SIGNIFICANT INTRODUCTION

AGIOS ANASTASIOS 52,000dwt bulk carrier

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SHIPS OF 2001 APL VENEZUELA new 3108TEU container ship series

ATLANTIC GUARDIAN cable maintenance vessel
BELISAIRE 12,680dwt IMO Type II tanker
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Compiler: BERTORA 100,000dwt shuttle tanker 14
John Lingwood, MRINA BITHIA ferry for Italian domestic services 16
Editor: BRITISH ENERGY 35,700dwt crude/products tanker 18
Tim Knaggs CAPE DARBY heavy-lift multi-purpose cargo ship 20
CEDAR ARROW 47,818dwt Gearbulk bulker from Gdansk 22
Assistant Editor:
Cheryl Saponia, BA Hons CHINA STEEL EXCELLENCE Dunkirk-max bulk carrier 24
CMA CGM BALZAC Hanjin's post-Panamax container ship 27
Production Manager: CSCL GENOA Gdynia's 8200-series container ship 29
Sandy Defraine
DEWI LAKSMI 8900dwt geared multi-purpose vessel 32
Group Advertisement Manager: ESPERANZA DEL MAR hospital ship for Spanish fishing fleet 35
Debbi Bonner EUROPEAN AMBASSADOR ro-ro ferry for Irish Sea routes 37
FALESIA 4500dwt chemical tanker 40
Advertisement Consultant:
John Labdon FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA high-speed ferry for
Balearics service 43
Advertisement Production Manager: GOLFO DEI CORALLI new ro-pax design 46
Sarah Helm, BA Hons
GRAN CANARIA CAR 3150dwt car-carrier for Spanish owner 48
Marketing: HAM 318 jumbo trailer suction hopper dredger 51
Adelaide Proctor HEBRIDES ro-ro ferry for Scottish Western Isles 54
Publisher: ISOLA BLU 25,000dwt chemical tanker 56
Mark J Staunton-Lambert JAEGER ARROW innovative forest-products/bitumen carrier 58
KNIGHT cable layer/maintenance ship 60
Published by: KOHYOHSAN 172,000dwt bulker with Ax-bow 62
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OLYMPIA PALACE ro-ro ferry for Greece-Italy service 80
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PRIDE OF ROTTERDAM ro-ro ferry for UK-Netherlands route 85
PROMETHEUS ro-ro ferry for Greece-Italy service 87
RADIANCE OF THE SEAS cruise ship with COGES power plant 91
SAGE SAGITTARIUS 105,000dwt self-unloading coal carrier 93
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SCOT MARINER 3317dwt timber carrier for UK-Baltic trade 98
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SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 200 I
 SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2001
NCE again, The Royal Institution of Naval less configuration utilising a complete over- Notes
O Architects' annual Significant
review provides an opportunity to present a
Ships deck cover, and a specially designed cargo
handling system. The fact that the vessel also
In the tables which form part of each ship
description, all dimensions, also deadweight
selection of the past year's shipbuilding output, has tanks for the carriage of bitumen in bulk is and displacement tonnages, are metric,
unless otherwise stated. Machinery powers
and to consider the changes and developments an intriguing bonus. Another option in this
have been specified as 'bhp' or 'kW' in
which have occurred during 2001. In the case trade comes from Japan where Trans Future 3 accordance with information received from
of ferries, the emphasis continues to be on serves both as a pure vehicle carrier, and, using the shipbuilder or owner. Emergency
speed, with most owners apparently still trailers, as a forest product transporter. alternators are not normally included in the
favouring the 'conventional' ship format to Reference has been made in previous issues number of alternators. When a dash ( - ) has
satisfy their requirements. Interestingly, and of Significant Ships to the many ways in which been included against an item, this generally
perhaps reflecting the now perceived the unique offshore supply vessel layout denotes lack of information, but where it is
vulnerability to damage of access through the offering a long aft working deck, has been known that features have not been included,
this is indicated by 'nil'. The number of sister
bow, an increasing number of the designs have adapted for other uses. Examples of this ships completed or on order does not
featured stem-only loading: a concept not open development appear this year, satisfying the include the ship presented. Some ships
to all operators, of course. requirements of the rapidly expanding cable shown as 'on order' may have been
Higher speed means higher powered engines laying and maintenance industries. As the delivered by the time this publication
and an optimised ship shape, and the reports demands of electronic communication, using appears.
included in Significant Ships of 2001 fibre-optic cable, continue to rise - every Further information on certain vessels
demonstrate the particular attention necessarily included in Significant Ships of 2001 can be
moment these are out of action costs the
found in the following editions of The Royal
paid by shipbuilders to hull form, especially of telecommunications industry a fortune, so does Institution of Naval Architects' publication
the aft body, and propellers, with patented the need for fast-transit repair vessels. The The Naval Architect:
methods for improving propulsive efficiency a OSV concept will undoubtedly continue to
feature. Of continued interest is the answer that specialist need into the future. Esperanza del Mar November 2001
development of podded-propulsion, and its Another specialist is a first for Significant European Ambassador April 2001
application to ferries is noted with the first Ships, the hospital and support ship Esperanza Falesia November 2001
fitting of the Siemens-Schottel system to this Hebrides May 2001
del Mar. This has been built to satisfy not only
class of vessel, described with Nils Holgersson. Kohyohsan October 2001
the medical needs of the fishermen on board the Mega Express April 2001
Another factor of increasing relevance to ferry ocean-going Spanish fishing fleet, but also, by Nils Holgersson September 2001
design is enhanced passenger comfort, and making use of on-board workshops and repair Nora February 2002
reference to some of our examples as 'cruise- facilities, capable of carrying out essential Pride of Rotterdam/Pride of Hull
ferries' recognises the high standards of maintenance on their vessels. February 2002
accommodation and facilities now demanded This year we have also been able to highlight Prometheus June 2001
by travellers, even on short-sea routes. Radiance of the Seas May 2001
a self-discharging collier, ajumbo dredger, and
Despite suggestions of over-capacity, SeaFrance Rodin February or March 2002
a VLCC with an interesting, and fully (planned)
container ships continue to enter service in redundant, propulsion system. That there is
profusion, with the larger examples still Sorolla July/August 2001
still opportunity for refinement of bow shapes Stena Victory/Stena Vision June 2001
exhibiting their designers' ability to fit more Viking Europe November 2001
is illustrated with NKK's Ax-bow, as fitted to
boxes within virtually fixed dimensional
the bulk carrier Kohyohsan, whilst the
parameters. The 'numbers game' is also still a Shorter articles, or information amongst
continued availability of 'conventional' bulkers
prime consideration for the medium- and small- longer articles or features, on the following
sized feeder vessels, but here, at least, there is and tankers is also recorded.
ships have also appeared in The Naval
often an additional requirement for some form For the information required to produce this Architect
of diversification. Innovative designs from report, thanks go, as always, to the
Polish and Chinese shipyards, mostly for shipbuilders, engine builders, designers, and CSCL Genoa July/August 2001
German-based owners specialising in building owners. They have all given valuable time to Federico Garcia Lorca September 2001
for the charter market, contin ue to be of provide the data, photographs, and drawings Isola Blu November 2001
interest, offering, as many do, stowage for essential to Significant Ships' success. To this Jaeger Arrow February 2001
break-bulk and project cargoes, as well as list must be added the professional marine Knight June 2001
photographers who have also supplied material. Normand Cutter January 2001
heavy-lift facilities. Scot Mariner May 2001
Safe carriage of forest products continues to Super-fast Levante July/August 2001
exercise the minds of operators in that trade, John Lingwood, MRINA Tycom Reliance January 2001
and Jaeger Arrow provides, arguably, the most Sunderland Ulysses February 2001
significant design of 200 I with a hatchcover- January 2002 Westermoor July/August 2001

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AGIOS ANASTASIOS: Handymax bulker
from Sanoyas
Shipbuilder: . . Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp, The main engine is a Diesel United-Sulzer 6RTA48T- Output.. .....3 x 650kW/900rev/min
Japan B unit developing 8738kW at 127rev/rnin, driving a Boiler
Vessel's name: Agios Anastasios 5900mm diameter FP propeller. Allowing a 15% sea Number. .....1
Hull number: 1184 margin and operating at 85% MCR, service speed is Type. . Composite
Owner/operator: -/Levant Maritime 14.8knots. Three Daihatsu/Nishishiba 650kW Make.. . . Osaka Boiler
International, Greece alternators are fitted, and a composite boiler satisfies Output
Designer:. Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp, steam requirements. The installation complies with the oil side.. . 1000kg/h
Japan American Bureau of Shipping ACCU unmanned exhaust gas. .....950kg/h
Flag Bahamas engineroom notation. Total complement is 25, Cargo cranes
Total number of sister accommodated in single cabins in a six-tier deckhouse. Number 3 x single; 1 x twin
ships already completed: ............3 Make/type.. . Tsuji/electric-hydraulic
Total number of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Capacity 3 x 3Otonne/25m/min;
ships still on order: ...3 Length. oa.. tss.sorn 1 x twin - 2 x 3Otonne/25m/min
Length. bp . 182.00m Mooringequipment
Note: Illustration shows sister vessel Breadth, moulded. . 32.26m Number.. . 2 x mooringwinch/windlass;
Agios Andreas. Depth. moulded to main deck... 17.1Om 2 x mooring winch
Gross 29,499gt Make .......................................................Kawasaki
ANOYAS already has a substantial reference list
S covering bulk carriers in the 46,000/ 48,000dwt
range, and bas recognized a further demand for vessels
Deadweight
design.. . 45,108dwt
Type..
Hatch covers
. Electric-hydraulic

scantling 52,068dwt Make.. . ..MacGregor-Kayaba

of this, so called, Handymax size. Agios Anastasios is Draught Type .weathertight foldingpairs
one of a series ordered by Levant Maritime to a design. 1O.75m Ballastcontrol system
recently developed design, which offers increased hold scantling.. .12.00m
capacity and deadweight, together with improved Make Misuzu
Speed, service 85% MCR,15% sea margin 14.80knots Type Localremote control
propulsive performance and, consequently, better fuel Cargo capacity
consumption, when compared with many other similar Complement
bale. . 64,545m' Officers.. .... 10
vessels. grain .. . 66,597m'
Built with a Panamax beam, although considerably Crew. ..15
Bunkers Rooms. .....Single
shorter than is the norm for most bulkers of this rype- heavy oil ..............................2268m'
designation, this new class has a capacity on scantling Firedetection system
diesel oil ........318m' Make... ...................KawasakiSafetyService
draught of 52,OOOdwt.A conventional single-skin hull ..14,527m'
configuration has been adopted, with top and bottom Water ballast Type. ................Smoke tube
wing ballast tanks enhancing self-trimming Fuel consumption Fireextinguishingsystems
characteristics, and assisting with grab discharge of main engine only.. . ..30.Honnes/day Cargo holds CO,
coal and other bulk cargoes. Four grabs are included in auxiliaries.. . 1.8tonnes/day Make KawasakiSafetyService
the equipment, stowed alongside the cranes when not Classification American Bureau of Shipping Engineroom CO,; High-expansionfoam
in use. Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction "" 68%
Radars
Agios .Anastasios is self-sustaining with her five holds, Number. . 2
served by an outfit of Tsuji electric-hydraulic deck Main engine
Design Sulzer Make. . Furuno
cranes. This is comprised of three single units which Models... ... . 1 x FAR-2835SW-7AF;
provide coverage over all holds, plus a twin-crane Model.. . 6RTA48T-B
Manufacturer. ..Diesel United 1 x FAR-2825W-4A
positioned between Nos 3 and 4 bolds. The latter gives Satellitenavigationsystems
additional capacity in either single or twin mode at Number. 1
Output.. ......8738kW/127rev/min Make. . Furuno
these midship compartments. Model. . GP-80
As single units, each crane lifts 30tonnes at 25m/ min Propeller
Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Waste disposal plant
(without grabs), whilst working as a pair, 60tonnes can
be bandied. This arrangement allows beavy cargoes Manufacturer.. . Nakashima PropellerCo Ltd Incinerator
such as hot-rolled steel coils and pipes to be loaded, Number. . 1 Make. ...... Sunflame
making use of hatches more than 20m long, closed by Pitch.. . Fixed Model. ...... OSV-360SAI
MacGregor-Kayaba weathertight folding steel covers Diameter.. 5900mm Sewage plant
that stow in pairs at each end of tbe hatch. The design Speed. . 127rev/mln Make.. . ToikoKika
also caters for the carriage of dangerous cargoes, and Diesel-driven alternators Model.. ...... SBT-40
the holds are fitted with a mecbanical ventilation Number. .....3 Contract date ..
system, CO, fire extinguishing, and smoke-tube fire Engine make. ......Daihatsu Launch date ... . 2000
detection. Alternatormake/type.. . Nishishiba Deliverydate. ..9 January 2001

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APL VENEZUELA: new container ship
series for German operator
Shipbuilder: Stocznia Szczecinska SA, Poland are installed - two producing 1000kW each, and two sized Type.. . ..Mission OC model 4000
Vessel's name APL Venezuela for 1200kW, to satisfy me demands of me reefer Make Aalborg
Output 3200kg/h oil fired; 2700kg/h exhaust gas
Hull number: B178-1/1 connections and a 1200kW /331 rev/min bow thruster.
Mooring equipment
Owner/operator: Peter DOhie GmbH, The Simplex-Mariner type rudder is operated by an
Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
Germany/APL Ltd, USA Ulstein-Frydenbo steering gear which has a high turning 4 x mooring winch
Designer: . ...Stocznia Szczecinska SA, Poland angle of 70deg, although this capability is only available at Make.. .. Towimor
Flag: .. Antigua & Barbuda manoeuvring speeds and is automatically locked-out Type Electric
Total number of sister above 10knots. Anti-heel tanks are positioned between Hatch covers
Designer . MacGregor
ships already completed: ...Nil holds 3 and 4, and second-order moment compensators
Manufacturers Fugo, Zremb, (Poland)
Total number of sister are fitted to control vibration in the tweendeck right aft. Type Lift-away pontoons
ships still on order: 14 Containers
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS lengths .... .. 20ft, 40ft. plus 45ft,
length, oa 220.50m 49ft, on deck
length, bp . .. 210.20m Cell guides . .. ..... Holds
HE fruitful
T combination of Polish
building for German owners specialising in the liner-
charter trades continues with this new B-178 series from
shipyards
Breadth, moulded
Depth, moulded to main deck
Width of double skin
.. 32.24m
18. 70m
TEU capacity
holds .. . 1408
on deck 1700
Szczecinska. This extends a successful range of similar side.. . 1.97m
Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes 2250
bottom. .. 1.73m
designs from the company, some already featured in Reefer plugs. .. 500
Gross. . 35,645gt
Significant Ships repons, for example, CCNJ Al1gol in our Displacement. .. 57 ,251 tonnes Heights. ....8ft 6in; 9ft 6in
1998 edition. APL Vene'(!telais the first of 15 vessels, and Lightweight 15,041 tonnes Tiers/across
Deadweight deck .. .. 7/13max
with her two immediate sisters will operate on a charter
design ....................................... 32,209dwt holds 8/11 max
which does not require cargo gear. Nevertheless, other scantling. .. ... 42,21 Odwt Complement
ships in the class will be fitted with cranes, and a facility Draught Officers 10
to retrofit this earlier trio with three slim cranes - each design .. . 10.50m Crew .. . 14 + 6 Suez
rated at 45tonnes swl at 27.5m outreach, or 40tonnes at scantling (freeboard) ... . .12.45m Pilot. . 1
Speed, service at 87.5% MCR .. .. ...... 22.04knots Spare 1
30.5m, positioned between holds 1/2; 3/4 and 5/6 - is Cargo capacity Cabins 25 x single; 1 x 6
built into the structure. Tank testing was carrired out at bale . . .56,930m'
Bow thruster
CTO, Gdansk. grain. ....... 64,196m'
Make ABB-Zamech
Bunkers
The B-178 is designed with excessive freeboard and has Numbm 1
heavy oil ........... .4357m'
a double-skin hull containing six cargo holds fitted with diesel oil . .. 287m' Output 1200kW/331 rev/min
cell guides suitable for 20/40ft containers, with 45/49ft Water ballast.. ............................ 15,348m' Bridge control system
units also carried on deck. No 1 hold is accessed through Fuel consumption Make Meramont
main engine only. . 99tonnes/day Type UCN 41
a long forecastle partly covered by a shelter/breakwater,
auxiliaries 19.50tonnes/day One man operation yes
and is arranged to carry dangerous cargoes of class 1.1 to Classification Germanischer Lloyd + 100A5 Container Fire detection system
1.5, with classes 1.4, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and S allowed in holds Ship, IW, NAV-O, SOlAS 11-2,Reg 54, Make Scana Servoteknikk
Nos 2, 3, 4 and 5. R3D, +MC, AUT Type Debeg 8304
Percentage of high-tensile Fire extinguishing systems
Of particular note are the stoppers fitted to the cell steel used in construction.. ...approx 40%
guides 5.25m above the tank top in holds 2 to 5, which No 1 hold .. . Water spray; CO,
Heel control system.... .. Frank Mohn pumps
Remainder .. .............. CO,
allow break-bulk cargo to be loaded below 40ft Main engine
Design. .. . .. MAN B&W Make .................................. Unitor
containers, and the large refrigerated container capacity Cabins ............................ Water
Model.. .. .. .7K80MC-C
available: 300 units on deck and 200 in holds 2, 3, 4 and 5. Manufacturer H Cegielski Make ................................ Shipbuilder
A rweendeck is arranged in the side tanks P&S Number. .. 1 Radars
providing pipe/ cable ducts and access passages. At the aft Output.. 26,270kW/104rev/min Number ...... 2
Propeller Make STN Atlas
end, this forms a full deck with store rooms, hobby room,
Material.. . Cualion Models Radarpilot Atlas 1006/ARPA
and accommodation for a Suez Canal crew. The Manufacturer Mecklenburger Metallguss (1 x 2B8X-band; 1 x 3B14S-band)
engineroom is posirioned forward of the eight-tier Number. . 1 Satellite navigation systems
superstructure (which is built with a void between level 7 Pitch... . Fixed Make STN Atlas
Diameter .7 420mm Models. .. ........ 2 x Debeg 4400B
and the wheelhouse in order to give visibility over the
Speed 104rev/mln
containers); this leaves free deck over the main engine for Other navigation systems
Diesel-driven alternators
Make Transas Navi-Sailor
maintenance access and additional cargo space. A notable Number .... .. 4 (2+2)
Model 2 x NS2400 electronic chart
feature is the inclusion of large back-stay brackets aft of Engine make/type 2 x MAN B&W 5l28/32H,
Waste disposal plant
2 x MAN B&W 6l28/32H
the very short super structure to limit vibrations. Alternator make/type van Kaick/2 x Incinerator.. . Teamtec GS500C
The propulsion unit is an MAN B&W 7KSOMC-C unit DSG·99M 1-1 0; Waste compactor Vesconavy 8251
2 x DSG·99l HO Waste shredder/compactor Vesconavy 526
built by Polish licensee H Cegielski and rated at
Output. ...... 2 x 1000kW/720rev/min; Sewage plant. Hamworthy ST3A
26,270kW when running at 104rev/min. Operating at Contract date ..
2 x 1199.2kW/720rev/min
87.5% MCR, it gives a service speed of 22.04knots. Four Boilers launch/floatout date 5 May 2001
Cegielski-MAN B&W Ivan Kaick diesel-alternator sets Number. .................................... 1 x composite Delivery date 3 September 2001

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ATLANTIC GUARDIAN: Dutch·built cable
maintenance vessel
Shipbuilder: Van der Giessen-de a 30knot side wind, and 1knot current coincident on the Manufacturer.. . . .wartsua
Noord BV, The Netherlands beam. Thus a dynamic positioning system including Number.. . 3
Vessel's name Atlantic Guardian sensors, reference systems complying with the DP(AA) Output. . 3 x 2780kW/900rev/min
Hull number: 986 notation, portable control unit, taut wire, transducers, Alternators
Owner/operator: .....Global Marine Systems Ltd, stabilised bottom pro filer, and motion reference unit, Make/type . ... ABB/AMG 071OL08
UK has been installed. Operating modes provided are Number.. . 3
Designer: ........ Van der Giessen-de standby, manual/joystick, mixed auto/manual, auto Output .. " 3 x 2690kW/900rev/min
Noord BV, The Netherlands heading and track, automatic station keeping, follow Propulsion units
target, and cable tension control via computerised cable Manufacturer.
Flag: UK ...... Lips BV
machinery. Number ..
Total number of sister . . 2 x fully azimuthing.
Contributing to the DP system are two Lips L-type
ships already completed: ............ NiI independently controllable azimuthing propulsion
Pitch.. .. ..Controllable
Total number of sister Output. .....2 x 2200kW/720rev/min
thrusters with CP propellers, operating in high
ships still on order: . ....... Nil efficiency nozzles fitted under a pram-stern, and three Diesel-driven alternator
constant speed CP lateral bow thrusters. All are Number. ..1
supplied from a high voltage diesel-electric power Engine make/type.. . .. Caterpillar/3508B Di-Ta

Two years ago Van der Giessen delivered the cable

layer Bold Endeavour to Global Marine - formerly
Cable & Wireless - (Significant Ships of 1999) basing the
installation using three ABB 2690kW alternators driven
by Wiirtsilii9L26A diesel engines. A Flume passive tank
stabilising system is fitted to reduce roll.
Alternator make/type
Output.. .
Mooring equipment
Caterpillar/SR4
968kW/1800rev/min

design on that of an offshore supply vessel in its Number.. 2 x mooring winch/windlass, 2 x capstan
portfolio. For this second vessel - primarily required PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type.. ....Electric
for rapid response cable maintenance and repair work, Length,oa .. ........102.13m Cable tanks
ROV operation, buoy deployment, and retrieval in Length. bp .. ...85.95m Number .......................................2 x 425m'; 2 x 110m'
water depths up to 5000m, within the areas covered by Breadth, moulded .. .....18.00m Cable size ..................................... 10/70mm diam
the Atlantic Cable Maintenance Agreement - it has Depth, moulded Complement
moved away from the OSV configuration to introduce to main deck (No 3) .....8.30m Officers .. ..24
a flush-decked layout, surmounted by an almost to work (freeboard) deck (No 4) 11.80m Crew .. 21
symmetrical centre castle measuring three quarters of Gross. . 7172gt Cabins .. 29 single; 8 double
the length of the ship, evenly spread amidships. Deadweight Bow thrusters
The now standard over-the-stern working concept is design draught.. .....3250dwt Make. ............ Lips BV
retained, however, utilising two 3m diameter cable scantling draught. .....3600dwt Number ............... 3
laying/ repair sheaves, and a plough towing sheave, Draught Output. ....3 x 900kW
supported by a 10tonne 'A-frame' for buoy handling, design. 5.75m Fire extinguishing systems
and cranage for ROV operation. The main working scantling .. . ~OOm Engineroom ... . CO,
area is on deck No 4, covered by the centre castle and Speed
equipped with two 4m diamater/28tonne cable-drum Make .. . Hi-Safe
maximum
engines and two, four-wheel-pair draw off/hold back Radars
economic .. ....................................... 12knots
engines and diverters. Twin two-wheel-pair cable service with 15% sea margin 14.40knots
Number. . 2
transporters are also installed, with all the cable Make .. . Kelvin Hughes
Bollard pull approx 60tonnes
handling machinery (which was supplied by Dowty) Models. . Nucleus II
Cargo capacity, cables. . 1070m'
operated by built-on hydraulic powet packs.
Bunkers.. ..1150m' Waste disposal plant
Two gantry crane systems serve an area of 950m2,
with another 400m' of open space available aft where 2 Water ballast.. 1200m' Incinerator
x l Oronne tugger winches are fitted. Storerooms and stabuser tank .. . 275m' Make TeamTec-Golar
workshops are provided at the sides of cleck 4 and the Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100A1, Model. .. . OG5400C
main deck (No 3), below which til ere are two 425m3 LMC. UMS, DP(AA), CG (aft cranes Sewage plant
cable tanks and two 110m3 spare tanks. A cable and 'A-frame')
Make .. ..... Salzkotten
equipment hold (600m3) is arranged in the stern with Roll stabilisation equipment.. . Flume tank
Model .. . KSA-5-28
additional storage in a 300m' hold forward. Uniform Diesel electric system
loading on the open work deck is 5tannes/ rn'. Main engines Contract date 28 July 2000
Atlantic Guardia» has been designed for a high transit Design .. . wartsua Launch/float out date .27 July 2001
speed, and an ability to keep position in sea state 6 with Model .. . 9L26A Delivery date.

