Also taken into account in the powering Number. . ....2 Make... ..........TeamTec
equation is a nominal 1200kW output from a 2000kW Type 1 x oil fired: 1 x exhaust gas Model .. ...... GS 500C
ABB alternator, driven from a power take-off to a Make.. ......Aalborg Sewage plant
Flender gearbox, and which supplies the refrigeration Output 1 x 5000kg/h: 1 x 2500kg/h Make.. ...............Aquamar
plant at sea. Two Wartsila/ ABB 1299kW diesel- Hose-handling crane Model ... ................................... MSP-25
alternator sets are arranged aft of the main engine,with Number... . 1 Contract date .. .. 7 April 2000
a third, similar unit, fitted in the refrigerating machinery Make.... .. Hydralift Launch/float-out date ..
room, as already noted. A Becker flap rudder is fitted aft Type.. ......... Electric-hydraulic Delivery date .. . 16 April 2002
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Shipbuilder: .". ".. .... ... Hyundai Mipo Breadth, moulded 30.00m Design/maker ... . ....... MacGregor
Dockyard (HMD), Korea Depth. moulded Type .. . Lift-away pontoons
Vessel's name: .. ." .." ..." ..". Cimbria to main deck .. .. 16.80m Containers
Hull number .... "" ... H0036 Width of double skin lengths .. . 20ft; 40ft; 45ft; 48ft; 49ft
Owner/operator ................... Ahrenkiel side .. . " 2.00m Cell guides.. .. every hold
Shipmanagement GmbH bottom .. . 1.80m Total TEU capacity 2824
& Co KG, Germany Draught on deck.. . 1798
Designer ""." ..Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Korea design... .. 10.10m in holds... .. 1026
Model test scantling 12.00m Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes... .. 2029
establishment used:""""" Hyundai Maritime Gross.. .. 27, 779gt Reefer plugs 554
Research Institute, Korea Displacement.... .. 51.309tonnes Tiers/rows (maximum)
Flag: "."",,",,"",,",,"""""""""""",,. ". Liberia Lightweight 11,891tonnes on deck.. .. 7/10
Total number of sister ships Deadweight in holds.. .. 6/10
already completed """" ". ". " .......... 1 design 29.415dwt Cargo control system (reefer containers)
Total number of sister ships scantling.. .. 39.418dwt Make.... Stein Sohn
still on order """""""""""""""." ...6 Speed, service at 90% MCR 24.00knots Type Vista Refrige (4-pole/PCT monitoring)
Bunkers Ballast control system
heavy oil 3307m' Make.. ....Tanksystem/Pleiger
diesel oil.. .. 220m' Type C 00049/C 00051
A NUMBER of 'firsts' apply to this new series of
container ships. Notably, it marks the entry of
HMD into this segment of merchant shipbuilding.
Water ballast
Fuel consumption
11 ,340m' Complement
Officers.. . 11
Founded in 1976 as a major repair facility, the company main engine only.. . ...95tonnes/day Crew 14
moved into new construction in 1996, at a time of auxiliaries 6.2Otonnes/day (85% full load) Spare.. . 1
difficulty in securing repair and conversion contracts. A Classification.... . ..... Germanischer Lloyd, Suez/repair crew 6
wish to add box-ships to the portfolio coincided with a + 100A5, Container Ship, Cabins All single except Suez crew
decision by Ahrenkiel and Suisse-Atlantique, both SOlAS CH 11-2,Reg 54, + MC, AUT, IW, ERS Bow thruster
better known as tramp-ship owners, to also enter this Percentage of high-tensile steel Make .. . ...... Brunvoll
market for the first time, and, taking advantage of used in construction.. . 35% Number ..... .................................................. 1
HMD's berth availability, they placed the first of what Heel control equipment Framo, 2 tanks/1 pump Output.. ...................... 1100kW/1180rev/min
became eight orders, two years ago, with the shipyard Main engine Bridge control system
producing a design from scratch, based on the owners' Design... .. MAN B&W Make .. .. Kongsberg
high-class specification. Model 7K80MC-C, Mk6 Type .. ....Databridge 10
The concept has been produced to conform not only Manufacturer... ... Hyundai One man operation No
with current regulations, but also encompasses Number... .. 1 Fire detection system
requirements aimed at keels laid down after July 2002, Output 34,300bhp/104rev/min MCR; Make Consiliurn
particularly those relating to AIS (automatic 30,870bhp/100.4rev/min NCR Type.. .. Salwico C 316
identification systems), VDR (voyage data recorders), Propeller Fire extinguishing systems
and tin-free antifouling. Within a double-skin hull, there Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Cargo holds/engineroom.. .. CO,
are six cargo holds forward of the engineroom and Manufacturer.... .. Hyundai Make NK Co Ltd
accommodation block, closed by 12 sets of pontoon Number... . . 1, 5 blades Radars
hatch covers, with No 1 hold accessed through an Pitch Fixed Number ... . ........ 2
extended forecastle, where a breakwater is fitted. Space Diameter... 7200mm Make .. .................................................. Kongsberg
on the upper deck aft of the engineroom can stow one Speed 104rev/min Models .. ........ 1 x CAE-A 1312 (X-band)
FEU and two TEU container stacks. A particular Special adaptations.. .... medium skew 1 x CAE-A36 (S-band)
requirement was for the maximum possible intake of Diesel-driven alternators Satellite navigation system
14tonne homogeneously loaded containers, and by Number... .. ..4 Number... . 2
careful arrangement 2029TEU can be carried, with Engine make/type Hyundai-MAN B&W/8l28/32H Make.. .. Kongsberg
stability monitored by computer. Output/speed .4 x 1500kW/720rev/min Models... .. 1 x MX 412B, 1 x DGPS
Looking for maximum speed with low fuel Alternator make/type Hyundai/IPS, HFC5 636-14E Other navigation systems ECDIS, Fibre-optic compass
consumption, the designers selected a Hyundai-MAN Output/speed .4 x 1500kW/720rev/min Incinerator
B&W 7KSOMC-C Mk 6 main engine developing Boilers Make .. . Kangrim
34,300bhp at 104rev / min, and driving a five-bladed Number 1 Model .. . KIN-70SDA
propeller for a service speed of 24knots at a fuel Type.. .. Composite Waste compactor
consumption of 95tonnes/day. The electrical Make Kangrim Make .. . Edco Marine
consumption, boosted by the requirements of 554 Output.. 3000kg/h (oil), 2500kg/h (exhaust gas) Model .. . 6110
reefer containers (62 of which are carried in No 6 hold), MOOringequipment Waste shredder/crusher
is satisfied by the output from four MAN B&W-driven Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass; Make.. .. Edco Marine
1500kW diesel-alternator sets, which also power the 4 x mooring winch Model 523
1100kW bow thruster. Make.. .. Kocks Sewage plant
Type hydraulic Make.. . . Jonghap
Safety equipment Model JMO-BIO AEROB 12
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Number 2 x 25-person enclosed lifeboats Contract date.. . 27 October 2000
length.oa.. .. 222.14m Make Fassmer launch/float-out date 7 July 2002
length, bp "" 210.00m Hatch covers Delivery date.... .. 8 October 2002

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CMA CGM CLAUDEL: container ship from
re-vamped Korean shipyard
Shipbuilder: ... STX Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Type.. .. Hydraulic
Vessel's name:. . CMA CGM Claudel Length, oa 210.00m Hatch covers
Hull number: S-1069 Length, bp.. . 198.80m Design... .. Macor Neptun Seohae
Owner/operator:. . EF Shipping Co, Greece Breadth, moulded.. . 30.1Om Manufacturer STX Shipbuilding
Designer: STX Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea Depth, moulded Type.. . Lift-away pontoons
Flag: Cyprus to upper deck.. . 16.70m Containers
Model test establishment used: .. KRISO, Korea Draught Lengths.. . ISO 20ft; 40ft; 45ft
Total number of sister ships design... . IIS0m Cell guides For 40ft in holds
already completed: , 3 Deadweight Total TEU capacity.... ...2602
Total number of sister ships design.. . 34,622dwt on deck 1664
still on order:. . 1 Speed, service (90% MCR) 22.30knots in holds... . 938
Bunkers homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes 1856
heavy oil... . 4005m' Reefer plugs 440
FTER a long period of financial uncertainty, the Tier/rows (maximum)
A former Daedong shipbuilding company, operating
from its modern, medium-sized, 'greenfield' site at
diesel oil..
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Chinhae, Korea, has emerged under new ownership main engine only 89.32tonnes/day Ballast control system
and a new name, STX Shipbuilding Co (part of the auxiliaries... . 7.62tonnes/day Make Scana
Ssangyong group), to carryon what was, despite its Classification.. Lloyd's Register of Shipping, + 100A1, Type. . HydrauliC remote control valves
other problems, the successful technical business of its Container Ship, LI, 'IWS, + LMC, UMS, SCM, Complement
predecessor. These five orders, placed by two Greek ShipRight (SDA, CM), Certified Container Officers .. . 14
owners, are spearheading a planned diversion by the Securing Arrangements Crew... . 14
yard into containership building, and complementing a Percentage of high-tensile steel Suez/repair crew 6
portfolio of product-tanker designs inherited from used in construction., .. 27.30% Bow thruster
Daedong, Trading on charter to a French operator, the Main engine Make Kawasaki
ships conform to a layout conventional for this class of Desiqn.. . MAN B&W Number... . 1 x electric
vessel, with a double hull surrounding a five-hold Model.. . 8S70MC-C Mk VII Output.. 1OOOkW
cargo space, loaded through 10 hatches closed by lift- Manufacturer.. ............. Hyundai Heavy Industries Bridge control system
away pontoon covers, Number . . 1 Make.. ...HKM (Norcontrol)
With no upper deck longirudinal girder to obstruct Output. . . 24,880kW/91rev/min Type.. . AC-4
the stowage arrangement, 10 rows of containers can Propeller One man operation No
be loaded in the holds. The number of tiers carried Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Fire detection system
varies according to the heights of the units, and Manufacturer Hyundai Make.. . Consilium
consequently the quoted total container intake of Number of blades.. . 5 Type.. ... CS3004
1664TEU on deck, 938 in the holds (where 40ft cell Pitch.. ................ Fixed Fire extinguishing systems
guides are fitted) are maximum values. Total capacity is Diameter... . 7800mm Cargo holds/engineroom.. Fixed CO,
given as 2602TEU, but when homogeneously loaded Speed .. . 91rev/min Ma~ NK
to 14tonnes, this figure is reduced to 1856TEU. Diesel-driven alternators Radars
Dangerous goods of most IMDG classes can be Number .4 Number... . 2
stowed in all holds, and 440 reefer plugs are available, Engine make/type.. . . .. Yanmar/6N260L-ZV Make.. . Furuno
although dangerous goods and refrigerated cargoes Output/speed .4 x 1618kW/720rev/min Models FAR-2835SW-Sband
cannot be mixed. Four sets of Liebherr 45/40tonne Alternator make/type.. ... Hyundai/HFC6 FAR-2825W-Xband
swl single-jib cranes are fitted on the centreline: three Output/speed.. 4 x 1400kW/720rev/min Satellite navigation systems
sets forward of the superstructure, and one at the aft Boilers Number... ..2
end which serves the open deck container stowage Number... . 1 Make Furuno
area, above the machinery space. Make/type Kangrim/MCIISJLY composite Models 1 x Felcom 82; 1 x Felcom 12
The propulsion machinery consists of a Hyundai- Output 2500kg/h each side Waste disposal plant
MAN B&W 8S70MC-C main engine producing Cargo cranes Incinerator
24,880kW at 91rev/ min and driving a FP propeller for Number... . 4 Make.. ..... Hyundai Marine Machinery
a fully loaded service speed of 22.30knots at 90% Make Liebherr Model.. . MAXI 100 SL-l
MCR. Four 1400kW diesel-alternator sets are fitted, Type (CBW40/29.5) Electro-hydraulic, cylinder luffing Sewage plant
and there is a 1000kW bow thruster installed. A Performance ..45tonnes/26.5m radius; 40tonnes/29.5m) Make.. . Evac Aquamar
systematic srudy with CFD analysis and model testing Mooring equipment Model MSP 25
has developed a good hull form, with vibration Number.. . 2 x mooring winch/windlass; Contract date.. . 13 April 2000
problems reduced by fitting a highly-skewed five- 2 x mooring winch Launch/float-out date 17 November 2001
bladed propeller. Make.. . Rolls-Royce Completion.. . 15 February 2002

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COASTWAY: innovative dredger
Shipbuilder: Merwede Shipyard The two main engines are of Wartsilii6L32 design, each Manufacturer ...
(IHC Caland Group), The Netherlands developing 2760kW and driving a pair of Rolls-Royce Propellers
Vessel's name:. .. Coastway Karnewa CP propellers operating in nozzles, through Material.. ..Copper-nickel aluminium
Hull number:. . 692 propulsion gearboxes,with the port unit fitted with a PTO Manufacturer... .. Rolls-Royce Kamewa
Owner/operator:. .. Royal Boskalis to a shaft alternator. The drive from the front end of the Number... . 2
Westminster Dredging, The Netherlands engines to the respective pumps is as described above. Pitch.. .. Controllable
Designer:... ........... Merwede Shipyard, Electrical power is also derived from an auxiliary diesel- Diameter... . 2500mm
The Netherlands driven alternator. Control of the dredging operation is Speed.. ...... 230rev/min
Model tank establishment used: MARIN, maintained from an asymmetricalwheelhouse laid alit for Special adaptations Van der Giessen
The Netherlands the three functions of dredge control, arranged to Type 19B nozzles
Total number of sister ships starboard; navigation, based on a central console; and Main-engine driven alternator
already completed: . . 1 cargo survey, carried out in a separate area to port. Number.... 1 (port engine)
Total number of sister ships Make/type ... . A van Kaick/DSE 86 L1-4W
still on order .. ......NiI Output/speed .. .. 1 x 1500kW/1500rev/min
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Diesel-driven alternator
Length, oa 97.00m Number.. . 1
ESIGNED primarily for mud and sand dredging, Length, bp.. .. 83.39m Enginemake/type .. . ...Caterpillar/3508BVSCAC
D also shore replenishment work in shallow waters,
including operations whilst beached (for which purpose
Breadth, moulded.. .
Depth, moulded, to main deck ,
.. 23.00m
7.00m
Output/speed ..
Alternator make/type ..
......487kW/1500rev/min
A van Kaick/DSG 64 L2-4W
extra hull strengthening has been built-in), Coos/way and Draught Output/speed .. ...450kW/1500rev/mln
her sister [Po/em/ay incorporate many novel design desiqn (slwl).. ...5.72m Dredge pump
features, as well as innovative energy-conservation dredging.. .. 6.58m Number.... .........................1
concepts. The shallow-draught requirement, and the Dredging depth.. . .. 28.00m (suction pipe at Make.. .... IHC
adoption of low LIB, and consequently, high BIT, ratios 50deg; draught 5m) Type.. ....... Single-walled: HR-MD 182-38-90
were examined during comprehensive model tests, aimed Deadweight Jet pumps
at developing a suitable hull form. Unusually for this type dredging draught. 6700dwt Number... . 2
of vessel, a bulbous bow is fitred, and the tests also design draught.. .. 5600dwt Make..
examined the effect of this on waterflow to the bow Gross.. .5300gt Ballast and cargo control systems
thruster, which, as a consequence, has been fitted in an Speed, service 13.20knots Make.. .. IHC Systems
angled position. Hopper capacity... 4900m' Special rudders
To avoid energy losses inherent in the conversion from Bunkers Number... ...2
mechanicalto electricalpower, and back to mechanical,the Diesel oil.. 661m' Type. ..... Low-aspect ratio, spade type with flap
dredge and jet pumps are driven directly from the forward Water ballast 840m' Bow thruster
ends of the main engines.The location of these pumps in Classification.. .. Bureau Veritas 1 3/3 Make Rolls-Royce Kamewa
the side buoyancy tanks amidships saves space; however, + E, Trailing Suction Hopper Number... .. 1 x variable speed
this has, together with the wide bearn, necessitated tile use Dredger, Deep Sea, AUT MS. Dredging more than Output. .......... 500kW
of shaft lines from engine to propeller and pumps, 15 miles from shore. Ice Class 1A Bridge control system
respectively, which diverge at an angle of 7deg to the Main engines Make.. .. Bakker Sliedrecht
centreline. This arrangement was a major influence on the Design.. .. wartsua One man operation .. ....yes
designers'decision to adopt a 'twin-gondola' aft hull form. Model. . 6L32 Fire detection system
Dredging is carried out over the starboard side,and uses Manufacturer wartsua Make. .......Thorn
a relativelyshort, 900mm diameter suction pipe (provision Number... ..2 Fire extinguishing systems
is made for extending this in the future, if required) and a Output. .......2 x 2760kW/750rev/min Engineroom... ....... CO,
single-walled dredge pump, driven through a variable- Propulsion gearboxes Make.. ...Ajax
speed gearbox from the starboard main engine. The port Make.. .. Jahnel Kestermann Radars
main engine drives two jet pumps through a twin-speed Model. .. . .... PGV-700-450 Number... ... 2
gearbox, and these are available to fluidise and disperse Number... .............. 2 Make.... . Kelvin Hughes
spoil in tile single, open hold, necessary when using tile Output speed .. . ......230rev/min Models .. ...... Nucleus 2-5000
dredge pump to discharge over the bow, where a ball- Dredge pump gearbox Waste disposal plant
jointed speed coupling is installed, or by 'rainbowing'. For Number... . .. 1 (starboard engine) Sewage plant
these operations, the full power of the starboard engine is Type... ...... 2-stage variable speed Make.. ....Salzkotten
available to the pump, with the port unit utilised for Manufacturer" .. IHC Model ... . KSA-S15
manoeuvring and drivingthe shaft alternator.Alternatively, Jet-pump gearbox Contract date .. ............24 October 2000
discharge can be accomplished through four hydraulically Number... . 1 (port engine) Launch/float-out date.. ......... 16 November 2001
operared bottom drop doors, positioned on the centreline. Type... Twin-speed Delivery date ... ...... 22 February 2002

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CONTSHIP AURORA: earning first
Germanischer Lloyd IGreen Passportl
Shipbuilder: .... Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine system providing 4500m' /h for each 40ft reefer Speed .. ............... 102rev/min
Engineering Co Ltd, Korea container, and 3100m'/h/TEU. Diesel-driven alternators
Vessel's name Contship Aurora The Sulzer 9RTA96C-B main engine, which has been Number... ..4
Hull number: .4082 built in Korea by HSD Engine Co, develops 69,930bhp Engine make.. . wartsia NSD
Owner/operator CP Ships/Contship at 102rev/min and is directly coupled to an 8500mm Alternator make Hyundai Heavy Industries
Containerlines, UK FP propeller, in an installation which registered Output.. 2 x 3900kW/720rev/mln
Designer Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine maximum vibration levels of 4.4mm/ sec on trials: well 2 x 3400kW/720rev/min
Engineering Co Ltd, Korea below a specified maximum of 7mm/sec. Two 3900kW, Boilers
Flag: .....UK and two 3400kW, diesel-alternator sets satisfy electrical Number... .. 1 x horizontal auxiliary boiler,
Total number of sister ships requirements, including supply to a 1600kW bow 1 x vertical exhaust-gas boiler
already completed . ..... Nil thruster. Maker..... . Kangrim
Total number of sister ships Output... ..................................... 2 x 4.5tonnes/h
still on order: .. .....2 Mooring equipment
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Number.... ....... 2 x mooring winch/windlass,
length,oa .. . 281.00m 6 x mooring winch
HERE are a number of 'firsts' which can be Maker... ............. Pusnes
T applied to the delivery of this vessel; these include
being the first CP newbuilding to be deployed under
Length, bp ..
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the Contship Containerlines brand, and the first to Width of double skin Maker.. ................................. MacGregor
operate on the line's re-vamped services from Europe side .. . 207m Type.. ..................................... Liftaway pontoons
to Australasia. However, of particular significance is bottom .. .........1.80m Containers
the award to the vessel and its two sisters, of the first Gross. .......... 46,009gt lengths.. . 20ft; 40ft; 45ft
GL 'Green Passport' notation (this was made in Deadweight Cell guides.. . Yes
Hamburg after the delivery of the vessel, and is, des.qn. . 50.361dwt Total TEU capacity .4121
therefore, not recorded in the 'as-built' class notation scantling ........ 54,155dwt Reefer plugs.. 1304
given below). Draught Tiers/across, maximum
In essence, this document is a complete record of the design .. . 12.00m upper deck 7/13
environmental properties of the ship, and is available scantling. . 1~5Om in holds.. . .7/11
for port authorities to assess its compliance with Speed, service: 90% MCR, Ballast control system
international ecological requirements (which, in many 15% sea margin, Beaufort 3 ..... 25.37knots Maker.. . Navalimpianti
cases, bring benefits such as reduced port fees). The re- Bunkers Type Independent, self-contained power pack
organised trading pattern which Contship heavyoil .. 8580m' Complement
Containerlines is opening up, in conjunction with its dieseloil ... ..... 396m' Officers ......20
partners, replaces five current routes with two contra- Water ballast. 14,302m' Crew 10
rotating, fixed-day, weekly 'round the world 'schedules. Fuel consumption Suez/repair crew.. . 6
Operating eastbound via Suez and returning via Panama main engine only 185.2Otonnes/day Bow thruster
and east coast USA, and complemented by a Classification.. Germanischer Lloyd + 100ASE Make Lips
westbound, reversed service, these will require 12 Container Ship, + MC, E, AUT, IW. Number... . 1
vessels, with Contsbip Aurora and her two sisters SOlAS 11-2,Reg 45 Output.. .... 1600kW/1200rev/min
contributed by CP Ships. Percentage of high-tensile steel Bridge control system
The design provides for seven cargo holds forward of used in construction 53.10% One man operation Yes
the machinery space, which is positioned 'semi-aft', and Fire detection system
Heel control equipment. FW transfer using
above which is an eight-tier accommodation block and Cargo holds CO,
1000m'/h pump
navigating bridge. Behind this superstructure, space is Make NK Nam Yang
Main engine
arranged for loading 40ft and 45ft containers, part of a Waste disposal plant
Design.. Sulzer
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total of 2423TEU carried on deck. In the holds, ceU Model. ....... 9RTA96C-B
Make.. Hyundai
guides secure 1698TEU, 739 of which are refrigerated. Manufacturer... . HSD Engine Co Ltd Model ... .Maxi T150Sl W/S
In ail, connections are arranged for a massive number Number... ... 1 Waste compactor
of 1304 reefer boxes, reflecting the current and future Output.. 69.930bhp/l02rev/min. MCR Make.. Electrolux
pattern of the northbound trade out of Australasia. 62,940bhp/98.50rev/min. NCR Model. .51060
The 14 hatches are closed by a total of 41 liftaway Propeller Sewage plant
panels designed by MacGregor to accept stack loadings Material... . ..... Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make.. . Jong-Hap Machinery
of 90/120tonnes (TEU/FEU). Except for the bay Manufacturer Hyundai Model .. ....................................... Bl0-AEROB
adjacent to the engineroom, aUholds can accept most Number... . 1 Contract date.. . 3 November 2000
dangerous cargoes classified by IMDG, and holds 2 to Pitch Fixed launch/float-out date 17 May 2002
7 have a mechanical supply and exhaust ventilation Diameter 8500mm Delivery date 5 September 2002

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Shipbuilder:. ...... Chantiers de l'Atlantique, provided, and a 665-seat show lounge at the fore end of Design .. .. Alstom twin-winding
(Alstom), France deck 6 is complemented by a two-tier multipurpose Number. . 2
Vessel's name: Coral Princess lounge at the aft end. Children and teenagers have space Output.. ..... 2 x 20,000kW
Hull number C32 on deck 12, and the main pool and lido occupy deck 14, Back-up diesel-driven alternators
Owner/operator P&O Princess along with other outdoor amenities, some spreading Number ... . 2
Cruises pic, UK over to deck 15. Twelve passenger lifts plus two adapted Engine make .. .. Mitsubishi
Model test establishment used SSPA, for wheelchair users, 11 service lifts, and four escalators Alternator make .. .. Alconza
Sweden linking the galleys and restaurants - all supplied by Output .. 2 x 1080kW
Flag: Bermuda MacGregor - are installed. Sewage treatment conforms Propellers
Total number of sister ships to Alaskan regulations, and waste disposal meets the Material ..
already completed:.. ...Nil latest rules, Manufacturer ... . ...... Rolls-Royce Kamewa
Total number of sister ships Lifesaving employs two complementary systems: two Number .... . 2
still on order: .. 1 RFD Marin-Ark 430-person MES installations using Pitch .. .. Fixed
vertical chutes direct into enclosed Jj ferafts, and 10 BOilers
Fassmer lifeboats carried under Navalimpianti stored- Number/type.. .. 2 x 13tonne/h oil fired; 1 x 3Otonne/h
exhaust gas; 2 x 5.4tonne/h exhaust gas
T HE inclusion of gas turbines in the propulsion
systems of cruise liners has been noted in Significant
Ships previously (Millennitlm, presented in the 2000
energy sliding-beam davits. Seven 109-person liferafts
are also provided. Also fitted in the hull are four Macer
folding platforms for use when boarding tenders. Fire
Make ..
Mooring equipment
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edition, for example), where these aero-derivative extinguishing systems feature a Marioff Hi-Fog water Make.. . Brissonneau et Lotz Marine
machines have been combined with steam turbines in a mist installation covering the entire vessel, including Special lifesaving equipment
COGES (combined gas and steam turbine, integrated local points in the engineroom as required by new IMO Number. ..... 2 x marine evacuation systems
electric drive system) installation. Coral Princess now regulations, and low-location safety lighting is provided Make.. ..... RFD
introduces another arrangement, CODAG (combined at escape routes and stairways. Type. .. Marin-Ark 430 persons
diesel engine and gas turbine); this brings together a Complement. ..960
General Electric 25,000kW gas turbine driving an Passengers
alternator, innovatively located in the funnel on deck TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Total.. .... 2481
15, and two WartsiJa/ Alstom 16,200kW diesel- Length,oa ... ...29400m Number of cabins ... . 987
alternators, fitted in the main machinery room and Length, bp .. ............. 266.00m Special rudders .. . 2 x Becker flap-type
using prime movers of the maker's latest Enviroengine Breadth, moulded ........ 32.20m Bow thrusters
design, introduced to Limit exhaust emissions and Draught, design .. .. 8.00m Make .. ......... Rolls-Royce Kamewa
smoke. Gross ,.. ............ 88,000gt Number ... . 3
The three alternators supply power to two main Deadweight Output .. ....... 3 x 1720kW
switchboards and twin 20,000kW Alstom variable- design ....... 8015dwt Stern thrusters
speed propulsion motors. These drive FP propellers in Speed, service.. .. 24.00knots Make .. Rolls-Royce Kamewa
an arrangement which can provide 50% redundancy in Classification.. . ...... Lloyd's Register of Shipping Number . ...3
case of fault, with back-up electrical supply available Roll stabilisation equipment. . ACH fin stabilisers Output . ............. 3 x 1720kW
from two 1080kW diesel-alternator sets. The installation Power installation (CODAG) Fire detection systems
is served by a completely integrated automation system Gas turbine-driven alternator Make .. . .Consilium
provided by Imtech, monitored in the engine control Turbine design .General Electric (USA) Fife extinguishing systems
room, the safety centre, and wheelhouse. A somewhat Number ... .. 1 Engineroom .. . .... CO,
similar CODAG arrangement has also been specified Model .. ... LM2500+ Make .... .. Tyco
for P&O's two ships under construction at the Manufacturer... . . General Electric Cabins/public spaces .... ........ Hi-Fog high-pressure
Nagasaki yard of Mitsubishi, Output.. ... 1 x 25,000kW water mist
Coral Princess has accommodation for 2581 passengers Alternator manufacturer General Electric Aero Make .. .. MarioH
and 960 crew, with the former using cabins on six decks Energy Products Waste disposal plant
(5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12), and public rooms spread over Number ... . 1 Incinerator
seven decks. All but 108 passenger cabins are positioned Output... .................. 1 x 25,000kW (approx) Make .. ............. Deerberg
outboard, and a large number have balconies. Twenty Main diesel-driven alternators Sewage plant
cabins, including balconied and external types, are Number ... ...................... 2 Make .. . Hamworthy KSE
available for disabled travellers, and 400 are equipped Engine make .. .. wartsua Model .. .... Membrane bio-reactor for grey
with ceiling-recessed sofa-beds for multiple occupancy. Output. ... 2 x- and black water
An atrium served by two panoramic lifts, extends over Alternator make ... .. Alstom Contract date ..
four decks (5, 6, 7, and 8) and is the location of Output ... . . . 2 X 16,200kW Launch/float-out date ..
reception and tour offices. Two main restaurants are Propulsion motors Delivery date ...