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10 SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2001

 BELISAIRE: Dutch·built Type II tanker
Shipbuilder: ...... Royal Niestern Sander BV, The radius, ready for use during ship cargo transfer Make.. . Van Kaick
Netherlands operations. Output.. ... 750kW/1800rev/min
Vessel's name: Belisaire The main engine is an MaK 8M32C developing Diesel-driven alternators
Hull number: 813 3840kW at 600rev/min full power. A Vulkan Rato Number .. . 3
Owner/operator: Petromarine SA, France coupling connects with a Metso (Valmet) reduction Engine make/type .. ...2 x Caterpillar 3412DI-TA
Designer: Conoship International BV/Royal gearbox with a PTO to a 750kW /1800rev/min 1 x Caterpillar 3408DI-TA
Niestern Sander BV, The Netherlands alternator. This can be used 'in reverse' as a drive motor Alternator make .................................Van Kaick
Flag: France for emergencYJropulsion when the main engine clutch Output .. . 2 x 570kW/1800rev/min
Total number of sister is disconnecte . This allows a service speed of around 1 x 370kW/1800rev/min
ships already completed: Nil 7knots to be attained. Electrical power is also derived Thermal oil system
Total number of sister from one 370kW and two 570kW diesel-alternator sets. Boilers 1 x exhaust-gas economiser
ships still on order: - A high-efficiency flap-type rudder and a 500kW bow 1 x Wiesloch oil fired
thruster are also fitted. Output 1 x 675kW; 1 x 2750kW
Hose-handling crane
Number
HIS is the third oil/ chemical tanker to be built for PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
T Petromarine by the Niestern shipyard (which was
awarded the prestigious title 'Royal' this year on
Length.oa ..
Length. bp. ..
.. 129.95m
124.30m
Make/type
Capacity.. ..
Acta electric-hydraulic
5tonnes/14m radius
Mooring equipment
reaching its centenary), and another larger capacity Breadth. moulded .. .................................20.00m
Number 2 x mooring winch/Windlass;
vessel is currently under construction. With a beam Depth. moulded .. .............9.75m
2 x mooring winch
restriction of 16.00m in the Eemskanaal, Belisaire was Gross .........7093gt
Make SEC
built in pre-outfitted sections at the shipyard, and these Deadweight.. .........12,680dwt
Type.. .. Electric-hydraulic
were then taken downstream by barge for assembly in Draught,
Cargo tanks
a floating dock outside the Delfzijllock system. Since slwl. .. .7.59m
Number ..
1996, this has been the yard's standard procedure, so design. .. 6.50m
Grades
thatit can compete for contracts involving 'wide' ships. Speed, service at 90% MCR, design draught 13.80knots
Product range Oil/chemical products IMO type II
The vessel is a double-hull oil and chemical tanker, Cargo capacity (100%). .. 12,640m'
Coated tanks Sigma Phenguard epoxy
designed to carry IMO Type II products with a flash slop tank.. . 398m'
Stainless steel... .......316L piping
Bunkers
point below 60°C in six pairs of centrally divided cargo Cargo pumps
heavy oil. .. 500m'
tanks. With side and bottom structure contained within Number.. 12 + 1 slop, 1 emergency
gas oil.. . .120m'
the double hull, external upper deck stiffening and Water ballast . 5217m' Type.. . Hydraulic submerged
troughed longitudinal and transverse bulkheads, the Washing water.. .280m' Make. ...... Framo
tanks have flush interiors for optimum cleaning. Classification ....Bureau Veritas I, +HULL, +MACH, -Boiler, Capacity ....... 12 x SD150 300m'/h; 1 x SD100 80m'/h;
A 300m'/h Framo SD150 deepwell pump is fitted in Oil Tanker/Chemical Tanker, Unrestricted 1 x TK80/-
each tank, giving a maximum discharge rate of Navigation, AUT-PORT,AUT-UMS, ESP, Cargo control system
1800m'/h with six pumps running, and filling is SYS-NEQ-l, AVM-APS, IG Make.. .............wouter Witzel valves; Danfoss
accomplished at 800m' /h for each tank pair. Six cargo Main engine hydraulic actuators; Auxitrol
segregations can be handled through a piping system Design.... . MaK monitoring and alarm systems
executed in 316L stairiless steel and utilising remotely Model.. .. 8M32C Complement
operated valves. The cargo pumps include a stripping Manufacturer ; MaK Total.. . 15
system with the operation enhanced by a 100mm slope Number 1 Special rudder Bot flap-type
to the centreline of the tank bottom. Output 3840kW/600rev/min MCR Bow thruster
Cargo is heated to 65°C by means of secondary Gearbox Make .. Schottel
thermal oil in a stainless steel deck heater at each tank, Make .. . Metso(Valmet) Number 1 x fixed pitch,
and tank washing uses rwo fixed Toftejorg tank Model. frequency controlled
washing machines in each tank. Two portable machines Number. . 1 Output. . 500kW
are also available.A Smit Gas nitrogen generator in the Output speed 165rev/min Fire extinguishing systems
engineroom can supply 825m' /h to a storage tank on Propeller CO,., ........Engineroom; separator room; boiler
deck for use when cargo-padding or pipeline purging. Manufacturer .Rolls-Royce Kamewa room; heat exchanger room; galley
Facilities available to each cargo tank, and the 398m' Number .. . 1 Sprinkler Steering gear; paintstore; emergency
slop tank, include radar-type sounding, and Pitch. . Controllable generator room
temperature and pressure sensing, with high-level Diameter .. . 3800mm Foam Cargo area
alarms at 95% and 98% capacity. All sensors are Speed Sewage plant
connected to a monitoring computer in the cargo normal mode.. . 165rev/min Make Hamworthy
control room. A 5tonne swl hydraulic hose-handling emergency mode.. . 110rev/min Contract date 8 February 2000
crane is positioned at the manifold and three Main engine-driven alternator/emergency propulsion motor Launch/floatout date.. .. 1 August 2001
Yokohama-type fenders are stowed on deck within its Numb~. ..1 Delivery date. ..30 October 2001

SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2001 II

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BERTORA: Samsung-built shuttle tanker
Shipbuilder: Sarnsung Heavy Industries Assisting with manoeuvring and station-keeping Diesel-driven alternators
Co Ltd, Korea requirements are a pair of Brunvoll tunnel-type Number.. ......4
Vessel's name: Bertora thrusters (2200kW forward and 1400kW aft), and a Engine make/type. . .Daihatsu/-
Hull number: 1313 retractable azimuthing unit of 2200kW at the bow. Also Alternatormake/type Nishishiba/-
Owner/operator: Bergshav Management NS, contributing to these operations are a CP propeller and Output. .4 x 2400kW
Norway a Schilling rudder. A feature of the design is the Boilers
Designer: ......Samsung Heavy Industries inclusion of emergency towing arrangements at the aft Number.. ........... 1 x auxiliary
Co Ltd, Korea end of the hull. 1 x cornposite
Flag: .......Baharnas Korean combine HSD Diesel has supplied the MAN Make. . Aalborg
Total number of sister B&W 7S60MC main engine which develops 19,460bhp Output: ..............................................1 x 25tonnes/h
ships already completed: (MCR) at 105rev/ min and which can sustain a service 1 x 1.2tonnes/h
Total number of sister speed of 14.5knots at the design draught when Hose-handlingcranes
ships still on order: operating at an NCR of 17,510bhp (90%MCR) and Make... ......Samsung-Dreggen
allowing a sea margin of 15%. Electrical requirements Cargo tanks
are served by four Daihatsu/Nishishiba 2400kW diesel- Number. .. 12 plus slops
INCE the first delivery in 1993, Samsung has alternator sets, with steam provided by an auxiliary, and Grades .. .. 2
S extended its portfolio of specialised shuttle tanker
designs to include at least seven vessels intended
a composite boiler, rated at 25tonnes/h
1.2tonnes/h respectively.
and Cargo pumps
Number.. .. 4
principally for service in North Sea/North Atlantic Make.... ................ Hamworthy-KSE
waters. The newest, Bertora, is built to the requirements PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type. .. .........Verticalcentrifugal,electric
of Norwegian operator Navion AS, and to a Norske Length.overall.. . 23900m Capacity.. ............................ ..4 x 2000m'/h
Veritas classification. This includes references to the Length, bp .. .. 223.00m Cargo controlsystem
NAUTICUS (newbuilding) and CSA-1(25) notations, as Breadth, moulded. .. .42.00m Make. .. Scana Korea
well as covering this classification society's dynamic Depth, moulded. .. 21.30m Type... ..HydrauliC
position DYNPOS-AUTR requirements, and the Gross .. . .56,756gt Complement
equivalent IMO DP Class 2 standard. Deadweight.. . 100,257dwt Total.. . .... .26
Bertora is a single-deck vessel, based on Samsung's Draught.. ................15.10m Suez crew . .... .4
conventional Aframax tanker design, with a double-hull Speed, service Special rudder.. .. .schillingtype
structure conforming to the OPP-F notation. The at NCR(90% MCR),15%sea margin,.. .....14.50knots Bowthrusters
Cargo capacity... ...........108,000m' Make. ...Brunvoll
cargo space contains six pairs of centrally divided tanks,
Bunkers Number/output.. ..... 1 x 2200kWtunneltype
surrounded by wing tanks utilised for water ballast,
heavy oil.. . 2700m' 1 x 2200kWretractable azimuth
which incorporate a hopper configuration at the tank
top, where they are joined with double-bottom tanks diesel oil.. . 150m' Stern thruster
Waterballast.. ........38,000m' Make.. . Brunvoll
separated by the centre girder. Structural and other
arrangements have been made for the future fttting of a Fuelconsumption,main engine.... ...52.7tonnes/day Number... ....1
plant to deal with VOCs (volatile organic compounds), Classification .Det NorskeVeritas,+1A1,Tanker Output... ........1400kW
and related power generation. for Oil,ESP,NAUTICUS,CSA-1(25), Integrated bridge system
Cargo handling is arranged for two segregations, NorthAtlantic,EO, DYNPOS-AUTR, OPP-F, Make. ..Kongsberg Maritime
using GRP piping and four 2000m'/h electrically ICS,BowLoading,F-AMC,SBM,TMON(15) (Norcontrol)
driven, Hamworthy KSE pumps, which can be operated Main engine Dynamicpositioningsystem
at variable speed by means of speed changes at the Design. . MANB&W Make.. .. Kongsberg Simrad
diesel-alternators. Loading is accomplished over the Model. . 7S60MC Number.. ...........2
bow through a Hitcc loading/mooring system that Manufacturer.. . HSD,Korea Firedetection system
allows the vessel to be safely connected to the offshore Number.. .. 1 Make. ..Consilium
hose with minimum risk of an oil spill. Output. ................19,460bhp/105rev/minMCR Fireextinguishingsystems
A vital component of this operation is the fully 17,510bhp/101.4rev/minNCR CO,.. . NKFireProtection
redundant Kongsberg Simrad dynamic positioning Propeller Foam.. .. Unitor
installation. This works in combination with an Material. Waste disposal plant
integrated bridge system plus navigation and Manufacturer ... .. Ulstein Incinerator ... ...........Hyundai-Atlas
communication equipment, supplied by the Norcontrol Number.. . 1 Sewage treatment.. ............Jets
division of Kongsberg, for station-keeping and Pitch ........Controllable Contract date.
maintaining continuous loading in sea states up to 5.5m Diameter. Launch/floatoutdate ..
significant wave heights. Speed .. ....105rev/min Deliverydate .. ..........2001

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 PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Length,oa.. . .214.00m
Length, bp 19240m
Breadth, moulded 2640m
Depth, moulded
to main deck (No 3).. . 10.00m
to upper deck (No 4).. . 15.20m
Gross 36,500gt
Deadweight
design. . 5100dwt
Draught
design .. . 6.67m
scantling ... . 7.30m
Speed, service .. ..23knots
Bunkers
heavy oil ... . 1000m'
diesel oil .. . 80m'
Water ballast .. . 3000m'
Fuel consurnption.. . 164tonnes/day
Classitication., . Registro Italiano Navale
Heel control equipment. . Passive tanks
Roll stabilisation equipment.. Fin stabilisers
Main engines
Design .. ......W~rtsila
Model. ......... 12V46C
Manufacturer .. . .wartsua NSD, Italy
Number ... . .4
Output., ................. 4 x 12,840kW/500rev/min
Gearboxes
Make .. . Renk
Model .. ........................... NDSHQL-3200
Number .. . .2 x twin input/single output
Output speed .. . 145rev/min
Propellers
Material ..
Manufacturer .. . Ups BV
Number .. . 2
Pitch .. ......Controllable
Diameter .. .....5600mm
Speed. . 145rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number.. ......3
Engine rnake/type. ...2 x WMsil~/8R32; 1 x 6R32
Alternator make. . . Marelli
OutpuL.2 x 3100kW/720rev/min; 1 x 2300kW/720rev/mln
Boilers
Number.. . .4
Type .. ...2 x oil fired: 2 x exhaust gas
Make ... . Aalborg
Output.. ........... 2 x 3000kg/h; 2 x 2500kg/h
Doors/ramps
Number/type .. . 2 x stern ramp/doors
Designer .. . Impianti Speciali
Oleodinamici
Mooring equipment
Number .. . 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
2 x mooring winch
Make .. · Ulstein Brattvaag

8ITHIA: luxury ro-pax ferry Type ..

Passengers
Total.
· Hydraulic

. ..2700
Cabins .. ..30 x z-berth: 288 x 4-berth;

for Italian domestic Reclining seats ..

2 x disabled cabins
................... 962
• Complement

service Officers ...

Crew and POs ..
Rooms ..
..14
.............. 63
. ....23 single; 27 double
Rudders .. . 2
Shipbuilder: ...Fincantieri SpA (Castellammare lounges and bars, cinema, video games area, and a Bow thrusters
di Stabia Shipyard), Italy shopping arcade. Aircraft-type reclining seats are also M~ U~
Vessel's name: Bithia provided on this deck and elsewhere, for 962 first- and Number.. . .2
Hull number: 6069 tourist-class travellers. Decks 5 and 7 are the main
Output.. 2 x 1300kW/360rev/min
Owner/operator: Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA, passenger accommodation decks, with 30 two-berth and
Bridge control system
Italy 98 four-berth, outside cabins; also 190 four-berth inside
Make .. ...Consiliurn Selesmar
Designer: .Fincantieri SpA, Italy cabins. In addition, special cabins are available for six
Type .. ............... INS 970
Flag: Italy disabled passengers. AU have private toilet facilities.
Total number of sister ships Two stern ramp/doors are fitted for vehicle access on One man operation .. . No
already completed:.. . . Nil (see text) to the main deck with POrt and starboard fixed ramps Fire detection system
Total number of sister carrying traffic to the upper deck (No 4). Another fixed Make. ...................... Nittan
ships still on order: 1 ramp forward, fitted with a flush watertight cover, links Type. ........................ WSAC-1C
No 3 deck with the upper level of the cargo hold, and a Fire extinguishing system
further, similar ramp Joins that with the lower leveL The Engineroom .. .................................. CO,
'VTlTH ferries built at its Genoa-Sestri, Marghera main deck provides some 900lane metres for trucks and Make ... . " Minimax
W (Venezia), and Castellammare di Stabia shipyards trailers, equivalent to 64 vehicles, and car capacity on me Vehicle spaces .. ...Drencher
featured in this review, the reputation of Fincantieri in other three decks is aPl'roximately 700. Electrical sockets Make .. ..................................... Minimax
this specialist field seems well established, both in the are arranged for 24 trailers. Cabins. public spaces .. ......Sprinkler
international market place and, as demonstrated with Compared with Olyllrpia Palace, the four Wiirtsila main Make ... .....Silvani
Bitbia, on the domestic front, where there is an increasing engines installed here are of the smaller 12V 46C design, Radars
requirement to be met for shipping to ease the heavy each developing 12,S40kW at SOOrev/min. These are Number .. ..................................... 2
congestion on Italy's motorways. Tlus new Tirrenia ferry, arranged in two pairs, with the forward units set inboard ... Consilium Selesmar
Make ..
which has been built to operate between Genoa and of the aft pair, allowing the port and starboard
Models .. .......... 1 x NM950 ARPA30/12S
Sardinia, running in competition with vessels of transmissions to join at each of two Renk twin-
1 x NM950 ARPA 25/9X
Grimaldi's Majestic class (Significant Ships of 1995), closely input/single-output gearboxes, to continue the port and
Satellite navigation systems
follows the design of Olyl1rpiaPalace (q.v) but is fitted with starboard shaft lines to the LJPs CP propellers.
a smaller main machinery installation and mounts a Unusually, the installation does not include shaft-driven Make .. · Leica Geosystems
rudder behind each of its two propellers in a modified alternators, and electric power is derived solely from three Model ... . MX412B
stern hull-form configuration. Wiirtsila/Marelli diesel-alternator sets: two producing Other navigation systems
The main vehicle and passenger access is over the stern 3100kW and one 2300kW. The twin rudder arrangement Make. . . .Plath (Consilium)
at deck 3 (main deck). Passengers enter at the port side adopted for Bithia means that stern thrusters are not Models.. . Navigat; Navipilot; Naviguide
and are taken by escalator direct to reception and the required, and only two 1300kW bow thrusters are fitted. Contract data.; . 13 December 1999
public areas on deck 6, which are comfortably laid out Heel control is by means of passive tanks, and fin Launch/float-out oate. . 10 February 2001
with restaurants, self-service and fast food cafes, various stabilisers are installed for passenger comfort Delivery date. . July 2001

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SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2001
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 Model. .................. 6RTA48T
Manufacturer .. .. Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number. . 1
Output., .. ..... 8164kW (11,100bhp)/124rev/min
Propeller
Material .. .......... Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer .. ......Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number. . 1
Pitch .. ...Fixed
Diameter .. .. 5800mm
Speed .. ..124rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number. .. 3
Engine rnake/type: ...Yanmar/6N21UL-UV
Alternator make/type Hyundai HFC6 504-14K
Output. 3 x 600kW/720rev/min
Boiler

BRITISH ENERGY: Number.

Type.
Make ... .
.
...................
Water tube
Kangrim
1

Korean·built tanker with Output.