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ferry for western Mediterranean service
Shipbuilder ........... Fincantieri CNI 500rev / min. Each pair is connected through a twin- Diesel-driven alternators
(Ancona yard), Italy input/ single-output Maag reduction gearbox to a CP Number.... . 5
Vessel's name:. . .... Oaniel/e Casanova propeller running at 154rev/min. Electrical power is Engine make/type.. ... W~rtsila/6R32LNE
Hull number:. .....6081 generated by five Wartsila/ A van Kaick 2950kVA diesel- Output/speed of each set 2460kW/750rev/min
Owner/operator: Societe Nationale Maritime alternator sets. Two Lips 1600kW bow thrusters are fitted Alternator make/type A van Kaick/DIG 150n/8W
Corse Mediterranee (SNCM), France and the twin rudders are of the flap type. Mooring equipment
Designer Fincantieri CNI, Italy Number... . 2 x mooring winch/windlass,
Flag:. .. France 6 x mooring winch
Total number of sister ships TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Make.. . Rolls-Royce
already completed:. ...... Nil Length,oa .. . 176.00m Type... .....Electric
Total number of sister ships Length, bp ... . 161.60m Special lifesaving equipment
still on order.. . Nil Breadth, moulded .. . 30AOm Number... .. 4 x 350-person MES
Depth moulded, Make... . Viking
to main deck (No 3) 9AOm Type.... . VEC System
NCREASTNG competition on the France/Corsica to upper deck (No 12).. . 36.20m Number.. ....6 x 150-person lifeboats
I ferry links,demonstrated in SigniftcantShips of 2001 with
Mega Express, is now further boosted by the introduction
to boat deck (No 6)..
Draught
. 18.20m Make....
Type.. .
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PEL-1505
of Danielle Casanova by SNCM, designed to also operate design.. . 6.62m Vehicles
on servicesbetween France, and Italy,Algeria and Tunisia, scantling.. . 6.70m Number of vehicle decks 1 x fixed: 1 x hoistable
if required. A further ship of a different design, Pascal Displacement.. approx 20,10Otonnes Total lane length (No 3 dsck).. . 1OOOm
Paoli, was scbeduled for completion early this year (2003) Lightweight.. approx 16,70Otonnes Total cars.. . 700 (350 per deck)
by Van der Giessen-de Noord. Deadweight, design draught.. 3400dwt Doors/ramps
The vesselhas two vehicledecks available,with the fixed Gross.. . 44,500gt Number.... . 2 x stern door/ramp:
main deck (No 3) serving as the entry point, using twin Speed, service at 80% MCR.. . 24.80knots 1 x bow door/ramp: visor,
ramp/ doors at the stern, and a ramp/door and visor Bunkers Type.. . Electric/hydraulic
forward. A full range of MAFI-type trailers suitable for heavy oil.. . 1200m' Designer. TIS Ship Equipment
20ft and 4Dft containers, semi-trailers and lorries, can be diesel oil... . 350m' Complement
stowed on 1000lane metres of deck, together with Water ballast., ............ 2000m' Officers .. .. 18
caravansand cars,with the latter also separatelycatered for Fuel consumption Crew.. . 156
on a hoistable deck (No 4) with a capacityfor 350 cars.The main engines only.... . 15Otonnes/day Passengers
forward and aft sections of this deck, port and starboard, auxiliaries ... . 3Otonnes/day Total.. . 2453
can be raised or lowered to form ramps for access.When Classification .. ..... Bureau Veritas Ro-Ro Passenger Ship, Number of cabins .. ...470
not in use, No 4 deck stows complete under the deckhead. Unrestricted Navigation, Special rudders ... . 2 x flap type
Ventilation of the garage spaces gives 10 air changes + AUT-IMS, + Ref Store, Bow thrusters
hourly at sea, and 30 hourly when in port, based on empty + SYS-NEQ-1, P,SDS, MON-Shaft, ALP Make... ..... Lips
space conditions. Side doors P&S at the aft end of No 3 Percentage of high-tensile steel Number... .................. 2
deck allow access for provision containers, which are used in construction.. .. approx 90% Output; .....2 x 1600kW
passed by lift to the storerooms on deck 2. Heel control equiprnent.. Frank Mohn (2 pumps)
Decks 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 provide accommodation for a total Roll stabilisation equipment Fincantieri retractable fins
Make.. ......Consilium
of 2453 passengers in 10 two-plus-two deluxe suites: 374 Main engines
Type.... .. Addressable
two-plus-two cabins with private toilets, and 82 without: Design .. . W~rtsil~
also four two-plus-two cabins for disabled travellers. Model.. . 9L46C
Vehicle spaces .. .. Drencher
Pullman seats are arranged for 320 passengers, and 200 Manufacturer... . wartsua
Make.. . Minimax
more are allocated space on deck Number... . 4
Engineroom.. ...... CO,
Public spaces on decks 9 and 10 provide restaurants, Output each engine .. ....4 x 9450kW/500rev/min
Make.. . Minimax
lounges, shops, conference facilities and disco, with Gearboxes
Accommodation .. ...Hi-Fog water mist
playroom, bars, swimming pool, and sun deck also Make.. . Maag
Make.. ..................................... Marioff
available. Four 20-person elevators allow movement Model.. . 2MG-200
Nurnber.... . 2 Waste disposal systems
between decks. Crew accommodation serves 174
Output speed .. . 154rev/min Waste compactor
personnel, with senior officers occupying eight apartments
Propellers Make.... . Finservice
and others allocated 160 single-berth, and three twin-berth
Material.. . Copper-nickel-aluminium Model. . . SP 13/30
cabins, all with private facilities. Lifesaving equipment
includes four MES installations and 6 x ISO-person Manufacturer... . Lips Sewage plant
lifeboats. Anti-heeling and roll stabilisation macbinery is Number... 2 Make/type Hamman C600: Evac/DN 100
fitted to improve passenger comfort Pitch.. . Controllable Contract date .. ......28 March 2000
The propulsion plant comprises four Wartsila 9L46C Diameter.... ..5200mm Launch/float-out date .. .... 28 November 2001
main engines, each developing 9450kW MCR at Speed .... ..... 154rev/min Delivery date .. ............................... 28 June 2002

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class container ship
Shipbuilder:. .. Peters Schiffbau AG, Germany 176rev/ min to drive the Lips CP propeller, and also has Number... . ... 1
Vessel's name .Euro Squall a power take-off to an A van Kaick alternator. Two A Make.. . A van Kaick
Hull number 672 van Kaick diesel-alternator-sets using Volvo prime Output.. 608kW (1250kW max)
Owner/operator:. . . M/S 'Euro Squall' movers are also available.Manoeuvrabiliry is assisted by Diesel-driven alternators
GmbH & Co KG, Germany a Jastram bow thruster, which provides a thrust of Number .... .. 2
Designer Peters Schiffbau AG, Germany 5.5tonnes, and by an Ulstein flap-type rudder. Engine make/type ... .. VolvofTAMD 163
Flag: UK Output/speed ... .. 2 x 350kW/1500rev/min
Total number of sister ships Alternator make/type ... .. A van Kaick
already completed .. . 1 TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Output/speed .... .... 2 x 216kW (350kW max)
Total number of sister ships length. oa 132.60m MOOringequipment
still on order . Nil length. bp 123.40m Number... ....... 2 x mooring winch/windlass
Breadth. moulded.. . 19.20m 2 x mooring winch
Depth, moulded Make .. .. ......... Hatlapa
Type.. ........................ Electric
D ISPLAYING a profile typical of that developed
over recent years by European builders and
operators of this class of vessel, Euro Sqllall is single-
to main deck
to tween deck (in side tanks)..
Draught
...............................9.20m
.. ..6.00m Special lifesaving equipment
Number.. 1 x Type GFT 5.7M, 19-person freefalilifeboat
decked, double-hulled, and has three holds. The fore scantling 6.90m Make.. ......... Ernst Hatecke
part of No 1 cargo hold is accessed through an Gross.. .. 6191gt Hatch covers
extended, stepped forecastle, by way of No 1 hatch Displacement ............................... 11,502tonnes Design.. .. Macor Neptun
(12.30m long x 13.24/7.94m wide). The other hatches Deadweight ... .7991dwt Type Folding, with external hydrauliC cylinders
work through the upper deck with No 2 (12.30m x Speed, trial, ballast draught, 87.5% MCR....... 18.90knots Containers
16.00m) serving the aft portion of No 1 hold and Nos Cargo capac.ties lengths
3 and 4 (both 25.20m x 16.00m) covering Nos 2 and 3 bale 9922m' in holds .. .. .. 20ft. 40ft
holds. grain.. ........................................... 10,328m' on deck .. .. 20ft to 49ft
The six-tier, plus wheelhouse, accommodation block, Bunkers Heights .. 8fl 6in: 9ft 6in
is positioned right aft, leaving clear deck space above heavy oil.... 598m' Total TEU capacity .. 681
the engineroom and aft of the hatches, to stow two gas 011 .. .... 140m' in holds .. .188
TEU stacks. In all, 681TEU can be loaded: 493 on deck Classification .. ....... Germanischer Lloyd + on deck... .. 493
and hatch covers, and 188 in the holds. The hatch 100A5 E3 Container Vessel, Reefer plugs.. .. 110
covers are steel folding type, operated by external SOlAS 11-2,Reg. 54. + MC, E3, AUT Tiers/rows (maximum)
hydraulic cylinders and are complete with container Main engine on deck..., .. 6/7
fittings and lashing points. No 1 hold is fitted for the Design.. .. MaK ~~~.. m
carriage of dangerous goods, and 110 reefer plugs are Model 8M43 Complement 15
provided. As a general cargo carrier, Euro Squall has a Manufacturer Caterpillar MaK Special rudder Ulstein flap rudder
grain capaciry of 10,300m' and a bale measurement of Number... ......... 1 Bow thruster
9975m'. No cargo gear is fitted. Output.. . 7200kW/500rev/min MCR Make Jastram Iype 60F
The double-hull structure incorporates a 'tween deck' Gearbox Number... .. 1
at the top, P&S, serving as fore and aft passageways, and Make.. .. Renk Output. .. 41OkW(s.stomes thrust)
has the side spaces arranged as water ballast tanks, Model .. .. HSU 915 Fire detection system Kidde Deugra
separated from similar tanks in the double bottom. Fuel Number... Fire extinguishing systems
capaciry is provided in four, arhwartship deep tanks, Output speed .. ..176rev/min Holds and englneroom. . CO,
fitted with thermal-oil heating, and built between Nos 2 Propeller Make.. ........... Kidde
and 3 holds, whilst wing tanks at the aft end of No 3 Manufacturer... . Wartsila (Lips) Sewage plant
hold form gas oil and slop tanks. Number... . 1 Make.. .. Evac
The main engine is a MaK 8M43 type, running on Pitch.. ... Controllable Model.. .. Aquamar
heavy fuel, and having an MCR of 7200kW at Diameter... ..... 4200mm Contract date ..
500rev/ min. A Vulkan Rato flexible coupling connects Speed .. ............................................ 176rev/min launch/float-out date.. . .. ..27 September 2002
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Shipbuilder: .... STX Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Hose-handling crane
Vessel's name:. .... Euro Sun Length,oa . .................. 18300m Number... .... 1
Hull number: S-1091 Length, bp . ........................ 173.90m Make.. . ..... Dong Nam
Owner/operator:. . ..Euroceanica CTGM SA, Breadth, moulded. ..................... 32.20m Type.. .. Electro-hydraulic
Switzerland Depth, moulded Performance .. .. 10tonne/l0m radius
Designer: STX Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Korea to main deck .... .............. 19.10m Mooring equipment
Model test establishment used: .. KRISO, Korea Width of double skin Number.... .. 6
Flag: Marshall Islands side .. .. 2.00m Make.. ................... Rolls-Royce
Total number of sister ships bottom ... 2.15m Type.. ..... Hydraulic
already completed: ..... Nil (2 for other owners) Draught Cargo tanks
Total number of sister ships design .... ................. 11.00m Number... ........... 12 plus 2 slop tanks
still on order:. ......3 (plus others scantling .. ................ 12.20m Cargo segregations .. .....6
for different owners) Gross. . 29,998gt Product range ... .......Crude oil, oil products.
Deadweight IMO III chemicals
design .. ..... 39,960dwt Coated tanks .. ...Pure epoxy
Stainless steel.... .. Piping: SUS3161
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Cargo capacity
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Number..... ......... 12 plus 2 for slop tanks
company's extensive portfolio of product tanker liquid volume. ................................ 54,666m' Type.. .. Submersible, hydraulic
designs, and particularly the 45,800dwt/46,000dwt Bunkers Make.. .. .....Frank Mohn (Framo)
MR range. Work on these designs has continued heavyoil .. 1552m' Capacity ... ........ 12 x 600m'/h, 2 x 300m'/h
following the reconstitution of the company under diesel oil.. 185m' Cargo control system
the name STX Shipbuilding within the Ssangyong Water ballast. ....... 24,390m' Make.. .....Framo
group (well known for diesel engine construction), Percentage segregated ballast .. . ..87.40% Type.. ...........Hydraulic
and Esro SlIn is the first of four vessels delivered by Fuel consumption Ballast control system
the new company to Swiss operator Euroccanica. main engine only.. .. .......... 29.5Otonnes/day Make... .. Danfoss
Two similar hulls have been built for another owner, auxiliaries.. 3.7Otonnes/day Type.. .......... Hydraulic
and 28 further deliveries are understood to be Classification .... American Bureau of Shipping, + lA(E) Oil Complement
programmed for further European operators. and Chemical Carrier SH, + AMS, + ACCU, Officers ... ..... 15
Suitable for worldwide trading, the design is single- ESP,UWILD, IMO Type 3, Caustic Soda only, Crew... ................... 12
decked with forecastle, and features a double hull VEC-L Suez/repair system .. .. 6
containing a cargo space divided into six pairs of Percentage of high-tensile steel Single rooms. ........... 27
tanks by corrugated, longitudinal, and transverse used in construction .. <25% Bridge control system
bulkheads. Side stiffening is contained within the Main engine Make.. . NABCO
double hull, and the structure of the cambered upper .MAN B&W Type.. ...M-800
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deck is external, thus presenting a flush surface in the One man operation.. ..No
Model .. ............ 6S50MC Mk VI
tanks. A high percentage of mild steel - 75% of the Fire detection system
Manufacturer... Hyundai Heavy Industries
Make.. .. Consilium
total steelweight - is used. Number... ..1
Type.. . C316
Esro Sun is designed to carry crude and product oils, Output .. 1 x 11,640bhp/127rev/min
Fire extinguishing system
also IMO Type III chemicals. Some 120 commodities, Propeller Engineroom.. . High-expansion foam
including caustic soda, can be loaded in tanks which Material.. ...... Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make.. ........Unitor
are coated with pure epoxy. The piping system is Designer... ....... STX Shipbuilding Co Ltd Radars
designed for six cargo segregations, with each tank Manufacturer... .....Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Number... ..... 2
fitted with a Frank Mohn (Frarno) hydraulic, Number of blades ... 4 Make.. .... Japan Radio Co
submerged pump (total 12) rated at 600m;/h. Two Pitch ..Fixed Models.. . JMA-9833-SA, S-band:
slop tanks are provided and served by two 300m' /h Diameter... 6000mm JMA-9823-XA, X-band
pumps. Water ballast capacity is 24,390m\ carried in Speed .. ...127rev/min Satellite navigation system
tanks coated with a light coloured, tar-free epoxy, and Number..... ........ 2
Diesel-driven alternators
Make.. Japan Radio Co
handled by two 750m l/h pumps. Number. ....3
Models.. .... 1 x JUE-310B, 1 x JUE-75C
Hyundai Heavy Industries built the MAN B&W Engine-make/type Ssangyong/MAN B&W 6L23/30H
Waste disposal plant
6S50MC (Mk 6) main engine which develops Output/speed.. . 3 x 794kW/720rev/min Incinerator
11,640bhp full power at 127rev/min. Three sets of Alternator make/type.. ....Hyundai/HFC6 506-14K Make.. ............ Hyundai Marine Machinery Co
H yundai 740kW alternators powered by Ssangyong- Output speed.. . 3 x 740kW/720rev/min Model... ....... Maxi 100SL-l
built MAN B&W diesel engines supply the electrical BOilers Waste compactor
power, with steam produced in an 18,000kg/h Number... ................. 1 x oil fired: 1 x composite Make.. .............. ISIR
Aalborg oil-fired boiler, and a 1200kg/h/1150kg/h Type.. . 1 x Mission COL model 20,000 Model.. ...................... BI5
composite boiler. Accommodation is provided for a 1 x vertical cylindrical Contract date
complement of 15 officers and 12 crew, plus six Make.. ...Aalborg Launch/float-out date... . 21 December 2001
Suez/ repair crew, in the deckhouse aft. Output 1 x 18,000kg/h: 1 x 1200kg/h/1150kg/h Delivery date .. . 24 July 2002
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Steam turbine
Design .. . Cross-compound impulse turbine
Manufacturer ... . .......... Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Model .. .. UA-360
Number . ..... 1
Output . . MCR: 36,000shp/88rev/min
NCR: 32,400shp/85rev/min
Propeller
Material.. · Cunial
Manufacturer... · Lips
Number... .. 1
Pitch.. .. Fixed
Diameter... .. 8500mm
Speed .. .. 88rev/min (MCR)
Steam-turbine driven alternators
Number...
Turbine make.. Mitsubishi Heavy lnoustries
Type.... .. Multi-stage
Alternator make.. .. Hyundai Heavy Industries
Output .. .. 2 x 3450kW/1800rev/min
Diesel-driven alternator
Number... ............. 1
Engine make.. .. ... Ssangyong Heavy Industries
Alternator make. .. Hyundai Heavy Industries
Output .. . 1 x 3450kW/720rev/min
Boilers
Number 2 plus 1 low-pressure steam generator
Type.. 2 x vertical two-drum
FERNANDO TAPIAS: Makers..

1 x horizontal tubular
............. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and
ponghwa Entec
Daewoo-built LNG tanker Output ...

Hose-handlinq cranes
Number...
........2 x 56tonnes/h; 1 x 6 5tonnes/h
........ 2
for Spanish owner Make/type ..

Capacity .....
Mooring equipment
.....Hydralift/electro-hydraulic
.. 2 x 12tonnes
Number.. .... 2 x mooring winch/windlass,

Shipbuilder ..... Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine reduction gearing, main condenser, and astern 7 x rnoonr q winch
Engineering Co Ltd, Korea turbine. Two dual-fuel boilers supply steam for the Make.. ..... Kocks
Vessel's name. .. Fernando Tapias main turbine, steam auxiliaries, and turbo-generators. Type.. ......... Hiqh-oressure hydraulic
Hull number: .. . 2205 Two of the latter are installed for electrical power Cargo tanks
Owner/operator: . Naviera F Tapias Gas SA, together with one diesel-powered set. Each develops Number.. ........... 4
Spain a similar output of 3450kW Current is transmitted Product range .... ...... LNG
Designer Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine to three switchboards (main, cargo, and emergency) Coated tanks.. ............ No
Engineering Co Ltd, Korea located in separate rooms, An integrated automation Stainless steel. .....No
Flag Spain Cargo pumps
system is fitted, and control and monitoring is carried
Total number of sister ships Number... ....... 8
......... Nil out from the cargo and engine control rooms .
already completed:. Type.. .. Submerged electrical
Total number of sister ships Accommodation and navigation spaces are
a-ranged right aft, with the latter designed for Make.. . Ebara International
still on order:. . 1 Capacity .... 8 x 1700m'/h
optimum operational safety around a modular
Cargo control system
workstation, fitted for one-man operation, and
Type.. .......... Integrated automation system
L'ERNANDO TAPIAS has been built for the meeting all design and layout requirements of the BY
Make.. .........Honeywell Korea
L 'transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG), notation +SYS~NEQ~1.
Ballast pumps
and special attention has been paid in her design to Make.. .Shinko
the facilities at loading and discharging berths Type.... ..... Electric vertical centrifugal
worldwide, to ensure compatibility of mooring TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Complement
Length,oa .. . .. 298.00m
arrangements, fender contact areas, gangway and Officers ..........21
Length, bp . 268.80m
manifold positions, and other aspects. Laid out with Crew ....16
Breadth, moulded. .....4340m
a continuous single deck, and a sunken aft deck, the Repair/Suez crew... 6
Depth, moulded
vessel has four cargo tanks, constructed on the Gaz .. 26.00m
Bow thruster
to main deck ..
Transport membrane system (GT No 96 E~2), Make... .Brunvoll
to trunk deck. .....32.75m
positioned in a double-hull configuration which is Number . ...... 1
Width of double skin
extended above the deck to form a trunk. Output .. ...... 1 x 1600kW
side. ....2.21m
Gas is maintained at a temperature of -163()C with Bridge control system
bottom .. ............ 3.20m
a maximum boil-off rate of less than 0.15% fully Make.. . .... STN Atlas
Gross. ..94,822gt
loaded cargo volume. Primary !secondary barriers of One man operation .. Yes
Deadweight
Fire detection systems
36% nickel-steel (Invar) alloy are fitted in the cargo design .. ...........72,367dwt
Make. .Consilium
tanks, with plywood boxes filled with expanded scantling .. ..... 79,364dwt
Type 25 heat detectors; 6 flame detectors;
pearlite forming primary !secondary insulation. Draught
235 smoke detectors
Underdeck passageways in the trunk deck space design.. .. 1142m
provide fore and aft access, and a duct keel in the scantling.. .. 12.12m
Cargo spaces .......... Dry powder, water spray, nitrogen
double bottom serves as a pipe and cable passage. Speed, service (90% MCR: 21% sea margin) ..19.50 knots
Make.. .. NK Fire Protection
The cargo handling systems are designed to Cargo capacity
Engineroom.. ........High-expansion foam
load/ discharge cargo within 12hours, using two sets liquid volume... .... 140,627m'
Make... ... Kashiwa
of 1700m'/h pumps and one stripping/spray pump Bunkers
heavy fuel.. ..6004m' Waste disposal plant
in each tank, forming a complete assembly within a Incinerator
diesel oil.. .. 502m'
'tripod mast' construction with Saab radar beam-type Make.. .................Hyundai-Atlas
Water ballast.. ...... 53,108m'
level gauges, and all fittings and pipes. Vapour Model .. ............... Maxi T150 SL W/S
Fuel consumption
handling equipment such as two high-duty Waste compactor
main engine only ... .. 165.6Otonnes/day
compressors, two low-duty compressors, one main Bureau Veritas, I + Hull, + MACH, Make.. .................... Metos Marine
Classification
and one forcing vaporiser, and two boil-off/warm- Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier, Ship Model · Uson UP-10
up heaters, are arranged in the cargo machinery Type 2G, (membrane tank, 0.25bar, Sewage plant
room. -163'C, 500kg/m'), unrestricted Make.. ................ Jong-Hap
The main propulsion unit is a Kawasaki UA~360 navigation, + VeriSTAR~HULL. Model .....AEROB-18
cross-compound steam turbine, developing AUT-IMS,AUT-PORT,+SYS-NEO-1, Contract date .. ....31 March 2000
36,000shp at 88rev/min (behind the gearbox). The In Water Survey, MON-SHAFT l.aunch/tloat-out date .. .......... 3 November 2001
unit has high- and low-pressure turbines, double- Percentage of high-tensile steel used in construction ..... Nil Delivery date .. ........ 30 September 2002

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ro-le forest products carrier

Shipbuilder Stocznia Gdynia three 1285kVA diesel-alternator sets. A Becker high-lift Boilers
SA, Poland rudder is fitted aft and a 1200kW thruster operates forward. Number .......... 3 (Thermal oil)
Vessel's name:. . Finnfighter Types. 1 x oil-fired: 2 x exhaust-gas
Hull number 8222/01 Make .. . Gesab
Owner/operator B&N Nordsj6frakt, TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Output ... 1 x 500kW/2 x 750kW
Sweden Length, oa .. .158.60m Mooring equipment
Designer... .... Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland Length, bp .. 148.00m Number. 5 x mooring/windlass
Model test establishment used .... eTO, Poland Breadth, moulded. 25.60m Make .. .. Rolls-Royce Ulstein
Flag:. . .... Sweden Depth. moulded Type. .... Hydraulic
Total number 01 sister ships to main deck .. 16.30m Hatch covers
already completed Nil to tween deck .. .. 900m Make.. . MacGregor/Stocznia Gdynia
Total number 01 sister ships Width of double skin Type HydrauliC folding pairs
still on order.. . .. 2 bottom .. .. 2.30m Containers
Note: Illustration shows sister ship Finnwood. sides .. 1.97m Lengths 20ft; 30ft; 40ft; 45ft
Gross .. . 18,206gt Cell guides No
Displacement ... 23,890tonnes Total TEU capacity.. .. 716
T HE demands of Baltic forest products trades have

brought about the introduction of a succession of
specialist ship designs over recent years, all primarily aimed
Lightweight ...
Deadweight
design
.. 985Otonnes
.......... 14,090dwt
Reefer plugs
TEU capacity loaded to 14 tonnes..
Tiers/across
.
40
599
at achieving high-quality handling, and safe transportation scantling .... ..... 15,140dwt upper deck. max: 5/10
of timber, paper, and pulp cargoes. In this latest and most Draught in holds max: 6/8
interesting series, three vessels (plus one option) built at design.. 8.70m Doors/ramps
Gdynia, not only incorporate a comprehensive outfit of scantling.. ...9.00m Number/type .. .. 1 x stern door/ramp;
MacGregor rolling, and lift-on/lift off, access systems to Speed, service, 85% MCR/20% sea margin 18.20knots 1 x dust-tight top-hinged bulkhead door;
ensure speedy cargo handling, but they meet the service 75% MCR/20% sea margin 17.50knots 1 x watertight side-hinged bulkhead door:
requirements of a number of backhaul cargoes. The latter Cargo capacity 2 x dust-tight side-hinged bulkhead
include china clay from Savannah to Europe, which can be grain .. . 27.764m' door: 1 x side door: 3 x elevators with loading
introduced, as required, into a loading schedule which Bunkers platforms and inner deck conveyors
would normally comprise paper to the USA from Finland heavy oil 2019m' Designer .. .. MacGregor/Stocznia Gdynia
or Zeebrugge, and a return with newsprint from Canada diesel oil .. ...165m' Vehicles
to the UK and the Con tinen t. Water ballast. .. 4850m' Number of vehicle decks ....
The double-skin hull is marked by a whaleback Fuel consumption.. .. ..... 48tonnes/day Total lane length.. 770
protection over the forecastle, and by tile structure which Classification. ........ Lloyd's Register of Shipping Trucks/trailers ...54 x 40ft; 5 x 20ft; 54 x Rolux cassettes
encloses the side loading system, built into the starboard Percentage of high-tensile steel Complement
side of No 3 hold. This contains three independent cargo used in construction.. . .... 49.50% Officers .. ........ . 8
elevators, each of 16tonnes capacity, serving tweendeck and Heel and roll stabilisation equipment.. .. Intering Crew ..
tank top levels. Rolling access to the vessel is by means of a Main engines Repair crew .. .............. 4
stern ramp/door, with forward movement into the Design wartsua Spare .. .................. 6
tweendecks, which provides 780 lane metres stowage for Model . . .. .. 6L46C Single/double rooms .... ............................... 17/2
trailers, obtained through No 4 hold. Manufacturer ................................... .wartsua Special rudder. High-lift Becker-type
Internal movemen t is con trolled by wa tertigh t doors (one Number .. . 2 Bow thruster
top-hinged and one side-hinged) at each end of this level. Output .... 2 x 6300kW/550rev/mln Make........ . . ....... .. ........ Rolls-Royce Ulstein
Folding hatch cover sets are fitted to weatherdeck levels of Gearbox Number 1
holds 1,2, and 4, and also to the tweendeck level of No 2, Make .... .. Renk Output. 1 x 1200kW/287rev/min
with the former designed to accept container stack loads of Model .. ........... NDSHL-3500 Fire detection system
56tonnes (TEll) and 65tonnes (FEU), and the latter Number. .................. 1 Make. . .... . .. . .. .. . Nittan AB
arranged for a uniform loading of Btonnes/m". By varying Output speed. 120.40rev/min Type .. . NSAC-1
the combination of opening/ closing the bulkhead doors, Propeller Fire extinguishing systems
and tile folding cover in No 2 tween deck (which is non- WT Material .. ....... Stainless steel Cargo spaces and engineroom.. Low-pressure CO,
in the closed posicion and dust-tight when open, using tile Manufacturer. .. .... Rolls-Royce Kamewa Make.. . Wormald
Hydro-Seal system), between three and five cargo Number .. .. ... 1 Puolic spaces .. .... Water mist
separations can be carried at one time. There are, in Pitch .. ..... Controllable Make .. .. Marioff Hi-Fog
addition, two side-hinged bulkhead doors on the tankrop, Diameter .. .. ........ 5700mm Computers on board
between holds 1 and 2, and 2 and 3. A comprehensive Speed .. ...... ..... .... .......... 120.40rev/min Number .. . ........ 3 x ABB, monitoring and control
outfit of cargo securing fittings also form part of this Gearbox-driven alternator 1 x NAPA, loading system
complex MacGregor installation. Number.. . 1 1 x owner's supply,
The main superstructure is arranged tight aft, with the Make/type ABB (France)/AMG500 S04 administration
engineroom containing two Wfu:tsiHi 6L46 main engines, Output/speed.. 1750kVA/1500rev/min Sewage plant
positioned forward of this under No 4 hold. This Diesel-driven alternators Make .. . .... ......... Evac
installation produces 2 x 6300kW at 550rev/min and drives Number.. . .. 3 Model .. ................. MSP 25
a CP propeller through a Renk twin-input/ single-output Engine make/type.. Wartsila/6L20 Contract date .. ..- July 1999
gearbox. A 1750kYA alternator is powered from the Alternator make/type. . AMG500 S06 Launch/float-out date ................ 14 April 2001
gearbox, with additional electrical supply derived from Output/speed 3 x 1285kVA/1000rev/min Delivery date 12 December 2001

Percentage of high-tensile steel
used in construction approx 5%
Heel control system ABB system
Roll stabilisation equipment Blohm + Voss fins
Main engines
Design/manufacturer wansna
'Father' units
Number... ....... 2
Model .. 9L32 (water iniection)
Output .... ...2 x 4140kW/750rev/min
'Son' units
Number... . 2
Model ... . ......... 6L32 (water iniection)
Output.. ................. 2 x 2760kW/750rev/min
Gearboxes
Make John Crane Lips (Wartsila)
Model TCH 150 V 85-S50 twin-input/single-output
Number... .. 2
Output speed.. .. 155/135rev/min
Propellers
Material .. . ...Stainless steel
Manufacturer ... .. ...John Crane Lips
Number... ...... 2
Pitch.. .. Controllable
Diameter... . 3500mm
Speed .... ............ 155/135rev/min
Special adaptations .. Highly skewed/incorporating
wartsna efficiency rudder
Main engine-driven alternators/motors
Number... . 2
Make/type .. ......A van Kaick/Concycle DCG 86L 690V
(driven via gearbox from 9L32 engines)
Output/speed.. ......... 2 x 1730-2300kVN
FINNMARKEN: The first Diesel-driven alternators

Number...
1300-1860rev/min
. 2
IMillennium Shipl joins the Engine

Alternator make/type
Output/speed
Driven from 6L32 engines
A van Kaick/DSG 114M1-8W
2 x 2500kVA/750rev/min
Hurtigrute service Cargo gear