Hose-handling crane
Number.
........15,000kg/h

..... 1
Make/type Dong Nam/electric-hydraulic
EP notation Duties..
Mooring equipment
. 10tonnes/20m radius/12m/min

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

Shipbuilder: Daedong Shipbuilding Co Ltd, hydraulic submerged pump: two rated at 300m'/h, and 4 x mooring winch
Make .. .............Rolls-Royce
Korea 10 at 600m'/h. The slop tanks are served by a pair of
Type. ................................. Hydraulic
Vessel'sname: British Energy similar 300m'/h pumps whilst water ballast, carried in Cargo tanks
Hull number:. ..S-1053 tanks which are coated with a light-coloured tar-free Number .. ...... 12 + 2 slop
Owner/operator: InternationalAndromeda epoxy, is handled by two 600m'/h pumps. Frank Mohn Grades. .............. 6
Shipping, Monaco/BPAmoco Product range .. .....Crude/oil products, caustic
has also supplied me cargo and ballast systems (Framo soda, IMO Type III cargoes
Shipping Ltd, UK A4VSOO). Coated tanks. . Yes
Flag: ......UK The machinery installation is centred upon a Type of coating International pure epoxy
Totalnumber of sister Hyundai-Sulzer 6RTA48T main engine whim develops Cargo pumps
ships already completed: .....Nil 11,ltJObhpMCR at 124rev/min to drive a four-bladed Number .. ............ 12 + 2 slop
Totalnumber of sister FP propeller for a service speed of 14.SSknots. Three Type... .. Hydraulic submerged
Make .. ...Framo
ships still on order: .................. 1 sets of Hyundai 600kW alternators powered by Capacity .. .......... 2 x 300m'/h, 10 x 600m'/h,
Yanmar diesel engines supply tbe electrical power and a 2 x 300m'/h
IS,OOOkg/hwater-tube boiler satisfies stearn demands. Cargo control system
LAIMED to be tbe first tankers built in Korea to Accommodation is provided in tbe aft superstructure Make. .....................Framo
C be awarded Lloyd's Register's EP (Environmental for a crew of 10 officers and 20 crew, witb six Type.
Ballast control system
......A4V500
Protection) notation, British Energy and sister British additional bertbs for a Suez Canal riding crew. . ..........Framo
Make ...
Enterprise are also of interest for having been enrolled Lifesaving facilities include two enclosed lifeboats Type. ....................... A4V500
into tbe classification society's SERS (Ship Emergency carried under gravity-type davits. Complement
Response Service), based on detailed computer Officers .... ................ 10
Crew .. ...... 20
databases and software for contingency of voyage. PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Suez crew ... . 6
The design is single-decked with forecasde, and Length, oa.. .. 183.00m
Length, bp.; .. 174.50m Cabins. .. .. 30 x single; 1 x six-berth
features a double hull. This contains a cargo space Bridge control system
Breadth, moulded.. . 27.40m
divided into six pairs of tanks by troughed longitudinal Depth, moulded to main deck.. .. 17.60m Make .. ................ Norcontrol
and transverse bulkheads built on stools. The double Width of double skin Type. .......................Autochief 4
side.. .. .2.00m Fire detection system
bottom under Nos 1, 2 and 6 cargo tanks is centrally
bottom. .. 1.85m Make. ............Nittan
divided into pairs of water ballast tanks common with Gross. .. .23,682gt Type.. ...NSCC-20
tbe adjacent side tanks, but in Nos 3, 4 and 5 tanks, Displacement, design draught ..44,314tonnes Fire extinguishing systems
longitudinal girders form tbree tanks: port, starboard, Lightweight. ....8344tonnes Cargo tank area. ...........Foam
Deadweight Make .. .......NK Co Ltd
and centre, with the outer compartments joined the design .. .......35,970dwt Engineroom .. . CO,
side tanks. scantling .. ...39,002dwt Make .. .. NK Co Ltd
The fore and aft, and athwartship bulkhead stools Draught Radars
design. . 9.80m Number. 2
above tbe centre tanks, are arranged as void spaces. The
scantling .. . 11.00m ..Raytheon
tank side-stiffening is contained within tbe double-hull Make.
Speed, service 85% MCR.. .. 14.55knots
Models .... .....STMK 2
space and tbe structure of tbe cambered upper deck is Cargo capacity .. ..42,307m'
Satellite navigation systems
external. This, in association witb the troughed Bunkers
Heavy oil.... ........ 1216m' Make.. .. Raytheon GPS and DGPS
bulkhead arrangement, means tbe cargo tanks present Diesel oil.. . 180m' Model.. .....Leica Mk 10
a flush internal surface. The latter is coated with a pure Water ballast. ...........20,014m' Waste disposal plant
Fuel consumption Incinerator
epoxy composition suitable for the carriage of oil
main engine only 27.85tonnes/day Make .. ........ Hyundai-Atlas
products and IMO Type III chemicals, notably caustic Model .. ......MAX 1 25SL-1
auxiuaries.. .. 2.51tonnes/day
soda. Classification.. . ..Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 100A1 Sewage plant
In additional to tbe 12 cargo tanks, two slop tanks are Double-Hull Oil and Chemical Tanker Make .. ...ISIR
(Caustic Soda only SG 1.53), ESP, Model .. ..B20
arranged at the fore end of tbe engineroom. The
+LMC, UMS, PCWBT, EP Contract date. .......June 1999
piping system is designed for six cargo segregations, Main engine Launch/floatout date. . 11 November 2000
with earn tank fitted with a Frank Mohn (Framo) Design .. ............................. Sulzer Delivery date. .......11 January 2001

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MIDSHIP SECTION
CAPE DARBY: heavy-lift multi-purpose
cargo ship from China
Shipbuilder: ....... Xiamen Shipyard, People's 15,785kW at 105rev / min and directly coupled to a FP Type. .1 x AV-4 exhaust gas
Republic of China propeller to give a service speed of 19.40knots when 1 x AQ-12 oil fired

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running at 90% MCR and allowing a 15% sea margin. Make .. ..... Aalborg
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Owner/operator: .....Columbia Shipmanagement
Electrical supply is from three Zhenjiang-MAN B&W
Holeby /Wuxi-Siemens alternator sets: two producing
Output.
Cargo cranes
1 x 1100kg/h; 1 x 1500kg/h

Ltd, Cyprus 1138kVA and one of 1325kVA. All the engines comply Number. .3
Designer Shanghai Merchant ShiR Design with MARPOL NOx emission levels, and all oil tanks Make.. . ..... NMF
& Research Institute (SDARI), People's are separated from the shell by cofferdams. Capacity. 2 x 10Otonne/32m,single;
Republic of China 1 x 45tonne/30m-50tonne/27m, twin (100tonne total)
Flag Marshall Islands Type electro-hydraulic
Total number of sister Mooring equipment
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number.. . 2 x mooring winch/windlass
ships already completed: Nil Length, oa... .. 192.90m
Total number of sister 4 x mooring winch
Length, bp. .. 182.00m
ships still on order: ..4 (plus others building Breadth, moulded .. .. 27.80m
Make ... ................. Hatlapa
at various yards) Type.. ..Electro-hydraulic
Depth. moulded to main deck .. ........ .15.50m
Hatch covers
Width of double skin
Make ..... MacGregor
side .. 3.14m
UILT to a multi-purpose bulk carrier design Type
B evolved bySDARI, Cape Darby is one of a series of
vessels with slight variations, under construction at a
bottom.
Gross.
1.78m
. .23,132gt
upper deck
tween deck.
..hydraulic folding pairs
...Lift-away panels
Deadweight
number of Chinese yards for German owners. Containers
design .. .. 25,015dwt
Described as a Superflex-type, they can perform a pure lengths. ........ 20ft; 40ft
scantling. .. 30.537dwt
bulk/ general cargo function but also have a high Cell guides . Holds 1 and 5.
Draught
container intake. High-capacity cranes offer a heavy- also main deck aft
design. . 10.00m
lift/project-cargo facility, and the fittmg of de- Total TEU capacity.. .. 1841
scantling .. .. 11.20m
hunudifiers in holds 2/3/4 allow paper and steel to be Reefer plugs... .. 150
Speed. service at 90% MCR, 15% sea margin .19,40knots
safely loaded. Dangerous goods of categories 1 to 8 Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes. .1339
Cargo capacity
can be carried in No 1 hold, and 2 to 8 in holds 2/3/4. Heights. .. 8ft6In
bale ..34.600m'
To complete their versatility, the vessels can Tiers/across (max)
Bunkers
accommodate six passengers. Others in the series, to be upper deck 6/11
heavy fuel .. . ......2908m'
completed next year, will have even higher-capacity upper deck. in ceil-guides. 7/11
diesel oil. 139m'
cranes. holds ..6/8
Water ballast.. ...12,280m'
The double-skin hull has five holds, with Nos 2 to 5 De-humidifier
Fuel consumption
divided by a centreline bulkhead, also of double-skin Make ... . Munters
main engine only ..
construction. No 1 hold is accessed through a long Type.. . 6 x MX2100
forecastle and is built over a deep double bottom. Holds Passengers
......... Germanlscher Lloyd.
2/4 are box-shaped and can sustain a uniform tank top Total ............ 6
purpose Cargo Sh.p. G. EqUipped for
loading of 22tonnes/m'. They are strengthened for Cabins .. .. 3 x double
Carriage of Containers, Strengthened
grabs and can carry two layers of 25tonne steel coils. Complement
for Heavy Cargoes, NAV-OC, IW, SOlAS 11-2
Holds 1 and 5, are fitted with cell guides for 20ft Officers .. 11
Reg 54. +MC E AUT
containers, with a similar arrangement serving the deck Crew .. 14
Percentage of high-tensile
space above the engineroom in front of the deckhouse, steel used in construction:. ..14%
where stack loading is 90/110tonnes for 20ft and 40ft Heel control equipment .Intering pump system
containers, respectively. All steel plates and profiles in Bow thruster
Main engine
direct contact with sea water have thicknesses increased Make ........Ulstein
DeSign.. MAN B&W
by 10%, but not exceeding 2mm above rule Number .. .. 1 x CP
Model .. . 7S60MC-C
requirement. Manufacturer Hudong Heavy Machinery Co Output.. .............900kW/180rev/min
MacGregor hydraulic folding covers with Flexipad Number. ... 1 Bridge control system
bearing pads are fitted to the weatherdeck hatches, Output, MCR.. .. 15.785kW/105rev/mln Make STN-Atlas
suitable for stack loads TEU/FEU of 70/85tonnes. A Propeller Type. ......................... NACOS
tweendeck formed from 'lift-away' hatch panels can be Material .. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze One man operation .. .. Yes
fitted in holds 2 to 4 having a uniform loading of Manufacturer .. ......Lips BV Fire detection system
4tOnnes/m', with stowage arranged in the holds, or in Pitch . Fixed Make .. ... Unitor
upper deck cell guides when not in use. Permitted Diameter. ........,4900mm Type .. .. Smoke sampling
TEU/FEU stack loading in the holds is 144/180tonnes, Speed .. ....105rev/min Fire extinguishing systems
and on the tween deck 35/45tonnes. Total TEU Diesel-driven alternators Holds and engineroom . . CO,
capacity is 1841, or 1339 homogeneously loaded to Number. ......3 Make .. . Unitor
14tonnes. Engine make .. ......ZhenJiang-MAN B&W Holeby Waste disposal plant
Cargo (and tween deck cover) handling is by means of Type ...................... 2 x 6l23/30H Incinerator
two single NMF hydraulic cranes each lifting 100tonnes, 1 x 7l23/30H Make .. Teamtec
positioned between Nos 1/2 and 3/4 hatches, and one Alternator make Wuxi-Siemens Model .. ........................ OG200C
twin-crane assembly at 4/5 hatches comprising two Type. ......................... 2 x 1FCS 564-8TA83 Sewage plant
45/50tonne units. All cranes have twin power packs and 1 x 1FC5 566-8TA83 Make
are complete with lifting beams and fittings for Output. 2 x 1138kVA Model
operation in pairs. 1 x 1325kVA Contract date. .. August 1999
The main engine is a MAN B&W 7S60MC-C unit Boilers launch/floatout date ............ January 2001
manufactured by Hudong Shipyard, developing Number. ..2 Delivery date. October 2001

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Shipbuilder:. Stocznia Gdanska (Grupa Stoczni The main engine is of MAN B&W 5S60MC design Type .. """"".",.",1 x VX816-111
Gdynia SA), Gdansk Shipyard, Poland constructed by H Cegielski and develops 8900kW at 1 x VP833-110
Vessel's name: Cedar Arrow 101rev/min. Electrical supply is from three Cegielski- Make" " Marine Metal (Poland)
Hull number 6684/21 MAN B&W/Dozamel 1050kW diesel-alternator sets, Output "", ...,,"", ..,," ",." ..",,1 x 1600kg/h; 1 x 1200kg/h
Owner/operator Gearbulk Shipowning Ltd, and two boilers of 1600kg/h and 1200kg/h output Cargo cranes
Norway satisfy steam requirements. A Schilling rudder is fitted Number, """""""" ".,,4
Designer:.. ...Gdansk Shipyard, Poland aft and an ABB-Zamech 1500kW thruster operates Make/type, ".Tsuji/SSCL3626 S
Flag: ....,... ,,,"',.,,' .,," "'" "'" "" ",Bahamas forward, The accommodation block is right aft and is Capacity/speed .. " ....360kN/up to 40m/min; 26m radius
Total number of sister laid out for a complement of 12 officers and 11 crew. Mooring equipment
ships already completed ",." ...." ..Nil (see text) Number" .." ...2 x winch/windlass; 4 x winch
Total number of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make Towimor
ships still on order: ",."""""",3 (plus 2 options) Length,oa .. .....189.80m Type .. "" High-pressure electric-hydraulic
Length, bp .. ", .... "",,181.80m Hatch covers
Breadth, moulded .. .""" ...31.00m Design.. ...MacGregor
FTER several years of uncertainty, Gdansk
A Shipyard now operates under the control of
Stocznia Gdynia, and the pairing has returned to one of
Depth. moulded to upper deck ..
Width of double-skin
.........18.50m Manufacturer "
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1 x pivoting; 6 x 'piggy-back':
hydraulic operation
side .... 2.20m
the former's successful bulk carrier designs (the B684, bottom. .......",,1,95m Containers
developed in 1997), as a basis for a new series of open- Gross. '''' .. """ " '''' .. 32,458gt Lengths. , ....20ft: 40ft
hatch vessels for the Gearbulk group, Within a hull Deadweight. TEU capacity (upper deck)" ...................,424
which retains the well-proven lines of the earlier design .. . .,43,585dwt Tiers/across ... "". 2/11
design, the entire cargo area has been substantially scantling .. .,47,818dwt Ballast control system
modified and now features double-skin bulkheads, Draught Make... . Hoppe
instead of troughed types, as transverse divisions design. ..12.00m Type ." " " .Hydraul.c
between the seven holds. scantling .. .............. " .........." ..........,,12.80m Complement
Gearbulk's involvement in the forest products trades Speed, service, 85% MCR ........... " ....... 14knots Officers .. ...." ..12
has gready influenced the development of this design, Cargo capacity Crew .. ...11
notably the hold ventilation arrangements which grain. "."""" ......,,,,61,339m' Pilots .." .................... 1
include a dehumidification system suitable for the Bunkers ....24 x single; 4 x double
Cabins.
carriage of paper, These utilise side tunnels above the heavy oil, """ ." .....2124m' Special rudder. " .." .".Schilling type
wing tanks which supply air to a dehumidifying station diesel oil, ..........258m'
at the poop front, with the double-skin divisional Bow thruster
Water ballast.. .......... ,.....17,752m' Make .. .,""""""" ,ABB-Zamech
bulltheads providing air-ducting into the holds, Classification. ....""",,. Det Norske Veritas
Cedar.Arrow is strengthened to carry a full cargo with Number. ,,,,,,,,.,1
Percentage of high-tensile
alternate holds empty, and Nos 4 and 5 holds are Output" .....,,'" 1500kW/291rev/min
steel used in construction. . approx 15%
arranged to be flooded in harbour so as to reduce air Main engine Bridge control system
draught. Subdivision of the hull has been particularly Design.. "."MAN B&W Make" .................. .sTN Atlas
considered to provide a higher than rule standard of Model " .."" """"" ,,"",, ,,""'" 5S60MC Type" .. ""'" , NACOS 35-4
damage stability. Manufacturer" ,,'" """ ..H Cegielski One man operation .. ."""""".No
The hatch covers have been built to MacGregor Number ....."",, .....,,"" 1 Fire detection system
design by the sh.ipyard, and comprise a 'piggy-back' Output """, ,"""',., ,"""" ,',8900kW/1 01rev/min Make, Servoteknikk
arrangement for ooids 2 to 7, operated by external Propeller Type , ,""", ,"', ,"""', MSB-904
hydraulic cylinders and drive systems, and a 'pivoting' Material. ....""""" ..High-tensile bronze Fire extinguishing systems
cover for No 1 hold. The irregular shape of this cover Manufacturer" .... ABB Zamech Holds and engineroom , ....High-pressure CO,
on the B684 (1997) design has been changed to Number, .............. ,""', 1 ................. Unitor
Make ..
rectangular for the more recent ship, but is similarly Pitch" , ",.,., , "Fixed
operated by external hydraulic cylinders. Waste disposal plant
Diameter .. """"" 6900mm
The covers are of closed construction and can accept Incinerator
Speed , "",101rev/mln
a uniformly distributed static lumber loading of Make .. ............... Teamtec NS
Diesel-driven alternators
2.5tonnes/m' or a two-tier container stack load of Number. Model" . ....... " ,,,OG200C
... ",., .....,,",.....3
40tonnes (fEU) or 61tonnes (FEU). Each cover has Engine make/type . "" '" Cegielski-MAN B&W Sewage plant
flush-fitting feeder hatches for grain and cement, and Hoieby/5L28/32H Make. ...DVZ
in an emergency can be handled by the ship's four Tsuji Alternator make/type.. .......DozameI/WG-031176 Model .. ...""",.DVZ 2500 PC OilChep
36tonne, hydraulic ram-luffing, deck cranes, fitted on Output.. " , 3 x 1050kW/720rev/min Contract date. """ .,' """ 12 April 2000
pedestals between holds 1/2; 3/4; 5/6; and aft of Boilers Launch/floatou! date .. "",., ..,., 13 June 2001
hold 7. Number, . 2 Delivery date .. "",." 15 October 2001

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Dunkirk-max bulker
Shipbuilder ...China ShipBuilding Corp alternator. Steam requirements are met by a 2000kg/h Speed. ,, SOrev/min
(Kaohsiung shipyard), Taiwan vertical water-tube boiler. Diesel-driven alternators
Vessel's name China Steel Excellence A six-tier deckhouse (including wheelhouse), Number 3
Owner/operator China Steel Express, Taiwan complying with IMO visibility requirements, provides Engine make/type. . ..Yanmar/6N21 AL-DV
Designer. """, China ShipBuilding Corp accommodation for a complement of 28 persons.
Alternator make/type .Taiyo/FE547B-S
Flag .." ROC (Republic of China) Output. . 3 x 650kW
Total number of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Main engine-driven alternator
ships already completed: , ,.. ,1 Length,oa .. , ,..2S9,00m
Alternator make/type .. . .. Taiyo/SIGW95B14
Total number of sister Length, bp. , , 2S1,50m
Output. ........, .... 1 x 650kW
ships still on order: ......3 Breadth, moulded, .A5.00m
Boilers
Depth, moulded .. .........24,lOm
Number. ".,"""""', ,.,"""""""",.,., ..... ".1
Gross, ......91,051gt
,-rIINA STEEL EXCELLENCE is the first vessel Type.. .. Vertical water tube
Deadweight
~of CSBC's new-generation Cape size bulk carrier Make .. .. ...KangRim
design .. , ..160,100dwt
design which meet the limitations of De Gaulle Lock Output, ..........2000kg/h
scantling .. ..... 175,SOOdwt
in the port of Dunkirk, France. The owner, Taiwan- Draught
Mooring equipment
based China Steel Express, describes her as a most Number .. , ......2 x mooring winch/windlass
design. .. 16.50m
cost-effective ship due to the largest deadweight and 6 x mooring winch
scantling.. .. 17.7Sm
capacity among similar designs built elsewhere, while Make .. .... Kocks
Speed, service at S5% MCR, design draught, with shaft
she maintains superior speed and fuel consumption Type.. . .. Electro-hydraulic
characteristics through an innovative hull form, also a alternator engaged.. , 14.S0knots
Cargo capacity Hatch covers
moderate usage of high-tensile steel.
grain. ... , .195,500m' Make .....MacGregor
Nos 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 holds are reinforced for the
carriage of ore. No 6 hold can be used as a water ballast Bunkers Type, .Side-ro.lir-q, hydrauliC rack-and-pinion
tank on a heavy-weather ballast voyage and Nos 2, 4 heavy oil. . A,200m' Complement
and 8 holds may be partially filled with ballast water to diesel oil. .. 140m' Officers .. , , 13
allow the vessel to comply with the maximum air Water ballast (including No 6 hold) .. ..........79,300m' Crew .. , 15
draught at Dunkirk east port. Ballast water tanks are Fuel consumption Single rooms. .. ,.. ..,2S
designed to comply with IMO requirements on water main engine only ... ...,,54.0Stonnes/day
ballast exchange at sea, Bridge control system
Classification .. .....China Corp Register of Shipping Make... .. Nabco Ltd
All nine holds are fitted with MacGregor hydraulic
rack-and-pinion, side-rolling hatch covers. Nos 2-8 100+E, Bulk Carrier, ESP,CMS (CAU)+ Type.. ...M-SOOII
hold hatch covers, with lengths of 16,3Sm and widths also Lloyd's Register + 1OOA1, Bulk Carrier,
Fire detection system
of 21.6m, demonstrate the larger hatch opening size ESP,Shipright (SDA, FDA. CM, HCM),
Make Nohmi Bosai Ltd
for easier loading and discharge of cargoes. +LMC, UMS, LI, IWS
Type . .FAC512B-20L
Around 54% of high-tensile steel has been used in Percentage of high-tensile
construction, and fatigue strength is based on a 25-yeat Fire extinguishing system
steel used in construction ...approx 54%
service life. An aft skeg with a larger rudder provides Main engine
Engineroom .. , ..Fixed CO,
good manoeuvrability to comply IMO requirements, Make .. .. . ... NK
Design.. ....,MAN B&W
China Steel Exceliente is fitted with a TMMC (Taiwan Waste disposal plant
Machinery Manufacturing Corp)-built MAN B&W Model., ,.,6S70MC-C
Manufacturer. ....TMMC Incinerator
6S70MC-C main engine. This develops 21,800bhp
(MCR) at SOrev/ min, equating to IS,530bhp at Number, 1 Make. ........ , , ...... .Suntlame
75.8rev/min for a normal service rating (85% MCR). Output(MCR), . 21,SOObhp/SOrev/min Model. .........., OSV-900SAI
The service speed at design draught is 14.8knots when Propeller Sewage plant
the shaft generator is engaged. The main engine output Make ...",,"", ...,"""", ....,"""" ,....Dahjang(faikokikai
Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
is derated for low fuel consumption. MARPOL NOx Model.. ..SBT-40
emission control requirements for both the main Manufacturer.. .. Nakashima
engine and incinerator have been fully complied with. Number. ........1 Contract date .. , , October1999
Electrical power is derived from three 650kW diesel- Pitch.. ..,Fixed Launch/float-out date October 2001
driven alternators and one 650kW main engine-driven Diameter. ..S350mm Delivery date. ...December 2001

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CMA CGM BALZAC: Hanjin1s largest
container ship design
Shipbuilder: . . .. Hanjin Heavy Industries & installed on board a ship. This obtains a ship speed of Diameter .. . 8800mm
Construction Co Ltd, Korea 26.1knots, when operating at 90% MCR and 15% sea Speed ... .. 104rev/min
Vessel's name: CMA CGM Balzac margin at the scantling draught of 14m, from a hull Diesel-driven alternators
Hull number: . .. 077 form which was subjected to extensive CFD analysis Number. . .....3
Owner/operator: ..Conti 25 Alemania Schiffahrts and model testing. The six-bladed propeller was Engine make/type.. ...wartsilaJ8R32LND
GmbH & Co, KG Nr 3, developed after tests designed to avoid vibration Alternator make/type.. .. Hyundai/HFJ5802-14E
Germany/CMA CGM SA, France problems inherent with such high powers, and a Output.. 3 x 2800kW/720rev/min
Designer: Hanjin Heavy Industries & Geislinger torsional vibration damper and monitoring Mooring equipment
system is fitted in the main propulsion line. Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
Construction Co Ltd, Korea
Flag: ..... Liberia 10 x mooring winch
Total number of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make. ........Brbhl
ships already completed: ....... Nil Length, oa 300.25m Type.. .. Electric
Total number of sister Length, bp 286.30m Hatch covers
ships still on order: .... .4 Breadth, moulded.. . AO.30m Make. . MacGregor
Depth, moulded, Type .........LiI1-awaypontoons
to main deck. .24.10m Containers
EARS that the upsurge in demand for post- to 2nd deck ... . 20.09m Sizes.. . 2011;40ft; 45ft
F Panamax sized container ships over recent years
would result in over-capacity have so far proved
Width of double skin
side .. ............2.18m
Cell guides ..
Total TEU capacity. ..
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6447
unfounded, with most of the large Far-East shipyards bottom. 208m in holds. .3007
continuing to add contracts for their own versions of Gross. . 73,172gt on deck.. .. 3440
this class of vessel to their order books. Of necessity Deadweight Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes .. A749
there can be little variation in the arrangements offered design .. .. 58,910dwt Reefer plugs .. 500
scantling. . 77,940dW1 Heights ... .. 911;9116in
by these yards, since most of the design parameters are
fixed. What changes can be made within these limits, Draught Tiers/across
design. . 1Z00m on deck(max) .. .. 7/16
however,have been recorded in past issues of Significant
scantling.. . ......14.00m in holds. .. 9/14
Ships, and another comparison can be made in this
Speed, service, 90% MCR, 15% sea margin ......26.10knots Complement
review between the subject vessel, MSC P/aminia, J:\TYK
Bunkers Officers .... 18
Lodestar and P&O Ned/loyd Stuyvesant.
Hanjin's girderiess design has a beam of 40.3m, and heavy oil. . 7740m' Crew ... ..... 11
can carry 16/14 rows of containers on deck/in holds, diesel oil. .. A40m' Cabins .. .. .single
for a total capacity of 6447TEU of which 3007 are Water ballast... ...................................... 20,600m' Bow thruster
carried in eight holds. Seven of these are arranged Fuel consumption Make .. .. .....Lips BV
forward of the engineroom and one aft, providing 28 main engine only 245.8tonnes/day Number. .1
and 4TEU bays respectively, with a further 2 bays Classification.. .. Germanischer Lloyd + 100A5, Output.. ...................... 2000kW/1192rev/min
availableon deck space over the engineroom, between 'Container Ship', +MC, AUT, IW Fire detection system
the deckhouse and aft hold, and in an FEU bay right aft Percentage of high-tensile Make .. ................. Consilium
over the mooring deck. The holds are fitted with cell- steel used in construction .. ........60% Type .. . C300
guides for 12m containers, and full-beam lashing Heel control equipment .... ..........Intering with anti-heel Fire extinguishing
bridges are arranged between the hatches on deck, pump 900m'/h Holds/engineroom .. ....High-pressure CO,
fitted with electrical sockets for 500 refrigerated FEU. Main engine Make .. ......Unitor
Mechanical ventilation gives two air changes/hour in DeSign .. . MAN B&W Waste disposal plant
all holds, allowing dangerous cargoes of SOLAS
Model .. . 12K98MC-C Incinerator
Classes 1 to 8 to be carried in No 1 hold, and classes 2
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd Make .. .. ........Hyundai
to 8 in hold Nos 2 and 3. MacGregor lift-away
~m~. . 1 Model ........MAXI150SL-I
pontoon covers are fitted, comprised of 47 panels
using patented Lubripad bearing pads and weighing Output 93, 120bhp/104rev/min Sewage plant
approximately 40tonnes each. Stack loadings are Propeller Make .. .. Triton-Format
80/105tonne TEU/FEU. MateriaL. .....Copper-aluminium-nickel Type ......... MSTP I
The main engine is a Hyundai-built MAN B&W Manufacturer ......Mecklenburger Metallguss Contract date ... 3 March 1999
12K98MC-C unit developing 93,120bhp at Number. ...... 1 Launch/floatout date .. ... 15 February 200I
104rev/min, claimed to be the biggest engine yet Pitch .. . ..Fixed Delivery date . . 30 April 2001

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box-ship designs
Shipbuilder:. . Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland In the event, this target figure was reached on a Output.. 1X 2250kW; 1 X 1700kW
Vessel's name: CSCL Genoa draught of 10.8m. Total TEU capacity is 2657, with Cargo cranes
1000 carried in the holds. Electrical sockets are provided Number.. . 4
Hull number:
Owner/operator:
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for 300 reefer containers on deck and 100 in the holds,
where a special ventilation system is provided. Four slim-
Make.
Type
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3 X KL45/4010nnes-27.5/30m
'Bravo' GmbH & Co, KG, Germany pedestal Liibecker deck cranes (three of 40/45tonne 1 X HS35/30tonnes-27/29.5m
Designer:. . Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland capacity; one of 30/35tonne) are fitted, Capacity/speed 3 X 45/40tonnes at 18m/min
Flag: Hong Kong 1 x 35/3010nnesat 21m/min
Total number of sister Forfurther details see Westermoor. Mooring equipment
ships already completed: Nil Number. ..2 x mooring winch/Windlass
Total number of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS 2 x mooring winch
ships still on order' 8 (various owners) Length,oa 207.95m Make.. . .Towirnor
Length, bp . .. 194.40m Type. .. Hydraulic
Breadth, moulded.. .. 32.24m Hatch covers
HE Gydnia shipyard's reputation for quality in the Design.. .. ........MacGregor
T container ship sector continues to lead to fresh
orders for the company - particularly from German
Depth, moulded to main deck.
Width of double skin
.16.80m
Manufacturer
Type.. ..
'c... .. Stocznia Gdynia
Pontoons: non-sequential
side .. .1.87m
owners,and to the development of new designs such as bottom.. .. 1.80m operation
this 8200 series. The lead vessel of this latter type was Gross.. . 30,024gt Containers
introduced in May with Bravo (now renamed CSCL Deadweight Length. .. 2011;40ft; 45ft
Genoawhilst on charter to the China Shipping Co Ltd), design .. 27,747dwt Cell guides ... ...... Yes
and an 8230 sub-series whose prototype, Weslermoor, is scantling .... 36,028dwt TotalTEU capacity. .. 2657
the subject of another report in this review. Draught Reefer plugs .. ... .400
One of the main differences between the two types, is desiqn.. ..10.00m Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes .. ........ 2065
the inclusion of more powerful main machinery In the scantling.. .. 11.50m Homogeneously loaded to 14twnes
8230 class, resulting in increased speed, with the Speed, service at 90% MCR, 15% sea margin 21.60knots (10.8m draught). ..... 1900
optimisation of a common hull form which would Cargo capacity.. ...... see Containers Heights ... 8ft 61n;9ft 6in
satisfy the requirements of the two variants. These Bunkers Tiers/across (max)
alterationsnecessitated a lengthy period of model testing heavy 011. ..3750m' upper deck.. .. 6/13
at CTO, Gdansk. diesel oil ........................... 330m' holds., .. 7/11
csa Genoa is notable as the first vessel to be fitted Water ballast .. .14,200m' Complement
with Rolls-Royce Kamewa's newly developed adjustable Fuel consumption Officers. ......................... 10
bolted propeller (ABP), featuring bolt-on blades, which main engine only. .....82.50tonnes/day Crew. ................. 11
enable minor pitch adjustments to be made to a fixed- auxiliaries .... 6.10tonnes/day Supercargo (owner) .4
pitch propeller within a range of pitch angles(±1.Sdeg). Classification .. .Germanischer Lloyd +100A5 E, IW, Pilots. . 2
It is envisaged that such changes might be required after 'Container Ship', SOLAS 11-2,Reg 54, Suez crew .......... 6
a trial trip to correct small errors in model tank +MC E AUT Cabins .. .. 21 x single; 2 x double; 1 x 6-berth
predictions (as was the case with csa Genoa), or, at a Percentage of high-tensile Stern appendage .. .......................... Rudder bulb
much later stage, to decrease main engine loads on an steel used in construction. ..approx 16% Bow thruster
ageingvesseL Heel control equipment ... BESI Make ... . Brunvoll
Such changes are seldom made to conventional Main engine Number .. .. 1 x CP
propeller blades due to high cost, but can be carried out Design .. . MAN B&W Output.. ........ 1200kW/1185rev/min
with ABP without drydocking, because of a unique Model .. .7S70MC-C Bridge control system
bolting system accessed from inside the hub. Propulsion Manufacturer.. ......... H Cegielski Make.. ......... Raytheon
performance on this series is aided by a rudder bulb. Number .. ..1 One man operation., .Yes
With csa Genoa, this propeller is driven by a Output .. . .21,735kW/91rev/min Fire detection system
Cegielski-MAN B&W 7S70MC-C main engine Propeller Make ... "' Consilium
developing 21,73SkW at 91rev/min. Electrical Material. ..Nickel-aluminium-bronze Type .. . .. CS 3000
requirements are served from four diesel-alternator sets: Manufacturer.. ..... Rolls-Royce/.Kamewa Fire extinguishing systems
two of 1260kW, driven by MAN B&W 6L28/32H Number/type .. ..1 x adjustable bolted propelier Cargo holds and engineroom .... High-pressure CO,
engines, and two 1050kW with 5L28/32H prime Pitch Make. .Unitor
movers, all running at nOrev/min. Steam and heating Diameter ... .. 7420mm Radars
needs are met by a thermal-oil system with an oil-fired Speed. . 91rev/min Number .. .................... 2
boiler and an exhaust-gas heater. Diesel-driven alternators Make.. .. Raytheon
The 8200 design has a double hull with five holds Number.. .. 4 Models 1 x X-band Mk2 ARPAC 3425/9XU
forward of the engineroom. The main superstructure is Engine make/type 2 x MAN B&W 6L28/32H 1 x S-band Mk2 ARPAC3430/12SU
built on the poop deck with stowage aft of the 2 x MAN B&W 5L28/32H Waste disposal plant
accommodation block for four stacks of 20ft containers. Alternator make/type ........ 2 x Dozamel GDB-1410 M/03 Incinerator
A long forecastle is arranged forward through which No 2 x Dozamel GDB-141OS/04 Make ................................................... Teamtec
1 hold is accessed. This hold can accept three TEU Output. ..2 x 1260kW/720rev/mln Model ............ GS-500C
stacks,with the other spaces taking four, supported in 2 x 1050kW/720rev/min Sewage plant
cellguides. Of note is the high stability intake at limited Boilers (thermal oil system) Make ....................... DVZ
draught where a target level of 1900TEU, Number .. . 2 Model ...................... SKA-30
homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes at a draught less Type. ..1 x kV 1.6-2.0/50 oil fired Contract date. .. 20 October 1999
than 11.0m (considered a maximum for many trades), 1 x AKV 2.5/40 exhaust gas Launch/floatout date. .... 24 March 2001
was specified. Make.. .. GEKA Konus Delivery date. ..8 May 2001

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Shipbuilder: .Bodewes ShiRyard Volharding propeller. A vertical single-step Flender reduction Diesel-driven alternators
Foxhol BV, The Netherlands gearbox is fitted, having an output speed of Number. . 2
Vessel's name: ...........................Dewi Laksmi 148rev/min, and a PTO drive to a 648kW Stamford Engine make/type Mitsubishi/S6RMPTA
Hull number: .... .347 alternator. Two Mitsubishi/Starnford 500kW diesel- Alternator make/type.. . Stamford/HCM534E
Owner/operator ....... PT Arpeni Pratama Ocean alternator sets are also installed, and a 500kW thruster Output. . 2 x 500kW
Line Indonesia operates at the bow. Boilers
Designer:. . Shipbuilder Number.. . . .....2 x thermal oil
Flag:. . Panama PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type 1 x 25-HO-04; 1 x EXV-435/26/57
Total number of sister Length, Oa.. .. 132.20m Make.. . Wiesloch
ships already built: ............. Nil Length, bp 123.S4m Output. . 2 x 465kW
Total number of sister Breadth, moulded 15.S7m Cargo cranes
ships still on order: .........5 Depth, moulded Number. . 2
to main deck. . 9.65m Make/type Liebherr electric-hydraulic
to tweendeck (portable) 6.31m Capacity 2 x 40tonne/24m; 2 x 32tonne/2Sm
EWl Laksmi is the lead vessel of a new standard
D multipurpose cargo vessel series from Conoship
Group member, Volharding, a development of an
Height of hatch coaming
Width of double skin
2.26m Hatch cover crane
Number ... ...................... 1 x travelling gantry
side 1.50m Make. ... Coops & Nieborg
earlier successful 8700dwt design. A particular feature bottom. . 1.10m Mooring equipment
included to suit this owner's requirement is a heavy-lift Gross. . 6301gt Number .. ............. 2 x mooring winch/windlass
capability served by two Liebherr jib cranes built into 2 x mooring winch
Deadweight.. S900dwt
the port side structure. Each lifts 40tonnes at 24m Make .. .......................... ~C
Draught.... . 17.20m
outreach, or 32tonnes at 28m. The single-deck, double- Type... ....Electric-hydraulic
Speed . . 15knots
skin hull has forecastle and poop erections and rwo,
Cargo capacity Hatch covers
near-box-shaped holds optimised for the carriage of
grain. . 12,S57h' Make. .......... Coops & Nieborg
paper, but with tanktops strengthened for heavy
cargoes to a uniform loading of 15tonnes/ rrf and a Bunkers Type.. ..............................Steel pontoons
partial loading of 20tonnes/ m". heavy oil .420m' Complement
The two cargo hatches are respectively, 39.96m x gas oil.. . . 69m' Officers .. ..9
13.20m wide (No I) and 52.54m x 13.20m (No 2), Water ballast.. 3465m' Crew .. ..............17
closed by steel pontoon covers handled, in typical Fuel consumption IStonnes/day Single/double rooms .. ...II/S
Dutch fashion, by a small gantry crane running on the Classification ...... Bureau Veritas 1 3/3E, +Cargoship Deep Bow thruster
hatch coarnings. Panel stowage is arranged at each end Sea, -Mach, Aut-MS, Heavy Cargo, ALP Make .. ........Lips BV
of No 2 hatch and at the fore end of No 1. Uniform Percentage of high-tensile Number. ........ 1
loading on the hatch covers is 1.60tonnes/m'. steel used in construction.. . 10% Output. . 500kW
Two portable grain bulkheads are provided, made up Heel control equipment Framo Fire detection system
of secnons which can be placed in various positions in Main engine Make. .....Thorn
each hold to suit maximum intake of grains of various Design .. .. MaK Fire extinguishing systems
stowage rates. Additionally, these can be fitted in either Model. . SM32E Cargo holds. . CO'/sprinkler
hold to form a short tweendeck 5.21m above tank top. Manufacturer Caterpillar MaK M~e.. A~
Stowage when not in use is at the aft end of No 2 hold. Number. ......1 Engineroom.. . CO,
Free height in the holds is approximately 10.84m, and Output., .. . 3S40kW/600rev/min
Make.. . Ajax
the space is mechanically ventilated to provide 25 air Gearbox
Cabins/public spaces.. . .Powder/CO'
changes/hour. Frank Mohn anti-heel equipment is Make. . Flender
Make. .. Minimax
fitted to counteract listing whilst working the cranes, Model. .. .......... GCS SOO
Radars
and a SARC on-board LOCOPIAS loading computer Number/type 1 x vertical single-step
Number 2
is installed. reduction with PTO
Output speed. ........................................... 14Srev/min Make. . Furuno
Accommodation is arranged in the poop and in three Models 1 x FR-2115dc; 1 x FR-2115ac
tiers of the deckhouse, for nine officers and 17 crew in Propeller
Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Satellite navigation system
single and double cabins, each category having its own
Manufacturer Lips BV Make .. .... Furuno GPS-2X
messroom/lounge. Lifesaving equipment includes a
Hatecke free-fall lifeboat and a man-overboard craft. A Number. . 1 Model ................... GP SO
spacious wheelhouse occupies the fourth tier, equipped Pitch.. . Controllable Waste disposal plant
in accordance with GMDSS A3 requirements and Diameter .4200mm Sewage plant
suitable for one-man operation. Speed 14Srev/min Make .. ..........Hamworthy
The machinery installation is centred upon a MaK Main engine-driven alternator Make .. ..........................................ST3A
8M32E main engine developing 3840kW at Number 1 Contract date ..
600rev/min to meet a specified speed of lSknors at Make/type.. . Stamford HCM634G Launch/floatout date .. IS May 2001
6.50m draught, with 3500kW available at the CP Output. . 1 x 64SkW Delivery date .. . 6 August 2001

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Shipbuilder ....IZAR Group (Gijon Yard), Spain correct temperature and humidity conditions. The service. at 80% MCR . .. 16.90knots
Vessel'sname: Esperanza del Mar hold can also be entered internally from the lowest trial, at 90% MCR . .. 17.30knots
Hull number:. . . (platform) deck - the location of the main service Range, at cruisinc speed. 7000nm
Owner/operator: ....... Instituto Social de la areas. Three more TEU can be carried on deck if Classification. .....Lloyd's Register of Shipping, +LMC,
Marina (ISM), Spain needed, UMS, Ice 1C, CAC2 Regulations with
Designer IZAR Group, Spain To perform its function as a rescue and support Column 6 descriptive notation
Flag: Spain vessel, Esperanzade!Mar carries a 17-person (plus three for Hospital and Salvage
Totalnumber of sister crew) fast rescue/ambulance boat, and three Heel control equipment. . ........Passive tank
ships already completed Nil pneumatic rescue craft as well as inflatable liferafts and Roll stabilisation equipment.. .Brown Brothers fins
Totalnumber of sister a service boat. Pollution control and oil recovery Main engines
ships still on order:. ....... Nil equipment, firefighting appliances and facilities for Design. . MaK
supplying fuel, drinking water, electrical power and Model .. .. 9M2S
compressed air to other vessels are also available, and Manufacturer. . Caterpillar MaK
HIS highly innovative vessel has been introduced a large workshop is provided to enable engineering
T by ISM, the Marine Welfare Institute division of
theSpanishLabour Ministry, principally to support the
repair work to be carried out.
A fully redundant propulsion plant is installed,
Number ..
Output
Gearboxes
2 x 2700kW/7S0rev/min
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national fishing fleet on its worldwide activities. divided between two independent machinery spaces, Make ... Heintjes
Althoughprimarily equipped to provide a state-of-the- Each is fitted with a Caterpillar MaK 9M25 main Model .. .'wAF 4545
art hospital rescue service, Esperanza del Mar has the engine having a power output of 2700kW at Number ... .. 2
capabilityto provide towage, firefighting, and salvage 7SOrev/ min, and connected by way of a Vulkan Output speed ... 22Srev/mln
facilities,as well as operating in a pollution control role resilient coupling and a Reintjes reduction gear to a FP Propellers
and offering logistic support to any vessel needing propeller running at 219rev / min. A flap-type rudder Matenal
assistance. operates behind each propeller and a 350kW Manufacturer .. . Balino
The ship is laid out almost symmetrically about the retractable, azimuthing thruster is fitted forward Number .. . 2
large midships structure, with the design developed enhancing manoeuvrability as well as providing a 'get- Pitch .. .. Fixed
around the hospital complex, which is positioned to you-horne' function. Diameter
givedirect access from the helideck and a rescue-boat Electrical requirements are served from three Speed .. .. 22Srev/min
landingarea at the stern, Featured on this deck are an MAN/Stamford 500kW alternator sets, with a fourth Diesel-driven alternators
emergencyward and first-aid room, operating theatre, similar set available as emergency cover, particularly Number .................. .4 (1 x emergency)
intensivecareunit, X-ray centre, isolation rooms and a serving the hospital. Passenger comfort is especially Engine make/type. MAN/D2842 LE 30t
laboratory, together with sterilisation and surgery considered by fitting a pair of Rolls-Royce Brown Alternator make/type .. .. Stamford/-
preparation areas, pharmacy, clinic, and rooms for Brothers folding fin stabilisers, and a passive anti-heel Output.. 4 x SOOkW/-
doctorsand other medical staff. Six two-berth patient tank. Containers
cabins,and accommodation for nurses and attendants Lengths .. . 20ft
arealso provided, PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Total TEU capacity .. ...6 in hold; 3 on deck
Below the hospital deck, and isolating it from Personnel on board
engineroomnoise, is the upper deck. This has 15 two- Length, oa .. .. 97.34m Crew .. .41
berth cabins available for rescued seafarers, together Length, bp .. ... 8S.00m Patients ........... 17
with its own dining and rest rooms, and a heated Breadth, moulded. ... 17.70m Rescued seafarers . ......30
swimmingpool, whilst the decks above are allocated to Depth, moulded to main deck. .7.70m Special rudders. .2 x flap-type
officers and crew, including medical personnel and Gross Bow thruster
specialistssuch as divers. The latter are available to Deadweight, design draught.. .1400dwt Make/type. ... -/retractable azimuthing
carryout minor repairs on vessels in the fishing fleet. Draught Output.. .. .3S0kW
Forwardof the superstructure, a 950m3 cargo hold is design. ...4.30m Contract date. ............. 8 September 1999
accessedthrough the forecasde, and can accommodate scantling. .... S.SOm Launch/floatout date .. 8 January 2001
6TEU containing medical equipment, carried in Speed, Delivery date. .. 26 July 2001