Number/type ........ Side doors; 2 x 5tonne pallet lifts;
1 x 5tonne car lift
Make... . .. MacGregor
Shipbuilder Kleven Verft AS A special feature of the installation is the first lise of Mooring equipment
(Ulsteinvik yard), Norway Wartsila efficiency rudders (formerly known as Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
Vessel's name:. . Finnmarken PropacRudders), which have a fixed,torpedo-shaped bulb 3 x mooring winch
built on to each flap-rudder, and faired into the highly Make.. ........................ Hatlapa
Hull number: 292
skewed CP propellers. With two Brunvoll 'super-silent'- Type... ...... Electric
Owner/operator Ofotens og Vesteraalens
type tunnel thrusters forward and an Ulstein retractable Special lifesaving equipment
Dampskibsselskab ASA,
(swing-up) azimuth thruster aft, Finnmareen is weJJ Number/type.. . 2 x 404-person MES;
(OVDS), Norway
equipped to manoeuvre easily in the narrowest channels 4 x 150-person lifeboats
Designer ....Arch A Johansen/Shipyard/Owner,
and under difficult conditions, Make Viking (MES)/Schat-Harding (lifeboats)
Norway
Fulfilling its prime function as a supply vessel for the Vehicles
Model test establishments used: Marintek,
local communities, Filllllllarken has three reftigerated cargo Total lane length .. ....................................... 250m
Norway/BMT Fluid Mechanics, UK
holds, dry cargo space, and accommodation for around Total cars .. ..................................... 55
Flag: ................. Norway
55 cars on deck 2. Access for all cargo is through a Ballast control system
Total number of sister ships
MacGregor side-port on deck 3, with a lift linking cargo Make... .......... ABB
already completed , ............ Nil
decks for internal distribution. On international cruises, Complement
Total number of sister ships . 16
643 passengers can be carried, increased to 1000 on the Officers ..
still on order .. ........ Nil Crew... ..... 69
Hurtigrute service and berthed in 285 cabins, 87% of
which are outboard. These, and the public spaces, have Passengers
been designed with early 1900s decor in mind, with the Total.. .............................. 643 international cruising;
T HE 'Hurtigrute' or 'Norwegian Coastal Voyage' was

inaugurated 111 1893 and runs along the Norwegian
west and north coast from Bergen to Kirkenes. Over the
latter offering travellers as full a range of facilitiesas now
presented as standard on cruising vessels, including, for Percentage outboard cabins..
1000 Hurtigrute service
.. 87%
the first time on the Norwegian Coastal Service since the Special rudders... . ........ 2 x wartsua efficiency rudders
years it has developed into a world-renowned tourist Bow thrusters
attraction,with the two current partners in the operation, first Fil11ll11arkenin 1912, an outdoor swimming pool.
Make/type.. . Brunvoll FU-80-LTC-2250
OVDS and Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap (TFDS), Number... ...........2
regularly and simultaneously adding new tonnage, as Output.... .. 2 x 1000kW
presented in several editions of Significant Ships (most TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length,oa .. . 138.50m Stern thruster (retractable azimuthing unit)
recently, Nordkapp and Polarlys, in 1996). Although both Make/type Rolls-Royce Ulstein TCNS 83/56-220
owners offer generally similar facilitieson their respective Length, bp .. .............................. 116.60m
Breadth, moulded .. ........ 21.50m Number.. . 1
:ressel.s, it is notable that each retains a completely Output.. .. 1200kW
independent approach to machinery specification, and Depth, moulded
to main deck. .. 7.20m Bridge control system
often introduces innovative technical features into their
to upper deck .. . 29.90m ~~.. . A~
enginerooms, as is the case with three new vessels of the
to boat deck (no 5).. .... 16.15m Fire detection system
'Millennium' class.
Draught Make/type .. ............ Eltek/Delta
Details of the choices made by TFDS are given in the
design ... . .4.80m Fire extinguishing systems
later report on Trol/fjord, However, for consort and
scantling .. .................. 4.95m Cargo holds/engine room.. .. CO,
subject vessel Finnmareen, aVDS has selected a twin-
Displacement, design .. ........... 794Otonnes Make.. . Unitor
screw, 'father-and-son' machinery installation, with each
Lightweight.. ............ 7036tonnes Vehicle space .. ............ Drencher
transmission line utilising a 9L32 and a 6L32 Wartsila
Deadweight Make.. ... Unitor
diesel engine, arranged forward and aft, respectively,of a
design .. .. 904dwt Cabins/public spaces ... ..Hi-fog water mist
rwin-inpur/single-ourput reduction gearbox, with the six-
scantling .. . 1229dwt Make.. . Marioff
cylinder units aligned inboard of the shafts and the larger
Speed, service. 80% MCR.. ...18.00knots Radars
engtnes.
Each gearbox drives a variable-frequency Cargo capacity Number... ...3
1730kVA/2300kYA ConcycJe alternator/motor, also refrigerated. 790m' Make/models Atlas/1019 ARPA
positioned inboard of the nine-cylinder engines, whilst Bunkers Satellite navigation systems
the smaller engines can connect with the main geari.ng or, diesel oil.. 690m' Number.... .2
from their free ends, with two 2500kVA alternator sets. Water ballast.. 1022m' Make/models .. ....... SAM/DEBEG 4400
This complex arrangement is designed to g1vemaximum Fuel consumption .. . 36tonnes/day Waste disposal plant.. .. In accordance with
engine loading and fuel economy, and allows five Classification .. ... .Det Norske Veritas, 'Clean Design' notation
operating modes to be selected, depending on which + 1A1, Car Ferry A, EO, Ice 1C, RM Contract date .. .................. 7 May 2000
combination of main engine and alternator/motor is (-28'C/+30'C sea), Naut C, Clean Design, Launch/float-out date .. ..... 15 September 2001
used. FC w.reg notation, PW dk. Delivery date .. .....4 April 2002
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FS VANESSA: Portuguese-built 1S,SOOdwt
products/chemical tanker for French owner
Shipbuilder Estaleiros Navais de Viana TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Output/speed .. ........ 3 x 750kW
do Castelo SA (ENVC), Portugal Length.oa .. ............ 140.00m Boilers
Vessel's name: FS Vanessa Length, bp .. .. 134.00m Number ... 2 x Wiesloch thermal fluid
Hull number: 221 Breadth. moulded .. .......... 23.00m Type .. 25-VO-25
Owner/operator:. Fouquet-Sacop Group, Depth. moulded Output.. ............................... 2 x 3000kW
France to main deck .. .... 15.70m Hose-handling cranes
Desiqner Estaleiros Navais de Viana Width of double skin Number ... ......... 1
do Castelo SA, Portugal slce.. 1.50m Make ... .. Palfinger Mariner
Model test establishment used: SVA, bottom .. 1.55m Type. ..... .. DSM 5/16
Potsdam, Germany Draught Performance .. ........ 5tonne at 16m
Flag: France design .. ..................... 8.30m Mooring equipment
Total number of sister ships scantling .. ...... 9.60m Number .. .. 2 x mooring winch/Windlass
already completed .. Nil Gross. ............... 9500gt 2 x mooring winch
Total number of sister ships Displacement.. 24,473tonnes Make .. ...... KGW
still on order .. .. 1 Deadweight Type .. ......... Electric-hydraulic
design .................... 15.500dwt Special lifesaving equipment
scantling .. 19,000dwt Number 1 x 25-person free-fall lifeboat
Speed. service, 90% MCR.. ......... 14.00knots Make.. .. Ernst Hatecke
VANESSA is constructed with a double hull
R onning common side and bottom water ballast
tanks, and has a cargo space divided into 10 cargo tanks
Cargo capacity
liquid volume.
Bunkers
.. 19.500m'
Cargo tanks
Number 10 plus 2 deck slop tanks
Product range.. .. IMO II; Marpol Annex 1
by a centreline, and six transverse bulkbeads. All heavy oil.. .............. 1063m' Coated tanks.. .. .. Cargo tanks: 3 x 100micron
structure, piping, and pump internals in contact with diesel oil... ...... 125m' phenolic epoxy
cargo, are constructed of grade 316L stainless steel, Water ballast.. ......... 7119m' Stainless steeL . .......... .8tructure and piping
and with stiffening arranged outside me cargo spaces, a Percentage segregated ballast. .... 100%
Cargo pumps
plain internal surface is presented, to which a 3 x Fuel consumption
Number ... ............................... 10 x SD150
100microns phenolic epoxy coating has been applied. main engine onty.. ..... 28.20 tonnes/day
2xSD100
A pair of deep tanks forward are designated for heavy auxiliaries. . .. 7.50 tonnes/day
Make .. ....,'" .......Framo
fuel, and a transverse pumproom separates the Classification Bureau Veritas + 1 3/3E,
Type .. .................................... Hydraulic submerged
engineroom and me cargo space. The design is arranged Oil Tanker/Chemical Tanker. IMO II. ESP, MACH,
Stainless steel .. .Yes
for the carriage of IMO II cargoes with a specific BOILERS, AUT-MS, Port. SBT. Deep Sea,
Capacity ... 10 x 300m'/h; 2 x 100m'/h
gravity of 1.02Stonnes/m' for filling up to 98% full, and INT, IG. CNC-1. NLS Pol. Oil Pol Eng. Oil Pol Cargo.
Cargo/ballast control systems
for a partial loading of products with a maximum Notation F, Ice Class 1C, Veristar Hull & Machinery
Make .. .... Auxitrol
density of l.S4tonnes/ m', In addition, two cylindrical Percentage of high-tensile steel
Type .. .... Ref: 756782C
slop tanks are mounted on deck. used in construction .. " ,', ,', ,.7%
Main engine Complement
Cargo is handled by 10 Framo 300m' /h hydraulically Officers ... ............ 8
Design .. ................................. MaK
operated submerged pumps serving me main tanks, and Crew .. ........ 11
Model .. . ....7M43
two similar 100m' /h units working the slop tanks. Special rudder ... . Flap-type
Manufacturer .. Caterpillar MaK
Loading and discharge is accomplished through a deck Bow thruster
Number. .. .................................... 1
manifold at midships P&S. Tanks are heated by a Make .. .................. Lips
Output.. . 6300kW/500rev/min
thermal system capable of maintaining cargo Number ... .......... 1
Gearbox
temperatures at 70"C. All cargo and slop tank valves are Output ............ 900kW
Make Volda
fitted with a pressure/vacuum valve and a flame- Fire detection system .. .. Thorn Security
Model ACG 950 with PTO/PTI
arresting device, and a vapour return collector for shore Number 1 Radars
return of gas is provided. For cleaning purposes, each Output speed.. .. 150rev/min Number ... ................. 2
tank is fitted with two fixed appliances, capable of using Propeller Make .. ...Kelvin Hughes
either hot or cold seawater, or fresh water. MateriaL. ...... Bronze Models . ....... 2 x Nucleus 3600A
FS Vanessais fitted with a MaK 7M43 main engine Manufacturer... . Volda Satellite navigation systems
developing 6300kW MCR when running at Number ...... 1 Number... .. 1 x lnmarsat-B: 1 x lnrnarsat-C
SOOrev/min. Drive to the CP propeller is by way of a Pitch. . Controllable Make.. . 1 x Nera: 1 x Thrane & Thrane
Volda reduction gearbox having an output speed of Diameter.... ... 5100mm Models.. . 1 x Saturn Bm2; 1 x TI-3020C
lS0rev/min, and this has a lS00kW PTO connection to Speed .. .... 150rev/min Waste disposal plant
an AEM shaft generator to satisfy electrical Main-engine driven alternator/propulsion motor Incinerator
requirements at sea. A power take-in arrangement Number.. . 1 Make .. ....TeamTec AS
allowsthe shaft alternator to transmit a similaramount Make/type.. . AEM/SE 500 M4 ModeL. ..... OG200C
of power from the auxiliary alternators in an Output. .. ........ 1500kW Sewage plant
emergency; this gives the ship a minimum speed in a Diesel-driven alternators Make .. Facet Iberica
loaded condition of 7knots. Three 7S0kW diesel- Number ... ............................... 3 ModeL . ................. STP-1,5
alternator sets are also installed in an engineroom, Engine make/type ... .. Yanmar/6N21 AL Contract date . .15 March 2000
where machinery can be operated locally, from the Output/speed .. ...3 x 800kW/1 OOOrev/min Launch/float-out date ... .. 22 October 2001
engine control room, or bridge and wings. Alternator make/type .. .......... .Taiyo/FE45E-6 Delivery date .. .. 19 March 2002

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GRAND PIONEER: Japanese-built car

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Shipbuilder Shin Kurushima 100rev/min. A FP propeller, fitted with a Turbo Diesel-driven alternators
Dockyard Co Ltd, Japan Ring, drives the vessel at a speed of 20knots, with the Number... ................. 3
Vessel'sname Grand Pioneer engine running at 85% full power. Electrical supply Make..
Hull No:. 85136 comes from three 960kW diesel-alternator sets, and a Alternator output. 3 x 960kW
Owner/operator:. Dynamic Carrier 1155kW bow thruster is fitted. Boilers
Shipping SA, Panama Number... ......... 1
Designer ............... Shin Kurushima Type Vertical cylindrical
Dockyard Co Ltd, Japan TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Output... . 1600kg/h
Flag Panama Length. oa 199.54m Mooring equipment
Totalnumber of sister ships Length, bp 190.00m Number... ....... 2 x mooring winch/windlass
already completed .. ... 1 Breadth, moulded 32.26m 4 x mooring winch
Totalnumberof sister ships Depth, moulded
still on order:.. .. 1 Make..
to upper deck .. .. 34.06m ................... Hydraulic
Type..
Draught. Vehicles
design 8.55m Number of vehicle decks ....... 11 x fixed: 2 x hoistable
HE demand for cars and other road vehicles to
T be carried around the world continues unabated,
and with it comes a requirement for ships to do the
scantling ..
Gross..
.................................................... 9.06m
................................... 58.947gt
Total cars..
Doors/ramps
.. 6501
transporting. From years of experience, owners and Deadweight Number 1 x stern quarter door/ramp,
builders have, more or less,. developed a standard scantling .. ........ 19,120dwt 2 x side door/ramps, fixed internal ramps
layout for the juggernauts of this trade, and it is only Speed. service. 85% MCR.. .. 20.00knots
Complement
in relatively minor details (excluding choice of Bunkers Officers .. ...... 9
machinery, subcontractors, and similar features) that heavy oil .. 2793m' . 15
Crew..
individual vessels of this class differ. diesel oil .. .. 251m'
Bow thruster
For example, a quick comparison between Grand Fuel consumption
Number... ............... 1
Pioneer and Crystal Ray, the last large car-carrier to main engine only.... .................50.6tonnes/day
Output... . 1155kW
feature in Significant Ships (2000), shows that the first- auxiliaries.. .. 4.1tonnes/day
named has side-entrances port and starboard, whilst Fire detection
Classification Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
the latter manages with only one - positioned just Type.. .............................. Ion/optical/heat type
(ClassNK) NS' (Vehicles Carrier). MNS·. MO Fire extinguishing systems
forward of the engineroom, whereas Grand Pioneer
also Engineroom ..... . Foam
favours a midships access. Both ships do, however,
Korean Register of Shipping ." KRS1-Ro-Ro
have quarter ramps, aft on the starboard side. Other Vehicle spaces .. ... Foam
than that, perhaps the only external difference is in Ship. PCC, • KRM1-UMA
Cabins/public spaces .. ........ Sea water
the layout of the accommodation block. Main engine Radars
Internally, Grand Pioneer has 12 car decks, two of Design .. ...................... Mitsubishi Number... . 2
which are hoi stable, plus a garage deck, covering Model ... ................................. 8UEC60LS Make.. .. Japan Radio Co
three-quarters of the hull on the upper deck, behind Manufacturer..... .. Kobe Diesel Co Ltd Models 1 x JMA-9303-CA; 1 x JMA-9253-9CA
the deckhouse. Access, as already noted, is over stern Number... ...... 1
Satellite navigation systems
and side ramp/doors, with the former carrying a Output 14.160kW ....... 2
Number...
designed load of 150tonnes. Movement between Propeller
Make..
decks is by a series of fixed ramps. The vessel's Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Models ... ..... JLR-7700
design has been produced with particular emphasis Manufacturer Nakashima Propeller Co Ltd Computers on ship
on the carriage of large-sized vehicles, notably buses, Number... .. 1 Number... ............ 1
dump-trucks and bulldozers, and on maximising the
Pitch.. . Fixed Tasks.. .................. Loading
stowage of passenger cars, with a capacity of 6501
claimed. Diameter... .. 6600mm Contract date 16 November 2000
The main engine is a Mitsubishi 8UEC60LS unit Speed.. .. 100rev/min Launch/float-out date.. . .. 27 December 2001
built by Kobe Diesel, and developing 14,160kW at Special adaptations Turbo-ring Delivery date .. ........... 17 April 2002

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GRETA·C: successful owner/builder
combination
Shipbuilder Damen Shipyards, the gearbox power take-off with a IS00kW Leroy Number... . .... 1 x exhaust gas economiser
Hoogezand,The Netherlands/ Somer LSA S2M7 alternator. Two 781kVA diesel- Make.. .. Wiesloch
DamenShipyards, Galati, Romania alternator sets are also provided. Manoeuvrability at Type EXV 734
Vessel'sname: Greta-C dead-slow speeds is enhanced by a 7S0kW electric bow O~~ ~~W
Hull number:. .823 thruster with CP propeller, fitted in a transverse tunnel. Cargo cranes
Owner/operator: CarisbrookeShipping Ltd, N~~.. . 3
United Kingdom Make Liebherr
Designer .DamenShipyards, TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Type.. .. Hydraulic
The Netherlands Length. overall., . 159.99m Performance.. ...60/40/30tonnes at lS/30/32m radius
Modeltest establishmentused: MARIN, Length, bp.. . 152.34m Mooring equipment
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. UK
Breadth, moulded
Depth, moulded. to main deck.. ..
23.70m
11.95m
Number... .. 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
2 x mooring winch
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Totalnumberof sister ships
alreadycompleted ...Nil
Width of double skin
side 1.75m
Make..
Type..
........................ Kraaijeveld
......Hydraulic/electric-hydraulic I
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Totalnumber of sister ships bottom.. .. 1.S5m Lifesaving equipment
still on order............................. .....1 Draught Number... .. 1 x freefall lifeboat;
design 7.92m 1 x rescue boat; 3 x liferafts
scantling.. .. S.40m Make Hatecke/Hatecke/Zodiac
PROSPERING association between owner and Gross.. .. 14,155gt Hatch covers
A builder over the past 20 years has resulted from
these two companies recognising the need for change
Deadweight
design.. .. 17,740dwt
Design
Manufacturers Damen Galati/MacGregor
MacGregor
and diversification. For Carisbrooke, this has meant scantling 19,460dwt Type
widening its interests to become involved in worldwide Speed, service, 90% MCR; 15% sea margin 14.S7knots main deck High-stowing folding
trading with larger ships, whilst for Damen, bringing Cargo capacity tween deck Lift-off pontoon
together the economies of Eastern European and Far grain .. .. 26.S36m' Containers
Eastern shipbuilding costs, and the technical skills Bunkers Lengths .. . 20ft
inherent in the builder's Western base, has been the key heavy oil.. .. 10S6m' Heights .. .... Sft 6in
to its expansion. Gre/a-C demonstrates the effects of diesel oil 195m' Cell guides.... .. No
these strategies: entering service with a deadweight Water ballast 7207m' Total TEU capacity 1226
capacity nearly ten times greater than was the fleet Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping on deck.. .. 696
average 20 years ago. + 100Al, + LMC. in holds 530
Basing much of its output on standard 'Combi- UMS, SCM, Ice Class lA, Strengthened for Reefer plugs.. .. 110
Freighter' bulls has helped the shipyard's performance, Heavy Cargoes, Container Cargoes in Holds and Tiers/rows (max)
and Gre/a-C introduces the '19000G' variant of that on Hatch Covers, Carriage of Dangerous Cargoes on deck .. ..5/9
range - the largest to date. The design features a double- to SOLAS 54-11-2,excluding classes I and II. in holds.. . ..... . A/S
skin hull with side and bottom spaces allocated for Heel control equipment... ......... Frank Mohn with 1120m'/h
Complement
ballast and bunker purposes, and these surround two reversible pump
OO~m 9
box-shaped holds 37.68m and 72.84m long and 20.20m Main engine
Crew...
wide. Depth under the covers is 12.28m, and the spaces Design .. ..MAN B&W
S~~~. ...4
are suitable for containerised or break-bulk cargoes, Model. ....6S46MC-C
Special rudder Free-hanging balanced type
with mechanical ventilation at 12 air changes/hour and Manufacturer.
Bow thruster
dehumidification available. Number... . 1
Make... .......... Lips
The tank top is strengthened for a maximum uniform Output 7S60kW/129rev/min
Number 1 x 4-bladed CP, 1.50m diameter
loading of 15tonnes/m', and container stack loading is Propeller
Output 750kW
1OOtonnes/TEU or 130tonnes/FEU. MacGregor high- Manufacturer MAN B&W Alpha
stowing covers serve Nos 1 and 2 hatches with two lift- Number... .. 1
One-man operation No
away panels fitted between them to complete the Pitch Controllable
closure. A uniformly distributed weather load of Diameter 5100mm Fire extinguishing system
1.7Stonnes/m' and container stack loadings of Speed.. .. 129rev/min Cargo holds CO,
SOrannes (fEU) and 6Stonnes (FEU) can be sustained. Main engine-driven alternator Engineroom.. .. CO,
The tweendeck openings are closed by non- Number.. . 1 Radars
weathertight pontoon covers, which can also be used to Make/type Leroy Somer LSA 52M7 Number... .. 2
form grain divisions, and deck cargo is protected by a Output/speed 1500kW/1500rev/min Make Furuno
break-waterat the forecastle. Diesel-driven alternators Models FAR 2S15/FR2115
Cargo handling is by three slim-line Liebherr cranes Number 2 Satellite navigation systems
built on pedestals into the starboard side structure, with Engine make/type ABC/DXC-750-1OOA Number... .......................... 1
each capable of lifting 30tonnes/40tonnes/60tonnes at Output.. .. 2 x 662kW Make.. ........................................ Furuno
32m/30m/18m outreach. As well as cargo duties, the Alternator make.. .. A van Kaick Model. ...................................... GP-SO
cranes are used for hatch cover and grain division Output 2 x 7S1kVA Sewage plant
handling. Boilers Make Hamworthy
The main engine is a MAN-B&W 6S46MC-C type Number 1 x thermal oil ModeL. .. ST2A
rated at 7860kW at 129rev/min. and connected by a Make.. .. Wiesloch Contract date .. . 15 July 2001
Vulkan flexible rubber coupling to a runnel gearbox. Type H4-0-TFO-00S Launch/float-out date -
Vulkan also supplied the multi-disc coupling which links Output.. .. SOOkW Delivery date .... .. 30 August 2002

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heavy oil.. ................................. 10,970m'
diesel oil., ...... 570m'
Water ballast.. . 98,200m'
Percentage segregated ballast.. 100%
Fuel consumption (main engine) 124.70tonnes/day
Classification .......... Amerrcan Bureau of Shipping + A1(E),
'Oil Carrier', + AMS, + ACCU, SH,
UWILD, VEC, ESP
also Lloyd's Register of Shipping,
ShipRight (SDA, FDA, CM)
used in construction .. .45%
Main engine
Design .. ...... Sulzer
Model .. . 8RTA84T-D
Manufacturer HSD Engine Co Ltd
Number.. .. 1
Output/speed 32,825kW/76rev/min
Propeller
Material.. .. Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Maker Mecklenburger Metallguss
Number... . .. 1
Pitch.. ..Fixed
Diameter... .. 10,200mm
Speed.. .. 76rev/min
Nurnber., . 3
Engine make/type.. wartsua
Alternator make/type.. ..Hyundai
Output/speed 3 x 1200kW/720rev/min
Boilers
Number. .. ........... 2
Type .. . MAC-45B (D-type)
Make .. . Mitsubishi
Output. . 2 x 5tonnes/h
Hose-handling cranes
Number. .. .2
Make .. .... Samsung{TTS-Norlift
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Make
........ 2 x mooring winch/windlass
8 x mooring winch
Sam sung/Rolls-Royce
Type. ..... Hydraulic
Shipbuilder Samsung Heavy 5000m' /h steam turbine-driven pumps, which can Cargo tanks
Industries Co Ltd, Korea handle three grades of oil simultaneously through a Number ... ............ 15 plus 2 slop tanks
Vessel's name Harad two-valve segregation arrangement. Cargo loading Grades of cargo carried .. .3
Hull number:.. . .. 1321 rate is 20,000m3/h. Radar-type tank level gauges are Product range .. ....... Crude oil
Owner/operator National Shipping Co fitted, and a double-scrubber inert gas system Coated tanks ..
of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA), reduces SO, levels to less than 2ppm. This system Cargo pumps
Saudi Arabia also gives full coverage to the ballast tanks, cutting Number ... ............................. 3
Designer Samsung Heavy corrosion levels of steelwork and piping Type .. ........Steam turbine driven, vertical centrifugal
Industries Co Ltd, Korea considerably. Gas level monitoring is applied to all Make .. ......... Shinko
Model test establishment used: ......... Samsung tanks, ballast spaces and pumprooms, and displayed Material.. . Bronze casing
Ship Model Basin, Korea in the cargo control room. Capacity 3 x 5000m'/h
Flag: Bahamas The main engine has been constructed by Samsung Cargo/ballast control systems
Total number of sister ships already (HSD) to a Sulzer 8RTA84T-D design, developing an Make.. .. Nakakita
completed Nil MCR of 32,825kW at 76rev/min. The service speed Type.. ...Hydraulic with mimic board
Total number of sister ships is 16.10knots at an output of 26,780kW, including a Complement
still on order 3 15% sea margin. Electrical requirements are catered Officers .. .......... 17
for by three WartsiEi/Hyundai diesel-alternator sets, Crew.. ... 25
each producing 1200kW at 720rev / min, and two Bridge control system
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is the first of four VLCCs
by Greek owner Hellespont,
on to NSCSA during construction, and, as such, the
ordered
but sold
boilers each supply 45tonnes/h steam to the cargo
systems. The vessel is also fitted with an integrated
Make ..
One man operation.
.................... JRC
......... Yes
navigation system, which supports the operation of Fire detection system
design retains much that was specified in the initial various bridge activities, including route planning and Make .. ..... Consilium
contract. These features are particularly concerned manoeuvnng. Fire extinguishing system
with the strength and future structural life of the
Cargo deck. ................. Low-expansion foam
vessel, and include adopting a beam of 58m in order
Make .. NK Fire Protection
to reduce hull deflection, and strengthening the TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Engineroom.. .......... High-expansion foam
primary members by adding double structures and Length,oa . ........ 333.30m Make .. . NK Fire Protection
buttresses in order to reduce hull deformation by Length, bp . ..... 318.00m
Radars
10%. Breadth, moulded. . 58.00m
Number. .. .. 2
The requirements of ABS Safehull and LR Depth, moulded
Make .. ....... JRC
ShipRight have been incorporated, and an PEA of to main deck .. ..... 31.25m
the hull structures in different loading conditions has Width of double skin
Number .. ................... 2
been carried out, in line with the vessel's designed side .. ............................. 3.38m
Make .. ...... JRC
fatigue life, in excess of 40 years. The hull weight bottorn.. .. 3.00m
Models .. .......... 1 x Inmarsat-B;
includes 45% high-tensile steel, with 'Z' quality used Draught
for the outermost strakes of the double bottom, and 1 x Inmarsat-C
design 21 AOm
'E' grade in the lowest hopper strake. Structural scantling.. .. 22.50m Waste disposal plant
design has reduced the number of individual Displacement. 350,900tonnes Incinerator
components used in construction, thereby benefiting Lightweight.. . .. 47,80010nnes Make .. ................... Hyundai Maxi 150SL-1 W/S
future maintenance. Deadweight Sewage plant
Fifteen cargo tanks are arranged within a double design 284,000dwt Make Hamworthy ST-6A (46 persons)
hull designated for segregated water ballast, and there scantling.. 303,100dwt Contract date.. ...21 October 1999
are also two slop tanks. The pumping system allows a Speed, service, 75% MCR.. ............ 16AOknots Launch/float-out date.. ........ 17 July 2001
maximum discharge rate of 15,000m3/h using three Cargo capacity, 100% full Delivery date .. . ...... 8 October 2001

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'Double Hull Oil Tanker', ESP, ShipRight
(SDA, FDA, CM), +LMC, UMS, IWS
Other important regulations complied with Exxon
Minimum Safety Criteria for industrial vessels
in Exxon service
used in construction " 38.4%
Main engine
Design.. . Sulzer
Model 9RTA84T-D
Manufacturer HSD Engine Co
Number... . 1
Output. 36,911 kW/76rev/min
Propeller
Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer... . Mecklenburger Metallguss
Number... . 1
Fixed/controllable pitch.. . Fixed
Diameter... . 10,500mm
Speed.. 76rev/min
Number... . 3
Engine make/type Wartsila/9L20C
Alternator make/type Hyundai/HI-IPS,
HF35 636-84E-OW
HELLESPONT ALHAMBRA: Output. ...

Boilers
Number ...
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3 x 1530kW
re·introducing the ULCC ·

Type .. ..water-tube
Make. . Mitsubishi
Output.. ..2 x 45tonne/h
with extra quality Mooring squtornent

Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
10 x mooring winch
Make Rolls-Royce Marine
safeguarding the condition of coatings at the tops of Type.. . Electric-hydraulic
Shipbuilder: .... Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine tanks, and generally benefiting the steel structure. A Cargo tanks
Engineering Co Ltd, Korea rigorous approach to steel preparation and coating Number... ..... 21 (5 x centre; 14 x wing; 2 x slop)
Vessel's name Hellespont Alhambra has been adopted, especially in ballast spaces, where Grades of cargo carried 3
Hull number:. . 5183 two coats of metal-filled, pure epoxy have been Product range Crude oil with flash point below 60'C
Owner/operator Hellespont Steamship applied to re-blasted steel finished to a 'smooth-to- Coated tanks No
Corp, Greece touch' condition, and a five-year zinc anode cathodic Cargo pumps
Designer Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine protection system is fitted. Number.. . 3
Engineering Co Ltd, Korea Unusually, navigation bridge wings extending to the Type Steam turbine, vertical centrifugal
Model test establishment used: . ship's side have been eliminated to reduce vibration Make Shinko
Flag:. . Marshall Islands and windage, giving a small power saving, but with a Capacity 3 x 5000m'/h
Total number of sister ships already consequent loss of view to the navigators. The latter Cargo and ballast control systems
completed:. . Nil is compensated for by fitting closed-circuit television Make.. . Nakakita
Total number of sister ships still on order 3 cameras. However, Hellespont expects that much Type Self-standing 'piano' design
loading and discharge will be at offshore buoys so Pumprooms
wings will be of minimal use. Another owner's Number 1
choice is to have the wheelhouse erected on pillars,
T WENTY-FIVE years after the last ULCC entered
service, the concept has been revived with this
four-ship class incorporating, not only the now
three decks above the main superstructure.
Unlike the 1970s group of ULCCs, which were
Position ..
Complement
....Forward of engineroom
Officers .. . 14
mandatory double-hull (the vessels are the largest steam turbine driven, Hellespont Alhambra is fitted Crew .. .. . .. . 28
tankers of this type ever built), but a whole range of with a nine-cylinder Sulzer RTA84T-D main engine Repair crew 6
innovative features, mostly developed by the owner's developing 36,911kW at 76rev/min. At 95% MCR, Single/double rooms 36/3
technical department. First of series Hellespont this gives a loaded service speed of 16.00knots, and a Bridge control system
Alhambra has a single continuous deck, sunk at the aft ballast speed with 15% sea margin of almost Make NABCO
end, with a double hull containing five pairs of 18.00knots. Type M-800-11
combined side and bottom water ballast tanks. Fire detection systems
Within this structure, two longitudinal bulkheads Make Saracom
form port, starboard and centre cargo spaces, divided TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Type.. . T-1016
by transverse divisions into seven wing tanks each Length, oa 380.00m Fire extinguishing systems
side (plus two slop tanks), and five centre tanks. All Length, bp 366.00m Cargo deck .. . Foam
are arranged to carry crude oil having a flash point Breadth, moulded.. . 68.00m Make .. . Unitor
below 60°C, handled by three 5000m3/h steam Depth, moulded Engineroom.. ...High-expansion foam
turbine pumps in a three-segregation cargo system. to main deck .. 34.00m Make Kashiwa
Central to the owner's design philosophy is a to sunken deck 31.64m Cabins/public rooms .Portable CO,
requirement for a minimum 40-year ship-life without Width of double skin Radars
major steel replacement, emphasised by including side 3.90m Number 2
above-rule scantlings, and by extending the 'double- bottom.. . 3.30m Make JRC
scrubbing' inert-gas system, successfully fitted to the Draught Models JMA-9833-SA; JMA-9823-7xA
cargo tanks of existing crude carriers, to also serve design 23.00m Satellite navigation systems
the ballast spaces. The system avoids corrosion of scantling.. ..24.50m ~~.. . J~
steel tank internals by substantially reducing the Displacement.. . 509,484tonnes Models.. . JUE-310B (Inrnarsat-B):
relatively high percentage of sulphur dioxide (SO,) Deadweight JUE-75C (Irrnarsat-C)
present in inert gases, which, under certain design.. . . 407,469dwt Waste disposal plant
circumstances, can combine with water to form scantling... . 441 ,893dwt Incinerator
highly corrosive sulphuric acid. Gross 234,006gt Make Hyundai-Atlas
Use of this system has been enhanced by the Speed Model.. . Maxi 150SL-1 W/S
development, by Hellespont technical personnel, of a loaded service, 95% MCR.. . 16.00knots Waste shredder/crusher
software programme, VENT2D, which can be used ballast.. . '.. 18.00knots Make.. . Metos
to model air and gas flows through the complex Cargo capacity Model 510BS
structure of double-hull spaces. It offers a solution liquid volume 513,684m' Sewage plant
to the problems of delivering air to points furthest Bunkers Make .. . Evac
away from the gas inlets. heavy oil.. . 12,707m' Model.. . MSPII C
A novel choice of a white colour scheme applied diesel oil 476m' Contract date 17 December 1999
above the waterline, is aimed at reflecting radiant Water ballast.. . 151 ,272m' Launch/float-out date 22 September 2001
energy and reducing steelwork temperatures, thereby Fuel consumption .. 140.3tonnes/day Delivery date.... .7 March 2002