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EUROPEAN AMBASSADOR: late design
changes to suit different route
Shipbuilder:. .Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd The main deck is linked to the upper deck by a 6 x mooring winch
(Shimonosekl Works), Japan tiltable internal ramp and to the lower hold by a fixed Make Fukushima
Vessel's name: .European Ambassador ramp with watertight cover. Vehicle spaces are clear of Type. .Electric-hydraulic
Hull number: .. 1068 obstructions and do nor feature flood control doors - Doors/ramps
Owner/operator: Lombard Facilities Ltd/P&O close subdivision and B/5 longitudinal bulkheads Number 1 x bow visor: 1 x bow
European Ferries (Irish Sea) Ltd, UK below the main deck meeting safety requirements. ramp/door: 1 x stern ramp:
Designers: .. Shipbuilder(Three Quays Marine, 1 x stern door; 1 x forward door;
UK/Knud E Hansen, Denmark 1 x fixed ramp and cover:
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Flag: Bahamas 1 x tiltable/hoistable ramp
Length,oa .. . 169.80m
Total number of sister Designer .. ......... Tsuji Heavy Industries Co Ltd
Length, bp . .. 161.60m
ships already completed: ....... see below Ballast control system
Breadth, moulded .. .. 24.00m
Total number of sister Make KEI System Co
Depth, moulded
ships still on order: .. Type.. ...... KEI-1000
to main deck (No 2) 9.50m
Passengers
to upper deck (No 3) . .. 15.70m
With cabins.. .. 222
Gross . 24.206gt
to Enropean With seating 183
O RlGINALLY ordered as a sister
Callseway (S's,nijicant Ships of 2000 for service on
the Caimryan/Larne Irish Sea link, this vessel's
Deadweight, design
Draught, design..
.4884dwt
.6.00m
Cabins, total/inside..
Vehicles
. 80/37
Speed, service at 90% MCR: 15% sea margin ..25.70knots
arrangement was changed when a late decision was Number of decks .. ............. 3
Bunkers
made to switch her to the Liverpool(now Total lane length .. .... 1950m
heavy oil. .1071m'
Mostyn)/Dublin route, with the consequent need for Total cars .. . ~5
diesel oil 124m'
overnight passenger accommodation and higher speed. Total freight units .. ...123 x 13.5m
Water ballast 2669m'
These requirements were met by increased dimensions Complement
Classitication Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 1OOA1,
and a modi fied machinery installation. Officers.. .. 17
Ro-Ro Passenger Ferry, +LMC, UMS, SCM.
Two- and four-berth cabins on Decks 4 and 5 now Class II vessel, Stockholm Agreement
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cater for 222 passengers and drivers, with pullman-type Special rudders. ...2 x Ulstein (Hinze) flap
Heel control equipmenL Frank Mohn pumps
seats provided for a further 183 persons. Public areas Bow thrusters
Roll stabilisation equipment. . Litton Sperry Gyrofin
are concentrated on Deck 4 with a themed Poets Bar Make Kawasaki
2 x 9.1m2fins
and Fables Restaurant being the main features of an Number. . 2
Main engines
arrangement overseen by interior consultancy Dugdale Output 2 x 1260kW/266rev/min
Design .wartsiia
Management. Fire detection system
Models. .. 2 x 12V38: 2 x 18V38
The machinery installation supplied by WiiItsiJa's Make.. . Consilium
Manufacturer. .wartsua Nederland BV Type. . Salwico CS3000
Dutch arm has two of the four 12V38 engines fitted to Output.. ......... 2 x 7920kW/600rev/min
European Causeway replaced by 18V38 units in a father- Fife extinguishing system
2 x 11,880kW/600rev/min
and-son configuration; this is designed to allow various Lower hold. .. CO,
Gearboxes
power combinations to be selected to match Make.. . Unitor
Make Converter (Nico)
operational needs. Each pair of prime movers consists Engineroom.. .. CO,/Hi-fog
Model input/single output
of individually clutched 12V and 18V engines rated at Make. .. Unitor/Marioff
Number. .2
7920kW and 11,880kW respectively, delivering power Vehicle spaces Drencher
Output speed . 170rev/mln
through a pair of Niigata twin-input/ single-output Make. . .Novenco Hi-Pres
Propellers
gearboxes to twin Mitsubishi-Karnewa CP propellers. Cabins/public spaces Automatic sprinkler
Material .........Nickel-aluminium-bronze
The latter are fitted with an unusual deisgn of hub Make. ...Novenco Hi-Pres
Manufacturer Mitsubishi-Kamewa
vortex-free caps (HVFC) to reduce propeller flow Bridge control system
Number. .2
vortex. Make.. .......... Litton Marine
Pitch .... Controllable
As on European Causeway, a pair of Ulstein flap Diameter... ....4750mm
Type Vision 2000 Integrated Bridge
rudders sufficiently improves manoeuvrability without
Speed. .. 170rev/mln One man operation.. .. No
the need for stern thrusters, consequently only two Radars
Main engine-driven alternators
Kawasaki 1260kW bow units are fitted. Electrical Number. ........3
Number 2
power is derived from a pair of ABB 1900kW Make .. ...... Litton Marine
Make/type. . .. .. ABB/AMG560M4
alternators driven from the gearboxes, and two Type ... ........2 x Bridgemaster E340 ARPA
Daihatsu/ ABB 1800kW diesel-alternator sets. Another Output.. .........2 x 1900kW/1500rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators 1 x Type 250 docking
change from European Cat(JC]}!try sees the machinery Satellite navigation system
installed in a single engineroom rather than split Number. .. ...... 2
Engine make/type.. .. Daihatsu/6DK-28 Make .. ....Litton Marine
between two compartments. Type.
Alternator make/type ABB/AMG630M8 .2 x MX400B DGPS
Vehicles are carried on three fixed decks with access
Output.. 2 x 1800kW/750rev/min Waste disposal plant
to the main deck (No 2) over a stern ramp with an
upward-hingeing door positioned some distance Boilers Waste held for shore disposal . Yes
forward of the stern, whilst at the bow a conventional Number. .......... 1 Waste compactor .............. .wN Engineers
visor and door/ramp arrangement is employed. Bow Type .......................................... Vertical cylindrical Waste shredder/crusher .. ........... .wN Engineers
and stern loading to the upper deck (No 3) garage is by Make. .. Miura Kogyo Co Sewage plant .. . Sasakura ST-30
means of shore linkspans. This space is open at the aft Output. .................. .... ..4000kg/h Contract date .. ... 15 July 1999
end, with the forward entry through the deckhouse Mooring equipment Launch/floatout date. . 18 August 2000
front closed by a top-hingeing watertight door. Number/type. .. 2 x winch/windlass: Delivery date ... .. 12 December 2000

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FALESIA: Italian·built and ·owned
chemical tanker
Shipbuilder:. ......Cantiere Navale Mario Main propulsion is by a means of a single MAN B&W Main engine-driven alternator
Morino SpA, Italy Alpha 9L27/38 diesel engine developing 3060kW at (Alternative Propulsion System)
Vessel's name: ,..Falesia 800rev I min, driving a four-bladed CP propeller at Number .. """ """",.,."".,.,.,.,1

Hull number: ....,',..." ..." ...,',..." ...,',.,", .., " .." ..269 144rev/min for a service speed of l Sknots. Make .. ..A van Kaick
Owner/ooerator.. '" Elbano di Navigazione SrL, Transmission is through a Renk-Alpha MGS37 gearbox Output. " .....,1 x 741kW/1800rev/min
Italy (the first example of this design) fitted with a power-take- Diesel-driven alternators
off/power-take-in for a 741kW van Kaick alternator (Alternative Propulsion System)
Designer: ".""."Cantiere Navale Mario
which, as noted above, can be reversed to provide Number" ' ,.,.3
Morino SpA, Italy
emeIgenc), propulsion, Engine make/type ", ..,." ..,.".,..,lveco-Aifo/GE8291 SRM75
Flag: ,...." ..,...,',.." ...,..." ..,..." .." ..,',..,..," ..Italy
Total number of sister Alternator make/type,.. "., ..""., ..""".,Stamford HCM534E
ships already completed: """.",.,Nil PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Output.. ' .".,3 x 470kW/1800rev/min
Length,oa.. . ,..100,00m Boilers (thermal oil system)
Total number of sister
ships still on order: ..",.,,,.,,, ..,,,.,,..,,' """ ..".,,,,,,,.,1 Length, bp ,." .. "."".".".".,.,,' ,.".""",."."."."."",.,."", ..91.50m Nurnber.. .,""""',.".,' ,., .,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,,,,,.,.,,.,.,,.,,.,.,,.,.,.,.2
Breadth, moulded.. '" 15.40m Type,. . Heavy oil burner
Depth, moulded to main deck .,..,..,.".,....."., ..,..,..,..,..,..,7.80m Make.. '''' '" ,.,,.,,.,." ,.,.,,.,,.,,.," ,.,,.,..,.,.,,.,.Bono Energia
D4LESL4 is a double-hulled tanker, built for the Width of double skin Output ,. . 2 x 1,500,000kcal/h
_l 'carriage of hazardous liquid chemical products, bottom "."",.,."."., ..,.".,,.,," " "."."., " ..""."."."." ..,.,,1,20m Cranes
including those in IMO groups 2 and 3. Safety of side .. ."."",I,lOm Number,... ,.,1
transport has been a key factor in rile vessel's design, Gross ................3616gt Make .. . MEP Marine
which features extensive use of Avesta duplex 2205 grade Deadweight Capacity ... ".,,'" ,.".".3tonne/13m/l0m-min
stainless steel; this has been used in the construction of desiqn.. ." "."" ..".4500dwt Task.. ,. ,.,.""Hose handling
the cargo tanks, pumps, piping, valves, measuring scantling .. ,., .A800dwt Mooring equipment
instruments, internal tank fittings, and for an outfit of Draught Number ,...2 x mooring winch/windlass
heating coils capable of maintaining a temperature of design.., ..,.,..".6,00m 2 x mooring winch
7fJ'Cin each tank, scantling ,.6.10m
Make. ...........MEP Marine
Within the double hull, the cargo space is divided by Speed, service, 85% MCR.. ".""." ..,., .. , ,., .,.."., ..,.14knots
Type, ................... .Hiqh-pressure hydraulic
troughed transverse and centreline bulkheads to form Cargo capacity
Cargo pumps
fivepairs of tanks of 5083m' total capacity,with the side liquid volurns.. . ,.5180m'
Number.. . 12
spaces serving as water ballast tanks. An additional 97m3 Bunkers
Type , Electric deepwell, stainless steel
cargo capacity is availablein two cylindrical tanks placed heavy oil., , .,.". ,., 240m'
Make ,. . Marflex
port and starboard on the fore deck. Maximum cargo diesel oil , 95m'
density for the main tanks is L85tonnes/m', and for the Water ballast. .2040m' Capacity . ",."., ..,.10 x 200m'/h; 2 x 100m'/h
deck tanks lOtltonnes Zm'. Pump room (ballast and cleaning pumps)
Classification ., ., ".".""."",.""Registro Italiano Navale +C-Oil
A breakthrough, claimed by pump manufacturer Chemical Tanker,ESP,Unrestricted Position , Att of cargo tanks
Marflex, sees the initial introduction of electrically-driven Navigation, AVM-APS,AUT-UMS, Complement
deepwell pwnps into the Italian market, using explosion- VCS, Cargo Control Total, 18
proof and deck-mounted electric motors controlled by Cabins.. . "., .., 2 x suites: 10 x single;
Main engine
frequency converters, which make it possible to operate 3 x double
Design" , , , " "'" " . , '" , , , ,.,MAN B&W Alpha
the pumps at variable speed, Each pump is rated at Special rudcer.
Model. .. . .. 9L27/38 , , "." """"""",.".,.,.".,.,.Flap type
200m'/h, with two similar 100m'Ih units installed in the
Manufacturer ,.,..,.".""."."., ..,."."",.""",,,MAN B&W Alpha Bow thruster
deck tanks, A portable hydraulic cargo pump of 70m'/h
is also carried, Maximwn discharge rate is 1200m3/h, Number.. . ..,.1 Make.,
Cargo controls include radar-type tank gauges Output "."., ..,.,," " " ""'" ".".".,." ".".3060kW/800rev/min Nomber., ..................... 1 x electric
integrated into the automation system, and sensors for Gearbox Output, """."."".". "."".".,.,,1 x 400kW
inert gas pressure, discharge manifold pressure, high and Make , Renk-Alpha Fire detection system
low level alarms, pressure vacuum and, at three levels,for Model" .,,' ., MGS37 56V078 Make .. . Salwico
temperatuIe, Heating is served by two thermal oil boilers, Number.. ",."."",.,,1 Type. ................. ,.,., C-300
and a 7200m3/h air heater is provided, Fire extinguishing system
Output speed ,."".".".,." ". ,.""."."."."., ..,..,." ,144rev/min
The machinery installation is designed on the Cargo spaces" "".,.".,.".,."., ,.,Foam
Propeller
Alternative Propulsion System principle, where the three Make. . Minimax
Material. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze
diesel-alternator sets can be used to feed electricalcurrent
Manufacturer MAN B&W Alpha Engineroom.. ....CO,
through the switchboard back to the shaft-driven
Number., ."."., .."".".".1 Make .. . Minimax
alternator, which can then operate in reverse mode
through the gearbox to turn the propeller shaft. In this Pitch , Controllable Contract cate. . 2 August 1999
situation, an output of 1500kW can be harnessed to Diameter. ,."",3900mm Launch/floatout date.. .".".,,"" ",.""",14 October 2000
propel the vessel at 8knots in an emergency. Speed ,.,,.,,.,.,,.,,.,.,,.,,.,.,,.,.,'''' ,.,..,.,,.,,.,"'" ,..,.,' ,,144rev/min Delivery date, ..21 February 2001

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monohull ferry
Shipbuilder: ..Rodriquez Cantieri Navali SpA and aft, with flush cover plates to ensure zero hull waterjets
(Pietra Ligure Shipyard), Italy resistance when stowed. Manufacturer. . Lips BV
Vessel'sname: .Federico Garcia Lorca The TMV 115 is fitted with SMS (seaworthy Numbm.. . 4
Hullnumber: 278 management system) ride control equipment Type. . .4 x LJ 114E steerable
Owner/operator Balearia Eurolineas developed by associated company Rodriquez Marine Speed 520rev/min
Maritimes, Spain Systems, comprised of T-Foils forward and aft, and Diesel-driven alternators
Designer Rodriquez Engineering, Italy four lateral fins for roll control. In addition, active Numbm... . 4
Flag Spain 'intruder tabs' are mounted on the transom to reduce Engine make/type.. . Caterpillar/3408C
Totalnumber of sister roll and create a hydrodynamic wedge which reduces Alternator make Leroy Somer
shipsalready completed . resistance and increases speed. The entire system is Output .
Totalnumber of sister centrally controlled from the bridge and optimised to Passengers
shipsstill on order: .. give maximum passenger comfort under the worst sea
Total. . 900
conditions.
A further benefit of the Rodriquez SMS is the Classes (available seating)
incorporation of small rudders in the vertical struts of First ...................... 320
B UILT [or Balearia's service between Valencia,
Majorca and Ibiza, this Rodriquez Aquastrada
TMVllS-serieshigh-speed passenger and vehicle ferry
the T-Foils, to provide directional control at full speed,
thereby maintaining maximum forward thrust from
Second.
Vehicles
. 680

representsthe latest technology related to this class of the waterjets. In addition to the ride control system, Number of vehicle decks 1 x fixed; 1 x hoistable
vessel, and consolidates her builder's claimed Rodriquez Marine Systems has also supplied a central Total lane length
leadershipin the industry. Constructed entirely from alarm and monitoring system; start/stop/alarm Cars.. .......... 1000m
aluminium, Federico Garcia Lorea is designed to carry monitoring for the propulsion equipment; bow Trucks and trailers .. .. 280m
passengers, cars, trucks and buses, or any combination thrusters; and hydraulic systems for the car decks and Cars. .. 200
of these vehicles. ramps. Trucks and trailers. ..28
In a purelycar-carrying mode, vehicles are carried on Stern appendages Intruder tabs for
twodeckswith the garage level stowing 110 cars, and PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS longitudinal trim control
another91 loaded on the car deck above. Part of this Length, oa 115.25m Thrusters
deck is constructed of hoistable sections and by Length, bp.. . .. 96.20m Make Rodriquez retractable
raising these to gain extra height, a maximum of Breadth, moulded. .. 17.00m azimuthing
280lanemetres become available on the garage deck Depth. moulded to main deck. .. 10.80m Numbm.. . 2
forapproximately28 commercial vehicles, with 16 cars Gross 5889gt Position. ..1 x forward; 1 x aft
accommodatedin spaces at the forward end that are Deadweight, desiqn Bridge control system
inaccessibleto large units. all cars.. . 400dwt Make .. ......Rodriquez
Vehicleaccess is over the stern at garage deck level, cars and trucks.. .....700dwt Fire detection system
with ramps port and starboard linking with the car Draught, design maximum payload Make Cons.lium
deck. Total passenger complement is 900, with under keel 2.50m Type NSA C4
second-class aircraft-type seating provided on the under aft T-Foils . .. 500m
Fire extinguishing systems
maindeck for 680, and for 320 first-class on the upper, Service speed. 90% MCR 38.30knots
Vehicle spaces Sprinkler
or Belvederedeck. Fuel consumption 5tonnes/h
Make Minimax
Owner and builder have opted for a straight diesel- Classification .......Registro Italiano Navale +100A1,;NAVS,
Enginerooms CO, and sprinkler
poweredpropulsion system for Federico Garcia Lorca, HSC-CAT B, IAQ-2, Tp-Tr (Ro-Ro)
Make.. .. Minimax
with four Caterpillar 3618 units each developing Hull material Aluminium
Cabins and public spaces Sprinkler
7200kWat10S0rev/min, fitted in pairs in two separate Heel control equipment.. HP-Cini Proget
machinery rooms aft. Nevertheless, other main Roll stabilisation equipment. ....Rodriquez Marine Systems Make Minimax
engines can be installed in the TMV 115 design, SMS ride control system Radars
including gas turbine/diesel combinations. The Main engines Number .. . 3
adopted arrangement has the foremost pair of Design Make .. .. Furuno
enginesfitted abreast the centreline, with the shaftlines Model Satellite navigation system
passinginboard of the aft pair. Manufacturer .....Caterpillar Make .. . Furuno
The drive to each of the four Lips LJ 114E steerable Number .. ...4 Model .. . GP 31
waterjets positioned under the tranS01TI stern is Output. . .4 x 7200kW/1050rev/min Other navigation systems
through four Reintjes gearboxes which reduce engine Gearboxes Make.. .. Litton Sperry
speed to S20rev/ min. Electrical power comes from Make. .. Reintjes Model. . Navigat X Mk I
four Caterpillar/Leroy Somer alternators housed in a Model.. .. VLJ 6831 Contract date ..
thirdmachineryroom forward of the main engines. A Numbm.. . 4 Launch/floatout date ..
fully-retractableazimuthing thruster is fitted forward Output speed 520rev/min Delivery date .. .. 22 June 2001

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Shipbuilder:. . Stocznia Szczecinska SA units, all having private toilet facilities. For the Diameter .. . 4800mm
passengers, a large cafeteria is arranged, capable of Speed. . 131rev/min
Vessel's name. (~~~zecin S~J;;r~et8~~~g division into two sections seating 72 and 112 Diesel-driven alternators
Hull number: 8591-1/1 respectively. A dayroom across the front of the Number .. 3
Owner/operator: Lloyd Sardegna Compagnia deckhouse offers comfortable seating for 158 Engine make/type.. ....Wartsila/9L20C
di Navigazione Sri, Italy passengers, and separate mess/ dayrooms are available Alternator make/type ABB/AMG560S87
Designer: Stocznia Szczecinska SA, Poland for officers and crew. Two partially enclosed lifeboats Output.. .. 3 x 1800kVA/900rev/min
Flag: . . . ......... . ...Italy can each take 150 persons; additionally, fast rescue Boilers (thermal-oil system)
Total number of sister boats, inflatable liferafts, and 'means of rescue craft' Number ............... 3
ships already completed: NiI can carry 205 personnel. Type. .. 1 x 25-110-10 oil fired;
Total number of sister 2 x EXV740/28/570-600 economiser
ships still on order: . ...... 1 Make.. . .......Aalborg
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Output 1 x 1500kW/2 x 700kW
Length,oa ... .. 199.40m Mooring equipment
Length, bp .. .. 179.20m Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
T HIS new-generation ro-pax design, developed by
the Szczecin Shipyard to satisfy an order from an
Italian owner for two vessels to operate on domestic
Breadth,
moulded. .. 23.40m Make. .
5 x mooring winch
Towimor
on upper deck ... .. 25.00m Type .. . Electric
routes based on Sardinia, has now been incorporated Depth, moulded
into the builder's portfolio as the B591 class. Suitable Doors/ramps
to main deck (No 4). ...8.20m Number/type .. ...1 x stern door ramp; 2 x fixed
for the carriage of ro-ro cargoes and containers on to upper deck (No 6) . .. 14.20m
unrestricted service, it has three vehicle decks ramps; 1 x two-section ramp cover
Width of double skin Designer .. . MacGregor
providing 2510lane metres for 166 lorries, also road ~~.. .2mm
and Mafi trailers. Camper-vans can be loaded on the Containers
bottom. .. 2.34m Lengths. ..20ft; 40ft
upper deck, and container capacity is 269TEU. Gross. .. 18,450gt
Dangerous cargoes can be carried on all decks, with Cell guides .. ..No
Displacement Total TEU capacity .. .......................269
explosion-group cargo limited to the upper deck. The at design draught.. 15,925tonnes
hull was refined at the CTa tank in Gdansk. Reefer plugs .. ........................... 46
at scantling draught 16,772tonnes Tiers. . .....2 (upper deck)
Vehicles are loaded over a stern door/ramp, which Deadweight
provides a 12m-wide entry direct to the main deck (No Ballast control system
at design draught 71OOdwt .................. Pleiger
4) at the starboard side, and to a 7m-wide fixed ramp Make.
at scantling draught. .. 8000dwt
serving the upper deck (No 6), to port. A 3.6m-wicfe Passengers
Draught,
fixed ramp positioned at the starboard side JUStinside Total.. . 308
design. .. 6.08m
the stern entrance is closed by a two-section,side- Number of cabins . .....77 x 4-berth
scantling.. .. 6.32m
hingeing, hydraulically operated cover and links the Vehicles
Speed, service 85% MCR, 15% sea margin 22.50knots
main deck with the tank top. Number of vehicle decks .. .. 3
Bunkers
A clear height of 4.90m is available on the main deck Total lane length .. ............... 2510m
heavy oil. .. 1150m'
and tank top, and under the superstructure on the Cars ....
diesel oil. .. 80m'
upper deck. The lower decks are designed for a Trucks/trailers .. .............. 166
Water ballast.. ..............5000m'
uruform loading of 3.0tonnes/m' whilst the upper Fuel consumption Complement
deck can withstand 2.5tonnes/ m'. A total of 46 reefer main engines only. .. 72tonnes/day Officers .. .. 13
sockets are fitted. auxiliaries .. .. 14tonnes/day Crew .. .. .20
Designed as a twin-screw ship, the B591 features a Classification .. ....Registro Italiano Navale '1 OOA1.1 NavlL Single/double rooms. . 17/8
hull form incorporating a central skeg and transom TP Tr(Ro-Ro), IAQ-1, NAY. Bow thrusters
stern, below which two semi-balanced rudders are also American Bureau of Shipping + 1A(E), Ro-Ro Make .. . ABB Zamech
fitted. An Intering stabilising/anti-heeling system is Passenger Ferry. +AMS, +ACCU, OMBO Number. .... 2
installed to minimise roll, utilising two U'-shaped tanks Percentage of high-tensile Output.. .................2 x 800kW/1188rev/min
and a pair of anti-heeling tanks in the mid-ship area, steel used in construction 50% Bridge control system
which are half-filled with fresh and sea water. Heel and roll control. . Intering Make. .. Nord-Poland
A relatively fast service speed of 22.50knots is Main engines Type.. .. SN 591
provided by a pair of Wartsila 9L46C medium-speed Design Wartsila One man operation... ...Yes
main engmes each developing 9450kW at 500rev/min Model.. .. 9L46C Fire detection system
and driving two Lips CP propellers through a pair of Manufacturer. .. .wartsna Make . Nittan/Consilium Marine
Flender GUK 1060 gearboxes. Electrical power is Number. .. 2 Type.. .. NSAC-1
derived from three Wiirtsila/ ABB diesel-alternator sets Output.. .......2 x 9450kW/500rev/min Fire extinguishing systems
each rated at 1800kVA, and heating requirements are Gearboxes Engineroom .. .. CO,
served from a thermal oil system with an oil-fired Make. . Flender Make .. . Unitor
boiler and two exhaust-gas economisers. Two ABB- Model. . GUK 1060 Vehicle spaces.... . Water spray
Zamech 800kW thrusters are installed abaft the Number. .. 2 Make. . .... Shipbuilder
prominent bulbous bow. An integrated automation Output speed. .........131rev/min Cabins/public spaces Hi-fog water mist
system is fitted to control and monitor items of Propellers M~e.. . M~~
machinery and provide alarms. Material .. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Waste disposal plant
Accommodation is arranged in a forward deckhouse, (stainless steel hub and cover) Sewage plant. . Evac
built over the upper deck vehicle space, for 308 Manufacturer. .. Lips Contract date. . 1 April 1999
passengers and 33 crew, with the former occupying Number .... .......................... 2 x Type CP115 Launch date .. .27 January 2001
four-berth cabins and crew housed in single/double Pitch. ...Controllable Delivery date. ..... 15 December 2001

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Shipbuilder: Hijos de J Barreras SA, Two Wiirtsilii 9L32 main engines are fitted, each Speed. 166rev/min
(Astillero Barreras), Spain developing 4140kW at 750kW and driving a Balino- Main engine-driven alternators
Vessel's name: Gran Canaria Car Kamewa CP propeller through a Vulkan flexible Number. ......2
Hull number: ... 1575 coupling and a Balifio-Valrnet gearbox, for a service Make/type.... .Stamford/-
speed of lSknots. This particular main engine design is Output.. 2 x 875kW/1500rev/min
Owner/operator: .Naviera del Odiel SANapores of the 'pipeless type', with all water and oil ducts Diesel-driven alternators
Suardiaz SA, Spain integrated in the block. It also incorporates the Number. ...... 2
Designer: ...... ..Hijos de J Barreras SA, Spain manufacturer's 10w-NOx technology and has an in-built Engine make/type ... ....Guascor/F360TA
Flag: Spain Wiirtsila engine control system (WECS). A power take- Alternator make/type .. .............Stamford/-
Total number of sister off from each gearbox connects with an 875kW
2 x 650kW/1500rev/min
Output..
ships already completed: ........NiI Stamford alternator, and two Stamford 650kW
Boilers
Total number of sister alternators driven by Guascor diesel engines are also
Number. .... 2
ships still on order: ....... Nil fitted. The complete installation is controlled by means
of a Kongsberg-Norcontrol integrated automation Type. .............Vulcano-Sadeca
system. Two 330kW bow thrusters are fitted. A two-tier Output. 2 x 1500kg/h
deckhouse surmounted by the wheelhouse is built on to Mooring equipment

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been recorded in Sigllijimnt Ship reviews, and is
further demonstrated by other entries in this issue.
the superstructure at the aft end of the vessel to
accommodate 15 persons, although the normal crew
totals 10.
Number ..

Make ..
............ 2 x mooring winch/windlass
2 x mooring winch
Ibercisa
Gran Casaria Car represents a new-found speciality of Type ................Hydraulic
the Vigo yard, that of handy-sized car carrier; she PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Ballast control system
forges a relationship between operator and builder for Length,oa.. .. 132.45m Make .. ...... Itur-KMS
this type of ship which began with L'Alldace (Signijicant Length, bp 118.00m Vehicles
Ships of 1999), and will continue into at least 2003 with Breadth, moulded.. .. 21.20m Number of vehicle decks .................. 6 plus 1 hoistable
a further daree vessels on order. Depth, moulded Total lane length
Owned by Odiel but operated on 10-year charter by to main deck (No 4) .9.30m Cars (2m wide) ................................ 5660m
Suardiaz, Gran Canaria Car is designed as a pure car to upper deck (No 6) . ..14.70m Cars (2m wide)/trucks . ........ . 3505m/630m
carrier with some capacity for trailers. The design Gross. .. 9600gt Cars .. . 1146
features six fixed vehicle decks, plus one hoistable deck Deadweight.. 3150dwt Trucks and trailers 15m/13.6m length 36/42
(No 5) arranged between Nos 4 and 6 (main and upper Draught.. 5.20m Complement
decks), which can be raised to provide sufficient Speed, servtca, 85% MCR... .. 18knots Total crew. . 10
headroom above deck 4 to accommodate 36m x 15m Bunkers Total including trailer crew. ....15
long, or 42m x 13.6m long trailers. heavy oil 675m' Bow thrusters
The topmost decks are housed in a full-length diesel oil.. .. 115m' Make .. ........ Balino
superstructure above the upper deck, with a semi- Water ballast.. 3090m' Number ............. 2
circular front end to allow cars to be turned. Vehicle Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping, + 1OOA1 Output.. ..... 2 x 440kW/1500rev/min
access is to the main deck from two positions: over the Vehicle Carrier, Moveable Decks, No 4 Deck Fire detection system
stern across a duck-tail, by means of a centrally Strengthened for Roll-on/Roll-off Make. .............. Thorn
positioned 15m long by 6/7m wide door/ ramp, and at Cargoes, +LMC, UMS Fire extinguishing system
the starboard side forward of the deckhouse, using a Main engines Engineroom .. .............CO,
similar 4m wide arrangement. Both access ramps are Design. . wartsua Make. ...................Macisa-Unitor
operated by cable tackles, winches, and hydraulic Model. . 9L32 Vehicle spaces. ..................... Drenchers
geanng. Manufacturer .. .....wartsua Make .. ......Lechler
A series of internal fixed and hinged ramps link the Number. . 2 Radars
various decks, with that for No 5 deck forming part of Output .. ...2 x 4140kW/750rev/min Number ...
its hoistable-deck structure. All moveable ramps, and Gearboxes Make. ...................... Raytheon
No 5 deck, are operated by hydraulic rams which, with Make. .................... Balifio-Valmet Models. Pathfinder ARPA X-band/S-band
the access door/ramp mechanism, are served from a Model. Satellite navigation system .. . Raytheon
central power station comprising three pumps, and Number ... ...2 Waste disposal plant
separate electric motors. Output speed. ...... 166rev/min
Sewage plant
Total lane length available for cars is 5660m, Propellers
Make. .............. Facet
equivalent to 1146 vehicles. With the hoistable deck Material .. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Model. ....... STP-15
raised, trailers can be stowed in 630lane metres on No 4 Manufacturer .Balirio-Kamewa
deck. The cargo spaces are mechanically ventilated to Number. .. 2 Contract date .. ...November 1999
provide 10 air changes/hour; this is increased to 20 Pitch. .. Controllable Launch/floatout date .. ..................... December 2000
during loading/unloading operations. Diameter 3750mm Delivery date .. .......May 2001

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HAM318: 40,560dwt suction dredger
Shipbuilder...IHC Holland NV (built at shipyard through a rainbow-nozzle at the bow, or a floating 2). Engine make/type. ..Caterpillar/3512B DI-TA
pipeline via a bow coupling, Alternator make/type Caterpillar/SR4
of van der Giessen-de Noord), Output 1200kW/1500rev/min
The Netherlands Main power is derived from two Wartsila 12V46C Deck crane
Vessel'sname: HAM 318 main engines, each rated at 12,600kW/S14rev/min and Number/task 1/deck stores and maintenance

Hullnumber:. ...CO 1226/BN 979 connected through a Flender gearbox to a CP propeller Make/type.. ..nS-Norlift/CCL 1600-6024 on gantry
Capacity/speed. 50/60tonnes; 22/18m radius; 0-3m/mln
Owner/operator:...HAM Dredging Ltd, UK/HAM and, by means of a power take-off, to an 11,OOOkW
Mooring equipment
alternator. Two diesel-alternator sets are also fitted: one
(HollandscheAanneming Maatschappij BV), Number 2 x windlass/winch forward
developing 1840kW and one 1200kW, with the 1 x anchor winch aft
The Netherlands Make. .Brohl
electrical supply of these directed to driving the pump
Designer:..... IHC Holland NV, The Netherlands electric motors, hydraulic power-packs, and two Lips Type. . Hydraulic
Flag: ...The Netherlands 1100kW bow thrusters which, with two Becker flap-
Dredging equipment
Make.. ... IHC Holland
Totalnumberof sister rudders, enhance manoeuvrability. Type 2 x 1200mm diameter trailing
shipsalready completed: ............. Nil A sophisticated Kongsberg Simrad dynamic- suction pipes with submerged dredge pump
Totalnumberof sister Dredge pumps (submerged)
positioning system is installed as part of the equipment Make.. ..IHC Holland
shipsstill on order: ........ Nil in a full-width wheelhouse, with consoles for Number .. ..,',., ... , ..", ...,.2
navigation, dredging and shore discharge, Machinery is Type ..,HRLD 193-48-110
monitored both from an air-conditioned control room, Output .. ,2 x 2500kW
Dredge pumps (inboard)
l\. IfATCHING the worldwide demand for land and from an auxiliary position forward, Make IHC Holland
1 V Leclamation is the flow of large suction dredgers Number.. . 2
capableof fulfillinginternational contracts. HAM 318 PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type HRMD 262-56-130
isthenew flagship of a fleet operated by Anglo-Dutch Length, oa..; 176.15m Output (dredging).. . 2 x 2750kW
Length, bp . ""'" ..159.00m Output (pumping ashore) 2 x 5500kW
dredgingcontractor HAM and has a hopper capacity of Jet pumps
Breadth, moulded.. 32.00m
23,700m' and a corresponding deadweight of Depth, moulded to main deck.. 17.12m Make.. .....IHC Holland
40,560tonne5,It is interesting to note that compared Gross ......24,897gt Number.. . 2
with other, so called, 'jumbo-dredgers' featured in Displacement. 57,36Otonnes Type HRMD 161-34-80
Lightweight. 16,80Otonn8s Output.. . 2 x 2150kW
recentSignificant Ships reviews, this vessel is laid out Deadweight.. ..40,560dwt Complement
with accommodation and propulsion machinery Draught, dredging freeboard. .13.00m Total.. .. .45
positionedaft, This arrangement allows the two (port Speed, service 100% MCR " 17.30knots Rooms 15 slngle/15 double
andstarboard)1200mm diameter trailing suction pipes Hopper capacity 23,700m' Special rudders
Bunkers Make. .....Becker
to be operated from a position forward of midships to heavy oil. 2800m' Number.. ....2
a maximumdredging depth of 70m, diesel oil. 300m' Type 2 x FKSR-1-3700/880/620/1
Eachpipe,which weighs 360tonnes and is handled by Water ballast.. 3163m' Model. . .Free-hanging flap
threehydraulicgantries and three electric winches, uses Classification .. Bureau Veritas 1 3/3 + Hopper Bow thrusters
Dredger (Deep Sea), AUT-MS Make/type. . Lips/CT225-DPM
anSm widedraghead weighing SOtonnes which can be Main engines Number. .. , ..... 2
controlledhydraulicallyto suit local circumstances, and Design. wartsua Output .2 x 1100kW/295rev/min
is fittedwith a 2S00kW submerged dredge pump, with Model" ... 12V46C Bridge control system
twomore dredge pumps installed on board, The latter Manufacturer. wartsua Make, " .....Kongsberg Simrad DP
Number. .. ... 2
operateat 27S0kW whilst the vessel is trailing, and Type. ....SDP 11
Output.. .. 2 x 12,600kW/514rev/min
One man operation .. .........yes
5500kWwhen discharging ashore, Facilities have been Gearboxes
Make. .......Flender Fire detection system
includedfor adapting the starboard trailing pipe to Make. ....Thorn
Model" ..GUHO 1450
reacha depth of 110m in the future, Number. ....... ".,,' ,,' ..... 2 Radars
During both trailing and discharging, the pumping Output speed, ....115rev/min Number. .......3
processis supported by jet water nozzles fed by two Propellers Make "",Decca/JRC
Material .. Nickel-aluminium-bronze Type. , .....1 x Bridgemaster E250; 1 x ARPA 343/12M/
2150kWjet pumps, All the pumps have been supplied 1 x JMA608HD
Manufacturer" ....Lips BV
by IHC. As HAM 318 will be required to operate in Number 2 Satellite navigation systems
areaswithout supporting facilities, workshop space and Pitch. .Controllable Make ... ...,.JRC
sparesstoragehas been provided, and a 60tonne gantry Diameter ............ 5400mm Model """,.,., "."",,., ,.,,..,NXZ 4570 DGPS
cranecoversthe entire length of the ship, Speed. 115rev/mln Waste disposal plant
Main engine-driven alternators Incinerator
The hull is double-skinned with wide side spaces, Number ....... ,..... ,"" ....2 Make .. ".Teamtec OG 200C
forminga central hold with bottom sloped to direct Make/type ... ,ABB/AMG 1120MR06
Sewage plant
spoilto a single row of eight 4,2m x 6,Sm box-type Output.. 2 x 11,000kW/1000rev/mln
Make .................... Evac
bottom doors fitted at the centreline, Discharge is Diesel-driven alternators
Number. ..2 Model.. . ..... Aquamar MSP3
either by dumping through these, or by using the 1). Engine make/type .. .. Wartslla/6L26A Contract date ."""""",, ...... """" ,,10 November 1999
inboarddredge pumps (which when working in series, Alternator make/type" ABB/AMG 630 S6 Launch date.. "" " ..25 May 2001
having11,OOOkW available) to pump material ashore Output. .....1840kW/1OOOrev/min Delivery date """ "October 2001

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HEBRIDES: ro-ro ferry with innovative
lifesaving arrangements
Shipbuilder ... Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd, UK to 402 with 35 crew, accommodated in lounges with Propellers
Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Vessel's name: Hebrides reclining seats, a lounge bar, cafeteria, observation
Manufacturer.. .. Rolls-Royce Ulstein
Hull number: ..708 lounge, and outside seating on decks 4 and 5. Crew Number 2
Owner/operator: ....Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd, cabins are arranged on deck 5, with officers one deck Pitch. .. Controllable
higher behind a full-width wheelhouse. Diameter.. .. 2550mm
UK Speed. .. 270rev/min
Designer: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd, UK Improved flexible mountings and adjacent structure Main engine-driven alternators
R~ UK for the two MaK 8M32 main engines have eliminated Number. . 2
Make/type Stamford/HCM 734G2
Total number of sister vibration. Each develops 3840kW at 600rev / min to
Output 2 x 1248kW/1500rev/min
ships already completed: Nil drive CP propellers at 270rev / min through gearboxes Diesel-driven alternators
Total number of sister with power take-off shafts to a pair of Stamford Numbm. . ~
Engine make/type Cummins/KTA 1903M
ships still on order: Nil 1248kW alternators. Three Cummins/Stamford
Alternator make/type Stamford/HCM534E2
352kW diesel alternator sets are also fitted, and twin Output.. 3 x 352kW/1500rev/min
high-lift flap-type rudders and two 450kW bow Mooring equipment
Number/type. .. 2 x 15tonne capstan;
A LMOST a sister to Clansman built in 1998 at thrusters improve manoeuvrability. Notably, the
2 x 12tonne windlass/winch
.£lA.ppledore for this owner (Significant Ships of gearboxes, propellers, thrusters, rudders and bridge Make. . ........Rolls-Royce
1998), Hebrides introduces a number of interesting control system have been supplied by Rolls-Royce Type Low-pressure hydraulic
(plus 2 x 1tonne Gemmell & Prout electric
modifications resulting from operating experience with through its Ulstein subsidiary, with the same group also
capstans)
the earlier vessel - which was designed to comply with delivering the Brown Brothers fin stabilisers and low- Ballast control system
the then new Stockholm Agreement Rules. These pressure hydraulic mooring equipment, Make .. ....... Dobbie Mcinnes
Doors/ramps
required large-area freeing ports on the vehicle deck, Number 1 x stern door/ramp; 1 x bow
but after tests with Clansman it has been found possible PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS door/ramp; 1 x bow visor;
to reduce these openings, and only 13 are now Length, oa... . 99.40m 2 x hoistable car decks
Length, bp 91.20m Type .. ....Hydraulic
provided each side. A smaller bow visor has also been Breadth, moulded.. . 15.80m Designer .. ....Transmarine
fitted in order to improve clearance at the linkspans at Depth, moulded Passengers
low tides, whilst the fore-end structure has been to main deck (No 2) 5.50m Total. ............................612 (with 37 crew)
to upper deck.. .. 11.20m 402 (with 35 crew)
redesigned to comply with Lloyd's Register bow-impact Complement
Width of double skin
criteria. side.. . 3.20m Officers .. . 13
Lifeboats have also been dispensed with, and in line bottom 1.00m Crew .... .. 24
Gross 5506gt Single/double rooms .. .... . .. 33/2
with a European Class B notation covering vessels Vehicles
operating within 20miles offshore, two RFD Marin- Dlsplacement.. 3493tonnes
Number of vehicle decks 1 plus 2 hoistable
Lightweight 2823tonnes
Ark evacuation systems are instead positioned on each Cars.. .. 108
Deadweight Trucks/trailers.. .. 10
side of the vessel. Each of these incorporates 2 x 106- design 670dwt Special rudders 2 x 4.6m' Ulstein high-lift
person reversible liferafts stowed in a cassette within a scantling 777dwt Bow thrusters
vertical telescopic descent chute with direct access Draught Make .. .......................................... Ulstein
design. . 3.20m Number .. .................... 2 x CP
from the passenger accommodation: the complete scantlinq.. .. 3.30m ...2 x 450kW/400rev/min
Output..
system ensures dry-shod evacuation into the rafts. Two Speed, service at 85% MCR; 240kW Bridge control system .. ...................................... Ulstein
Seahawk fast rescue boats, sufficiently powerful to tow alternator load.. . 16.80knots Fire detection system
Bunkers, diesel oil 1OOm' Make. .. Wormald
the loaded rafts, are housed under Caley davits on the Type Analogue addressable
Water ballast.. ..730m'
boat deck. Fuel consumption. main engines.. ............15tonnes/day Fire extinguishing system
Vehicle entry is to No 2 deck over a stern ramp/ door Classification uoyc's Register of Shipping + 100A1 Engineroom.. . .....CO,
Passenger/vehicle Ferry, West coast of Scotland Vehicle spaces. .. Water drench
6.4m long x 4.3m wide, with 1.7m long finger flaps, and Cabins and public rooms. ...water spray
and Western Isles. UK MCA Class IIA with
a bow ramp comprised of three sections; 5.82m long x Radars
Exemptions reflecting Requirements of Class B
4.5m and 4.67m long x 4.8m/3.5m, with finger flaps Number. . .....2
Hull stabilisation equipment.. ....Two Brown Brothers VM100
Make .. ........... Kelvin Hughes
1.7m long. This forms a weathertight seal when closed 4.73m' folding fins
Models .. ..... 1 x Nucleus 5000ARPA 1/6U
and is enclosed by a 36tonne visor. Both accesses can Main engines 1 x Nucleus 5000ARPA 1/3U
Design.. . MaK Satellite navigation systems
accept 44tonne freight vehicles with axle loads of
Model. ...... 8M32 Models .. ....... 1 x Furuno GP-30 GPS
14tonnes. Manufacturer.. .. Caterpillar MaK 1 x Leica MX400 DGPS
Vehicle capacity is 10 x 40tonne trucks/trailers or Number. .. 2 Waste disposal plant
108 cars, including 18 carried on two hoistable car Output 2 x 3840kW/600rev/min Is waste held for shore disposal? yes
Gearboxes Compactor. ...Pakmaster 301
decks fitted to starboard between decks 3 and 4. The
Make Rolls-Royce Ulstein Sewage plant.. Hamworthy ST25
aft end of the vehicle deck is open, enabling categories Model. . ..1500 AGSC Contract date.. .. 19 February 1999
of dangerous cargoes to be carried there. Passenger Number.. ...... .2 Launch/floatout date.. ....2 August 2000
complement is 612 when 37 crew are carried, reducing Output speed. ......... 270rev/min Delivery date. ............ 2 March 2001