HJALTLAND: first ferry for new operator
Shipbuilder: Aker Finnyards OY, Finland alternator sets satisfy electrical demand, including supply Output/speed .. ......... 2 x 1520kW/1000rev/min
Vessel's name Hjaltland to two 900kW bow thrusters. A pair of heeling tanks, and Alternator make/type A van Kaick/-
Hull nurnber 438 two fin stabilisers are fitted for passenger comfort. Output/speed 2 x 1805kVA/1OOOrev/min
Owner/operator:. . Northlink/Orkney Boilers
& Shetland Ferries Ltd, UK Number 1
Designer: Aker Finnyards OY, TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Type Thermal oil
Finland/Deltamarin, Finland Length,oa .. . 125.00m Make.. .. Aalborg (Wiesloch)
Model test establishment used MARIN, Length, bp .. . 119.00m Output.. .. 1800kW
The Netherlands Breadth, moulded .. .. 19.50m Mooring equipment
R~ . . UK Depth, moulded Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
Total number at sister ships already to main deck 8.00m 2 x mooring winch
completed Nil to upper deck 13. 70m Make Rolls-Royce (Rauma Brattvaag)
Total number at sister ships still on order: 1 Draught Type.. ......Low-pressure hydraulic
(plus 1 smaller vessel) design.... . 5.30m Special lifesaving equipment
scantling 5. 70m Number/make 2 x RFD 430-person MES
Displacement approx 730Otonnes 2 x Schat-Harding lifeboats
L_]]ALTIAND is the first of two vessels to be Lightweight approx 5700tonnes 2 x fast rescue boats
rJ.·delivered by Aker Finnyards to Northlink, a new Deadweight Vehicles
company formed by Caledonian MacBrayne and the design.. . 1560dwt Number of vehicle decks.. . .. 2
Royal Bank of Scodand, following their success in a Gross 12,000gt Total lane length 450m (trucks and trailers)
tender competition. This was held to decide who would Speed, service 24.00knots at 85% MCR Total cars.. .. ......... 25
be awarded the new licence to operate the ro-ro ferry Bunkers Doors/ramps
links between the Scottish mainland, and the Orkney and heavy oil., 490m' Number/type 1 x bow door/ramp;
Shetland Islands. Designed in conjunction with Finnish diesel oll., 70m' 1 x inner bow door; 1 x visor
consultancy Deltamarin, the pair will handle the longer Water ballast 600m' 1 x stern door/ramp; 1 x fixed ramp with hinged cover
routes from Aberdeen, with a third, smaller vessel built at Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping,+ 100A1, Roll- 2 x passenger doors; 2 x pilot/bunkering doors
the same shipyard, allocated to the Pendand Firth service on/Roll-off Cargo and Designer... .. MacGregor
from Scrabster to Stromness. Passenger Ferry, +LMC, NAV 1, UMS, L1 Complement
The design offers two vehicle decks with bow and stern Heel control equipment... One pair Intering Officers.. . 10
accesses to the uppermost, or main deck (No 4). anti-heeling tanks ~~.. . ~
Ramp/ doors close both entries, with a visor and inner Roll-stabilisation equipment.. ......... Mitsubishi/Nissho Iwai Single/double rooms.. . .. 28/7
door also fitted forward. This deck is laid out with Deutschland fins Passengers
450lane metres suitable for the stowage of trucks and Main engines TotaL. .. 600
trailers, and is linked to the lower hold, where up to 25 Design.. .. MaK Number of cabins 100
cars can be loaded, by a fixed ramp with a side-hinged Model 6M43 Special rudders 2 x Rolls-Royce flap type
cover. Foot passenger entry is to deck 5 through port and Manufacturer... .. Caterpillar MaK Bow thrusters
starboard side doors, and these, and two pilot/bunker Number 4 Make Rolls-Royce (Kamewa)
doors, form part of a total access package supplied by Output... .4 x 5400kW/500rev/min Number.... .... 2
MacGregor, which also included fabrication of each Gearboxes Output.. 2 x 900kW
entire bow section, delivered to the shipyard complete Make Flender Bridge control system
with inner and outer doors in place. Model GVL 1750 Make .. .. Norcontrol
111e main hull is almost completely covered by a four- Number.... .. 2 x twin-input/single-output Type ... . Datachief
tier superstructure which has the reception area arranged Output speed 176rev/min One man operation Yes
at midships on deck 5, otherwise given over to sleeping Propellers Fire detection system
accommodation for 300 passengers in 100 two- and four- Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make Consilium
berth cabins, all with en-suite facilities. Four cabins for Manufacturer Rolls-Royce Type CS-3000
disabled passengers and 17 crew cabins are also included Number... .. 2 Fire extinguishing systems
on this deck. Deck 6 is the social and recreational centre, Pitch.. .. Controllable Vehicle spaces Drencher
providing two lounges with reclining seats, and a range of Diameter... .. 4100mm Engineroom CO,
lounge/bars, restaurants, children IS play areas, a cinema, Speed 176rev/min Cabins and public spaces... ....Sprinkler
and two shops. Two MES lifesaving appliances are fitted, Special adaptations Feathering blades Make Softex
together with two totally enclosed lifeboats and two fast Main-engine driven alternators Radars
rescue craft. Number.... . 2 Number 3
The machinery installation is centred on four MaK Make/type A van Kaick/OSG 86 Make.. .. Kelvin Hughes
6M43 main engines with a total output of 21,600kW, Output/speed 2 x 2350kVN1500rev/min Type.. ....... Nucleus 3
driving twin CP propellers through two Flender twin- Diesel-driven alternators Contract date 13 December 2000
input/ single-output gearboxes. Two alternators driven Number 2 Launch/float-out date.. .. 8 March 2002
from the gearboxes, and two A van Kaick diesel-powered Engine make/type MaK/8M20 Delivery date August 2002

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Shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries 4000kW, and one each at 2300kW and 1750kW. Number... ....................... 1
Co Ltd, Korea Performance of the vessel is enhanced by the Make/type ... .....STN(Thyristor frequency converter
Vessel's name Hong Kong Express application to the outside shell of a tin-free, self- Output .. .. 1 x 4500kW
Hull number 1365 polishing antifouling paint with a five-year life, and the Diesel-driven alternators
Owner/operator:. . . Hapag-Lloyd installation of an impressed-current cathodic protection Number... .. 4
Container Line, Germany system. Engine make... . ....... Daihatsu
Designer ........................ Hyundai Heavy Engine type 2 x 8DK-36; 1 x 8DK-28; 1 x 6DK-28
Industries Co Ltd, Korea Alternator make.. . ..Hyundai Heavy Industries
Flag: ........... Germany TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Output 2 x 4000kW; 1 x 2300kW; 1 x 1750kW
Boiler
Total number of sister ships Length, oa 320.38m
Number/type .. .. 1 x composite
already completed: .. . 2 Length, bp 304.00m
Mooring equipment
Total number of sister ships Breadth, moulded 42.80m
Make.. ...............Taekwang-Hatlapa
still on order:. .. . ......1 Depth, moulded
......................... Elsctrc
Type..
to main deck... .. 20.23m
Ballast control system
to upper deck.. . 24.50m
Make .. .. Pleiger Far East
N Significant Ships of 2001 we recorded the Width of double skin
Icompletion of the 'biggest yet' box ship (Hyundai's
P&O Nedlloyd Stuyvesant - 6802TEU), with the
bottom ..
side ..
..... 2.00m
.........2.30m
Complement
Officers .. .. 13
Crew .. ..............16
qualification that the shipyard was already planning Gross ........................................ 88,493gt
Suez/repair crew.. ..6
vessels with 10% greater TEU intake. That larger series Deadweight
Bow thruster
is now a reality, with four vessels scheduled to enter design.. . 82,800dwt
Make.. . Kawasaki Heavy Industries
service during an eight-month period from October scantling.. .. 100,000dwt
Number.. ........... 1
2002. Draught
Output.. . 2500kW
They are capable of lifting 7500TEU, with the extra design.. .. 13.00m
capacity gained, in the main, by increasing length bp by scantling.. .. 14.50m
Make.. .STN
Speed, service at 90% MCR;
18m, which allows 3742TEU to be carried in the holds Type.. ............ BMS 40M
20% sea margin .. .......... .25.30knots
and 3758 on deck. The growing market in the long-haul One man operation .. .......yes
Bunkers
refrigerated trades is served by making 700 reefer Fire detection system
heavy oil.. ................................................... 10,600m' Make.. . ..Consilium
connections available. The arrangement provides for
diesel oil.. 500m' Type.. .. CS3004
20ft, 40ft, and 45ft containers to be carried, with cell
Water ballast .. .......... 22,000m' Fire extinguishing systems
guides for 20ft and 40ft units fitted in the holds, and
Fuel consumption Cargo hold/engineroom High-pressure CO,
athwartship lashing bridges from which 6/7 tiers can be
main engine only.... ..........246.6tonnes/day Make.. .........NK
secured, on the upper deck. Classification Germanischer Lloyd + 100A5 E,
The structure has been designed to Hyundai's Radars
Container Ship, + MC, AUT, IW, NAV-OC, Number... ........... 3
girderiess system. This provides an 'open-hatch' SOLAS 11-2,REG 54 Make... ............STN
configuration, closed by MacGregor lift-away pontoon Percentage of high-tensile steel Models .. .............................. Atlas 1009
type hatch covers fitted with Lubripad bearing pads. In used in construction.. .. 52% Satellite navigation systems
all, 55 panels are used, arranged in single-, double-, and Heel control equipment. .... 2 x anti-heel pumps: 1000m'/h Make.. ......STN
triple-panel combinations to serve the eight holds, Main engine Models .. ... Debeg 4400: Debeg 4400B
positioned seven forward of the engineroom, and one Design.. ................... MAN B&W Waste disposal plant
aft. Container stack loadings of up to 120tonnes are Model .. ................... 12K98MC Waste compactor
achievable on the covers, depending on position and size Manufacturer... .............. Hyundai Heavy Industries Make.. .. 8ergmann
of box. Two air changes hourly are provided for Nos Number... .... 1 Model .. .. Gyro-Pack
2/4 holds, where dangerous cargoes of SOLAS classes Output/speed 93,360bhp/94rev/min Waste shredder/crusher
2 to 8 can be carried. Propeller Make.. .........Bergmann
Hong Kong Express operates at a service speed of Matenal Nickel-aluminium-bronze Model .. ... Roto-Compactor RC 8100
25.30knots with the main engine running at 90% MCR Manufacturer ... .... Hyundai Heavy Industries Sewage plant
and no power absorbed by the shaft alternator, but Number.... . 1 Make.. ............................. Hamworthy
allowing 20% sea margin. Electrical requirements are Pitch.. ......... Fixed Model .. . ST-2A
served from a large 4500kW alternator driven by power Diameter ... ..... 9100mm Contract date .. .. 23 March 2000
take-off from the main engine, and by four sets with Speed .. .94rev/min Launch/float-out date .. .. 23 August 2002
separate diesel prime-movers, two of which are rated at Main-engine driven alternator Delivery date .. ... 15 October 2002

MIOSHIP SECTION
UPPER DECK
HURST POINT: advanced ro-ro design for
military sealift duties
Shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau- bow thruster, and two independently operable, high-lift Engine make/type MaK 9M20
Gesellschaft (FSG), Germany rudders, which include Costa bulbs. Alternator make/type.. . AEM/SE500LL6
Vessel's name:. . Hurst Point The main superstructure, fitted forward of the Output.. 2 x 1820kVA
Hull number 717 machinery space, incorporates a wheelhouse with totally Boiler
Owner/operator: AWSR Shipping I enclosed bridge wings (different from the Turkish Number .. . 1
Andrew Weir Shipping Ltd, UK series), each containing a full set of controls, and which Make.. . Aalborg
Designer FSG, Germany/ complies with the PSNR class notation, indicating fully Output. ....................... 4000kg/h
Houlder Offshore Engineering, UK redundant propulsion and steering. Accommodation is Cargo crane
Model test establishment used: HSVA, provided for a complement of 18 plus 12 drivers. Number.. .... 1
Germany Make.. . MacGregor
R~ . ~ Type EIectric-hydraulic
Total number of sister TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Capacity 4Otonnes/25m outreach
ships already completed Nil Length, oa.. . 193.00m Mooring winches
Total number of sister Length, bp.. 182.39m Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
ships still on order 3 at FSG, 2 at Breadth, moulded 26.00m 3 x mooring winch
Harland & Wolff, UK Depth, moulded Make . ..............................................SEC
to second deck ... . 8.60m Type . . Electric
to upper deck .. . 16.70m Special lifesaving equipment
UILT to conform to a new UK Ministry of Draught Number. 1 x 40-person freefall lifeboat;
B Defence initiative aimed at satisfying its sealift
requirements, Hurst Pointis the first of six vessels that
design ..
scantling .. .
6.60m
7AOm Make.. .
1 x fast rescue boat
Hatecke
will be used for routine military operations for parts of Deadweight Containers
each year, and released for normal commercial traffic at deslpn.. . 10,090dwt Total TEU capacity.. . 656
other times. Under the terms of a 20-year charter, scantling 13,274dwt Vehicles
nominal owner AWSR Shipping is also required to have Gross., . 23,000gt Number of vehicle decks 3
the vessels available at short notice for MOD use, in Speed, service, (79% MCR; 22% sea margin).. .18knots Total lane length.. . 2620m
times of emergency. Cargo capacity Doors, ramps
lower hold .. approx 11AOOm' Number 1 x stern ramp/door; 1 x Side ramp/door;
I' The design and hull form is based upon that of a
successful series developed by FSG for Turkish owner main hold .. ..... approx 27,000m' 2 x fixed internal ramps; 1 x guillotine
UND (UND Akdeni,; SignificantShips of 2000), but Bunkers door; 1 x hinged cover
particularly modified by extending the double-hull heavy oil.. .. 1530m' Designer... . Transmarine (ramp/doors
structure to upper deck level to improve damage diesel oil... .......... 160m' fabricated by Macor)
stability. In addition, the main deck can withstand Water ballast., .............................. 3650m' Complement
500mm of free water, in line with the Stockholm Daily fuel consurnption.. ..42tonnes Officers .. . 8
Agreement, and cross-flooding arrangements are aimed Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 1OOA1,
Crew.. . 10
at ensuring that an upright position can be maintained Roll-on/Roll-off Cargo Ship, IWS, L1, ICE 1A,
Suez crew.. . 6
even under extensive damage conclitions. +LMC, PSMR, SCM, IBS, NAV 1, ICC, UMS
Passengers (drivers)
Vehicles are carried on three levels, with entry at the High-tensile steel used in construction Cargo decks
TotaL. . 12
main deck over a 150tonne capacity, 17m wide x 13.7m Roll stabilisation equipment.. .2 Flume passive tanks
Main engines Cabins.. . 6 x two-berth
long stern ramp, adapted to work with Mexefloat
Design .. ... MaK Special rudders ...2 x high-lift spade type with Costa bulbs
pontoons, supplemented by a 75tonne, starboard side
ramp, forward of midships, which can operate within ± Model .. . 7M43 Bow thruster
20deg limits. Internal movement to the upper deck is by Manufacturer... . .... Caterpillar MaK Make.. ...Brunvoll
a fixed ramp closed by a guillotine-type door, whilst a Number.. . 2 Number... ................. 1 x CP propeller
similar ramp to the lower hold has a hinged cover. Output 2 x 6300kW/500rev/min Output., ..... 180kN
There are 26201ane metres available on decks which Gearboxes Bridge control system
are suitable for 5tonnes/m' loading, whilst a clear height Make.. . Flender Make.. ............SAM
of 6.8m allows the main deck space to accommodate Number 2 One man ooerationv., . Yes
helicopters, and two tiers of 9ft 6in high containers on Output speed.. .. 126AOrev/min Fire detection systems
trailers. Container capacity is 656TEU, loaded by a Propellers Make..... . SAM
starboard side, 40tonne swl bulwark-mounted crane. Material.. .......... Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Upper deck stowage is protected by a forecastle Manufacturer... . Schottel
Make.. . Wormald
whaleback, which also contains two Flume passive Number.. . 2
Holds, vehicle spaces, cabins Water
stabilisation tanks. Pitch.... . Controllable
Englneroom.. . CO,
Two seven-cylinder Caterpillar MaK M43 main Diameter .. . 5000mm
Radars
engines are fitted (two vessels of the class, expected to Speed ... ... 126AOrev/min
Make.. ................... SAM
work primarily in the commercial mode, will use the Main-enqine driven alternators
nine-cylinder variant specified for UND Akdeni'iJ. Number... . ...2 Satellite navigation systems
Developing 6300kW each, these drive inward-turning Make/type .. Make.. ............................ SAM
CP propellers to give a service speed of 18.00knots Output.. ............................... 2 x 2000kVA Contract date.. .. 18 March 2001
when running at 79% MCR with a 22% sea margin. Diesel-driven alternators Launch/float-out date 19 April 2002
Excellent manoeuvrability is achieved from a 180kN Number.... . 2 Delivery date .. . 15 August 2002

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dredger market
Shipbuilder IZAR (Astillero Sestao), Spain TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Diameter ... ....................... 4400mm
Vessel's name Kaishuu Length, oa.. ............................................ 15S.00m Main-engine driven alternators
Hull number 320 Length. bp .. .140.00m Number... . .. 2
Owner/operator TOA (LUX) SA, Luxembourg Breadth, moulded 27.S0m Make/type... .. ABB/AMG 560-630
Designer: IZAR (Astillero Sestao), Spain Depth, moulded Output/speed .......... 2 x 4000kW/1800rev/min
Flag: . Luxembourg to main deck .. ...11.75m Diesel-driven alternator
Total number of sister ships to upper deck .. .. 15.50m Nurnber.. . 1
already completed.......................... ..... Nil Width of double skin Engine make/type. .. Caterpillar/3508B
Total number of sister ships side. .............................. 2.90m Output/speed 1 x 895kW/1S00rev/mln
still on order............................. ..... 1 Draught Alternator make/type ABB/AMG450S4
design 9.S2m Output/speed 1140kVN1800rev/min
scantling 11.11m Boilers
N a move to break into a new niche market, the
I IZAR Group has been successful in winning
contracts to build two dredgers for companies in the
Displacement...
Lightwelght.... .
37,30Otonnes
10.60Otonnes
Nurnber..
Types
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1 x oil-fired thermal oil; 2 x thermal oil
3
Deadweight economisers
Belgian Jan de Nul Group (plus two smaller units Make Aalborg-Wiesloch
design .. ....................................... 21,SOOdwt
for French owners, to be built at the Juliana yard). Output 1 x 2500kW; 1 x 1300kW; 1 x 1200kW
scantling .. . .. . 26,700dwt
Kaisba« and" sister, with a capacity of 16,SOOm',are Mooring equipment
Speed, service . . 15.60knots
some SOOOm'larger than their consorts, and will be Number ... 2 x windlass; 1 x mooring anchor winch (aft)
Cargo capacity . .................. 16.500m'
employed by Singaporean associates of de Nul in Make.; .........Brohl
land reclamation and civil engineering work in Bunkers
Type... ......... Hydraulic
South-East Asia. heavy oil., .................. 2110m'
diesel oil.. .. 247m' Dredge pumps
The design has main machinery aft, and Number... ............2 x double-wall
wheelhouse and accommodation forward, with the Water ballast.. . . 1370m'
Type... ...... 250-45-110 WA460
hopper, contained within wide side spaces, arranged Fuel consumption
Make.. ............ IHC
with sloping bottom and seven drop-doors, Main engines only... ......36tonnes/day
Capacity.... 1 x 25.200m'/h; 1 x 21,600m'/h
positioned between. Dredging uses port and Classification .... Bureau Veritas 1 3/3, + E Hopper Dredger
Cargo/ballast control systems
starboard suction pipes positioned aft of midships Deep Sea, AUT-MS, Dredging Within 15miles
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and dimensioned to dredge at a depth of 34m below from shore, or within 20miles from port. Service
Complement
the keel, at an angle of SOdeg. Three davits with notation over 15/20miles from shore/port with
Officers .. ........ S
hydraulic winches handle the suction pipes and the HS<=3m
Crew. .. ................ 32
draghead, which is fitted with an adjustable visor and Percentage of high-tensile steel
Bow thrusters
wave compensator. Spoil is discharged through the used in construction .. ...22%
Make.. ..........Lips
drop doors, or over the bow, either through a Main engines
Number... .............. 2
floating hose, or by rainbow nozzle. Design.. ......... MAN B&W Output.. ....2 x 850kW
The machinery installation is centred upon two Model. ... .............. 8L48/60 Stern thruster
MAN B&W 8L48/60 main engines, each connected Manufacturer... . ......MAN B&W Make.. ....Lips
aft by a shaftline, a flexible coupling and a reduction Number... ....2 Number... ................... 1
gearbox, to a CP propeller. A power take-off from Output.. 2 x 8400kW/500rev/min Output.. ....... 1 x 850kW
each of these gearboxes provides the drive, by way Gearboxes Bridge control system
of multiplier gearboxes and flexible couplings, to the Propulsion Make.... . Imtech Marine Industry
port and starboard dredge pumps. These are situated Make Jahnel-Kestermann One man operation.. ..........No
in the aft pump room and are rated at 2S,200m' /h Model. . .. PGV-1060 Fire detection systems
and 21,600m'/h, respectively. Two more gearbox Number.. . .2 Make.. ..................... Thorn Security
power take-offs drive the two 4000kW alternators Output/speed 2 x 8400kW/500-135rev/min Type.. .....T1000
which satisfy the vessel's electrical requirements. The
Dredge pump, starboard Radars
pumps are supplied by IHC, and have double walls Make... . Jahnel-Kestermann Number... ....................... 2
and an abrasive-resistant internal coating. To speed
Model.. ...... DP-A2S1115-3S Make....
discharge, high-pressure water can be directed into ........... 2 x MAR 1006B
Output/speed 1 x 3500/6000/6000kW- Make..
the hopper through nozzles to assist fluidisation, Satellite navigation systems
165/235/275rev/min
and a de-gassing plant is fitted to the suction pipe in Number.... ...3
Dredge pump, port
the aft pumproom. Make/type .. .. ..1 x Litton LMX400 GPS;
Make... . Jahnel-Kestermann
An Imtech automation system, which integrates 1 x Aquarius 5002; 1 x NR203 DGPS
the navigation DP/DT systems, alarm monitoring Model DP-A1S1115-1S
Waste disposal system
and dredging control, is operated from a large Output/speed .. .1 x 3500kW/165rev/mln Sewage plant
triangular-shaped wheelhouse and navigating bridge, Propellers Make.. ....................... Facet
designed to afford all-round visability for both Material.. .. Copper-nickel-aluminium Model. . ...... VTP-1.57 1122
navigating and dredging personnel. Manoeuvring Manufacturer... .... .. ....... ... Lips Contract date .. ...27 January 2000
and positioning are enhanced by the fitting of two Number... ....... 2 Launch/float-out date .... ................ 6 June 2001
bow thrusters, and one stern unit. Pitch... . .. Fixed Delivery date .. .................... 25 March 2002
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LA SUPERBA: luxury cruise-ferry for
Grimaldi services
Shipbuilder: Nuovi Cantieri internal transfer by fixed and moveable ramps. Model 16V46C
Apuania Spa (NCA), Italy Passenger accommodation is arranged for 3000 Manufacturer... ....... wartsua
Vessel's name La Superba persons in a layout developed by leading Italian Number..... .. 4
Hull number: C 1220 designer Studio De Jorio. This features two Output.. ...................... .4 x 16,800kW/500rev/min
Owner/operator:. . Grandi Navi Veloci restaurants and cafes, a swimming pool spa, gym and Gearboxes
(GNV)/Grimaldi Lines, Italy hairdresser, bars, a creche, games room, discotheque, Make.. ............ Renk
Designer ..... .Nuovi Cantieri casino, cinema, and shops. Passengers desiring
Number 2 x twininput/singleoutpul
Apuania SpNStudio De Jorio, Italy quieter pastimes can use a card room, library, and
Type.. . 2 x NDSOL-4650
Flag: .............. Italy chapel, whilst conference requirements are also
Total number of sister ships provided for. Output speed 138rev/min
already completed: " ..... Nil A total of 567 cabins, comprising six grand suites, Propellers
Total number of sister ships six other suites, 526 standard cabins, and four berths Manufacturer Rolls-RoyceKamewa
still on order:. ...... 1 for handicapped travellers, are supplemented by Number.... .. 2
pullman seating for 940 passengers. Safety Diameter.... .. 5700mm
requirements are satisfied by the statutory Diesel-drivenalternators
complement of lifeboats and rafts, enhanced by four
T HE varied activities of Grimaldi Lines are based
on deep-sea services covering the Mediterranean
and Northern Europe, West Africa, and South
450-person MES installations.
Number...
Engine make/type...
...................................
... Wartsila/6R32LNE
4
Alternatormake/type..
America, utilising an expanding f1eet of
Output .4 x 2360kW/720rev/min
multipurpose ro-ro freight carriers. Alongside these TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length,oa 211.50m Lifesavingequipment
operations, the Group is also heavily involved with
satisfying the demand for regular ro-pax shipping Length, bp.. . 186.21m Number/capacity 8 x 150-personlifeboats;
links between north and south Italy, aimed at easing Breadth, (extreme).. . 30AOm
25 x 100-personliferafts;
heavy congestion on the country's motorways. Ferry Depth, moulded 2 x rescue boats; 4 x 450-personMES
services are also operated between the mainland and main deck (No3).. ..10.00/1030m Make.. ............................Schat-Harding;Viking
Sardinia. It is for these two sectors of its business upper deck (No 11).. .......35.65m Vehicles
that Grimaldi has built the very fast La Superba and Number of vehicle decks .4 x fixed;lx hoistable
Draught,(slwl).... .. 7.80m
La Suprema - two vessels which maintain the luxury Totallane length 3230m
Deadweight 9750dwt
cruise element introduced on to these routes with Totalcars 719 or 100 cars and 153trailers
Majestic, delivered from the same builder in 1993, and Gross.. ........50,400gt
Doors/ramps
featured in Significant Ships of that year. Speed, maximum 31.00knots
Number Stern ramp/door;internalfixed/hoistable
The propulsion plant is understood to be one of service 28.00knots
ramps and covers, hoistabledeck
the most powerful yet fitted to a ship of this type, Bunkercapacity
Designer MacGregor
and comprises four Wartsilii 16V46C main engines, heavy oil 1926m'
Passengers
each developing 16,800kW and driving twin screws diesel 011.... .. 362m'
Capacity..... .. 3000
through a pair of twin-input/single-output Waterballast 7851m'
Cabins... .. 567
gearboxes. Particular attention has been paid by Renk Classification Registro ItalianoNavale,
in the design of these units to ensure low levels of Pullmanseats 940
*100Al.l, NAV.IL,
noise and vibration, notably by using double-helical Bowthrusters
TP,TR (RO-RO),IAQ1,lAP
teeth with special geometry, and arranging additional Make.. .... Rolls-RoyceKamewa
a/so
stiffening in the gear casing walls. Four alternators Number . ....2
AmericanBureau of Shipping, + A1(E), Output .. .. 2 x 1500kW
powered by Wiirtsilii 6R32LNE 2360kW prime
+ AMS,+ ACCU Radars, navigationsystems Atlas
movers satisfy the electrical requirements.
Vehicles are carried on four fixed and one hoistable Rollstabilisationequipment.... .......2 x Blohm& Vossfins Contract date ..
deck, providing 3230 lane metres of space for 719 Mainengines Launch/float-outdate 26 May2001
cars, accessed through a stern door/ramp, with Design wartsua Deliverydate 15March2002