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ISOLA BLU: Fincantieri enters the
stainless-steel tanker market
Shipbuilder: FincantieriSpA After an evaluation of various propulsion machinery Alternators
(Ancona Shipyard) Italy options carried out in association with Rome-based Make ..
Vessel'sname. .. .l50Ia Blu consultancy Italtek, it was decided to fit this new class of Numbm.. .... 3
Hull number: . 6054 tanker with a diesel-electric power system utilising three Output 2 x 3500kW; 1 x 2650kW
Owner/operator. .. FinavalSpA, Italy \'<'artsila L32-series main engines. Two eight-cylinder Propulsion motors
Designer.. . FincantieriSpA, Italy (8L32) units each develop 3600kW at 720rev/min, Make.. . ..Alstom
Flag: . Italy and one six-cylinder (6L32) unit develops Numbm.. ..2
Totalnumber of sister 2700kW/720rev/min; these drive 2 x 3500kW and 1 x Output 2 x 3300kW/1000rev/min
ships already completed: 1 (for another owner) 2650kW alternarors, respectively. Gearbox
Totalnumber of sister An interesting machinery arrangement has been Make. ........... Renk Tacke
ships still on order:. . Nil adopted, with rhe main engine and alternators installed Propeller
nghr aft on rhe 10,130mm flat, below rhe main deck, and Make ..
rhe twin Alsrom 3000kW/1000rev/min propulsion Material.. , Nickel-aluminium
INCANTIERl'S pre-eminent position in the
F passenger ship and ferry sectors has been well
documented in Significant Ships, and particularly in this
morors fitted at tank top level along with associated
gearbox, and driving rhe single FP propeller. Two
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issue - so much so that the company's diversion to propulsion motors offer redundancy and safery, and Boilers (thermal oil system)
build what is claimed to be rhe largest stainless steel feature synchronous converters for control, and Celduc Number. ........... 5
chemical tankers yet built in rhe Mediterranean is of oil transformers. The complex automation required to Type 2 x oil fired; 3 x exhaust gas
special interest. They were constructed at the group's control rhis system has been supplied by Lyngso Marine. Output .2 x 3,250,000kcal/h; 2 x BOO,OOOkcal/h; 1x
Ancona yard. 600,000kcal/h
Isola Blu (and sister Ievoli Splendour) have been PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Mooting equipment
designed wirh a double hull, which provides a series of Length, oa .................................. 165.90m Number.. ..........2 x 15tonne mooring winch/windlass;
epoxy-coated water ballast and industrial water tanks. Length, bp ..155.60m 4 x 15tonne mooring winch
WirhlO this envelope, the cargo space is divided into Breadth, moulded ..................... 26.90m Make ...
27 tanks of varying capacity by a centreline bulkhead. Depth. moulded Type .. ........ Hydraulic
This forms No 1 port and starboard tanks, and wirh to main deck.. .. 13.60m
Cargo tanks
two longitudinal bulkheads, separates rhe remainder Number .. ...27
Gross 14,000gt
of the space into POrt, starboard and centre Grades .. ........27
compartments, all constructed of Avesta 2205 Deadweight, design 25,OOOdwt
Product range .. ..IMOI, II
stainless steel. Draught, Stainless steel. .. yes
Willlst the side bulkheads are plain-sided with design .. .. 10.00m Cargo pumps
stiffening inside the double-hull space, transverse and scantling. .. 10.20m Number .. .......... 2B
longitudinal divisions are troughed, and the tanks Speed, Type. .....Submerged
present an unobstructed surface. Steelwork is suitable trial 100% MCR. ......... 15.20knots Make. .. Frank Mohn
for the carriage of 27 separate grades of IMO class I service .. ................................. 15.00knots Capacity .. ... 27 x 300m'/h
and II chemical products up to 1.90sg wirhout filling Cargo capacity 1 x 70m'/h (portable)
restrictions in the centre tanks) and up to 2.2sg with liquid volume .. .. 2B,146m' Complement
part-filling. Bunkers Officers. .. 9
Cargo handling is by means of 27 hydraulically- heavy fuel. ..1200m' Crew .... . 13
driven Frame 300m3/h individual submerged pumps, diesel oil., .. 130m' Suez crew .. . 6
and a single 70m3/h portable unit. Maximum Water ballast. .. 10,000m' Cabins ... . 2 x suites; 16 x single
unloading rate is 1800m3/h, with loading through rhe Classification ....Registro Italiano Navale '100A 1.1-Nav IL, 2 x double; 1 x six-berth
individual 203.20mm pipelines possible at 300m3/b; Cst(oil-chem), P, IMO I-II, IA01-IAP, IAI,
Bow thruster
alternatively, two shared 355.60mm lines can be Make ...
connected to all tanks, with a correspondin~ raring of SCC, 110, NAU, MAN. VCES, EPI, IWS Number.... ...1
2000m3/h. Maximum loading rate is 2500m /h. Diesel-electric system Output 1OOOkW
Cargo pipelines are of 316L stainless sreel and a Main engines Special rudder
nitrogen inerring plant is fitted, giving environmental Design. .wartsua Type. .. .......Hinged flap
protection in case of leakage and pollution following Number .. . 3 Contract date ..
grounding. Water ballast is handled by two 750m' /h Models .. .. 2 x BL32; 1 x 6L32 Launch date ..
pumps, also hydraulicallydriven. Output.. 2 x 3600kW; 1 x 2700kW Delivery date .. ................................ March 2001

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JAEGER ARROW: novel combi-carrier
Shipbuilder: .....Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co Ltd, diesel-alternator sets are a combination of Ulstein Output .. . 1300kW/750kW/750kW
Korea prime-movers and Hyundai electrics. Heating is by a Cargo cranes
Vessel's name: 'j' Jaeger Arrow thermal-oil system utilising three Wiesloch boilers: oil Number. ...........2
Hull number: 9914 burning, electric (an unusual medium), and exhaust gas, Make.. ..........Tsuji Heavy Industries
Owner/operator Gearbulk Shipowning Ltd, producing 1300kW, 7S0kW, and 7S0kW respectively. Type .... Overhead travelling gantry
Norway Duties 2 x 36tonne swl; travelling 50m/mln;
Designer: ....Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Ltd, hoistinq 50m/min; telescope 50m/min
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Mooring equipment
Korea Length,oa .. 171.40m
Flag: Bahamas Number/type ... ............2 x mooring winch/windlass;
Length, bp . 162.40m 4 x mooring winch
Total number of sister Breadth, moulded .. 24.80m
ships already completed: Nil Make. .............. Rolls-Royce Ulstein
Depth. moulded Type .. .................. Hydraulic low-pressure
Total number of sister to main deck .. ...14.00m
ships still on order: Cargo pumps
to upper deck (superstructure). .. 26.60m Number. . .4
Width of double skin Make. . Leistritz
side .. .140m Type.. . L4NG-140/110 (screw)
HE innovative methods adopted by shipowners
T and shippers Inorder to preserve the quality of
forest products cargoes have been described a
In
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Gross..
..1.70m
29,103gt
Capacity .. ..
Cargo control system (liquid)
..4 x 175m'/h (11otonnes/h)
Displacement.. ......34.20otonnes ........... Autronica
number of Significant Ship reviews over the years, but Make
Lightweight. ......10,671tonnes KD-30
few have offered so novel a solution to the problem as Type..
Deadweight
JaegerArrow. Her design is made even more interesting Pump rooms
design .. ..18.530dwt Number .
by the inclusion of a facility to also carry sizeable scantling. ..........23,529dwt
cargoes of liquid bitumen (coal-tar pitch). Position .. .....Adjacent to bitumen tanks
Draught Ballast control system
Delivered Into the fleet of Gearbulk, one of the design ........ 9.60m
world's largest bulk-cargo carriers, JaegerArrow is Make. . Autronica
scantling. .. 11.00m . KD-30
basically of double-hull configuration with poop and Type..
Speed, service at 85% MCR. 18.00knots ......... Nil
forecastle, and a cargo space divided into fiveholds and Hatch covers.
Cargo capacity
four bitumen tanks: two (one port and one starboard) Cargo doors
grain. ...19,848m' Number. . 2
forward of No 1 hold and two In a similar arrangement liquid .. ......7458m'
aft of No 5. Uniquely covenng all but the extreme ends Type ....Top-hingeing
Bunkers Make .. .. Tsujl Heavy Industries
of the vessel is a complete superstructure, which is heavy oil. .. 2420m'
further extended at the bow by a 'whaleback' shelter Containers
diesel 011. .. 147m' .................... 20ft: 40ft
built over the forward mooring position. Above this Length.
Water ballast.. .10,606m' ........ No
structure is a single- / double-tier deckhouse, Cell guides ..
Classification. ..........Lloyd's Register of Shipping
accommodating a complement of 31, and surmounted Total TEU capacity.
+ 1OOA1, Strengthened for Heavy
by a midships wheelhouse with all-round vision. Complement
Cargoes, Coal-Tar Pitch (Molten), .8
The purpose of the superstructure is to afford Officers ..
Independent Tanks, Max Temp 260"C,
completely dry working of cargo in the five Crew .. . 23
Max SG 1.25, FP 600C and above, ESP,
hatchcoverless holds, for which purpose two Tsuji Pilots ... ........ 2
LI, Ice Class 1A, CAC, +LMC. UMS
overhead gantry cranes are fitted under this structure, Single/double rooms. . 25/4
Percentage of high-tensile
stowing aft when not in use, and travelling over most of Special rudder. ........................... Schilling type
steel used in construction .. . 8.4%
the ship's length. They operate in conjunction with a Bow thruster
Heel control equiprnent.. .2 sets
pair of 17m wide sideports arranged at midships on the Make .. .Brunvoll
Main engine
starboard side only. Also designed by Tsuji, these hinge Number. .....1
Design .....MAN B&W
upwards to act as rain shelters, with closure completed . 6S60MC-C Output. . ..... 1500kW
Model ..
by 'Curtainson three sides. Manufacturer .. . .....Hyundai Bridge control system
A telescopic arm on each crane has an outreach of Number ......................... 1 Make .. ... HHI/Furuno
7.Sm through the sideports, and carries trolleys with a Output. .....17.660bhp/101rev/min One man operation .... ........yes (no certificate)
36tonne lift for unitised cargoes such aSlaper rolls, Propeller Fire detection system
pulp bales, steel coils, packaged lumber, an aluminium Material .. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make. . Autronica
mgots. The system can work at a continuous rate of Manufacturer .. ....Hyundai Type .. .....BS-100/4
2Scycles/h against a list of Sclegand 2deg trim, but an Number. ... 1 Fire extinguishing
anti-heeling system is included in the specification. Pitch.. . ......... Fixed Cargo holds/engineroam Low-pressure CO,
As. a secondary cargo, Jaeger .Arrow can carry 7450m' Diameter .. 6700mm Make.. .. ....... Seplus
of bitumen in the four independent tanks, which are Speed. ......101rev/min Radars
specially supported to counteract thermal expansion, Diesel-driven alternators Number.
and insulated to prevent temperature drops exceeding Number. .3 Make .. ......Furuno
1"C/24h. Tank heating is through mild steel double- Engine make/type .. .. Ulstein/KRG 6 Models .. .. ..........FAR-2835SW-7AFS-band;
loop coils that can maintain the cargo at 220"C in a sea Alternator make. .. Hyundai/- FAR-2825W-4A X-band
temperature of 14"C and an ambient of -35"C. Cargo Output. ....3 x /- Satellite naviqation system
handling is by means of four Leistritz screw pumps. Boilers (thermal oil system) Make .. . Furuno
The machinery installation is based on a Hyundai- Number ................................ 3 Model. ............................... GP-80
MAN B&W 6S60MC-C main engine developing Type. ... ...1 x oil burning, 1 x electric; Contract date ..
17,660bhp at 101rev/min, directly coupled to a FP 1 x exhaust gas Launch/floatout date.
propeller for a service speed of l Sknots, The three Make. ....Wiesloch Completion date ..

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Hyundai Mipo
Shipbuilder: ....Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co Ltd, navigation and data integration systems, cable control, 1 x 2Olonne x 25m crane
Korea and measuring systems are integrated so that cable and 1 x 1Olonne x 25m crane
Vessel's name: Knight vessel position can be plotted on a bottom profiler Make Dong Nam electro-hydraulic
Owner/operator: Cableship Contractors output overlaid on the navigation chart. knuckle-boom cranes
Holding NV, The Netherlands Navigation and cable-laying operations are carried Tasks.. ......... Cable handling, heavy lifting
Designer: Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co Ltd, out from a large wheelhouse/control room, positioned Mooring equipment
Korea over the four-tier accommodation block designed for a Number.. ...2 mooring winch/wirclass
Flag: Netherlands Antilles complement of 77 persons. The vessel can operate for Make... . Hatlapa
Total number of sister 60 days without refuelling, to a timetable which is based Type Electric
ships already completed: Nil on sailing 7500nm for 22days at 15.42knots, and 38 Sea plough-handling winches
Total number of sister days cable laying and sailing at 4knots to 8koots. Number.. .. "1x traction winch
ships still on order: 1 1 x storage winch
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Cable handling
Length,oa .. ..146.87m Number... ..........2 x cable-drum engines
T HIS dynamically positioned vessel has been
designed. with worldwide cable laying and
maintenance 111 mind, and is laid out with normal ship
Length, bp ..
Breadth, moulded ....
.......... 128.60m
............................. 21.00m
3 x draw-off/hold-back units
2 x transporter winch
Depth, moulded Ballast control system
operations, the machinery space, and the to main deck (cable deck) .. . 13.20m
accommodation block concentrated right forward, Make.. . Dae Yang
to trunk deck(top deck) .. . 17.10m Type Electric pressure transmitter
leaving the large after deck free for a fully stern- Gross.. . 14,149gt
working concept. The hull is largely of double-skin Complement
Displacement.. ...... 20,681(onnes Officers .. ......25
construction, with a pram-shaped after body featuring Lightweight.. . 7737tonnes
a central skeg. Crew .. . ... 52
Deadweight Rooms ........ 17 single/30 double
Three main cable tanks and three smaller, spare tanks design .......... 8837dwt
are fitted in the midship body below the cable deck. Bow thrusters
scantling .. 13,343dwt Make
These have a total capacity of 5700m3 for 12mm to Draught
150mm diameter cable, which is drawn by port and Number
desiqn .7.36m
starboard cable-drum engines along the two cable lines 2 x retractable azimuthing
scantling .. ..9.00m
to the stern sheaves, by way of three draw-off/hold- Output 1 x 1320kW/307rev/min
Speed service 90% MeR; "15%sea margin;
back units, and two transporter winches. desiqn draught 15.42knots 2 x 2000kW/236rev/min
Most of the cable working equipment, together with cable laying speed .. . 6-8knots Bridge control system (dynamic
jointing and testing rooms, is positioned in a ploughing speed ...4knots positioning) .. ..... Konqsberq-Sirnrad
superstructure which extends from the bow for %L Cargo capacity, cable tanks .....5700m' One man operation. ... Yes
over the cable deck. Stowage is arranged on the (open) Bunkers Fire detection system
aft end of the cable deck for a remote-operated vehicle dieseloil .. ..... .. .... ..264Sm' Make . ................ Nittan
(ROV) which can be handled over the stern by a Water ballast. .. 324Sm' Fire extinguishing system
60tonne capacity A-frame. A 20tonne knuckle-boom Fuel consumption .....52.3tonnes/day Cargo space .. Water spray
crane and a similar 10tonne unit serve the working Classification .. .......Det Norske Veritas, + 1A 1, EO, Make . .....llsin
spaces, including handling and stowage of the sea WI-OC, DYNPOS-AUTR Engineroom ... .................... CO,
plough. Percentage of high-tensile Make ... . NK
The machinery installation has been designed within steel used in construction ... 7,2% Radars
the parameters of a 15.42knot transit speed, a cable Electrical power system Number. . 2
laying speed of 6knots-8knots and a ploughing speed Prime movers Make Norcontrol
of 4knots, derived from two fully azimuthing 4500kW Design .. ......MAN B&W Models. . Databridge 10
nozzled thrusters fitted aft. These also form part of a Model .. . 8L32/40 Satellite navigation systems
Kongsberg-Simrad dynamic positioning system with Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Make Setax
HPR, taut-wire, DGPS and MRU reference units, Number.. .4 Model DPS 100; Spot Beam, IALA Beacon
working in conjunction with two retractable 2000kW Output. .4 x 3840kW/720rev/min Waste disposal plant
azimuth thrusters and a 1320kW tunnel thruster in the Alternators Incinerator
bow. The system satisfies DNV requirement ERN 98 Number .. . 4
Make Hyuroai
and enables the vessel to lay and repair cable in rough Make/type. ..Hyundai Heavy Industries/-
Model MAXI 50SL-1 W/S
sea conditions, significant wave height 5.6m, wind Output. .......... .4 x 370SkW/720rev/min
Waste compactor
speed 19.9m/sec, and current condition 0.775m/sec. Propulsion units
Make EDCO
Power for propulsion, DP installation, ROY, sea Number... .............. 2 x Azimuthing thrusters
Model .. . ......EDCO Marine 6110
plough, cable operations, and all hotel services comes Propeller material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Sewage plant
from four diesel-alternator sets, each producing Manufacturer .. Lips BV
Make. . Evac
3705kW. Transit speed is expected to be maintained Pitch.. .. Fixed
with only three sets working in parallel at 90% rating, Diameter... ...3400mm Model Aquamar B10 Unit MSP 60
and allowing a 15% sea margin. The DP/precision Output.. .......2 x 4500kW/190rev/min Contract date.. . 14 February 2000
tracking system, propulsion machinery and bow lifting gear Launch/float-out date. . 2 March 2001
thruster control, alarm and monitoring systems, Number/type .. ........1 x 60tonne A-frame Delivery date.. . 30 August 2001

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KOHYOHSAN: bulk carrier with new
bow-shape
Shipbuilder: NKK Corp, Tsu Works, Japan a reduction to 17.5m at No 9 hold. Class notations Diesel-driven alternators
Number ... . ..... 3
Vessel's name: .Kohyohsan include strengthening for the carriage of heavy cargoes,
Engine make/type .Daihatsu/6DK20
Hull number: 205 and the ability to operate with holds Nos 2, 4, 6, and 8 Alternator make/type . Taiyo/FE43C-l 0
Owner/operator: Erica Navigation SA, Panama empty. Output 3 x 570kW/720rev/min
Designer:. . NKK Corp, Japan The machinery installation is centred upon a MAN Boiler
Flag Panama B&W 6S70MC (Mk 6) main engine built by Mitsui Number .. ...... 1
Type. .. OVS2 vertical composite
Total number of sister Engineering & Shipbuilding Co Ltd. This develops
Make... . Osaka Boiler
ships already completed: 23 (see text) 14,710kW at 80rev/min for a service speed of Output. oil: 1500kg/h
Total number of sister 14.70knots when operating at 85% MCR and with a 15% exhaust gas: 1300kg/h
ships still on order: . sea margin. Three Daihatsu/Taiyo 570kW diesel- Mooring equipment
alternator sets supply electric current, and steam Number.. . 8
Make... .. Fukushima
requirements are served from a composite boiler having
Type. . .....Low-pressure electric-hydraulic
VER recent years,NKK has delivered a long series an output of 1500kg/h (oil burning) or 1300kg/h using
O of 172,000dwt bulk carriers similar to Koi!Johsan, all exhaust gases.
Ballast control system
Make..
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Remote control valves
of which have progressively incorporated the newest
advances in hull shape, propeUer geometry, and main PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Complement
Length, oa 289.00m OO~ffi.. . S
engine design, aimed at making energy savings by Crew.. .. 13
Length, bp 279.00m
improving the ship's propulsive performance. These Breadth, moulded .45.00m Repair crew.. . 5
benefits have, however, mainly related to 'still water' Depth, moulded to main deck 24.1Om Spare 3
conditions; now owners' feedback to NKK has included Gross 87,493gt Single/triple rooms.. .. 25/1
Displacement. .. 193,802tonnes Bridge control system
calls for benefits to be also achieved in rough sea
Deadweight Make... .. Mitsui Engineering
conditions where a fall-off in performance was being design 157,322dwt Type BMS-2000
experienced. scantling.. . 172,564dwt One man operation.. .. No
Subsequent tests conducted by the shipyard and Osaka Draught Fire detection system
design 16.50m Make Nohmi Bosai
University suggested that the problem resulted from
scantling 17.78m Type Smoke/ionisation
added resistance. This is generated in these conditions Speed, service at 85% MCR, 15% sea margin 14.70knots Fire extinguishing systems
f.romthe diffraction of incident waves at the blunt bows, Cargo capacity 191,721m' Engineroom Hlgh-expansion foam
which are a fearu.re of most bulk carrier and tanker Bunkers Make Kashiwa Co Ltd
heavy oil ... . .4157m' Cabins/public spaces .. ......... Portable
designs above the still water surface. The sharp-edged
diesel oil.. .. 360m' Radars
Ax-bow (named from its 'axe-shape') has, therefore, been Water ballast.. .. 77,190m' Number .. .................... 2
introduced above the waterline, aimed at cutting through Fuel consumption Make .. . Furuno
the waves in this region and, it is claimed, this has allowed main engine only. .. 50.7Otonnes/day Models. ...........1 x FAR-2835S-7AF S-band
auxiliaries. ....2.3Otonnes/day 1 x FAR-2825-4AX-band
the sea margin to be reduced by 20%-30% compared Classification Nippon Kai] Kyokai NS', Bulk Satellite navigation systems
with ships of conventional above-water bow shape. Carrier, Strengthened for Heavy Cargoes. Hold Nos Make .Furuno
Kobyobsan, which is currently operating on charter to 2,4,6,8 may be left empty. ESP,MNS', MO Model.. ..Felcom 81A
Main engine
Mitsui OSK Lines, is the first example of this popular Other navigation systems
Design MAN B&W Make.. .. Furuno
design to be fitted with the Ax-bow, characterised by a Model.... . 6S70MC (Mk 6)
Model GP-80 GPS
sharper, vertical stem profile above the waterline. Manufacturer Mitsui Engineering
Waste disposal plant
Otherwise, the ship is a repeat of earlier sisters, with a & Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Incinerator
conventional single-hull layout, flush-decked with top Number 1
Output 14,710kW/80rev/min Make.. . .....Sunflame
and bottom wing tanks, and subdivided by troughed Propeller Model OSV-360SA1
bulkheads mounted on stools to form nine cargo holds, Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Sewage plant
Manufacturer Nakashima Propeller Co Ltd Make.. .. .TaikoKikai
closed by MacGregor-Kayaba twin-panel side-rolling
Number.. .. 1 Model. ................................................. SBT-40
steel hatch covers. Contract date.. . ...31 July 1998
Pitch. .. .Fixed
Clear opening at No 1 hold is 15.2m long by 18.8m Diameter.. . 8400mm Launch/floatout date 14 March 2001
wide increased to 20.6m wide for Nos 2 to 8 holds, with Speed.. .. 80rev/min Delivery date 18 June 2001