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LNG RIVERS: more variety from Hyundai
Shipbuilder:. .. Hyundai Heavy TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Boilers
Industries Co Ltd, Korea Length.oa.. .. 288.80m Number... .. 2
Vessel's name:. ...... LNG Rivers Length, bp 274.00m Type 2 x boil-off gas or oil water-tube
Hull number:. ..... 1295 Breadth, moulded.. .. 48.00m Make Mitsubishi
Owner/operator: ... .. Bonny Gas Transport Ltd, Depth, moulded Output.. .. 2 x 55.000kg/h
Nigeria Hose-handling cranes
to main deck 26.50m
Number... .. 2
Designer: .. . Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, Width of double skin
Make/type Hochang-Hydralift/electric-hydraulic
Korea side 2.50m
Performance.. ...... 10tonnes lift
Flag: . ..Bermuda bottom... . 1.50m
Mooring equipment
Total number of sister ships Draught
Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass .
already completed .. ....Nil design 11.15m
8 x mooring winch
Total number of sister ships scantling... .12.30m
Make Rolls-Royce
still on order . .. 2 Gross.. .. 114.000gt Type.. .. Low-pressure electric-hydraulic
Displacement, design draught 101,100l0nnes Cargo tanks
Lightweight.. .. 34,000tonnes Number .4
T NG Rivers is the first of three vessels ordered from Deadweight Grades of cargo LNG
.1.___.Hyundai, to satisfy her owner's 20-year contractual design.. .. 67.100dwt Cargo pumps
requirement to transport one million tonnes of Nigerian scantling 79.900dwt Number... . 8
liquefied natural gas annually to destinations worldwide. Speed, service 19.75knots Type Electric submerged centrifugal
The design uses the Moss cargo containment system, Cargo capacity Make.. .. Ebara
and has four independent 40m diameter spherical tanks liquid volume.. 137.300m' Capacity... .. 8xI500m'/h
installed within a double-skinned hull. The upper deck is Bunkers Cargo and ballast control systems
flush, without forecastle, but has a sunken mooring deck heavy oil.. 4900m' Make.. .. Yokogawa France
aft. The tanks are covered by spirally-generated 250mm gas oil... ..................... 300m' Complement
thick insulation, sheathed with aluminium foil sheet in Water ballast .. .............. 60,700m' Officers .. . 19
order to protect the hull from britde fractures, caused by Fuel consumption Crew. ... .. 10
contact with liquefied cargoes carried at -163"C, and to main engine only 159.2010nnes/day Spare .. . 11
satisfy a low daily boil-off rate of 0.15% of cargo Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping Suez/repair crew 6
volume. A drip pan is fitted on the inner bottom to act Percentage of high-tenSile steel Bow thruster
as a partial secondary barrier. That part of the tanks used in construction .. .............. 30% Make .. . Lips
extending above the weather deck is especially heavily Main engine Number ... . 1
clad. Output.. ......................... 2000kW
Design Mitsubishi steam turbine
Cargo is loaded by shore pumps, into tanks that have Bridge control system
Manufacturer ... ....... Hyundai-Mitsubishi
Make .. . Furuno
been pre-cooled to the required temperature, and vapour Model .. ........... MS36-2
Type .. . .. Integrated bridge (to meet LR
generated during the operation, plus inert gas carried on Number 1 set
NAVIIBS notation)
ballast voyages, is returned to shore by means of the Output 23, 160kW/81 rev/min
One man operation .. .. Yes
vessel's high-duty compressors. Boil-off gas generated Gearbox
during a loaded voyage is heated and delivered to the Make.. .. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Make .. ....... Saracom
main boilers as fuel. Discharge is effected by two electric, Model D-48
Type ... . Addressable
1500m' /h submerged pumps in each tank, with pressure Number... .. 1
Radars
in the tank maintained during the process by gas pumped Output speed... .. 81 rev/min
Make .. . Furuno
in from shore, or received from the onboard LNG Propeller Number ... ................................................. 2
vaporiser. A cold environment and positive pressure is Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Models.. ......... 1 x FAR-2835 SW-7F (S-band). ARPA
preserved in the tanks during ballast voyages by leaving a Manufacturer.. .. Hyundai 1 x FAR-2825-4A (X-band), ARPA
small amount of cargo on board. Number... .. 1 Satellite naviqation system
An elevated walkway over the tanks provides access Pitch.. . Fixed Number 1
from the central control room (CCR), located below the Diameter... 8600mm Make.. .. Furuno
wheelhouse, to the compressor room (between tanks 3 Speed.. . .. 81 rev/min Model Double DGPS Model DD-80
and 4, starboard side) and the foredeck. The CCR Special adaptations ISO 1484 (1981 )Class 1 Waste disposal plant
provides a central command station for cargo and with static Incinerator
ballasting operations, as well as monitoring the balancing Make .. .......... Hyundai Marine-Atlas
propulsion plant, integrated automation, and shipboard Turbine-driven alternators Model .. .................. Maxi 100SL-l
management systems. Number... ..2 Waste compactor
A Hyundai-Mitsubishi steam turbine with high- Turbine make/type Shinko/RG-2 Make .. .. Uson
pressure, low-pressure and astern units develops Output/speed. 2 x 3250kW/1800rev/min Mode!.. .. UBP-30S
23, 160kW and is connected through a Mitsubishi double- Diesel-driven alternators Sewage plant
reduction gearbox to a FP propeller for a service speed of Number... . 2 Make .. ....... Hamworthy KSE
19.75koots. Electrical power is supplied from two Engine make/type.. .... Hyundai-MAN B&W 8L28/32H Model .. ..... ST4A
3250kW turbine-driven alternators and two 1600kW Output/speed.. . 2 x 1680kW/720rev!min Contract date .............. 29 July 1999
diesel-driven sets. Steam is generated in two 55,000kg/h Alternator make.. .....Hyundai Launch/float-out date .. . 15 June 2002
boilers burning heavy oil or boil-off gas. Output/speed 2 x t600kW/720rev/min Delivery date .. .. 11 June 2002
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LUZON STRAIT: reefer with new sideport
pallet.handling system
Shipbuilder China Shipbuilding Corp (two in each deckhouse), radio-controlled by one man. Pitch.. ....Fixed
(Keelung yard), Taiwan Within the vessel,disttibution is by forklift truck. A feature Diameter... ...................................... 6200mm
Vessel's name Luzon Strait of the system is the ability to programme pre-determined Speed .. .. 105rev/min
Hull number 730 starting/ Stopping points for unloading and discharging, Diesel-driven alternators
Owner/operator Seatrade Groningen BV, into the trolleyoperation. It also incorporates the facilityfor Number .4
The Netherlands back-up from the deck cranes, working through the hatch Engine rnake/type., . ..
Designer USDDC, Taiwan covers. Output/speed.. .. ..
Flag: The Netherlands u,zon Strait is fitted with a Hyundai-MAN B&W Alternator make/type .
Total number of sister ships 7S60MC-C main engine developing 21,490bhp MCR at Output/speed .4 x 1500kW/720rev/min
already completed , 1 105rev/min and driving a FP propeller (with the high Boilers
Total number of sister number of six blades) for a ttial speed of 23knots. The Make Aalborg/Sunrod
ships still on order ..... Nil results of noise and vibration measurement have satisfied Cargo cranes
the Det Norske Veritas criteria for cargo ship comfort Number... ...2
rating number (ern) 3, when running ahead at 85% MCR Make.... ...TIS-Norlift
TMPROVING the efficiency of refrigerated cargo on trial, Electtical consumption is satisfiedfrom four diesel- Type.... . Electric-hydraulic, cylinder-luffing
llandling under all weather conditions is something alternator sets, each developing 1500kW when running at Performance.. ...3 x 45tonnes lift
which has long occupied the minds of owners, operators 720rev/ min. Mooring equipment
and shippers of these cargoes,and specialistdesignerTrS- Make.. . .. Rolls-Royce Group
Norlift, together with Greek owner Enterprises Shipping Hatch covers
& Trading (the original owner of this pair of ships), has TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Design .. ............ TIS-Technology
devised an automated system using pallets/cages/trolleys Length, oa 167.00m Type.. . Pontoon
and sideports, for this pair of reefers, which, it is claimed, Length, bp. . .157.00m Containers
can handle up to 7000 cartons of fruit hourly.The ship is Breadth, rnoulded.... .. 25.00m Cell guides .. . Partial
flush decked with poop and long forecasde, and has Depth, moulded Total TEU capacity ... .. 440
machinery and superstructure right aft. to main deck 13.40m on deck ... .. 440
Four cargo holds are arranged, and all decks are solid, Draught Reefer plugs 200
with the second and fourth in Nos 2, 3, and 4 holds, and design.. .. 8.70m Tiers/rows (maximum) .. .4/10
the second in No 1 hold, uninsulated. Cargo can be loaded scantling 9.30m Sideport, pallet/trolley system
Speed, service (85% MCR) 22.00knots Number... .. ...... 4 sets
in break-bulk or pallet form, or in containers on the
Gross.. .. 14,413gt Type.. . Sideports With automated trolleys
weather deck, and three York refrigeration units operating
Displacement.. .. 21.sootonnes Designer... . TIS-Norlift
on refrigerant R407C and CaCl, are used to cool the IS
Lightweight.. 8300l0nnes Complement
cargo compartments. These are arranged in eight
Officers .. .. 15
independendy insulated, gastight, temperature zones, and Deadweight.. 13,600l0nnes
Crew.. .......15
each has independent air circulation and fresh air supply. Cargo capacity
Suez/repair crew .. .6
One permanent controlled-atmosphere (CA) system with bale (refrigerated).. .. 17,730m'
Bow thruster
micro-computer control of nitrogen gas is provided for the Water ballast., 3000m'
Make... . Kawasaki
holds, and a modified atmosphere system (MA) serves the Classification Bureau Veritas 1 3/3 E,
Number... ..... 1
containers. + Refrigerated Cargo, Container Ship, Deep Sea,
Output. ..800kW
The new TrS pallet-handling system operates through + MACH. AUT-MS, RMC/CA, ICE III, CNC-l
two large deckhouses positioned on the upper deck. Each Main engine
One man operation.. . . Yes
is fittedwith a pair of topside hatches,which can be worked Design.. .. MAN B&W
Fire detection system Unitor
by one of the two TrS-Norlift 45tonne swl deck cranes. Model 7S60MC-C
Radars
Side doors in the houses hinge outward and upward to Manufacturer... . . Hyundai Heavy Industries Number... . .... 1
provide cargo access, and at the same time give weather Number.. . ....... 1 Make.. .. JRC
protection to the handling operation, with assistance from Output (MCR) 21,490bhp/l 05rev/min Computers on ship
side curtains. They also support the extending rail and Propeller Make.. .. Kockumation
trolleywhich form the basis of the system. MateriaL. .., Nickel-aluminium-bronze Contract date ..
Cargo is loaded into the ship using pallet-cages Manufacturer ... .. Nakashima Launch/float-out date ..
containingcartons, which are hoisted by automated trolleys Number... ................ 1 x six-bladed Delivery date ... .... 14 August 2002
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Design... . Sulzer
Model 6RTA52U
Manufacturer 3 Maj-MiD
Number 1
Output 1 x 9000kW/130rev/min
Propeller
Material CuNiAI
Manufacturer Rolls-Royce Kamewa
Number 1
Pitch Controllable
Diameter... .. 5600mm
Speed.. . 130rev/min
Number... . 3
Engine make.. . MAN B&W
OutpuVspeed 3 x 1280kW/900rev/min
Alternator make/type Uljanik-TESU/1FJ6-567-8
Output/speed 3 x 1400kVN900rev/min
Boilers
Number/type .. . 2 x thermal oil/25-VO-35
1 x exhaust-gas thermal oil/
EXV 935/27/57.0-600
Make.. . Aalborg/Wiesloch
Output.. 2 x 5000kW; 1 x 850kW
Hose-handling crane
Number 1
Make 3-Maj-MiD
Type Hydraulic slewing SVG 10 x 21
Mooring equipment
Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
4 x mooring winch
Make Vulkan-DIBO
Type.. . Hydraulic
Special lifesaving equipment
Number... . 1 x 26-person free-fall lifeboat
Make/type Greben/FFL-32FP
MARITEA: 3 Maj·built Cargo tanks

Number 12 plus 2 x slop and 1 x recovery
Grades of cargo carried.. ..7
product tanker for Italian Coated tanks
Stainless steel
Solvent-free phenolic epoxy
AII cargo piping and valve parts
owner Cargo pumps

Number
in contact with cargo
12 plus 3 slop/recovery and 1 portable

Type Hydraulic submerged
Shipbuilder ..Shipyard 3 Maj, Croatia accommodation block. Make Frank Mohn (Framo)
Vessel's name:. ...... Maritea The main engine is a Sulzer6RTA52U design, built by Capacity... 12 x 500m'/h; 3 x 200m'/h; 1 x 150m'/h
Hull number: .. ........................................ 682 the shipyard's engine department, and developing Cargo control system
Owner/operator .....Carichi Liquidi Societa 9000kWMCR at 130rev/min. The CP propeller is from Make.. . Kongsberg-Norcontrol
Azionaria SpA, Italy Rolls-Royce Kamewa, and the three diesel-generator
Type ..... HydrauliC remote control of pumps and valves
Designer: Shipyard 3-Maj, Croatia sets each produce 1120kW A central cooling system
Ballast control system
Model test establishment used ... Brodarski serves the machinery installation. A Becker high-
Make.. . Danfoss
Institut, Croatia performance flap-type rudder and Rolls-Royce
Type ..... Hydraulic remote control of pumps and valves
Flag: ...... Italy Kamewa 1000kW bow thruster enhance
manoeuvrability, and a single-point bow mooring Complement
already completed:. . . . .... Nil system is provided. Emergency towing facilities are Officers 17
Total number of sister ships arranged forward and aft. ~w.. . ~ 9
still on order 1 Accommodation for 26 permanent crew is provided Spare.. . 2
aft, berthed in 24 single and one double cabin, with a Suez/repair crew... ..............6
six-berth room available for a Suez or repair crew. A Special rudder Becker high-performance flap type
UILT with a single deck and forecastle,Marisea has free-fall lifeboat operates over the stern, and a rescue Bow thruster
B been designed to carry oil products and IMO Type
II chemicalsin six pills of cargo tanks enclosed within
boat and liferafts are also carried. Make
Number... .
Rolls-Royce Kamewa
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a double hull. The structure of the cargo tanks is Output.. 1OOOkW
suitable for cargo densities of 1.025tonnes/ rrr' in TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Bridge control system
completely filled tanks, and up to 1.54tonnes/m' in Length, oa 175.87m Make/type Raytheon/centralised navigation
partially filled tanks with the filling height Length, bp 169.00m One man operation Yes
corresponding to the density ratio. The cargo spaces Breadth, moulded 29.78m Fire detection system
are divided by centreline and transverse, vertically Depth, moulded, to upper deck .. . 16.81m Make Consilium
troughed bulkheads, and stiffened by longitudinal Width of double skin Fire extinguishing systems
framing placed outside of the tanks, which are side and bottom .. . 2.03m Cargo tank area Alcohol-resistant foam
protected by a phenolic epoxy coating. Each pill of Draught Make Silvani
cargo tanks has an independent pipeline to the cross- scantling and design 11.00m Engineroom CO,
over manifold, and a stern-loading station is provided. Deadweight 34,659dwt Make Silvani
Handling cargo is by means of 12 Framo submerged
Speed, service (85% MCR) 15.00knots Radars
pumps, each moving 500m3/h to give a total clischarge
Cargo capacity... 43,200m' Number 2
rate of around 4000m3/h. A common high-pressure
Bunkers Make Raytheon
hydraulic system operates from six power packs and
heavy oil 1265m' Type 1 x x-band: 1 x S-band with ARPA
allows eight pumps to run simultaneously. Cargo
diesel oil: . 188m' (ECDIS included)
heating uses thermal oil, and can raise the temperature
from 44"C to 66"C in 96hours. Cargo operations are Water ballast 17,018m' Waste disposal plant
served by venting and inert-gas systems and vapour Percentage segregated ballast 100% Incinerator
emission control, tank-cleaning using Scanjet fixed Classification.. Registro Italiano Navale Make/modeL TeamTec/OGS200C
machines, two Framo tank-cleaning pumps, and an + 100-A-1.1-Nav IL, Cst (oil-chem), ESP Sewage plant
Aalborgheater. Saab TankRadar level,temperature, and a/so American Bureau of Shipping + A1(E), Oil Make/model Karlovac/Brodupar BP-25
inert-gas pressure gauges are fitted, together with high and Chemical Carrier, + AMS, + ACCU, VEC3 ESP Contract date -
level and overflow alarms, and cargo operations are Percentage of high-tensile steel Launch/float-out date -
masterminded from a control room in the used in construction .. . 120/0 Delivery date.. .............. . 7 July 2002

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MONT ST MICHEL:' flagship ferry provides
increased capacity on popular link
Shipbuilder: .... Van der Giessen-de Noord BV, seat restaurant expressly for use by truck drivers Output.. .........4 x 5400kW/500rev/min
The Netherlands supplements the it la carte and self-service facilities Gearboxes
Vessel's name:. .. . Mont St Michel offered to ordinary passengers. Other amenities Make ..Flender
Hull number 985 include lounges and a piano bar, two cinemas, disco, Model... .................. NavilusGVLQ1700
Owner/operator Brittany Ferries, France children's playroom, teenagers area, and shops. Number.. ... 2
Designer: Deltamarin, Finland Lifesaving equipment comprises 4 x 400-passenger Output speed ....... 155rev/min
Model test establishment used: MARIN, marine escape systems, 4 x 150-person lifeboats, Propellers
The Netherlands liferafts, and rescue boats. Passenger comfort is Material. .. ........... Nickel-aluminium
Flag:. .. France enhanced by the use of an Intering anti-heeling Manufacturer.. .... Rolls-RoyceKamewa
Total number of sister ships system and a pair of Brown Brothers fin stabilisers. Number.. . 2
already completed: .... Nil The machinery installation is a conventional four- Pitch... ........Controllable
Total number of sister ships engine/twin-screw configuration using Caterpillar Diameter .. ...........4650mm
still on order:. . Nil MaK 6M43 units linked in pairs through two Speed .. .. 155rev/min
gearboxes to Rolls-Royce Kamewa CP propellers. Main-engine driven alternators
Power take-off -shafts from the gearboxes drive two Number.. ...2
TARTING with Via Ligllre (Significant Ships of 2200kW alternators designed to cope with normal sea Make/type.. . LeroySomer/LSA53M85/4P
S 1992), Van der Giessen-de Noord has developed a
fme reputation as a builder of to-pax ferries, now
loads and to supply two 1500kW bow thrusters whilst
manoeuvring. Three 1620kW diesel-alternator sets
Output/speed..
.. 2 x 1600kW/1500rev/min
extended to include this vessel, built for her owner's are also fitted. Number.. ..........3
overnight Portsmouth/Caen service. The design Engine make/type. .... wartsna 9L20C
closely follows that of Turku-built consort Normandie Output/speed of each set 1620kW/1OOOrev/min
(also featured in Significant Ships of 1992), with TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Alternatormake.. .. LeroySomer
Finnish consultant Deltamarin involved with both Length, oa.. . 173.95m Output.. .. 3 x 1620kW
vessels. In line with her builder's thinking, there are Length, bp.... .. 162.25m Boilers
no barriers fitted within the vehicle spaces: instead, Breadth, moulded... .. 28.50m Number.. . 2
B/ 5 longitudinal bulkheads in the lower garage deck, Depth, moulded Type.. ................... UnexCHB4000
and tight transverse sub-division, together with a to main deck (No3) ................ 9.00m Special lifesavingequipment
suitable beam and ample freeboard, are claimed to to upper deck. .. .. ......... 14.85m Number...4 x 400-person MES/4x 150-personlifeboats
ensure the required level of damage stability and Widthof double skin Make... ...... DBC/SEC
compliance, as specified by the Stockholm side .. . 2.70m Vehicles
Agreement. bottom.. .. 3.20m Numberof decks... 3 x fixed; 1 x hoistable
Mont St Michelis expected to provide an extra 70% Draught Totallane length 2250m (cars); 1180(trailers)
freight capacity on her scheduled route, and to offer design ". .6.20m Totalcars.. ......903
20% more car capacity, utilising 2250 lane metres on scantling ...6.50m Totalfreight units... .132
three fixed decks, plus 1180 metres on a hoistable Deadweight Doors/ramps
platform deck, to carry 903 cars and 132 trucks. Main design .. .. 6300dwt Number ....1 x bow door; 1 x bow ramp; 1 x bow visor;
access is at main deck (No 3) level over a single- scantling . . 7500dwt 1 x stern door ramp: 1 x hoistable car deck;
section door/ramp at the stern, and a three-section Gross.. .. 35,592gt 2 x side-hinqed ramp covers; 1 x hoistable
ramp at the bow, behind which an internal door is Speed, trial,85% MCR . .. 21.00knots tiltingramp; 1 x Slidingweathertightdoor
fitted in an arrangement closed by a clam-type bow Bunkers (forward)
visor. In addition, the upper deck level (No 5) has heavy oil ... 700m' Designer... .........MacGregor
direct access from shore links pans through a sliding diesel oil.... .. 290m' Complement
weathertight door in the superstructure, forward, and Waterballast.. .. 1400m' Officers ..............11
an open end, aft. Classification..Bureau Veritas C + Ro-RoPassenger Ship Crew.... ......... 140
Internal movements are by way of fixed ramps with UnrestrictedNavigation,+ ALP,+ AUT-IMS Passengers
watertight covers at each end of the space, which link + AUT·PORT, Ice 10, COMF2 Total.. ..2120
No 3 deck with the lower garage, and a tilting ramp Heel controlequipment Interingheel tanks Numberof cabins .. .. 224
connecting the main deck with upper levels. The Roll-stabilisationequipment BrownBrothers 16m' Bowthrusters
hoistable deck is served by ramps formed from the retractable fins Make.. .. Rolls·RoyceKamewa
panels. Main engines Number ..2 x tunneltype
Decks 7, 8, 9 and 10, plus three sun decks, Design .. ..........MaK Output... .................2 x 1500kW
accommodate the 2120 passengers, 788 of whom are Model . ..6M43 Contract date .
carried in 224 cabins. Four disabled berths are also Manufacturer . ............. CaterpillarMaK Launch/float-outdate . .. 16 March2002
available and reclining-seat lounges arranged. A 90- Number . . 4 Deliverydate ..

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MURILLO: more expansion by state-owned
Spanish ferry operator
Shipbuilder IZAR (Seville yard), Spain with a Leroy Somer 1400kW alternator, with three Number... ...... 3
Vessel's name Murillo Waitsila-driven 1200kW diesel-driven sets also fitted. Two Engine make/type.. ...Wartsila/SL20
Hull number:. . 291 Brunvoll 1300kW bow thrusters aid manoeuvrability. An Output.. 3 x 1360kW
Owner/operator ....Trasmediterranea SA, Spain Intering active-tank heel control system is fitted, with Alternator rnake/type.. .. Leroy Somer/LSA53 S7/SP
Designer:. . . IZAR, Spain passenger comfort further enhanced by a pair of Ootput/speed. .. 3 x 1200kW
Model test establishment used: MARIN, Mitsubishi retractable fin stabilisers. Mooring equipment
The Netherlands Number .... .. .....2 x mooring winch/windlass;
Flag: ......... Spain 5 x mooring winch
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Make .. ................. Pusnes
Length, oa.. . . 180.00m Type .. . Hydraulic
already completed: Nil (but variants to
Length, bp 168.70m Special lifesaving equipment
basis design for other owners)
Breadth, moulded.. . 24.30m Number. 2 x 225-person MES
Depth, moulded Make.. . Viking
still on order . ...... NiI
to main ceck.. . 9.60m Vehicles
to upper deck 15.3Om Number of vehicle decks.. . . 4
Draught Total lane length.. . 2300m
IGNIFICANT investment by Spanish state-owned
Sferry operator Trasmediterranea over recent years has
seen the introduction of high-class tonnage for the
design...
scantling..
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6.50m
6.60m
Total vehicles..
Doors/ramps
. 142 trailers and 88 cars
Deadweight Number of each.... . 1 x stern door/ramp:

company's southern Spain/Balearics services. For this 2 x fixed ramps; 2 x tilting ramps; 1 x ramp cover;
Design.. . 6900dwt
latest addition to its fleet, the company has taken 4 x flood control doors
Gross., 24,813gt
advantage of builder IZAR's successful standard ferry Type .. .............................. Hydraulic
Speed, service (85% MCR).. . 23.25knots
design to develop a vessel, variously described as 'the Designer. ... ....... MacGregor
Water ballast.. 3000m'
largest vessel in her owner's fleet', and as 'the largest ro- Ballast control system
Fuel consumption
pax under the Spanish flag'. Make .. . Navalimpianti
main engines only.. 88tonnes/day
On a hull form first introduced by the shipbuilder in Type .. ..Hydraulic
Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping
1998 for Cenargo (Dawn Merchant. Significant Ships of Passengers
+ 100A 1, Roll-on/Roll-off Cargo and
1998), modifications have been made which have seen 66 Number of cabins .. ...123
Passenger ship, + LMC, UMS
extra passenger cabins added to the design, also the Total passengers .. .. 546
Heel control equipment Intering anti-heeling system
provision of 1900/ 400lane metres of truck/car space, Roll stabilisation equipment Mitsubishi type MR-1 Total in cabins. . 396
respectively, available on four decks. This is a large (5M3) fins Total seated .. ... 150
increase when compared with Dawn Merchant, which Main engines Bow thrusters
offers just 2000m on two decks. Design .. . wartsua Make/type .. Brunvoll FU-80-LTC-2250
A major change from the Cenargo series is the deletion Model.. . 9~S Number ... ... 2x 1300kW
of bow loading, with access on to the main deck now Manufacturer... . wartsua Fire detection system
made only over a stern door/ramp. The previously Number. .. . .4 Make .. ............... Thorn Security
unused lower hold has been adapted to carry vehicles, Output. . . 4 x 5940kW Type .. . Minerva T2000
with fixed ramps linking the two car decks in that space Gearboxes Fire extinguishing systems
and connecting with the main deck. Tiltable, hoistable Make .. .. Reintjes Engineroom .. . ......Unitor
ramps either side of the engine casing transfer freight Model.. ............ DLG-8890 Vehicle spaces .. .....Novenco
between the main and upper decks, and form warertight Number.... . 2 x twin input/single output Cabins, public spaces .. .. Marioff
closures when stowed flush against the main deck. The Output speed 138.76rev/min Waste disposal plant
access equipment is of MacGregor design, and this Propellers Incinerator
company has also supplied the four jalousie-type control Material .. . Stainless steel Make .. .... Scoiner
doors that provide the capability to withstand flooding on Manufacturer... . Wartsila (Lips) Model. . ...... Delta type IRL-30
the main vehicle deck to a depth of 0.5m. When open, the Number. .. ..2 Waste compactor
doors stow parallel to the deckhead. Pitch .. . Controllable Make .. . Bur.aglia
The machinery installation remains substantially as for Diameter... ....A850mm Model.. ...... MP6
the basis vessel, and features the same four Waitsila 9L38 Speed ..... 138.76rev/mln Sewage plant
main engines, each developing 5940kW at 600rev / min Main engine-driven alternators Make .. . ... Facet Intern
and arranged in pairs in separate enginerooms. A pair of Number. ... . 2 Model .. VTP-6/0022
Reintjes twin-input/ single-output gearboxes are fitted, Make .. Leroy Somer Contract date .. 7 July 2000
with the main drive to twin Waitsila (Lips) stairiless steel Output. ...... 2 x 1400kW Launch/float-out date ... ....... 19 September 2001
propellers. A power take-off from each gearbox connects Diesel-driven alternators Deliver.y date .. 14 March 2002

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Main engines
Design wartsua
Model.. .. 8L46B
Manufacturer .wartsila
Number 2
Output.. 2 x 7800kW/500rev/min
Gearboxes
Make Reintjes
Model SVA950 HK41
Number.. . 2
Output speed 153rev/min
Propellers
Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer Rolls-Royce Kamewa
Number... .. 2
Pitch.. .. Controllable
Diameter 4400mm
Speed.. .. 153rev/min
Main-engine driven alternators
Number. . 2
Make.. . Leroy Somer
Output/speed 2 x 1200kW/1800rev/min
Number.... .. 2
Engine make/type WartsilW6L20
Output/speed 1020kW/900rev/min
Alternator make.. Leroy Somer
Output/speed 990kW/900rev/min
Boilers
Number 3 x thermal oil
Type 1 x oil fired; 2 x exhaust gas
Make Aalborg
Output 1 x 1000kW; 2 x 900kW
Mooring equipment
NEPTUNE AEGLI: vehicle Number
Make
2 x mooring winch/windlass
2 x mooring winch
Rolls Royce
carrier for Mediterranean Type..

Number/type..
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...4 x LR97 (20-person) liferafts

Hydraulic
trades Make..
Vehicles
2 x GSL (37-person) lifeboats
. ......... DSB/Hatecke
Number of vehicle decks

Shipbuilder Hijos de J Barreras SA Operation of the cargo equipment is carried out Fixed.. .. 5
(Astillero Barreras), Spain hydraulically,with rams, pulleys,wires and jigger winches, Hoistable .. . 2
Vessel's name Neptune Aeg/i and loading/discharging of vehicles is facilitated by the Total lane length 1500m (3m wide) or
Hull number'. . 1594 fitting of an Intering anti-heeling system. The vehicle 7100m (2m wide)
Owner/operator:. Aegli Shipping Co Ltd/ spaces have been structurally designed without the use of Total cars .. ..... 1500 (or 470 + 87 trailers)
Neptune Shipping pillars, thereby reducing the potential for cargo damage, Doors/ramps
Agencies SA, Greece and the hull incorporates a double-skin format up to Number.. .1 x stern door/ramp;
Designer: Hijos de J Barreras, Spain hoistable car deck level (Deck 4). 1 x stern quarter door/ramp;
Model test establishment used Maritime Two Wartsib 8L46B main engines are fitted, each 1 x hoistable interior ramp; 1 x hinged ramp cover;
Research Institute developing 7800kW at 500rev/ min and connected to a 2 sets hoistable car decks with integral ramps
Netherlands (MARIN), The Netherlands Rolls-Royce shafting and propeller package through a Type.. ................................. Hydraulic
Flag Malta Reintjes gearbox, each of which drives a 1200kW Designer... . MacGregor
Total number of sister ships alternator. Two 990kW diesel-alternator sets are also Complement
already completed Nil provided, and ship control is by means of a Kongsberg ~w ~
Total number of sister ships Maritime Databridge 1028 automation system, linked Drivers... .. 12
still on order . .....1 with an integrated navigation installation. Two 1000kW Bow thrusters
thrusters are fitted at the bow to aid manoeuvring. A Make Rolls-Royce Kamewa
single-tierdeckhouse on the boat deck (8) accommodates Number... .2
7\. 7EPIVNE AEGU, and sister ship NeptuneDynamis, a crew of 25 plus 12 drivers,and this is surmounted at the Output 2 x 1000kW
1 \I are two more examples of the Vigo shipyard's new- forward end by the full-width wheelhouse. Bridge control system
found success in the pure vehicle carrier market Make Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems
(Significant Ships of 1999/2001). They represent the first Type.. ...Databrldge 1028
newbuildings in the Greek-owned Neptune fleet, whose TECHNICAL PARTICULARS One man operation.. .. No
principal interest is the distribution of new vehicles and Length,oa.. .. 158.50m Fire detection system.. ... Thorn
components between assembly plants, and to export Length, bp., . 145.00m Fire extinguishing systems
markets within the Mediterranean. Designed with a Breadth, moulded 24AOm Engineroom CO,
service speed of 20knots - sufficient to maintain a weekly Depth, moulded Vehicle spaces.. .. Drencher
return voyage between Spain and Turkey, Neptune A'!gli to main deck 8.00m Radars
has seven full-length vehicle decks, two of which (4 and to upper deck 14.09m Number 2
6) are hoistable and can be positioned at varying heights Draught Make Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems
between their respective fixed decks. When stowed, these design.. . ..6.00m Model Databridge 1028
allow adequate headroom on the main and upper decks scantling.. . 6.50m Satellite navigation systems
(3 and 5) for the vessel to load 87 trailers and 470 cars. Gross 15,850gt Number... .. 2
Carrying cars alone, total capacity is 1500. Deadweight Make Leica
Vehicleentry is at No 3 deck, over an axial ramp/ door design.. .. 4700dwt Computers on ship
in the stern, which is capable of supporting the scantling .. Make Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems
simultaneous load of two road trailers totalling 85 tonnes, Block coefficient.. 0.60 Model.. . ...... Datachief 1028
and a secondary ramp/door in the starboard quarter, with Speed, service 19.50knots Tasks.. .Ship automation
a loading of 45tonnes. A fixed ramp with end-hinged Bunkers Waste disposal systems
cover links the port side of the main deck (3) with the heavy oil., . 1057m' Incinerator
lower hold, and a hoistable ramp on the centreline serves diesel oil.. .. 152m' Make Detegasa
the main and upper decks. A second hoistable ramp is Water ballast (incl 289m' heeling tanks).... 2370m' Sewage plant
arranged between No 6 deck and the upper deck (7), Fuel consumption Make.. .. Facet
forming a non-watertight closure in that deck when not in main engines only... ..56tonnes/day Contract date.. . - October 2000
use. Access to hoistable decks (4 and 6) is by means of Classification .. ....... Det Norske Veritas Launch/float-out date - October 2001
ramps in the deck panels. + 1A 1, General Cargo Carrier, Delivery date .. .............................. - February 2002

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NORGAS ORINDA: first Norgas
'super-ccoler' enters service
Shipbuilder: . .............. Hudong-Zhonghua sea: in both cases arriving at a terminal ready for Propeller
Shipbuilding (Group) Ltd, China loading. Discharge of LPG without the need for the Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Vessel's name:. .. Norgas Orinda use of water as a heat transfer fluid is made possible by Manufacturer... ..Alpha Diesel
Hull number:..... . .429 the inclusion of a thermal oil heating system. Number... . 1
Owner/operator:. . . Somargas Ltd Norgas Orinda is fitted with a MAN B&W 6L48/60 Pitch Controllable
(I M Skaugen ASA)/Norgas, Norway main engine, developing 6300kW MCR and driving a Diameter..... 4500mm
Designer:. . ..... Carl Bro A/S-Dwinger CP propeller through a gearbox which has a power Speed.. . 145rev/min
Marineconsult, Denmark take-off for a 1700kW alternator. The arrangement is Main engine-driven alternator
Flag . . Hong Kong designed to operate in reverse - as a 'power take-in I as Number... . 1
Total number of sister ships part of a fully redundant, 'take me home' main engine M~ .
already completed NiI installation, where power from the auxiliary engines is Output 1700kW
Total number of sister ships directed back through the gearbox to provide limited Diesel-driven alternators
still on order 3 of this class plus propulsion in an emergency. Additional electrical Number... . 4
2 larger units and 4 options, size supply is derived from four 550kW diesel alternators. Make..
unknown Output 4 x 550kW/1800rev/min
Boilers
HIS new series of innovative gas carriers has been
T introduced specifically to improve the service
Norgas provides for its customers, particularly by
Length, oa..
Length, bp
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
. 124.90m
115.00m
Number...
Type/output
. 2
1 x thermal oi1/1800kW;
1 x exhaust gas/650kW
reducing port turn-around-time. To accomplish this, Breadth, moulded.. . 19.80m
Mooring equipment
Tractebel Gas Engineering, Germany, sub-supplier of Depth, moulded, to main deck 11.50m
the gas plant, developed an installation in which IMO Number .4
Draught
tank pressure has been increased from 4.5bar to 7bar Make Rolls-Royce
design.. .6.70m
and, in conjunction with the use of maximum cooling Special lifesaving equipment
scantling .. . 8.30m
capacity, quoted as 2°C/day in tropical waters, loading Type.. . 1 x free-fall lifeboat
Gross.. . 8720gt
time for ambient propylene at 25"C has been cut by Cargo tanks
Displacement.. . 14,30Otonnes
rwo/three days, compared with that of similar Number 2
Lightweight .4900tonnes
conventional vessels, whilst berween four and 10 days Product range (see class notation)
Deadweight
can be saved when cooling a cargo from 25°C to _46°C. Stainless steel. Structure and piping
design 6000dwt Cargo pumps
By adopting a 'make-it-simple' philosophy, the
scantling.. . 9400dwt Number 2
designers have developed a tank and piping
Speed, service (85% MCR).. . 16.70knots Type Vertical centrifugal; stainless steel
arrangement for easy operation, which ensures that in
Cargo capacity Make Svanehe]
any loading condition critical stability conditions are
never reached. Cargo processing equipment is liquid volume 8550m' Capacity... 1 x 380m'/h; 1 x 640m'/h
automated, and controlled from the bridge, along with Bunkers Gas plant, including tanks Tractebel (Germany)
ballasting and operation of the main engine. heavy oil..... . 1200m' Control systems
This 'super-cooler' design features a shallow-draught diesel oll.. 200m' Make Norcontrol/Schneider
and wide-beam arrangement that allows the vessel to Water ballast 5000m' Complement
load and discharge on an even keel, and to take on a Fuel consumption Officers 6
large cargo in shallow-water ports. Manoeuvrability main engine only 23.6Otonnes/day Crew 6 plus 6 spare
obtained from the high-efficiency flap rudder and bow auxiliaries.. . 2.3Otonnes/day Speciai rudder Ulstein high-efficiency flap type
Bow thruster
thruster enables the vessel to track sideways and turn in Classification Det Norske Veritas 1A 1
Make Brunvoll
its own length, thereby contributing to the fast turn- Tanker for Liquefied Gas,
Number.... . 1
around required. ICE-1C, EO, TMON, Ship Type 2G,
Output... . 700kW
Within a double-skin hull, whose side tanks are used -104"C, 972 kg/m', 7bar
for water ballast, there are rwo cargo tanks of 5322m' Main engine Deck Dry chemical powder
and 3139m' capacity, respectively, their cylindrical Design MAN B&W Make Unitor
shape with spherical ends offering 30% less surface Model. 6L48/60 Engineroom.. . CO,
area than bi-lobe designs. In addition, a cylindrical Manufacturer ... MAN B&W Make.. ... Unitor
90m' cryogenic tank is installed on the upper deck for Number... ...... 1 Accommodation front and
the carriage of coolant, with a vaporising system Output (MCR) " ............................• . 6300kW hazardous areas Water deluge
enabling a quick 'gassing-up' process. A nitrogen Gearbox Make Unitor
production plant is also fitted, allowing the vessel to Make.. Contract date September 2000
purge its tanks on route, and, in combination with the Number... ... 1 Launch/float-out date September 2001
deck tank, to carry out a full change of grade whilst at Output speed .. ........................... 145rev/min Delivery date. . October 2002

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PERTINACIA: Italian-built and -owned
cable laying/repair ship
Shipbuilder ... Cantiere Navale Fratelli Orlando, system presents a fully dynamically positioned Make.. . .. Pellegrini
Italy arrangement with station keeping and tracking Type.... . GNK 0212
Vessel's name Pertinacia capabilities. With all propellers and thrusters operating, Duties 15tonnes/15m: 8tonnes/26m; 2tonnes/12m
Hull number 281 Pertinaaa can maintain position or route under drift effect Other cranes
Owner/operator:.. Elettra, SpA, Italy of Beaufort 9 (wind speed 40knots), and sea state 8 (wave Number... . .. 1 x A-frame
Designer Vik-Sandvik, Norway height 7m and current 2knots). The OP installation Make.. .. Hydralift
Flag: Italy includes echo sounders, doppler log, hydrographic echo Type T2311
Total number of sister ships sounder, clinometers, OGPS, ECOIS, HIPAP, and Tasks.. .. Plough handling
already completed .. NiI transponders. Duty... ........ 6Otonnes swl
Total number of sister ships Mooring equipment
still on order .. Nil Number 4 x mooring winch/windlass
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Make... .. Rolls-Royce
Length, oa 129.90m Type Hydraulic
Lifesaving equipment
T HE rapid expansion of underwater, fibre-optic
cable links has seen a growing demand for speedy
vessels to lay new networks worldwide, and to maintain
Leng1h, bp
Breadth, moulded..
Depth, moulded
..
112.93m
23.40m Number
Make..
2 x 75-person lifeboats
......... Fassmer
them in service (although unfortunately the market to main deck 12.00m Cargo tanks
today is severely diminished as a result of over- to upper deck.. .. 14.75m Number. 4 x cable tanks
confidence in this sector). As Significant Ships has shown Draught Complement
over recent years, the adoption of a fully stern-working design 7.20m Officers 10
concept to carry out these duties has proved very scantling.. .. 8.60m Crew.. .................................. 13
successful, with the offshore supply vessel (OSV) Gross.. .. 12,1OOgt Technical 52
configuration providing the ideal platform. Displacement.. . .. 17,143tonnes Stern appendages Skeg between azimuthing thrusters
As a leading designer of that type of vessel, Lightweight 623Otonnes Bow thrusters
Vik-Sandvik has been able to move easily into this new Deadweight Make.. .. Lips
mode, and Pertinacia is an example of the suitability of design.. .. 7200dwt Number 2
this ubiquitous design for such work. The attraction of Speed, service (85% MCR) 14.00knots Output 2 x 1600kW
the OSV is the long, continuous aft deck, and when this Cargo capacity Bridge control system
is virtually completely covered by a long forecastle, an cable 6400tonnes Make.. .............................. Kongsberg
ideal workshop area is the result. On top of this, a Bunkers Type.. ........................................ SDP 22
superstructure accommodating 75 personnel has been diesel oil 3000m' One man operation .. ................................... No
built, with control of all navigation and cable operations Water ballast 4200m' Fire detection system
carried out from a large wheelhouse positioned above Classification Registro Italiano Navale, Make.... ..... Consilium
this, forward of midships. 100-A-1.1, MNPe, Pcv, Nav I.L, IAQ1-IPDS2 Type.. ......Salwico NSAC
Pertinacia is equipped to handle any type of underwater also Fire extinguishing system
telecommunication cable from 14mm to 150mm Det Norske Veritas, + 1A1, Cable Laying Vessel, Engineroom CO,
diameter, complete with repeaters up to 400mm DYNPOS, AUTR, EO, HELDK Make.. . Minimax
diameter. Onboard cable storage is provided in two tanks Percentage of high-tensile steel Radars
having a total capacity of around 6000tonnes. Two used in construction .. . 8% Number 2
Make Japan Radio
smaller tanks increase that by some 400tonnes and can be Diesel-electric system
Models JMA98226XA; JMAA 98325SA
used to hold recovered cable. Arrangements have been Main diesel-alternator sets
Satellite navigation system
made for the use of modern equipment and technology, Number... .. 4
Number... .. 2
for cable burying by plough, and ROV operation, also Engine make/type.. . Wartsil8/8R32
Make Kongsberg
buoy deployment and retrieval. Output/speed.. .. .4 x3240kW/720rev/min
Model DPS 100
The cable-handlingsystem consists of one 4m diameter Alternator make/type.. ......Marelli/-
Computers on ship
cable-drum engine, one 20tonne linear cable engine with Output/speed .4 x 3750kVN-
Number 2
20 wheel pairs, and one 6tonne draw-off/hold-back unit Azimuthing propulsion thrusters
Make... . ABT Informatica
with six wheel pairs. All are capable of local or bridge Number 2
Waste disposal plant
control. A 140tonne Hydralift traction winch and a Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Incinerator
storage winch are fitted on the weather deck, whilst a Manufacturer.. .. Lips
Make ISIR
60tonne plough-handling A-frame, also from Hydralift, Number 2 Model Pyllar PR100 IMO ADA
operates over the stern. A helideck on the forecastle can P~ A~ Waste compactor
host a 19.5m helicopter. Diameter... ...3000mm Make Uson Marine
A diesel-electric propulsion system is fitted, using two Speed 230rev/min Waste shredder/crusher
electrically driven steerable thrusters under the stern. Boilers Make Uson Marine
These are powered from four 3750kVA alternator sets ~~~.. . 1 Sewage plant
with 3240kW Wii.rtsila8R32 diesel prime movers, which Type Hot water Make.. .. Facet
ensure a service speed whilst in repair mode of Make... ... Garioni Model. CPS 10 B Mk III
14.50knots, and approximately 4knots when laying. A Output.. . 500,000kcal/h Contract date November 2000
bollard pull of 100tonnes is attainable. Together with two Cargo cranes/cargo gear Launch/float-out date 15 September 2001
side thrusters and a retractable thruster forward, the Number... . 4 Delivery date November 2002

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RENE DESCARTES: Korean-b·uilt cable

ship for French service
Shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries to cable laying and trenching, joystick operation of 1 x 5tonne articulatedjib,
& Construction Co Ltd, Korea thrusters, and power management; An STN Atlas total 1 x 3tonne telescopic jib, 1 x 2tonne fixedjib
Vessel's name: Rene Descartes navigation system is also provided. Mooringequipment
Hull number:. . ....N-098 The diesel-electric power system is based on four Number... . 4
Owner/operator: France Telecom Marine, Alstom 3900kW alternators, plus a smaller, 970kW Make .....................................Taekwang-Hatlapa
France auxiliary set, all driven by Wartsil. diesel engines. Type.. . Electric
Designer Hanjin Heavy Industries & Power is distributed through two switchboards and Lifesavingequipment
Construction Co Ltd, Korea four transformers to two Alstom 3916kW propulsion Number... . 2 x so-oerson lifeboats
Model test establishment used: .. KRISO, Korea motors driving twin shafts with open-type FP Make.. ...Fassmer
Flag: France propellers. Two Rolls-Royce Karnewa 1500kW tunnel Ballastcontrolsystem
Total number of sister ships thrusters are fitted at each end of the ship, with an Make.. . Danfoss
already completed: .. ..... Nil additional 1500kW retractable azimuth thruster at the Complement
Total number of sister ships bow. All propulsion and thruster motors are speed. Officers.. . 35
still on order .. ....... Nil controlled by AC frequency converters that provide Crew... . 40
immediate response for manoeuvring purposes; they Special rudders 2 x high-lift,flap type
are assisted by two high-lift, flap-type rudders. Bowthrusters
HTS larger version of Segero, Hanjin's first cable
T ship (Sigllificalll Ships of 1998), has been designed
to lay, bury, and repair intercontinental submarine TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Make..
Number
. Rolls-RoyceKamewa
2
Output.. . 2 x 1500kW
fibre-optic cable, in severe weather conditions Length, oa.. . 144.50m Azimuthingthruster (bow)
without tug assistance, in compliance with a Length, bp. . 120.00m Make Rolls-RoyceKamewa
specification which calls for a forward bollard pull in Breadth, moulded 22.00m
Number. . 1 x retractable type
sea state 6 of 65tonnes against a 2knot current, and Depth, moulded
Output. 1500kW
with a 25knot square beam wind. to upper deck (forecastle) ........17.00m Stern thrusters
The general arrangement conforms to the fully to main deck .. . 12.90m Make.. . Rolls-RoyceKamewa
stern-working concept, which is now accepted practice to tween deck..................... . 9.90m Number... . 2
for this class of vessel, and allows work to be carried Widthof double skin (bottom).. . 1.80m Output.. . 2 x 1500kW
out in the worst conditions. It also permits a Draught (slwl).. . 7.40m
conventional bow form with consequent higher Bridqe controlsystem
Deadweight (slwl).. ... 8209dwt Make Alstom
cruising speed. Gross.. .13,864gt
All cable work is concentrated on a continuous main Type Dynamicpositioningplus electric
Speed, service at 100% MCR 16.1Oknots
deck, almost totally enclosed by a long forecastle propulsioncontrol
Bunkers One-man operation ..
which forms the upper deck, and uses port and Yes
heavy oil ..... 2284m' Firedetection system
starboard cable lines. Each of these is fitted with a 4m diesel oil.. . 782m'
diameter/40tonne-pull drum engine with a two-motor Make.. . Saracom-Thorn
Waterballast.. . 4483m' Type..
AC electric drive combination, and a 20-wheel pair . Addressable
Fuel consumption, main engines only..... 53.1Otonnes/day Fireextinguishingsystem
draw-off/hold-back linear cable engine. This Classification.. . Bureau Veritas,1 3/3E + Cable
equipment, together with a two-wheel-pair cable Engineroom.. . CO,
Layer,Deep Sea, + MACH,AUT,F,PDY,
transporter, has been supplied by Dowty Handling Make NK
MA,TA,R, DEP,PTR,Ice Class ic,OM Radars
Systems, UK.
Diesel-electric system
The package is designed to lay cable at speeds up to Number... ..... 2
Main diesel-alternator sets
6knots over two 3m-diameter stern sheaves. These are Make.. . STN-Atlas
Number... . 4
straddled by a 40tonne swl A-frame which is capable Model.. .Atlas iooo
Engine make/type.. ..Wartslla/9L32 Satellitenavigationsystems
of working in an arc ranging from 80deg over the
stern to 70deg inboard, and provides for launching Output.. . 4 x 4050kW Number 2
and recovering a cable plough from either cable line. Alternatormake/type Alstom/LSA55AL 13 Make Alstom/Racal
The working area is also served by a 5tonne articulated Output.. 4 x 3900kW/720rev/min Model.. . Racal Skyfix90938
jib crane and a 3tonne telescopic jib unit, with a Propulsion motors Other navigationsystems STN-AtlasINS/NACOS35-4
2tonne fixed jib crane forward. Number 2 STN·AtlasDBEG4412 DGPSNavigator
Elsewhere on this deck there are test rooms and Make " ......................... Alstom Computers on ship
workshops, and three repeater stacks spray cooled by Output ............. ..... 2 x 3916kW Make/mode Alstom/DCS+DP
chilled fresh water. These are fitted over the three Propellers Tasks Ship control
main cable tanks of total capacity 3050m' Material.. . Nickel-alurniniurn-bronze Make/model. Hyundai-KongsbergPC-LAN
(5250tonnes). An additional 200m' cable tank is Manufacturer... . Lips Tasks Shipboard management
arranged forward of these main tanks. Number 2 Waste disposal plant
Accommodation for 75 persons is concentrated in a Pitch Fixed Incinerator
deckhouse block built on the upper deck, with space Diameter... . 4000mm Make Hyundai-Atlas
forward and aft of this available for stowage of buoys, Speed.. .144rev/min/18arev/min ModeL. Maxi50SL-l W/S
and modular units used for cable plough control and Boiler Sewage plant
ROY operations. The extensive navigation bridge is Number... . 1 Make Evac
given over to a combined wheelhouse/control centre Make.. . Pyro Model MSP50
with full-width view forward and aft. An Alstom Output 750,000kcal/h Contract date 31 August2000
integrated monitoring and control system is fitted, Cranes Launch/float-outdate.. . 29 August2001
incorporating dynamic positioning, functions related Number/type.. 1 x 4OtonneA-frame; Deliverydate.. . a February2002
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TANK TOP
ROMANTIKA: versatile ferry for Gulf of
Finland service
Shipbuilder: Jt.Iitu Rnnyards OY, Ffland The machinery insbllation mak.:s use of four Output 2 x 2700k\1A
Vessel's name: RotnantiaJ WiirtsiIa 16V32 main engines each developing DieseI-driven aItemaIors
Hull number: 433 6560kW at 75Ott:v/min, driving tuIO CP propellers at 1'IUnbe<................................•...............•......................•.. 3
Owner/operator: Talfir*, Estonia 141rev/ min through tuIO twin-input! single--output Engine makeIIype W3rIsiIa VasaI6R32 low NOx
Designer: Jt.Iitu FnIyards OY, Fftand gearboxes. Power take-offs fmm the gearboxes 0uIpuI/speed 3 x 2.o1611<W/75B-ev/nin
MarJe! tank establishment used: Danish connect with two ZlOOkVA alternators, with AItemaIor makeIIype Leroy SomeriLSA 56MHIP
MariIme InstiIuIe, Dennark supplementary electtiral supply derived from thtJ:e 0uIpuL 3 x 2960<VA
Rag: Estonia Wansili/Lcroy Somer 2960kVA diesel sets. Two Boilers
Total number of sister ships 1800kW bow thrusll:rS are fitted fur manoeuvring. 1'IUnbe< 2
already completed: NI and passenger comfort is aided by Mitsubisbi Type.•..........................................•..........lJnex CH8 60IXJ
Total number of sister ships stabiliser fins and Frank Moho anti-heeling ranks, Make AaIborg
Still on order: NiI 0uIput 2 x 6OOII<gIh
(one sisler ship ordered 1aIEr) Moomg wD:hes
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Number.•.....•........•....•.•.•....2 x rnoorWlg~;
Length. oa. 192.!l1m 2 x rnoorWlg wD:h
Ii LTHOUGH !he use of so bug<: and luxurious a Length. bp 175.2Dn Make AoIs-fInyce
.1. l..finy as RmituDtIil:s on !he dm:e-and-a-balf-bow: BreadIh. 1JlIJUded ........•.••••••..•................••.•......•....... 2!UJOm Type.........•..•.......•..•.......•••.••..•..•...........•.....••....... EIecIric
run between Tallinn and Helsinki, might seem DepIh. IJlIJUded Speciallifesamg eqLipment
extrawgant at fust glance, justificotion fur its size IK:s to ""'*'deck (No 3).........•....................•.•.•.•••.....•.9.7Orn 1'IUnbe<...•.•.••........................•....••..•...•..............•. 6 x MES
Make ww.g
in the increasing demand within !he Gulf of FmIand to ...",.,. deck (No 5) 15.4<m
to reception deck (No 6) 18.2Dn Type........•..••••••...•.......••.•......................•..••.•.......... CIUe
fur minH:ruise and seaborne conference IiociIities,
Vehicles
developing as part of Estonia's expanding economy. WidIh 01 doWIe sbI
I'IUnbe< 01 vehicle decks. 1
This burgeoning trade is catered fur on !he new vessel side Nil
lOIaIlane 1engIh•••..•••••.•••.•.....•............•..............•. 101Dn
(wbidt offi:r:s a 50"/. increase in both passenger boIIom. 1.5Orn
Total cars 300
aop:ocity and vclHde stowage space over existing IJraI.VlI: IJoorsIraq>s
fi:rries on the service), by l"Ift) deds (6 and 7) devoted desigrL 6.5Om
1'IUnbe<•................ 2 x stem ~ 1 x bow ramp(door;
solely to 'cruising dislDKtion', and designed by fOur Dead .. eighL 45()()dwt
Gross. 39.864gt 1 x bow visor
specialist interior an:bib:cts.
Designer TIS Ships EquipmenI
The princip:d reablre is a two-<Ied high. l000--seat Speed. seMce 22knoIs
CoqJIemenI
show lounge right ali, complemented by five EkD<ers
Officers. 12
restaucmts seating 3140 c:ustDm<:IS, in !he furw:u:d heavy oiL : , 14IDri'
Crew 160
parts of those decks. Tbe usuallouoges and dUldttn's diesO oi. 2lnn'
_ baIasL 25OOni' PassaI!Jl!lS
play areas are also av.Ulablc. with lOOOm' of
lOIaI 2500
supennarl<et and ~ space a major attraction. ClassfficalilJIL•••...Bueau VeriIas. C + ~ RoI-<JoIRoI-oIf.
I'IUnbe< 01 cabR;_ 7Zl
Confi:n:oce &ciIiries on deck 9 comprise 11 rooms Passenger Sh!>. Um!sIricfed Navigation.
~ouIbnard 40%1292
of v.uious sizes and a sauna suite,wbiIst a total of 7Zl +Mach. AUT. UMS. SYS-IIEO 1. Ice lA St.p!r
Bow IbusIers
two-- and four-berth eo-suite passenger cabins Heel oonIroI e<J.ipmenL One paW 01 FfaD< Mom
Make AoIs-fInyce
providing 2172 beds, are an:angaI on deds 5, 8 and anIi-heeI Janes
1'IUnbe< 2 x IT 2650 CP kli
9. Crew aa:ommodation is positioned on deds 9, and RoI-sIalJEaIion e<J.ipmenL ~ Iwai
0IApuL 2 x ll1D<W
10, where rbe fuIl..widthnavigating bridge is Ioc2tal t::JeUscIDxI ms
Bridge oonIroI system
Three Miu:Gttgor 16-per:son passenger Iifis link !he UaiIl engn,s
Make Kelvin Hughes
v.uious decks. Desi!~L. W3rlsila Vasa
Type...•.......................................................1'lJcIeus 60IXJ
Lm:saving appIiaoces include six marine encuatioo ModeL I6V32
One-man operalion Yes
stations, and there are also six enclosed lifeboats and MarUacIuer W3rIsiIa
FWe deIection system
a full complemcoJ: of IiIi:rafts. Passenger: aa:ess is 1'IUnbe<..•..•••..........••••..••.•••.........•.•.•••••••.....................•. .4
Make ConsiIUn Marine
through furward and aft side doors, P&S, 00 to deck 0IApuL 4 x 6560kW
.FWe exmguistW1g systems
5, with main n:cepboo 011 deck 6. Gearboxes EiogiiIl!iOOiIL .................•.•...•••••.••..•••.••.•.•..... mm co.
As built, R-Jika bas only one vclHde deck (No Make Hen< Make UniIor
3), but there is scope fur adding p1atfurm decks at a MndeI IIVSL-3:lOO VencIe space ............................•...................... 1Jrencher
later stage. Currently lOOO1aoe o:oetn:s of vclHde 1'IUnbe<•.......•.•••..........•.••••..•. 2x~ Make...............................•................................. NIM!nco
stowage are awilabIc; equi:v.Ik:ot to around 300 cars, 0uIpuI speed 141rev/nin CabinsI'pttiic spaces. SpDder
laid out with thtJ:e lanes to port:, and fOur to PmpeIers Make NIM!nco
starboard, of !he unttal ~ Aca:ss is over: !he MaleriaL SIaDess steel Radars
bow and stern, with twin ramp/doors aft, and a single MarUacIuer AoIs-fInyce 1'IUnbe<•............................•...•...•.•......•................•.•••..... .4
bow entry which inc:orporatJ:s a unique fuIding I:Cune 1'IUnbe<...........•......•...............•••••.•••.......................•....•.. 2 Make Kelvin Hughes
ramp/door designed by TfS (the No.-..,-egian Pik:tL Co-IIroIabIe MndeL Nucleus 3
company wbidt n:a:ntIy aap.dted !he augo aa:ess ~ 5OOOnm Sewage pIarC
division of Hatm.'Orthy KSE), furming part of !he Speed 141rev/nin Make EvaclAqoanar
bow aa:ess :u::nngt:mems. An thtJ:e ramps are rated Main-eng01e driven aIIIemakJrs C<nract daIe JO August 2000
for ttaiIers up to 525toones total v;rigbt and a 1'IUnbe<....................................................•••••.•..•............ 2 la.nchIIIoaI-<ItII daIe 14 IJecember 2lXI1
maximum 40ft l:I2Ctor/tniIer v;rigbt of 6Otoones. MaIfeilyp.L Leroy S<lmeo1LSA 54M75-4P DeiveIy daIe 10 May 2lIII2
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SAFMARINE CUNENE: first SSW Super 25
Shipbuilder ssw Fahr-und Hamburg, to atrain that speed, which is slighdy higher than Other cranes
Spezialschiffbau GmbH, Germany normal for this size and type of vesseL Electrical supply Number... . 1
Vessel's name: Safmarine Cunene comes from three 2240kW diesel-alternator sets. Make... . Davit International
(launched as ER Bremerhaven) Type.. . C-SFS
Hull number:. . 2002 Tasks.. . Boat/stares handling
Owner/operator:. . E R Schiffahrt GmbH & Co, TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Performance.. . 6tonnes/18m
Germany/Safmarine, South Africa l.enqthoa.. . 212.20m Mooring equipment
Designer SSW Fil.hr-und Spezialschiffbau length, bp., .. 199.95m Number/type 2 mooring winch/windlass
GmbH, Germany Breadth, moulded.. . 29.80m 3 x mooring winch
Model test Depth, moulded Make .. .......................... Kocks
establishment used: Hamburgische to main deck 16.70m Lifesaving equipment
Versuchsanstalt (HSVA), Germany Width of double skin Number .. ............. 1 x freefall lifeboat;
Flag: Liberia side. .................................... 2.23m 1 x rescue boat
Total number of sister ships bottom .. 1.49m Make .. . Ernst Hatecke
already completed:. . Nil Draught Type .. .. 32-person
Total number of sister ships design .. . 10.10m Hatch covers
still on order:. .. 6 scantling .. .. 11.40m Design.. . Macar Neptun
Gross. . 27,330gt Manufacturer... .. JSC Shipyard
Deadweight Type Pontoon
design... .. 27.900dwt Containers
F OLLOWING a period of
conversions (SigniJi'tJllI Ships of
ferry building
2001), the former
Schichau-Seebeck shipyard at Bremerhaven, now trading
and
scantling..
Speed, service at 90% MCR' 15% sea margin. 22.00knots
. 34,500dwt lengths..
Heights
. 20ft; 40ft; 45ft; 48ft
8ft to 9ft 6in
Bunkers Total TEU capaclty... . 2490
under d1C SSW banner, has switched its interests to a new
heavy oil., 3700m' on deck.. . 1532
design of container ship, marketed as the SSW Super 25
diesel oil.. 400m' in holds 958
(with the numeral reflecting its nominal 2500TEU
Water ballast.. 11.200m' homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes 1850
capacity), and now successfully launched with the aid of
Classification .. . Germanischer Lloyd + 100A5. Reefer plugs.. . 362
this large order from Hamburg-based ER Schiffahrt.
Container Ship. IW. NAV-O. SOlAS Tiers/rows
Backing by charters from Safmatine and Maersk meant
11-2.Reg. 54. + MC AUT on deck .. ......... 6/12
that a tight delivery schedule had to be imposed on the
Main engine in holds .. . 6/10
builder; consequendy SSW subcontracted construction of
Design.. . Sulzer Ballast control system. . Stein Sohn
the hulls of three vessels in the series to Daewoo Magnalia,
Model lRTA72U-B Complement
in Romania. However, fitting out of all the ships is being
Manufacturer. .. Wilrtsilil-Sulzer Officers .. . 8
earned out at Bremerhaven.
Number .. . 1 Crew.. . 19
Today, a feature of many container ship designs is the
Output.. ......................... 21.560kW/99rev/min Spare .. . 3
increase in the numbers of refrigerated containers which
Propeller Suez crew.. .. 6
can be carried, particularly out of Australasia, and Safinarine
Material. Bow thruster
ClInene provides electrical connections for 362 reefer units, Manufacturer .... wartsua Propulsion (Lips BV) Make.. . Lips BV
with 142 of these located in the holds. A significant number
Number ... . 1 Number.... . 1 x CP
of containers loaded with IMO hazardous cargoes can be Pitch .. . .... Fixed Output Thrust 11.2010nnes
accommodated on deck and in the holds, along with high- Diameter ... . 7000mm Bridge control system
cube and other non-standard sizes. It is also of note that Speed .... 99rev/min Make., . Raytheon
container-stowage arrangements include the positioning of Diesel-driven alternators One man operation Yes
securing points between two 20ft units stowed in a 40ft slot. Number.. . 3 Radars
This to meet Australian requirements, in furtherance of Engine rnake/type.. . Caterpillar MaK/8M25 Number ... . 2
proposed deployment on SOUdl Africa/Australia routes, Output/speed... 3 x 2320kW/720rev/mln Make .. .. Raytheon
The SSW Super 25 series is double-hulled, and has a Alternator make/type. ... AEM/SE 710 Model .. Pathfinder
forecastle fitted with breakwater, also a poop on which a Output/speed.. . 3 x 2240kW/720rev/min Satellite naviqation systems
six-tier deckhouse is erected, surmounted by a navigating Boiler Number. . 2 x DGPS
bridge with offset conning position. The vessels are Number .........................................................1 Make.. Simrad 6N30 SNV
designed to be self-sustaining, with three MacGregor GL Type .. .. Compound Waste disposal plant
type slim-line 45tonne swl cranes positioned between cargo Make ... . Omnical Incinerator
hatches dosed by pontoon covets. Output ................ 2000kg/h Make.. . TeamTec
The machinery installation follows conventional lines, Cargo cranes Model. Golar OG120C S.w
with a Sulzer 7RTA nU-B main engine fitted aft, and Number.. . 3 Sewage plant
producing 21,500kW at 99rev/min, directly coupled to a Make.. MacGregor Make .. . DVZ
PP propellet to give a service speed of 22knots when Type Gl 4525; 4028; 3631-2 Contract date 26 September 2000
running at 90% MeR and allowing a 15% sea margin. The Performance 45tonnes/25m: 4010nnes/28m: launch/float-out date 7 November 2001
hull form is a new one, developed at the HSVA tank, 36tonnes/31 m Delivery date.. ...... 31 May 2002
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I Shipbuilder:. . Severnaya Verf, Russia Caterpillar diesel-driven 160kW alternator sets, Alternator make/type .. """""""" .Caterpillar/Sftt,l
Vessel's name:. . St Apostle Andrew Emphasising the probable dual role of the vessels, Output. .3 x 200kW
Hull number:. . 901 SI Apostle .Andren/ carries a free-fall lifeboat at the Boilers
Owner/operator North West Shipping Co, stern, whilst another prominent feature common to Number" ,.,,, .... 1
Russia Russian vessels is a stern anchor and winch. Type" ... KSh-200
Designer. ....... Vympel (Design Office for
Make "'" Leninskaya Kuznitsa Plant
Shipbuilding), Russia
Output. ......... ,.232kW
Flag:. .. Russia
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Special lifesaving equipment
already completed:. Length, oa.. .......... 128.20m Type.. ." Free-fall lifeboat
................ Nil
Total number of sister ships Length, bp .. , , '" ,. '" , """,.,. '" .,,' '" 122.80m Hatch covers
still on order:. ..9 (plus 4 for other owners) Breadth, moulded. ".,., .... ,., ... ,., ,..,.", .. . 16.30m Design ,.. "., ".".,,",. MacGregor
Depth, moulded, to upper deck" ",."""",6.10m Manufacturer .. ........... Northern Shipyard JSC
Width of double skin Type.... " "" .. "., ".,.""., ..... Foldtite
T HE vast extent of Russia's navigable canals,

rivers and takes, allows cargo to be transported
from virtually every inland port in the country to
side
bottom ..
". ....,,"""" 1.95m
... '" 0.98m
Containers
Lengths" 20ft; 40ft
Gross" ................. 4960gt Total TEU/FEU capacity.. " 267/129
river terminals throughout Europe, and to the open Draught on deck .. ........ 87/39
sea, This massive trade has resulted in the river.. ". 3.60m/3,75m In holds .. 180/90
development, over many years, of specialised ............... 4.20m
sea . Reefer plugs ,.. , ..20
river/ sea cargo ship designs, mainly identified by
Deadweight Cargo control system
their long and narrow configuration. Many of these
river.. .....3670/3955dwt Make " .. " ABB (Russia)
ships are now elderly,and a new series of this unique
sea .. ",,5017dwt Type. .............. MKS-11
ship-type, known as the Valday class (also designated
Speed, service, 90% MCR" . 11.00knots Complement
Project 01010), now under construction at the Sr
Cargo capacity Total.. 10
Petersburg yard of Severnaya, will, it is hoped, serve
to introduce a new era into Russian merchant grain .. 8340m' Bow thruster
shipbuilding, Water ballast, ......... 3806m' Make , ".
Despite their characteristic. proportions, the Daily fuel consumption Output. 150kW
river/sea designs have proved acceptable for main engines only .. ....... 6.16tonnes/day Bridge control system
international trading over the years, to the extent that auxiliaries .. , .0.84tonnes/day Make.. , ............. ABB (Russia)
the Severnaya shipyard is currently developing a Classification, .. , .Russian Maritime Register, Type.. MT-910S2
single-screw version of the Valday class for sea-only KMOJl3 [j]1 A 1 Fire detection system
service, St Apostle .Andrn» features three long, large Main engines Make.. "., ..Thorn
holds, closed by MacGregor Foldtite hatch covers Design, .. ,., "".,., .,., Wartsila Type.. .... T-1016
built upon a high coaming. A fore and aft gangway Model ,.. ",.6L20C Fire extinguishing systems
runs between forecastle and poop decks to provide a Manufacturer .. ",Wartsila (Finland) Cargo holds.. " "" .., CO,
working platform at this level, and also acts as Number., .............. 2 Make.. Unitor
protection for the access passage at upper deck leveL Output.. " ,2 x 1080kW .................. CO, and water
Engineroom ..
The double-hull structure ensures box-shaped cargo Gearboxes Cabins/public spaces., ........ Water
spaces suitable for a wide range of general Make. Heintjes Radars
commodities carried in bulk or sacks, as well as Model .. , .WAF-842
packaged and loose timber, palletised vegetables, steel Number ".,.,.,.,.".,. 2
Number., ".,., , .",.,.,."".,.,., ............ 2
coils up to 35tonnes weight, paper reels, and 267TEU, Make" .. STN Atlas Marine Electronics
Output speed. ...... 2 x 256rev/min
up to 20 of which can be refrigerated, No cargo gear Satellite navigation system
Propellers
is fitted, and the folding signal mast forward Number .. ...... 1 x GPS
Number ,.""., ,."".,.,.,."".,.,.,., '" . 2
contributes to a long, open and flat, cargo stowage Make.. ''',.""., ", .. Japan Radio Co
Manufacturer ..
area on top of the hatch covers. Model., . , JLR-4330E/J8NWZ-4551
Pitch. .... Fixed
A twin-screw machinery installation is based upon a Incinerator
pair of Wartsila 6L20C main engines, built at the Diameter .. ...2300mm
Speed .. ,." .... 256rev/min Make" " ...Len.nskaya Kuznitsa
designer's Finnish works, Each of these develops
Diesel-driven alternators Model.. , " ... KUB-200
I 080kW and drives an FP propeller through a Reintjes
reduction gearbox, A rudder is fitted behind each Number .. ,,,3 Contract date ..
propeller and a 150kW tunnel-type thruster operates Engine make/type. ".",.,. Caterpillar (USA)/3306 D1-TA Launch/float-out date ..
at the bow. Electrical power is derived from three Output/speed of each set 3 x 160kW/- Delivery date .. .. August 2002
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STENA BRITANNICA: Hyundai breaks into

the European ro-pax market
Shipbuilder: Hyundai Heavy Industries Stena Britannica is fitted with four MAN B&W Make Hyundai Heavy Industries
Co Ltd, Korea 9L40/54 main engines, each developing 6480kW at Output/speed... .. 2 x 2400kW/1800rev/min
Vessel's name: Stena Britannica 500rev / min and driving twin CP propellers through a Diesel-driven alternators
Hull number: 1392 pair of twin-input/ single-output gearboxes for a Number 4
Owner/operator: Stena Ro-Ro, Sweden service speed of 22knots. Two bow thrusters and a Engine make/type Hyundai-MAN B&W/8L23/30H
Designer: ..... Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, hinged-flap rudder are fitted. Electrical requirements Output/speed... .. 4 x 1280kW/900rev/min
Korea are satisfied from two 2400kW alternators powered Alternator make Hyundai Heavy Industries
Flag: UK from the gearboxes, and four 1280kW diesel-driven Output/speed.... .. .4 x 1280kW/900rev/min
Total number of sister ships sets. Boilers
already completed:........... ...NiI Number. . 2
Total number of sister ships Type.. . Vertical cylindrical
still on order: 1 TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Make Kangrim
Length, oa 210.80m Output.. 2 x 3500kg/h
('rENA BRITANNICA forms an important Length, bp.. .. 197.20m Doors/ramps/lifts
J reference for the Hyundai yard, marking an entry Breadth, moulded 29.30m Number.......... 1 x bow door/ramp; 1 x stern door/ramp;
into the European ro-pax sector that has been the aim Depth, moulded 2 x side-hingeing ramp covers;
of the company for some time. The design is based to main deck 9.50m 1 x tiltable ramp.Passenger and
on that of the smaller Seapacerclass, built at the Puerto to upper deck 15.60m service elevators; dumb waiter
Real shipyard of Astilleros Esparioles some three Gross. . 43,500gt Designer... .. ........ MacGregor
years ago (Finnclipper, Significant Ships if 1999), and the Deadweight Mooring equipment
vessel has entered service on Stena's Harwich/Hook design 9400dwt Number... .. 8 units
of Holland route as a replacement for a two-year old scantling.. . 9900dwt Make.. . BLM
unit from that earlier class, and previously bearing the Draught Type... . Electric
same name. design.. .. 6.30m Integrated auto control/monitoring system
scantling 6AOm Make.. .. ....Valmarine
Of particular note is the availability of almost 3500
Speed, service, (85% MCR, design draught) 22.20knots Passengers
lane metres of vehicle stowage on four fixed decks
Bunkers Total.. ..900
(Nos 1,3,5,7), and one hoistable deck, positioned at
heavy oil., .. ... 9600m'
Number of cabins.. . 246
the starboard side of No 5 deck. Vehicles are loaded
diesel oil.. ..AOOm' Vehicles
and unloaded through wide bow and stern
Water ballast 3000m'
ramp/ doors on No 3 deck, and two internal fixed Number of vehicle decks 04 fixed, 1 hoistable
Fuel consumption
ramps with side-hinged watertight covers take vehicles Total lane length.. .. 3500m
main engines only... .. ...... 94.6Otonnes/day
to deck 1. A tiltable ramp links the entry deck with Total cars 100
Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping
deck 5, the stern part of which, together with the Total reefer plugs.. .. 120
+100A1, +LMC,UMS, ICE 1A,
exposed part of deck 7, is classified for the carriage of Complement 72
SCM, NAV 1, Ro-Ro,
dangerous cargoes. Special rudder Flap-type
Cargo/passenger Vessel
The passenger reception area is on deck 7, reached Bow thrusters
Heel control equipment Heeling pump
either through side doors P&S, or by stairs and lifts Make Rolls-Royce
Roll stabilisation equipment Fin stabilisers
from the vehicle decks. This deck also provides the Number 2
Percentage of high-tensile steel used
Globetrotter's Cafe, buffet restaurant, shops, and Output 2 x 2200kW
in construction .. .. 40%
driver's lounge. A cafeteria seating 350, and the Bridge control systems
Main engines
'children's place' are on deck 8, half of which is Make Hyundai-Kongsberg
Design.. .. MAN B&W
allocated to passenger cabins. Together with deck 9, Model 9L40/54 One man operation Yes
this level provides 101 two-berth outside cabins, 88 Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Fire detection systems
two-berth and 55 four-berth, inside, cabins, Number 4 Make Semco (Consilium)
contributing to a total complement of 900 passengers. Output/speed .4 x 6480kW/500rev/mln Type.. ... CS3000
A 66-seat cinema, and a conference room are also Gearboxes Fire extinguishing systems
located on deck 9, with crew accommodation on deck Make.. .. Renk Make Semco
10 and a fully enclosed wheelhouse, forward on deck Model. · NDSHL 3000 Radars
11 (this arrangement is to be slighdy modified in the Number .2 x twin input/single output Number... .. 2
later sister ship). Output speed.. ........... 150rev/min Make.. . Hyundai-Kongsberg
Cargo access equipment is supplied by MacGregor, Propellers Integrated navigation systems
and includes the use for the first time with a Material.. .. Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make.. . ..... Hyundai-Kongsberg
newbuilding, of Corex, stainless steel, sandwich Manufacturer Rolls-Royce Waste disposal systems
panels, a product developed by the company Number... .. 2 Sewage plant
particularly for hoistable decks and ramps, where its Pitch.. .. Controllable Make.. .. Hamworthy
low weight and profile is advantageous. Also included Diameter... . 4850mm Type.... . ST25
in the MacGregor package are passenger and service Speed .. . 150rev/min Contract date ... . 16 June 2000
elevators, a 500kg dumb waiter, and nine cold rooms Main-engine driven alternators Launch/float-out date 1 June 2002
operating at a range of temperatures. Number... .. 2 Delivery date .. . ......... 30 November 2002

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innovation
Shipbuilder Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland operational modes (sea passage, manoeuvring, and Speed 238rev/min
Vessel's name:. ...Stena Caribbean discharge), all masterminded from either engine control Boilers
Hull number 8226/1 room, or wheelhouse. Number 1 x oil fired; 2 x exhaust gas
Owner/operator Stena Ltd, UK Make Aalborg
Designer:... Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland Type 1 x AO-12; 2 x AQ-7
Model test establishment used: .... eTO, Poland TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Output.. 1 x 4000kg/h; 2 x 775kg/h
Flag . Bermuda Length, oa.. . 120.48m Mooring equipment
Total number of sister ships Length, bp.. . 117.10m Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass; 4 x winch
already completed:. . NiI Breadth, moulded 23.80m Make.. . Rolls-Royce IRauma Brattvaag)
Total number of sister ships Depth, moulded.. . 9.50m Type.. . Hydraulic
still on order:. ... 1 Width of double skin Cargo tanks
side 1.20m Number... . 17 x oil tanks: 2 x LPG tanks
bottom 1.60m Grades 17
Product range Oil products up to 1.025tonnes/m',
A LONG-TERM charter arrangement, made by Stena
with Texaco Eastern Caribbean for two 10,000dwt
oil products/LPG tankers, led to the development of this
Gross
Displacement..
Lightweight
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8613gt
14,733tonnes
.4733tonnes ~m~w~.
LPG (propane, butane)
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complex design of wide-beam/shallow-draught vessel, Deadweight Coating Hempel; Hempadur 15550
whose breadth is 23.80m compared with a more usual design.. . 8600dwt Stainless steeL. . No
value for this size of vessel of between 17m/19m. Of scantling 9996dwt Cargo pumps
particular importance to the design, which owes much to Draught Number... . 17
the concept of the much larger VLCC Siena Victory (see design .. 6.10m Type 16 x SD150; 1 x SD100 hydraulic submerged
SignificantShips of 2001), is the ship's planned trading area, scantling .. .....6.53m Make.. . Frank Mohn Fusa AS
which includes operating amongst the many Caribbean Speed, service.. ...... 13.50knots at 4400kW on thrusters Capacity... 16 x 300m' /h: 1 x 75m'/h
islands, and loading and discharging in restricted waters, Cargo capacity Cargo and ballast control systems Skarpenord
even direct to beaches using floating hose pipes. oil cargo .. . 12,375m' Complement
The varied types of cargo to be carried has also resulted LPG.. 1248m' (deck tanks) Officers... . 7
in a configuration of 16 integral coated tanks, plus a Bunkers ~w 7
draining tank on deck, all of which can function as cargo heavy oil.. 625m' ~~. . 1
tanks, offering 17 double-valve segregations and a diesel oil.. 49m' Sprua. . 2
carrying capacity of 12,540m'. In addition, there are two Water ballast.. . 5200m' Single/double rooms 15/1
640m' fully pressurised LPG tanks with associated Percentage of segregated ballast 100% Stern appendage ..... Skeg between thrusters on centreline
handling equipment fitted on deck. The underdeck tanks Fuel consumption 21tonnes/day Bow thruster
are smooth sided, framed externally, treated with epoxy Classification.. . American Bureau of Shipping Make.. . Rolls-Royce Kamewa
coatings,and fitted with coils.Framo hydraulicsubmerged Percentage of hiqh-tensile steel Number... . 1
pumps ensure that a maximum discharge of 1800m'/h used in construction .. . 5% Output 650kW
can be achieved, using an array of 14 mani folds Diesel-electric system Bridge control system
amidships. Main engines Make.. . Raytheon
Stena has opted for a four-generator diesel-electric Design wartsna One man operation , yes
propulsion system, with its advantages of space-saving Number/models.. . 2 x Vasa/6R32LND Fire detection system
and flexibility,and where the combination of two large 2 x Vasa/4L20C Make Nittan
and two small units allows power delivery to be closely Output.. . 2 x 2250kW Fire extinguishing system
matched with demand. The installation comprises two 2 x 680kW Cargo area Foam and dry powder
6R32LND and two 4L20C models, both from the Alternators Make Semco
Wartsila stable, each driving Siemens alternators of Design Siemens Engineroom.. . High-pressure CO,
2250kW and 630kW output respectively,to supply power. Number/models 2 x Siemens/HFJ5 712-16E-OW Radars
The largest individual demand is from the two Rolls- 2 x Siemens/HFJ6 504-86E-OW Number 3
Royce 2200kW azimuthing propeller-thrusters, fitted with Output .. . 2 x 2220kW/720rev/min Make Raytheon Marine
frequency-controlled, variable-speed actuation. 2 x 630kW/900rev/min Models... . Tron SART; X-band ST Mk 2 ARPA;
This multi-engine/ multi-genset layout promotes trading Propulsion motors S-band ST Mk 2 ARPA
dependability, safety and redundancy, and assists Design Siemens Satellite navigation systems
maintenance by allowingthe vessel to continue operations Number 2 Make.. . Raytheon Marine
whilst individual units are shut down. The manoeuvring Propulsors Model. ... STR-1500C, Saturn Bm
qualities offered by the 360deg propulsors are enhanced Manufacturer... . Rolls-Royce Waste disposal plant
by a bow thruster supplied from another arm of the Number... . 2 Incinerator TeamTecOGS 400C
expanding Rolls-Roycegroup, whilst power management Propellers.. . 1 per unit Sewage plant DVZ DVZ-SKA-20 Biomaster
is one element of an integrated automation system Diameter... 3000mm Contract date.. . 21 January 2000
implemented by Siemens,general supplier of the electrical Pitch Fixed Launch/float-out date.. . 8 March 2001
propulsion plant. This is arranged within three Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Delivery date 25 June 2002

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SUNBELT SPIRIT: unique ·two-way· trader
from Sumitomo
Shipbuilder: Sumitomo Heavy TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Make Aalborg
Industries Ud, Japan Length, oa 212.08m Output 3.0tonnes/h
Vessel's name: SUnbelt Spirit Length, bp . . 202.00m Cargo gear
Owner/operator: Great American Unes Inc, Breadth, moulded .............................. 32.26m Number 4
USA Depth, moulded Make Tsuji
Designer: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ud, to main deck (No 6).. 1S.23m Type. . Trolley hoist
Japan to upper deck .. . 33.9Sm Performance 4tonnes
Rag: Republic of the Marshall Islands Draught Mooring equipment
Total number of sister ships design .. . 9.00m Number 6
already completed: Nil scantling .. . 9.80m Make Manabe
Total number of sister ships Gross . . 60,S80gt Type.. . Hydraulic
still on order: Nil Deadweight Vehicles
design .. . 13,600dwt
Number of vehicle decks 12 plus garage deck
scantling .. .. 17,9S0dwt
Total cars.. . 6190
A PERHAPS loog-overdue refinement to the car- Speed, service, 90% MCR 21.00knots
Doors/ramps
Il.canier concept bas been introduced into its North Cargo capacity
Number (vehicle mode)... ..1 x stern ramp;
Pacific services by Great American lines. Faced with total cargo deck area 54,OOOm'
uneconomic return ballast voyages following deliveries 1 x midship ramp
refrigerated deck area 9S00m'
of can; from Japan to USA, this operator developed the Bunkers Type.. . Hydraulic
attractive idea of incorporating refrigerated space into heavy oil 3700m' Designer MacGregor-Kayaba
the design of S1I1IbeIJSpirit, enabling the vessel to load diesel oil . 2S0m' Number (reefer mode).. ..4 x sideports
some 95OOm' of refrigerated cargo into eight Water ballast.. 7200m' Ballast control system
designated compartments, arranged within the car Fuel consumption (main engine only)... .. 64.3Otonnes/day Make Nakakita
space. Classification Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) Complement
The refrigerating plant installed for this diversification NS' (Vehicles/Refrigerated Cargo Officers.. .12
is capable of maintaining temperatures in the range Carrier), MNS' (MO), RMC' (-2S"C/ Crew 18
+1S·C to -25·C, using a direct-expansion system with +32"C) Bow thruster
Refrigerant 404A, and is suitable for the transport of Heel control equipment .......... Auto-heel system Make Nakashima
cargoes such as fruit, bananas, and frozen goods. The Main engine Number...... . 1
installation bas been designed for the future fitting of Design ........................................................ Sulzer Output.... . 1 x 1500kW
controlled atmospbere (CA) equipment, should this be Model. ..... . 8RTA62U Fire detection system
required. For loading the reefer cargoes, four Tsuji Manufacturer. .................................. Diesel United Make.. . Autronica
4tonne swI trolley hoists have been fined, operating Number.... .... 1
Type.. lon/thermal/optical
through sideports on the starboard side of the hull. Output... ....... 17,760kW/113rev/min
In car-carryiog mode, SlInbelt Spirit uses two Propeller
Vehicle spaces/engineroom.. Low-pressure CO,
MacGregor-Kayaba starboard side-loading ramps at the MateriaL. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Make.. . Mycom
stem and amidships, to handle vehicles which, once on Maker . . Nakashima
Radars
board, are distributed over 12 cargo decks, and one Number . . 1
Number... . ... 1 x X-band; 1 x S-band
garage deck, using a series of fixed ramps. In all Pitch . . Fixed
54,OOOm'of deck space is available for stowing 6190 Make.. . JRC
Diameter . . 6S00mm
vdticles. Speed . . 113rev/min Satellite navigation systems
S1I1IbeIJSpirit'I service speed of 21.00knots is higher Diesel-driven alternators Number... . 1 x Inmarsat-B;
than that of many similar vessels, and has necessitated a Number......... . 3 1 x Inmarsat-C
larger engine than most, a Diesel United-built Sulzer Engine make/type Daihatsu/6DK26 Make.. . JRC
8RTA62U unit with an MCR output of 17,760kW at Output.. 1390kW Waste disposal plant
113rev / min being the selection. Electrical power is Alternator make.. .......Taiyo Incinerator
derived from three Daibatsu/Taiyo diesel-alternator Output... .... . 1300kW Make.. . Volcano
sets, each of 1300kW capacity, with their output serving Boilers Contract date May 2000
the requirements of the refrigeration plant and a Number... . 1 Launch/float-out date December 2001
1500kW bow thruster. Type..... . Oil-fired Delivery date March 2002
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Shipbuilder:. ...Croatian Shipbuilding PTO from the gearbox is coupled to a 3200kW Engine make/type MAN B&W Holeby/5L23/30H
Co Trogir Ltd, Croatia alternator configured to allow it to be driven in port by Output/soeed.. .......2 x 682kW/7720rev/min
Vessel's name:. . Tarantella one main engine with the other disconnected. Alternator rnake/type.. . .UIjanik-Tesu
Hull number. . . .. . 302 (Siemens)/IFC6564-3
Owner/operator Whitefin Shipping Co Ltd, Output/speed 2 x 810kVN720rev/min
Gibraltar TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Boilers
Designer ....... Croatian Shipbuilding Length,oa.. .. 18200m Number... ............. 2
Co Trogir Ltd, Croatia Length, bp.. .. 176.00m Type ................. ..... ....... . .. KLNNlC
Model test Breadth, moulded 32.20m Make... . 'TPK'
establishment used: . Brodarski Institut, Croatia Depth. moulded Output.. ......2 x 14,OOOkg/h
Flag: Liberia to main deck 17.20m Hose-handling crane
Total number of sister ships Width of double skin Number... .................... 1
already completed:. .. Nil side .. .. 2.00m Make... ............... .. MID-3 Maj
Total number of sister ships bottom .. ... 2.15m (B/15) Type.. . SVG 10X21
still on order.............................. ......... 5 Draught Performance.. ..100KN at 7m radius
design 10.98m Mooring equipment
scantling.. .12.18m Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass; 4 x mooring
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Azov Sea,introduced in the late 1990s by the Trogir
Shipyard, and presented in Significant Ships of 1998.
Gross
Displacement
Lightweight
26,914gt
57,158tonnes
10,394tonnes
Make
Type
Rolls-Royce (Ulstein-Brattvaag)
Hydraulic
Principal particulars differ only sJjghtly from those of Deadweight Type.. . 1 x freefall lifeboat
that earlier vessel, however, a number of improvements design 40,600dwt Make.. ... Greben FFL 32FP
have been made to tile design, including extending the scantling.. .. 46,764dwt Cargo tanks
double-skin hull aft into the engineroom, to protect the Speed, trial, 90% MCR, design draught.. 15.02knots Number... ........ 14 plus 2 slop tanks
bunker tanks. The side, and centrally divided bottom Cargo capacity Grades of cargo carried 7 (plus 1 x slop)
spaces, are combined to form water ballast spaces liquid volume .. ........ 52,969m' Product range.. .. Oil products and IMO
surrounding the seven pairs of cargo tanks, and two Bunkers Grade II and III chemicals
slop tanks (instead of five and and two tanks, heavy ou.. . 1474m' Coated tanks - type of coating ..Ameron/Amercoat 253
respectively,in Azov Sea). They are all arranged with diesel oil.. . 134m' Cargo pumps
angled corner connections and have tank bottoms Water ballast.. ........ 19,813m' NumbeL.... .. 14 + 2 slop
slightly sloped to the centreline, in compliance with Percentage of segregated ballast 100% Make.. ....... Marflex electric deepwell
DNV notation 'str 0.05', to facilitate drainage of CaIgo Fuel consumption Type 6 x MDPC-200: 8 x MDPC-200/150
and washing water. Main engine only 30tonnes/day Stainless steet.. . Yes
An interesting feature of the design is the use of Classification .......... Det Norske Veritas + 1A1 Tanker for 011 Capacity.... 6 x 400m'/h; 8 x 250m'/h
trapezoidal, in place of square, corrugations in the tank Products and Chemicals, ESP,EO, CCO, W1, Cargo and ballast control systems
structure, in order to allow 96% of the surface to be LCS(DIS). VCS-2, HL (1.6), COAT-2,PLUS-2, Make Saab
exposed to direct-jet washing water, to qualify for an ETC, NAUTICUS (Newbuilding), Ship type 2, Type Computerised control
ETC notation. A capability for handling IMO Grades II a2, b3, v3, f2, stLO.05 Complement
as well as III chemicals in this modified design, has led Percentage of high-tensile steel
Officers .. . 8
to the strengthening of bulkhead and boundary usedin construction.. . 31.5%
Crew. .11
structure of alternate ranks for an unlimited filling level Heel control equipment. Dedicated heeling tanks
Supernumeries .. . 3 cabins
of 1.60 tonnes/m' cargo density. The deck structure is Main engines
Suez/repair crew.. 4
also reinforced to withstand 0.70bar overpressure, thus Design .... . MaK
Special rudder .. . Becker high-lift flap type
preventing cargoes such as pentane and pentene from Model. ..8M32C
vaporising at environmental temperatures. Manufacturer Caterpillar MaK
Make.. ....Consilium
A review of the CaIgo tank and double hull structure Number... .. 2
by 3D FEM fatigue-life analysis as part of the DNV Output., ..........2 x 3840kW/600rev/min
Cargo deck., . Foam
Nauticus (Newbuilding) assessment, followed by the Gearbox
Make.. .. Unitor
application of extra thickness, brackets or cuts-out, as Make.. .. ..........METSO
required for DNV PLUS-2 notation, has introduced a Model M2HBC-1508+PC Engineroom.. .. CO,
structure fatigue Jjfe of 40 years. It has also been Number... ......... 1 x twin-input/single-output Make Unitor
decided to use a high-tensile steel (NV36) COntent of Output speed .. .. .........105.7rev/min 'Computers on ship
31.5% in the tank envelope and bottom plating in order Propeller Number 7
to reduce tile steel hull mass. Material.. . .Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make Hewlett Packard
The Tarantella class has been fitted with a modified Manufacturer... .. Rolls-Royce Models.. .. Vectra Mariner
cargo handling system based upon electrically driven Number... . 1 Tasks Cargo/ballast/engine/navigation/loading
deepwell pumps, controlled by frequency converters, Pitch.. .. Controllable and control functions
whilst tank drying is accomplished by means of a deck- Diameter... ... 6000mm Waste disposal plant
mounted 30,000m' /h air heater, with steel ducting and Speed .. .. 105.7rev/min Incinerator
flexible connections to the required tanks. Main-engine driven alternator Make/type. .. 3 Maj-Tibo/SH20-SR
Two MaK 8M32C main engines are fitted in a Number... .. 1 Sewage plant
machinery space right aft. Each develops 3840kW at Make/type Uljanik-Tesu (Siemens)/IFC5 716-6) Make/type.. ....TIK-Karlovac/Brodopur-BP 25
600rev/ min and drives a single CP propeller through a Output/speed 3200kW (4000kVA)/1200rev/min Contract date 11 January 2000
twin-input/ single-output gearbox which can be de- Diesel-driven alternators Launch/float-out date. . 8 December 2001
clutched to allow one engine only ro power the ship. A Number 2 Delivery date.. .. 25 July 2002

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TENERIFE CAR: vehicle carrier variant
Shipbuilder:. Hijos de J Barreras SA (Astillero incorporated in the engine block. The larger-bore Number 2
Barreras), Spain engines now fitted each develop 6525kW at 600rev/min, Engine make/type Caterpillar/3508B
Vessel's name .................. Tenerife Car and drive Rolls- Royce shaft lines and propellers through Output/speed 2 x 673kW/1500rev/min
Hull number ......... 1591 a pair of Reintjes gearboxes, for a service speed of Alternator make Stamford
Owner/operator:. .............. Navicar SANapores 20.00knots. Also built-into the installation is a Wartsilii Output/speed., . 2 x 650kW/1500rev/rnin
Suardiaz SA, Spain Engine Control System (WECS). Boilers
Designer Hijos de J Barreras SA, Spain A power take-off from each gearbox connects with a Nurnber... . 1
Model test establishment used:. . Maritime Stamford 875kW alternator, with two Type. . Oil lied/exhaust gas
Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN), Caterpillar/Stamford 650kW diesel-driven sets also Make vulcano-Sadeco
The Netherlands available. The full-length superstructure, which encloses Mooring equipment
Flag Spain the vehicle spaces, is surmounted, aft of midships, by a Number. 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
Total number of sister ships two- tier deckhouse plus wheelhouse, which 2 x mooring winch
already completed...... . ..... . Nil accommodates the crew of 17, and 12 drivers.
Make Ibercisa
Type.. . Hydraulic
still on order . . Nil
Length, oa 132.80m Number/type 1 x 3-person freefall lifeboat
HE Vigo shipyard of Barreras continues to Make Norsafe
T benefit from its growing expertise as a builder of
pure vehicle carriers, mainly for use in transporting
Length, bp.,
Breadth, moulded.
Depth, moulded
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118.00m
21.20m Vehicles
Number of vehicle decks.. . 6 + 2 hoistable
new cars and assemblies between the many subsidiary to main deck (No 3). ......7.10m Total lane length (cars). ...3684m
factories of international manufacturers, in and to upper deck. . 12.70m Total lane length (trucks) 825m
around Southern Europe. Tenenje Car continues an Draught, desiqn 5.20m Totalcars 1356
association with Spanish owner Vapores Suardiaz Gross.. . 13.112gt Doors/ramps
which has been apparent, in one way or another, in all Deadweight. desiqn 31OOdwt Number 1 x stern ramp/door; 1 x side ramp/door;
the ships of this type so far completed by the shipyard, Speed. service.. . 20.00knots 3 x moveable ramps; 2 x hoistable car decks;
and this latest design owes much to that of Gran Bunkers 2 x fixed ramps/1 x hinged cover (main deck)
Canaria Car (Significant Ships of 2001), which Suardiaz heavy oil., . 795m' Type.. . Hydraulic
operates on charter, whilst including many diesel oil 105m'
Designer.. . SP Consultores
improvements dictated by the service life of that Water ballast. 1355m'
Complement
earlier vessel. Fuel consumption
Crew... . 17
Perhaps the most important of these changes are a main engines only... . 47 tonnes/day
Drivers 12
change in freeboard (main) deck from the higher No 4 Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping. +100A1.
Bow thrusters
level to the more conventional No 3 deck, also the Roll·on/Roll·off Cargo Ship. +LMC. UMS
inclusion of a second, hoistable vehicle deck, within an Main engines Make Hells-RoyceKamewa
8-deck arrangement accessed over a stern ramp/door Design.. . .wansua Number. . 2
at No 3 deck. This ramp can accept the simultaneous ModeL. . 9L38B Output 2 x 450kW
loading of two road trailers totalling 38tonnes. Manufacturer .wartsla Fire detection system
Supplementary loading is handled through a starboard Number... .....2 Make Thorn
side ramp/door to No 5 deck, positioned in front of Output 2 x 6525kW File extinguishing systems
the deckhouse. Gearboxes Engineroom.. . CO2
A fixed ramp with watertight closure leads from the Make.. . Reintjes Make Macisa-Unitor
main deck to the tank top, and three moveable ramps ModeL.. . L6F 6665HUHR K31 ; Vehicle spaces .Drencher
join decks 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 7 and 8. The two hoisrable Number 2 Radars
decks are designated 2 and 4, and are accessed from Output speed 165rev/min Number... . 2
ramps in the hoistable sections. When these decks are Propellers
Make.. . RMI·Raytheon
stowed, the clear height allows long trailers to be Material.. . Nickel-aluminiu-n-bronze
Type Pathfinder ARPA:S and X bands
carried on the tank top and main deck. A total of Manufacturer... . Holls-Boyce
36841anemetres is available for 1356 cars: alternatively, Number... . 2
Number... . 2
with 825m allocated for trailers, 794 cars can be Pitch., . . Controllable
carried. Diameter. 3750mm Make.. . RMI·Furuno
The main engine specification has been changed Speed.. . 165rev/min Sewage plant
from that of Grall Conaria Car, however, the selection Main engine-driven alternators Make Facet
of two Wiirtsila 9L38 units is an endorsement of Number. 2 ModeL. . STp-15
Suardiaz's choice for that earlier vessel, of machinery Make Stamford Contract date January 2001
from the engine builder's 'pipeless' range, then recently Output/speed 2 x 875kW/1500rev/min l.aunchrftoat-outdate April 2002
introduced, in which all water and oil ducts are Diesel-driven alternators Delivery date July 2002

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THE WORLD: introducing a new cruising
concept
Shipbuilder:. .. Fosen Mek redundancy have been fitted to treat effluent. These used in construction.. .......... Nil
Verksteder NS, Norway will produce almost drinking-quality water for use in Roll stabilisation equipment Brown Brothers fins
(hull built at Bruces Shipyard, Sweden) laundries, window and deck washing, and for injection Main engines
Vessel's name: The World into the diesel engines. Solid waste will also be Design .... .. wartsua
Hull number. . NB 71 comprehensively treated to produce pellets that can Model.. . W12V32
Owner/operator ResidenSea/- be burnt in the incinerator. Manufacturer ... . wartsua
Designer:. . Deltamarin, Finland The World has been fitted with a 'straight diesel' Number... . 2
Flag: Bahamas machinery installation, using two Wartsila W12V32 Output .. .. 2 x 5520kW/720rev/min
Total number of sister ships main engines, each having an output of Gearboxes
already completed:. . Nil 5520kW/750rev/min and driving two CP propellers Make.. ...........Flender
Total number of sister ships through Flender gearboxes for a service speed of Model.. .. GCEI160 two-speed
still on order................................ .. Nil 17knots. Electrical supply is derived from three Number... . 2
alternator sets driven by 3600kW /720rev/min Output speed ..
Wartsila 8L32 diesel engines, and two 2800kW shaft- Propellers
To many, a modern cruise liner with its towering driven machines. Two resiliently mounted Brunvoll Make ... .....Wichmann
superstructure is no more than a 'floating block bow thrusters and one stern thruster are fitted, and Number.... .. 2 x type CP115
of flats' but to have a new ship presented which has the rudders are by Scana Volda. Passenger comfort is Pitch.. .. . Controllable
been built especially to serve in that capacity, assisted by Brown Brothers fin stabiliser equipment. Diesel-driven alternators
introduces a novel concept into the cruising market. A particular feature of The Worldis its appearance as Number... . 3
Getting this unusual project under way had its the first cruise ship built to the Det Norske Veritas Engine make/type .. . WartsilMV8L32
problems, and a previous attempt to advance the idea Nautical Safety concept (Wl), with the Society's Output/speed. . 3 x 3600kW/720rev/min
had to be abandoned by its backers, which include previous (Wl) notation redesignated NAUT-OC and Alternator make/type Leroy Somer/LSA 58 VS55-1OP
cruise specialist Kloster, due to lack of customer NAUT-AW The revisions are intended to enhance Output/speed. .. 3 x 3600kW/720rev/min
support. safety and efficiency in bridge operations, factors that Main-engine driven alternators
The World represents a smaller version of that have been addressed by STN Atlas in the Number.... . 2
original design and offers a maximum passenger development of a comprehensive outfit of navigation Make/type .. . Leroy Somer/LSA 58 M75-10P
capacity of 699, carried in 105 apartments, all and communication equipment. Output.. ............2 x 2800kW
'outside' and with balconies, and 88 outside guest- Passengers
suites, of which 74 have balconies. The rationale Total.. . 699
behind what is known as 'resort shipping' is that these TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Cabins .. . 1~
cabins will be 'purchased' by passengers who will use Length, oa.. ........196.35m Apartments (100% outside: 100% balconies) ...... 105
them for long or short periods each year, or sub-let Length, bp.. . .. 173.00m Guest suites(100% outside: 74% balconies)... ..88
them, and for this reason they are fully self-contained, Breadth, moulded.. . 29.80m Complement.. .. 343
even having their own kitchens. Recognising the Depth, moulded, to main deck.. .. 9.20m Bow thrusters
dangers that might result from this unsupervised Gross.. . ., 43,188gt Make.. ......................... Brunvoll
culinary activity, elaborate safety measures have been Draught.. .. 6.90m Number..... ............. 2
introduced in case of fire. Air draught (minimum) 39.75m Output .. .. 2 x 1200kW
The requirements of communal involvement have Deadweight.. ..5058dwt Stern thruster
not been overlooked in the design, and the usual array Speed, service.. . 17.00knots Make.. .. Brunvoll
of cruise-ship public facilities is available on decks 4, Classification Det Norske Veritas, + 1AI, Number... .. ....... 1
5 and 6; also 11 and 12. A golf simulator, two pools, Passenger Ship, EO, Ice-l C, Output... .... 1 x 700kW
jogging track, and tennis court, are included in the COMF-Vl, WI, CLEAN, NAUT Radars.. .. STN Atlas
leisure arrangements, and a fold-down marina is Bunkers Integrated automatic navigation .. ........STN Atlas
provided at the stern for swimming and tender marine diesel oi! .. ................. 1276m' Waste disposal systems .. . ScanShip Engineering
operations. The Worldis expected to spend at least 250 Water ballast.. ...... 2026m' Contract date ..
days in port each year, creating a problem with waste Fuel consumption .. ......67tonnes/day Launch/float-out date .. .....28 February 2001
treatment, and advanced plants offering 100% Percentage of high-tensile steel Delivery date ... ......................... 30 February 2002

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3200TEU container liner
Shipbuilder:...China Shipbuilding Corp, Taiwan deadweight of 40,478tonnes. Space is also available Propeller
Vessel'sname: TMM Colima around the forward cranes for 234 x 45ft units to be Material .. Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Hull number: 791 loaded. Reefer sockets for 282 containers are provided Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries
Owner/operator: CPS Number 3 Ltd, UK on deck, and 118 in the holds, with space allocated for Nurnber.. . 1 x 6 blades
Designer:. China Shipbuilding Corp, the future fitting of 252 more. Pitch.. .....Fixed
Taiwan The main engine is a MAN B&W 8K80MC-C unit Diameter.. . 7400mm
Model test establishmentused HSVA, developing 39,200bhp at 104rev/rnin, directly coupled Speed.. . 104rev/mln
Germany to a six-bladed propeller fitted to an optimised hull Diesel-driven alternators
Number .. . 3
R~ UK form to give a service speed at scantling draught of
Engine make/type .... ...................... MAN B&W 8L27/38
Totalnumber of sister ships 21.60knots. Three 2850kW diesel-alternator sets
Output/speed ..
already completed , 1 supply the electrical power. Ballasting/de-ballasting is
Alternator make/type .. .... Hyundai/HFC5 716-14K-SB
Totalnumber of sister ships served by two sets of 500m' /h pumps, and
Output/speed .. ...3 x 2850kW
still on order , 3 manoeuvring is assisted by a 1700kW bow thruster.
Boilers
Number .. ... 1
Type.. . MC12RSAY,Vertical oil-fired
N UMBER of acquisitions by CP Ships amongst TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
A competitor container line operators, has resulted
in the company ordering a range of new tonnage for
Length,oa ....
Length, bp
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243.35m
232AOm
Make..
Output.
..... Kangrim
............................. 3200kg/h
Cargo cranes
disposition in various fleets within the enlarged group. Breadth. moulded .. . 32.20m
Number .. . .4
TMM Colima is the second of five newbuildings under Depth, moulded. to main deck .. . .... 19.50m
Make.. ...... Tsuji
construction by China Shipbuilding, and she has been Width of double skin
Type.. . Electric-hydraulic, slim
especially designed with a shallower draught than side ... . 1.96m
Performance ... . .45tonnes at 28m/25m radius
usual in order to operate successfully in the South bottom., . 1.80m
Hatch covers
American trades. In addition, to meet her owner's Draught
Design.. . ... TSUII
requirements, increased depth has been incorporated design.. 10.50m
Manufacturer.. .....China Shipbuilding Corp
into the structure to allow for loading four tiers of 8ft scantling... . 11.00m
Type.... . Weathertight steel pontoons
6in high, plus three tiers of 9ft 6in high, containers Gross., ... 40, 146gt
Containers
below decks. Displacement. 56,206tonnes
Lengths .. . 20ft; 40ft; 45h
The design is a development of a 2200TEU Lightweight. 15,728tonnes
Heights .. . 8ft 6in; 9ft Bin
arrangement, over 40 of which have been built by Deadweight, scantling 40, 146dwt
Total TEU capacity ... . 3237
China Shipbuilding (Patricia Rickmers: Significant Ships of Speed, service (90% MCR;20% sea margin) 21.60knots
on deck .. . 1817
19915), and features a double-skin hull enclosing six Bunkers
in holds .. . 1420
cargo holds, closed by 12 sets of pontoon hatch heavy oil.. 3902m'
diesel oil., ...... 117m' homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes... ... 2370
covers. The engineroom is positioned right aft with an
Water ballast. ................................. 15,167m' Reefer plugs
eight-tier superstructure above, whilst the wide, and
Fuel consumption on deck.. . 282
'squared off stern, allows space for two blocks of 40ft
containers to be stowed on the upper deck aft, where main engine only 109.70tonnes/day in holds., . 118
one of four 45tonne slim-line cranes is positioned - Classification American Bureau of Shipping, + A1(E), Complement
the other three are sited between Nos 1 and 2; 3 and 4; Container Carrier, + AMS, + ACCU, UWILD, SH Officers .. 12
Percentage of high-tensile steel Crew.. . 16
5 and 6 holds.
The total container capacity at scantling draught, used in construction 55% Bow thruster
Main engine Make.. . Kawasaki
whilst complying with SOLAS visability requirements,
is 3237TEU, including 1420 in the holds and 1817 on Design... . MAN B&W Number .. . 1
deck. All spaces are suitable for TEU/FEU boxes, Model., .. 8K80MC-C Output. ......................... 1700kW/25tonnes
except the aftermost bay on the upper deck, which Manufacturer HSD Engine Co Ltd Contract date .. ........ 1 November 2000
loads only 40ft boxes. Homogeneously loaded to Number.. .. 1 Launch/float-out date .. .12 April 2002
14tonnes, the total TEU intake is 2370, equal to a Output. 28,832kW/104rev/min Delivery date .. . 2 October 2002

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TOISA PROTEUS: offshore support vessel
with heavy-lift capability
Shipbuilder:.... Van der Giessen-de Noord BV, considerations, the wire storage drums and heave diesel oil. 1183m'
The Netherlands compensators have been located below the main deck, Waterbauast.. ...".3400m'
Vessel'sname .Toisa Proteus with roll reduction catered for by an lntering air- Classification.. ", ..."".,. Det NorskeVeritas+ lAl, EO,SF,
Hull number: 987 activated system amidships, and Frank Mohn anti-heel DYNPOSAUTRO,ERN(99.99.93)
Owner/operator:.. ,,,Toisa Ltd, pumps aft, With no immediate requirement for a Heel controlsystem ."."."." .." Framopump system
Bermuda/Sealion Shipping Ltd, UK moonpool, the necessary opening has been dosed, but Rollstabilisationequipment 2 x Interingactive roll-
Designer: ..Van der Giessen-de Noord BV, reinforcement has been built into the structure for a reductiontanks
The Netherlands 30tonne service crane to be retrofitted. Provision is Diesel-electricsystem
Model test establishmentused:"",,,,. ,MARIN, also included for a 160tonne A-frame to be added at Main engines
The Netherlands the stern. Design., ",W~rtsil~
Flag:, ,.,.".",.",.,United Kingdom The diesel-electric power system is based on the Model.. """ 9L26
Totalnumber of sister ships same package fitted to Toisa Persens,with four 2680kW Manufacturer.. . wartsua
already completed. ,,,,....,,,Nil Siemens al ternators driven by Wartsih 9L26A diesel Number , , .4
Totalnumber of sister ships engines, housed with their own switchboards in Output.., , , , .4 x 2680kW/900rev/min
still on order.. "", ..Nil separate machinery rooms forward of midships, These Alternators
drive the twin propulsion motors which supply two
Manufacturer Siemens
Rolls-Royce Aquamaster FP azimuthing thrusters aft,
Number ".. .., "" ...4
and three tunnel thrusters from Ulstein - another arm
V AN der Giessen-de Noord's ability to take a
standard hull form and adapt it to suit a particular
owner's requirements is evident from reference to a
of the Rolls-Royce stable - forward, Compared with
the prototype vessel, the azimuthing units have been
Output.. "
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..4 x 2680kW/900rev/min
upgraded to 3000kW each to meet the higher speed Manufacturer ", .

succession of Significant Ships reports describing its
successful range of to-pax ferries. Now, it is further requirement. One other change from that earlier vessel Number. , , " ...................... 2
is the assignment by the classification society, of a Output..
demonstrated by the delivery of Toisa Proteus, which
can trace its pedigree back to a pair of supply vessels slightly reduced level of redundancy (from ERN Propulsionunits
completed in 1998 (Toisa Persens: Significant Ships of 99,99,99 to 99,99,93). Manufacturer " Rolls-RoyceAquamaster
1998), With increased length, this hull was first Nurnber.. .2 x azimuthingthrusters
modified for cable laying, before fotming the basis for Pitch." .. ",..Fixed
a new design, serving as a rapid response, cable TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Output.. .. "" .. "",.2 x 3000kW/1200rev/min
maintenance vessel (Significant Ships of 1999 and 2001), Length, oa. ,.. .".,." ". ,..,.,." "" 131.70m Cargo crane
Originally intended to be a third sister of Toisa Length, bp ,..,.,." ... ,."".,.,.".,.", ..,.,,'" .",. , ,.117JOm Number.. ,." 1
Perseus,a charter requiring a larger heavy-lift capability, Breadth, moulded.. ",.,." , ,., ,., .. 22.00m Maker ,. " ""."." ",.,,""'" .Huisman-Itrec
and a more extensive working deck area suitable for Depth, moulded, to main deck .,.."",,9,50m Type" .." ..",." ..".,Mast type
West African and Gulf of Mexico operations, has Widthof double hull Performance.. " AOOtonnes/16moutreach
resulted in this new vessel having an increased length side .. "., ....."",,1.90m 200tonnes/31m outreach
of 17m, whilst a higher service speed has been bottom, ." "'" ,."".,." ,...,.",,1,50m Complement
achieved by slightly modifying the hull form (including Draught Officers.. .." ",29
the fitting of a bulbous bow), and installing more scantiing, ,.,.,.,."".6.75m Crew.. .,"', 70
powerful propulsion units, Increasing the crane size design., ...",.6.25m Bowthrusters
from 150tonnes to 400tonnes was a late decision, and Deadweight Make .".,., ..,.""." , Rolls-RoyceUlsteln
involved cutting out and replacing part of the design.. . 8750dwt Number """",3 x tunneltype
structure, and adding a new section constructed of scantling., ..,.,.,. ,.,., ..,.,.".,.,.,,' "., , ,10,OOOdwt O~p~.. , .3 x 1335kW
heavier scantlings, Gross.. Contract date ,."." "".
The crane is a Huisman-Itrec mast type, built into Speed, service, 100% MCR. .,.".14.00knots Launch/float-outdate
the starboard bulwark, aft of midships, For stability Bunkers Deliverydate ,., ..,." .., ,.,..August2002

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TROLLFJORD: Fosen adds to the
Hurtigrute IMillenniuml class
Shipbuilder Fosen Mek Verksteder alternative propulsion combinations, to suit the varying Waterballast.. . 338m'
NS, Norway needs of the voyage. Two 1200kW Brunvoll bow Fuelconsumption.. . 3Otonnes/day
(hull built at Bruces Shipyard, Sweden) thrusters are fitted to assist with the many manoeuvring Classification.. Det NorskeVeritas,
Vessel's name:. . Trol/fjord problems encountered in the enclosed waters of the + 1A1,Car FerryA, Ice 1C,
Hull number: NB-72 fjords. EO, ICS,RM,OWPK,F-CM,W1,NAUTC,
Owner/operator:. ..Troms Fylkes A total of 822 passengers can be carried in 309 RP,COMF-VC,Clean Design
Dampskibsselskap (TFDS), Norway cabins, ranging from suites and mini-suites to three-bed Rollstabilisationequipment.. Blohm+ Vossfins
Designer: Falkum Hansen Design, type C units. Public areas are positioned on decks 5, 8, Main engines
Norway/Deltamarin, Finland and 9, and feature a 215-seat dining roorn and a dining Design.. . wartsua
Model test establishment used: Marintek, terrace accommodating 118. Other eating facilities Number . 2
Norway include a snack bar, Internet cafe, verandah cafe, and Model . .. 9L32(water iniection)
Flag: Norway terrace. Conference passengers are catered for in three Output.. . 2 x 4140kW/750rev/min
Total number of sister ships rooms suitable for 16 to 192 persons, with relaxation Main engine-driven alternators
already completed . Nil possible in a selection of bars and lounges. A sauna is Make....
Total number of sister ships provided, and TV and games areas are available. Unlike Number... .2
still on order 1 its trading partner, TFDS has not opted for MES Output.
lifesaving equipment, employing only two conventional, Diesel-driven alternators
enclosed lifeboats P&S, and davit-launched liferafts. Engine make.. ..Caterpillar
OR some years now, it has been the policy of the At the time of build, it is understood that the Number... . 2
P two partners in the 'Hurtigrute', Norwegian Coastal
Voyage, to order new tonnage for the service
'Millennium' class represented the first vessels to
comply with Det Norske Veritas's new Clean Design
ModeL.
Output.. .
. 3516 DITASeries B
2 x 1901kW/1800rev/min
simultaneously. As far as the basic specification goes, class, and specifications therefore include Alternatormake.
the vessels have generally included similar facilities for comprehensive waste treatment facilities, with treated Output..
their passengers and cargo, and presented a more-or- water able to be recycled for injection into the diesel Propellers
less identical outboard appearance. In the engineroom, engines, and used for other purposes. The vessels have Make... . UlsteinAquamaster (Rolls-Royce)
however, the two owners have usually elected to offer also been built in accordance with the requirements of Number... . 2
their own solutions to the problems presented by this the DNV Comfort Class. Diameter... .... 3400/31OOmm
difficult route, notably the relatively slow operating Speed.. .750/145rev/min
speed (around 16knots), and the necessity to make as Special adaptations Contra-rotating
many as seven port-calls in a day. A further TECHNICAL PARTICULARS Cargo gear
complication is the fact that the newer vessels are Length,overalL. .................. 135.75m ; Number/type.. . Side doors, pallet lifts,car lift
increasingly been deployed on international cruises Length, bp.. 118.70m Make.. . MacGregor
where different circumstances prevail. Breadth, moulded.. 21.50m Vehicles
For Trolljjord and sister Midnatsol, TFDS has selected a Depth, moulded to main deck .. .....7.50m Totalcars approx 55
new and novel propulsion plant. This incorporates twin, Draught... .................... 4.90m Complement 74
contra-rotating, Ulstein Aquarnaster azimuthing Airdraught.. ...... 2900m Passengers.. .............max822
propellers, each of which is driven through a cardan Deadweight 1180dwt Bowthrusters
shaft by a 4140kW Wartsila W9L32 medium-speed Gross 6140gt Make. . Brunvoll
diesel engine, equipped for direct-water injection, and Speed, Number .... 2
arranged with a drive to an alternator from its free end. trial.. ... 18knots Output.. ....... 2 x 1200kW
Additional electric supply comes from two Caterpillar service .. . 14-16knots Navigationsystems and radar.. STNAtlasManne
3516 DITA Series B diesel engines driving alternators, Cargo capacity Waste disposal plant Inaccordance with
each having an ourput of 1901kWat 1800rev/min. refrigerated.. Clean Designnotation
A feature of the azimuthing propellers is that a Bunkers Contract date..
secondary connection allows them to be driven direct heavy oil.. . 288m' Launch/float-outdate.. ..10 October2001
from an electric motor, thus providing a number of diesel OIl.. . 60m' Deliverydate .14 May2002
SIGNTFICANT SHIPS OF 2002 125

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WHITCHALLENGER: first tanker project
from Turkish builder
Shipbuilder Gemak Shipyard, Turkey of 1850kW at 750rev/min which, on trials produced a Diameter... . 2900mm
Vessel's name: Whitchalfenger service speed of llknots (0.75knots in excess of Speed .. ......... 200rev/min
Hull number 023 contract). Rolls-Royce, through its Kamewa and Ulstein Main-engine driven alternator
Owner/operator John H Whitaker Group, UK divisions, has been responsible for the transmission Number 1
Designer:. .... Delta Marine package, comprising reduction gearbox, shafting and CP Make/type.. ...Leroy Somer/LSA 47.1 M6
Engineering & Trading Co, Turkey propeller, with a PTO from the gearbox driving a 296kW Output/speed 292kW/1500rev/min
Flag: ....... Isle of Man alternator. Two main, and one harbour, diesel-alternator Diesel-driven alternators
Total number of sister ships sets are fitted, the former developing 304kW each, with Number 2 x main alternators
already completed:. ....Nil the harbour set rated at 90kW. An emergency generator Engine make/type 2 x Cummins/KTA 19D(M)
Total number of sister ships equal to the harbour set is also fitted. Firefighring systems Output/speed 2 x 540bhp/1500rev/min
still on order: .. ...,.1 available include CO, for use in the engineroom, and Alternator make/type .. . 2 x Newage
foam, utilising three monitors on deck. Stamford/HCM 534C
Output.. . 2 x 304kW
HIS first tanker delivery from the Gemak Shipyard Boilers
T is now in service with Whitaker, a prominent
operator in the UK domestic oil delivery, and marine Length,oa ..
. 84.95m
Number...
Type..
.................................
. Thermal oil
1
bunkering trades. IPhi/challenger is on exclusive contract Length, bp .. . 80.80m Make... . Wanson Thermopac
to Exxonmobil Marine Fuels, working around the UK Breadth, moulded .. . 15.00m Hose-handling crane
south coast. The design features a cargo space divided Depth, moulded, to main deck ... . 8.60m Number... . 1
into 19 tanks, surrounded by a double hull providing Width of double skin Make.. . Mariner
segregated ballast compartments at the side and double side .. .................. 1.06m Type.. . Electric-hydraulic stiff-boom
bottom. The ship has been built with machinery, and bottom. .................... 1.10m/1.20m Performance .. . 900kg/18m
accommodation block, aft of the cargo spaces, and a Draught Mooring equipment
bowthruster room and forepeak forward; provision has design .. . 5.50m Number... . 2 x mooring winch/windlass,
been made for bunker tanks in the engineroom double scantling .. .................. 6.30m 2 x mooring winches
bottom, and for positioning auxiliary machinery in the Gross .................. 2958gt Make ....................... Rolls-Royce (Rauma-Brattvaag)
tweendecks above the engine. Displacement. . ........... 632Otonnes (slwl) Type.. . Low-pressure hydraulic
The 19 cargo tanks are designed for the carriage of Deadweight Cargo tanks
design. . 3630dwt Number.... . 19
oils with a maximum SG of 1.025tonne/m'. Four are
scantling .. . 4450dwt Grades .. . HFO, MDO. GO, LO
coated with a two-pack epoxy suitable for white oil
Speed, service. 100% MCR . .10.25knots Product range.. . Up to SG 1.025tonnes/m'
products such as marine diesel oil and marine gas oil,
Capacity Coated tanks. . 4 tanks: two-pack pure epoxy
whilst 11 tanks have an aluminium pure epoxy coating
liquid volume ................ 5094m' 11 tanks: aluminium pure epoxy
compatible with the carriage of black heavy fuel
Bunkers 4 tanks: uncoated
products, and four are uncoated and will be used for diesel oil.. 233m' Cargo pumps
lubricating oil. Water ballast 2198m' Number.. . .4
Each tank is equipped with one cargo hatch and one Percentage segregated ballast.. . 100% Type. . 3 x rotary; 1 x twin-screw
tank-cleaning hatch. Cargo discharge uses three Classification.. . Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Make 3 x Blackmer: 1 x Bornemann
Blackmer electrically driven rotary-sliding-vane pumps, + 100A1, Double Hull Oil Tanker, Capacity... 1 x 500m'/h; 2 x 250m'/h; 1 x 48m'/h
with speed-adjustment performed by frequency ESP,+ LMC, UMS, NAABSA Complement
converters, and one Bornemann self-priming twin-screw Main engine Officers.. . . 5
pump, all located in a cargo pumproom. Piping for the Design ... . Ma" Crew.. ...... 4
14 large tanks is laid out for in-tank blending. Two high- ModeL. ...6M25 Special rudder... Flap type
velocity pressure vacuum valves are provided for each Manufacturer... .... Caterpillar MaK Bow thruster
tank, and a vapour return line is also fitted. Tank Number. ..1 Make.. . Verhaar Omega BV
cleaning is carried out by two portable machines, each of Output. .... 1850kW/750rev/min Number.. . 1
8m' /h capacity. Gearbox Fire extinguishing system
A Whessoe 'float-type' tank level-gauging system is Make.. Rolls-Royce (Ulstein) Engineroom CO,
provided, offering a simple and reliable measuring ModeL. . 480AGSC-KP Make.. . Minimax
Number... . 1 Radars
device which operates satisfactorily when the vessel is
Output speed .. . 200rev/min Number... . 2
trading in either the cargo or bunkering modes, whilst Make Decca (Litton Marine)
telnperature measurement in all tanks except those Propeller
Models.. . 1 x ATA251/6E X-band
carrying lubricating oil, is effected by glycerine-based Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
1 x ATA253/12/E S-band
mechanical gauges. Manufacturer... . Rolls-Royce (Kamewa/Ulstein) Contract date .. . April 2000
The machinery installation is designed around an MaK Number... . ..... 1 (four blades) Launch/float-out date.. . 8 June 2002
6M25 main engine with a maximum continuous rating Pitch.. ...Controllable Delivery date .. 18 October 2002
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XIN HAl LONG: the largest hopper.
dredger ever built for China
Shipbuilder IHC Holland NV, two 3040kW/1000rev/min shaft alternators are driven. Special adaptations Operate in fixed nozzles
The Netherlands Auxiliary electrical power is derived from a Main-engine driven alternators
Vessel's name .. Xin Hai Long Caterpillar/Siemens alternator of 1020kW capacity. Number... .. 2
(New Sea Dragon) The interchangeable suction pipe dragheads are Make.. .. Siemens
Hull number. . 1225 designed to remain f1at on the river bed to retain Output 2 x 3040kW/1000rev/min
Owner/operator CHEC/Shanghai vacuum during dredging, with the Californian type Diesel-driven alternator
Waterway Bureau, used for fine sand, and the IHC type, with chisel points Number... . ......... 1
People's Republic of China and water jets, adopted for compacted soils. Two high- Engine make.. .. Caterpillar
Designer. . IHC Holland NV, efficiency IHC HRMD 121-26-60 jet pumps are Alternator make.. .. Siemens
The Netherlands installed. The dredging and navigation control systems Output. .1 x 1020kW
Flag: People's Republic of China form part of an integrated hopper control system, Mooring equipment
Total number of sister ships capable of operation from a number of positions in Number. 2 x windlass; 1 x capstan
already completed Nil the ship, including the dredge operator's, and Make.. . Brusselle Marine Industries
Total number of sister ships navigation consoles in the wheelhouse. DP /DT Type.. .. Hydraulic
still on order:. .. Nil (dynamic positioning/dynamic tracking) systems, Dredging equipment
ECDIS, and a new IHC system - named Dredge Track Dredge pumps
Presentation - assist with navigation. Make... . IHC
HIS twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredger
T has been designed to work on the 6300krn long
Yangrze River, and has a maximum loaded capacity of TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Number..
Type
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2 x HRMD 242-51-120
2
Output. dredging 2 x 2200kW/181rev/min

almost 19,000tonnes at a 9m draught, carried in a Length. oa 152.50m
Output. pumping 2 x 6550kW/289rev/min
single-decked hull with forecastle, on which the Length. bp.. . 140.00m
Jet pumps
wheelhouse and accommodation block is fitted. The Breadth. moulded 27.00m
Make... .. IHC
main machinery is installed aft, and the two 1200mm Depth, moulded.. .... 10AOm
Number... . 2
diameter trailing suction pipes operate P&S, from just Gross .
Type 2 x HRMD 121-26-60
aft of midships, and can work to depths between Deadweight (dredging rnark).. .. 18.978dwt
Output.. 2 x 1320kW
35m/45m. Draught (dredging mark) 9.00m
Complement.. 50
The hopper is open at the top and fearures coamings, 'Dredging depth 35m-45m
Special rudders
and a full-length splash screen, fore and aft. Speed. loaded 16.00knots
Make Barkemeyer
Hydraulically-operated overflow pipes, controlled by Hopper capacity... .. 12.888m'
Bunkers Number 2 x 15.04m'
the dredgemaster from the wheelhouse, are provided,
heavy oil., .. 1870m' Type.. .. Free-hanging flap type
and high-pressure water jets can be directed into the
diesel oil. 470m' Bow thrusters
hopper to assist f1uidisationduring discharge. This is
effected either through the drop doors in the hopper Classification.. .. Bureau Veritas 1 3/3 E. Hopper Make.. ............................................Lips
bottom, over the bow using a coupling to a floating Dredger Deep Sea. AUT-MS Number... . 2
hose, or by 'rainbowing' through a bow nozzle. The Main engines Output.. ............. 2 x 650kW
buoyancy spaces on both sides of the hopper are Design Wartsila-Sulzer Bridge control system
arranged to carry fuel bunkers sufficient for 30 days ModeL. . 12ZA40S Make.. . Imtech Marine
continuous service. Manufacturer . .................. Wartsila-Sutzer Fire detection system
Xin Hai Long features an automated engineroom with Number... ....... 2 Make Servoteknikk
two Warrsilii-Sulzer 12ZA40S main engines, each Output. ..... 2 x 9000kW/510rev/min Fire extinguishing system
developing 9000kW at 510rev/min. From the front- Gearboxes Fixed CO,
end of each engine, a shaft extension with flexible Make Flender Make Ajax Fire Protection
coupling connects through a two-speed reduction Number... . . ...... .4 Radars
gearbox fitted with a toothed coupling to a dredge (2 x propulsion; 2 x dredge pump) Number/type.. . 2/JMA-9252-6CA
pump, installed POrt and starboard in the pumproom, Type Lohmann & Stolterfoht reduction gears Make Japan Radio Co
abaft the hopper. These pumps are of the IHC HRMD and couplings Other navigation systems
242-51-120 double-wall type,with a pump shaft power Propellers Suppliers Japan Radio Co/Yokogawa and others
of 2200kW when trailing, and 6550kW when pumping Manufacturer ... . Lips Types SMIDS; DP/DT system; GPS/GLONASS
ashore. Number... . 2 posltioninq systems
From the aft end of the engines, the shaft lines to Pitch.. .. Controllable Contract date 15 November 1999
twin Lips CP propellers incorporate flexible couplings, Diameter ... . .... 4600mm Launch/float-out date.. ...........24 June 2002
and pass through reduction gearboxes from which the Speed .. Delivery date.. .. 15 November 2002

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