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3800tonne crane
Shipbuilder: .....Yantai-Raffles Shipyard Pte Ltd, Lan Jiang is capable of laying pipe with diameters PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Singapore between 4.5in and 36in (114mm/914mm) including Length,oa .. 157.00m
Length, bp. .. 153.50m
(vessel built at Yantai-Raffles Shipyard, coating, in water depths ranging from 6m to 150m.
Breadth. moulded. A8.00m
People's Republic of China) Pipes with larger diameters up to 48in (1219mm) can Depth, moulded
Vessel's name: Lan Jiang be laid in water depths between 6m and 100m. to main (working deck) . . 12.50m
Hull number: .YRF99-105 Pipelaying capacity is 1800m/ day using equipment Draught,
Owner/operator: China National Offshore Oil design/lifting .. ....8.00m
which includes a Westech LPT-160 pipelay tensioner.
transit. ...approx 5.25m
Corp, People's Republic of China The huge derrick crane has been supplied by Displacement. . approx 51.24010nnes
Designer: ..IHC Gusto Engineering BV, AmClyde and is fitted right aft, with the jib stowing Classification American Bureau of Shipping +A 1,
The Netherlands horizontally over the aft deck and supported on the Barge (M). Accommodation. Derrick, Pipelay.
Flag: People's Republic of China also China Classification Society, CSA 5/5
forward deckhouse when not in use. It has duties of
Total number of sister Floating Crane, Laybarge. Accommodation,
3800tonnes with limited revolving, and 2500tonnes in Helidsck
ships already completed: .....Nil a fully revolving mode. Power plant
Total number of sister Main diesel-alternators
The barge is equipped with an AmClyde 12 point-
ships still on order: Nil Number .... ..... 3
spread mooring anchor system for positioning during
Engine make/type .. ......... Wartsilil/9L32
liftiog and/ or pipelaying,with six winches aft, fitted on Output ... ..... 3 x 4016kW/720rev/min
the tank top, and six in the forward winch rooms Alternator make/type.
LTHOUGH based in Singapore, Yantai-Raffles
A operates from Yantai, Shandong Province,
People's Republic of China, where the company
arranged in the sides of the lower tweendeck. These
operations are assisted by the use of two Lips 3000kW
Output..
Azimuthing thrusters
Number. ............ 2
L-drive azimuthing thrusters fitted aft, with power Make/type. .................... Llps/FS2510
hopes to expand its rapidly developing shipyard into
derived from three main alternators driven by 4016kW Output .. . 2 x 3000kW
what it claims will be the most efficient offshore
WartsiEi 9L32 diesel engines, supplemented by a Derrick crane
fabrication establishment in the world. In line with Make.. .. AmClyde
that aim, the company is currently involved with a harbour set with a 1020kWWartsila 8L20 prime mover.
Duties 3800tonnes limited revolving
variety of offshore-related contracts, with the delivery Accommodation is arranged in the forward 250010nnesfull revolving
in July of Lan Jiang having particular significance. superstructure for 278 persons, with 176 occupying Spread mooring
four-berth cabins without private toilet facilities and Number ..... 6 winches forward and aft.
The contract for this interesting vessel was placed (total 12)
through US company Friede Goldman Halter, with four having similar double-berth cabins. Double-berth
Make .. ............ AmClyde
design work carried out by IHC Gusto Engineering, cabins with toilets are available for 68 personnel, with Pipelaying
The Netherlands. It features a 3800tonne-lift derrick the remaining personnel having single cabins with Tensioner "" ........... Westech LPT-160
private toilets and, in some cases, an office or living Other equiprnent.. ................ SAS H810
crane mounted on a box-shaped, monohuU barge,
Complement. .........278
with two-tier forecastle surmounted by a three-tier room. Four enclosed lifeboats are carried on the
Contract date.
deckhouse - structures which leave the large after deck superstructure, and a helicopter platform for transit Launch/floatout date.
free to serve as a working area and for pipe stowage. and safety purposes is built over the bow. Delivery date. ..................... ..4 July 2001

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MEGA EXPRESS: 29knot ferry for
Mediterranean service
Shipbuilder: Cantiere Navale Fratelli 514rev/min. Although built to the enginebuilder's 'C' Number 2
Orlando, Italy power output specification, this machinery has been Make . Marelli
Vessel's name: Mega Express derated to a 'B' standard. The drive to twin Lips CP Output.. 2 x 2500kW/1200rev/min
Hull number: 273 propellers running at 155rev/ min is through a pair of Diesel-driven alternators
Owner/operator: ... .Tourship Italia SpA, Corsica twin-input/ single-output Renk gearboxes each fitted Number. . 3
Ferries (Italia)Srl, Italy with a PTO to a Marelli 2500kW alternator. Engine make/type MANB&WL28/32H
Designer: ..................... Shipbuilder Three MAN B&W-powered Marelli diesel alternators Alternatormake/type Marelli
Flag. ..................... Italy are also fitted, each producing 1600kW at nOrev/min . Output.. 3 x 1600kW/720rev/min
Totalnumber of sister Both the main and auxiliary engines have been Boilers
ships already completed: ............. Nil arranged to burn low-sulphur heavy fuel to reduce Number 2
Totalnumber of sister emission levels in compliance with international Type Thermaloil
ships still on order: ......1 legislation. Two Lips 1600kW bow thrusters are fitted, Make.. . .wiesloch
together with a Framo anti-heel system and a pair of Output 2 x 3000kW
Mitsubishi fins to counteract roll. Doors/ramps/lifts
LREADY running high-speed ferries on the Number 2 x stern door/ramps, 1 x bow door/ramp,
A Nice-Corsicaroute in direct competition with the
French SNCM organisation, Corsica Ferries has now
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Length,oa .... . 176.01m
1 x bow visor, 2 x tiltable ramps,
4 x hoistable car decks withend ramps,
introduced the high-performance passenger/vehicle Length, bp. ..159.70m 2 x side passenger doors
ferryMega Express (and later sister Mega Express II) to Breadth, moulded 24.80m Designer.. ........................................................
ISO
run against the state-owned operator on the Depth, moulded Mooringequipment
conventional Toulon/Bastia/ Ajaccio link, with to main deck (No 3) . ..9.30m Make Ulstein
alternative services to Sardinia. The demands of to deck 6 17.60m Type Electric
holiday makers on these routes are apparent from the Gross 23,700gt Passengers
cruise-standard accommodation provided over three Displacement. . 14,50Otonnes Total.. . 1860
decks for 1860 passengers in 294 en-suite cabins, Deadweight, design .. . 3500dwt Cabins 294
mainly2 + 2 berths but supplemented by some two- Draught Vehicles
and four-berth rooms, and by 300 couchettes. design. . 6.30m Numberof vehicle decks 2 plus 2 hoistable
Officers and crew total 104, accommodated on scantling.. . 6.55m Lane lengths
deck 8. Speed, service 85% MCR 29knots Total(ie, availablefor cars) 2500m
Passenger entry is by means of two dedicated ramps Bunkers Lorries(included in above total) 790m
at No 3 deck starboard: one over the stern, the other heavy oil. . 1270m' ~~.. . 5~
in the ship's side shell aft, with a link to the entrance diesel oil. . 131m' Complement 104
hall on deck 5 provided by an escalator. A circular Water ballast .................................988m' Bowthrusters
staircasewith glass dome over forms an atrium taking Classification Registro ItalianoNavale + 1OOA 1.1, Make.. . Lips
passengersto the self-service restaurant on deck 6, IL.NAV, IAQ1,MN.TP(Ro-Ro), TR, NAVIB Number. . 2
and an a la carte elining room and lounge, spaghetti Percentage of high-tensile Output 2 x 1600kW/1200rev/min
house, bar, games room, family room, and shop on steel used in construction, 11%
Bridge controlsystem
deck 7. There is a swimming pool on deck 8 where Heel control equrpment. Framo Make.. . Lips
one of a number of sun deck areas is also available to Rollstabilisationequipment Mitsubishifins Type Lips-slick(joystick)
passengers whose cabins are positioned on decks 5, 6 Main engines
One man operation.. . No
and 7. Design. . . .wartsua Firedetection system
Vehicle access is to deck 3 over port and starboard Model 12VR46C (de-rated to B output)
Make Consilium
stern ramp/doors, and a bow ramp/door with visor. Manufacturer Wartsil;;'
Fireextinguishingsystem
This deck, and the lower hold forward, form the only Number ; .4
Vehiclespaces .Drencher
permanent vehicle stowage areas; however, a system Output .4 x 11,700kW/514rev/min
Engineroom CO,
of hoistable decks that can be raised in both spaces Gearboxes
Make. . Minimax
provides additional capacity, and a grand total of Make Renk
Cabins/public spaces Sprinkler
2500lane metres for 550 cars is available. Using only Number... ............ 2 x twininput/singleoutput
Make. . Minimax
No 3 deck, 790lane metres are offered to lorries. Output speed. . 155rev/min
Radars
Internal vehicle transfer between the decks is by Propellers
Material.... . Copper-nickel-aluminium Number. ............... 2
means of riltable ramps.
In line with other ferries recently delivered for Manufacturer. .Lips BV Make.. . Consilium
Mediterranean services (see Significant Ships of 2000 Number. ................... 2 Satellitenavigationsystems
and others in this current edition), this pair is Pitch. . Controllable Make.. . Telecom(Furuno)
designed for a very fast service speed - 29knots, with Diameter .. .........................5000mm Contract date.. . 18 November 1998
power supplied from four Wartsila 12VR46 medium- Speed 155rev/min Launch date 25 March 2000
speed diesel engines each developing 11,700kW at Main engine-driven alternators Deliverydate .. ......30 March2001

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 MSCFLAMINIA: post-Panamax box-ship
from Daewoo
Shipbuilder .. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine type, in this case using this company's Lubripad bearing Diameter ... . 8200mm
Engineering Co Ltd, Korea pad in which a patented balance rubber acts as an Speed. . 104rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Vessel'sname: MSC Flaminia equaliser for uneven loads, with a replaceable bronze Number. . 4
Hullnumber: ..4073 bearing pad coated with low-friction PTFE providing Engine make/type .. . .wa-tslla NSD/-
Owner/operator NSB Niederelbe smoother sliding and low wear rate. Alternator make/type.
Output.. ..4 x 2220kW/720rev/min
Schiffahrtsges mbH & Co, The main engine is an HSD-MAN B&W 10K98MC- Boilers
Germany/Mediterranean C unit developing 77,600bhp at 104rev/min MCR, and Number. 2
Shipping Co SA, Switzerland an NCR (90%) rating of 69,840bhp at 100Arev/min Type. . 1 x horizontal smoke tube;
Designer Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine for a service speed of 25.79knots, allowing 15% sea 1 x vertical smoke tube
Make .. . Kangrim
Engineering Co Ltd, Korea margin. Four Wartsilii NSD-driven 2220kW alternator Output. ...... 1 x 6tonne/h; 1 x 4500kg/h.
~~t>~:~'"
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~Cat>... Flag: ..Hong Kong sets satisfy electrical requirements and twO boilers are Mooring equipment
Totalnumber of sister fitted. A Lips 2000kW thruster with CP propeller Number.. . 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
shipsalready completed: . 8 x mooring winch
operates at the bow. The accommodation for 29
Make. ..... .Brohl
Totalnumber of sister complement is contained in a nine-tier deckhouse with Type .. .........Electric
shipsstill on order: ..... ..4 (including vessels for noise and vibration levels particularly considered. An Hatch covers
other owners/charterers) integrated navigation system and ECDIS are provided, Design.. . ..... MacGregor
Type Lift-away pontoons
and a CCTV installation monitors the forward mooring Containers
space. Sizes., . 20ft; 40ft; 45ft
IEDERELBE Schiffahrtsgesellschaft Buxtehude Cell guides.. Yes
N (NSB) is currently one of the
containership owners and charterers in the world, with
largest
Length, oa ..
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
300.00m
Total TEU capacity.
in holds. .
..6732
3558
Length, bp . .285.56m on deck.. .3174
almost 60 vessels in service, including CMA CGM Breadth, moulded .. . AO.OOm Reefer pluqs.. . ..400
Balzac, which is placed for operational purposes in the Depth, moulded to main deck .. ...... 24.20m Heights 8ft 6in; 9ft 6in
Width of double skin Tiers/across
Conti fleet. Like that similar Hanjin product, Daewoo's on deck (max) .. . 7/16
side .. ....2.05m
MSC Flamin;a retains the 40.00m beam which was a bottom .. . 2.00m In holds. . 9/14
feature of the first post-Panamax designs, and also Gross. ........... 75,590gt Dangerous cargoes ..... IMDG classes: 1AS, 2,3,4,
Deadweight 5.1,6.1,8,9.
adopts the 7 + 1 hold configuration forward and aft of Ballast control system
design. . ..61.254dwt
the machinery space, which allows 28TEU bays in way Make. .Pleiger
scantling ... 85,824dwt
of holds 1 to 7, with 6TEU bays and one FEU behind Draught Type .... Electro-hydraulic
Complement
the superstructure. Sixteen rows of containers can be design. 12.00m
scantling . 14.50m Officers .. ...18
accommodated on deck and fourteen in the holds, Crew. ..... 11
Speed, service, 90% MCR; 15% sea margin 25.79knots
whilst with one extra tier of containers carried on deck Bunkers Suez crew ............................
6
compared with the Hyundai's P&O design, a total TEU heavy oil. . 7849m' Cabins .. . 29 single; 1 x 6-berth
diesel oil. 355m' Bow thruster
intake of 6732 is achieved, which, despite the reduced Make. .Lips BV
Water ba'Iast.. 19,687m'
beam, is only marginally less than that vessel. Fuel consumption Number.. . 1 x controllable pitch
The hull is double skinned and fitted with a forecastle main engine only .. . 204.8tonnes/day Output.; . 2000kW/1200rev/min
Classification .. ..... Germanischer Lloyd +1ObA5E Bridge control system
complete with an air spoiler/breakwater to protect One-man operation .. Yes
'Container Ship', +MC E, AUT, IW
equipment and containers from green water. The side Fire detection system
Percentage of high-tensile
spaces are utilised for water ballast (including a pair of steel used in construction 52% Make.. . Consilium
Heel control equiprnent.. .Side tanks P&S with Type Addressable
heeling tanks), fuel and fresh water tanks, with a void
independent pump giving Fire extinguishing systems
space forward and a passageway at the top P&S linking Holds/engineroom .. . CO,
control to within 2deg
rile engine room and forecastle. Main engine Make .. . Fain Fire Protection
The holds are fitted with cell guides for 40ft Desiqri.. . MAN B&W Waste disposal plant
Model.. . 1OK98MC-C Incinerator
containers which are suitable for double-loading of Make.. . Kangrim
Manufacturer HSD Engine Co Ltd
TEU up to five tiers above the tank top. On deck, Number. . 1 Model KEI-50 SDA
lashing bridges are fitted between each hatch. Output (MCR) 77,600bhp/104rev/min Sewage plant
Dangerous cargoes of grades 1 to 9 can be carried in Propeller Make .Triton-Format
Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Model MSTP 1; 30 persons
holds 1 to 4, and electrical sockets for 400FEU reefer Contract date 11 January 2000
Manufacturer. ............... Mecklenburger Metallguss
boxes are arranged on deck above holds 4 to 7. The Number. ....... 1 Launch/float-out date.. . 19 May 2001
hatch covers are of the MacGregor 'lift-away' pontoon Pitch. . Fixed Delivery cate. . 31 August 2001

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SHIPS OF 2001 69
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PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa 190.75m
Length, bp 175.00m
Breadth, moulded 29.50m
Depth, moulded
to main deck (No3) 9.20m
to upper deck (No 5) 14.65m
Gross . . 36,648gt
Deadweight. design 7200dwt
Draught
design 6.20m
scantling 6.30m
Speed, service 22knots
Bunkers
Marinediesel oil 946m'
Marinegas oil 70m'
Waterballast 2644m'
Classification Germanlscher Lloyd+100A5E2
Passenger/Ro-RoShip, IW,RSD.
SOLAS11-2.REG54, NAV-O,+MC
E2, AUT, RP
Percentage of high-tensilesteel used Inconstruction...41%
Heel controlequipment Interlngair-activated,
with709m' tank
Rollstabilisationequipment Blohm& VossS700
2 x 12.5m'fins
Diesel-electricsystem
Main engines
Design. : MaK
Models 2 x 8M43;2 x 7M43;1 x 6M32
Output 2 x 7200kW/500rev/min;
2 x 6300kW/500rev/min;
1 x 2880kW/600rev/min
Alternators
Design Siemens
Models/output 2 x 1DK4839-6BE06-Z.
6980KV
2 x 1DK4838-6BE06-Z.
6106KV
1 x 1DK4138-6BE05-Z.
2760KV
Propulsors
Manufacturer SIemens-Schottei
Number 2 x TypeSSP10 pods
Propellers(each pod) 2 x 3-blade
Diameter 4500mm
Pitch Fixed
Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
NILS HOLGERSSON: Output (each pod)..
Mooringequipment
Number.. .
. 11.000kW
2 x mooringwinch/windlass

podded propulsion for Manufacturer

Type
8 x mooring winch
Br6hl
Electric
Doors/ramps
Travemiinde- Trelleborg Number/type 1 x stern door/ramp; 1 x stern ramp;
2 x side ramp/door; 1 x bow ramp/door;
1 x tillableramp; 1 x hoistable ramp;

ferry
2 x ramp covers; 1 x bow visor operating
gear; pilot.bunker,passenger doors;
provisions/storeshatch and 11ft
DeSigner.. . MacGregor
Passengers
Shipbuilder: ..... ssw Fahr-und Spezialschiffbau Also new is that the SSP concept combines Siemens Total.. . 744
GmbH, Germany permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor (PEM) Cabins/berths.. . 220/640
Number inboard 73
Vessel's name: ............. Nils Ho/gersson technology with Schotte!'s mechanical twin-propeller Complement
Hull number: ................................ 2000 research (STP), utilising two propellers rotating in the Officers.. . 10
Owner/operator: ........ TT-Linie GmbH & Co, same direction at opposite ends of the same shaft, ~w . ~
Single rooms 56
Germany thereby not only reducing propeller load, but also Vehicles
Designers ........ SSW/Deltamarin/HSI, increasing hydrodynamic efficiency. Numberof vehicle decks.. ....3
Germany/Finland/- Nils Holgersson is fitted with two SSPI0 propulsor Totallane length.. . 2613m
Trucks/trailers 171
Flag: Germany pods of this design, each containing an electric Bowthrusters
Total number of sister propulsion motor developing 11,000kW, which drives Make Brunvoll
ships already completed: .......... Nil two 4500mm FP propellers. The complete installation Number. . 2 x CP
Output 2 x 2400kW/249rev/min
Total number of sister derives power from a diesel-electric plant using five Bridge controlsystem
ships still under construction ......... 1 MaK/Siemens diesel-alternator sets. Like TT-Line's Make.. . Siemens
earlier ships from Aker Finnyards (Robin Hood, featured Type . .. . SIMOSIMAC55
One man operation yes
in Significant Ships of 1995), engines on this new ship Fire detection system
UILT for the well-established Travernunde- burn marine diesel oil, to promote a 'green' image.
B Trelleborg, Baltic Sea service, Nils Holgersson and
sister Peter Pan retain the names of two earlier ro-pax
Three vehicle decks are provided, offering 26131ane
metres for 171 trucks. Stern access is at two levels: over
Make..
Fireextinguishingsystems
Engineroom
. ... Siemens Cerberus
Hi-fogwater mist
Make Marioff
ferries now transferred to another route. The design is a ramp/ door to the main ro-ro deck (No 3), and a ramp Vehiclespaces Drencher
notable as the first application to this class of vessel of to the open-ended garage (No 5 deck), which also has Make. . Minimax
a Siernens-Schortel fully azimuthing podded propulsion side ramp/doors P&S, forward. At the bow, a c1am- Cabins/public spaces Hi-fogwater mist
Make Marioff
plant (SSP). The first unit of this rype was fitted to the rype door closes around a three-section ramp/door at Radars
chemical tanker Prospera (Significant Ships of 2000, No 3 deck, the inner section of which folds to form 'a Number. .....3
although the pod concept as developed by other watertight closure at the collision bulkhead, physically Make.... . Atlas
Type.. . 1 x X-band 1006; 1 x S-band 1006
manufacturers was first reported in this review in 1998, apart from the other sections, as required by rule. A 1 x X-band 1002
when perceived advantages for the system - such as tiltable ramp links decks 3 and 5 and forms a Satellitenavigationsystem .Debeg 4400GPS
interior space saved from having the propulsion weathertight cover at deck 5 when closed, whilst a fixed Other navigationsystems
Make Atlas INS
motors housed outside the vessel, reduced noise and ramp aft and a hoistable unit forward, both fitted with Models Pilots;Track9401; Chart 9320DP+CP
vibration, also ease of removal for maintenance and side-hingeing covers, join deck 3 to the lower hold Conning9300CT
repair whilst afloat - were outlined. (tank top). Waste disposal plant
Compactors. . 2 x Deerberg
Additional claims made specifically for the SSP Decks 7, 8 and 9, built above the upper deck garage, Shredder/crushers .. . 5 x Deerberg
design include: less resistance due to elimination of an provide accommodation for 744 day-passengers, with Paper/cardboard press 1 x Deerberg
external headbox; reduced headroom required for 220 cabins, including deluxe and junior suites, available Waste held for shore disposal Yes
installation and maintenance; also a flush, obstruction- for 640 travellers: the remainder occupy seating in the Sewage plant. . 1 x Aqua Mar
Contract date. . August 1999
free car deck since the motors are cooled by seawater attractively designed restaurant, a lounge bar offering Launch/floatoutdate 19 August 2000
and do not need space to accommodate overhead fans. panoramic views, and a cinema. Conference rooms are Deliverydate 16 July 2001

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NORA: special·design timber carrier
Shipbuilder:. ...Royal Niestern Sander BV, handled by a gantry crane travellingalong the coaming, Number.. .. 1
The Netherlands with stacking positions arranged five-high at each end Output speed. . 227rev/min
Vessel's name: Nora of the hatch, allowing full opening. Propeller
Hull number: 908 A Caterpillar 3512B DI-TA high-displacement- Material.. .. Copper-nickel-aluminium
Owner/operator: Timberfleet CV/Wijnne & version main engine is fitted, developing 1249kW at Manufacturer. .. Van Voorden
Barends Cargadoors en Agenturenkantoren 1600rev/ min; this is connected by a Vulkan Rato Number.. .. 1
BV, The Netherlands flexible coupling to a Reintjes reverse/reduction Diameter. .. 2600mm
Designer: Conoship International BV/Royal gearbox and a five-bladed PP propeller for a loaded Pitch. .. Fixed
Niestern Sander BV, The Netherlands trial speed (90% MCR) of 12.7knots. The engine is Speed 227rev/min
Flag: The Netherlands resiliently mounted, and the installation complies with Diesel-driven alternators
Total number of sister IMO NOx requirements, with electronic starting and Number.. .. 2
ships already completed: ..... Nil control by a Sempress bridge control system. 1. Engine make/type Sisu-Diesel 64S
Total number of sister Two Sisu/Stamford diesel-alternator sets are fitted: DSBIMG 220kW/
ships still on order: ....3 one machine rated at 180/220kW, 1500/1800rev/min, 1800rev/min
50/60Hz, with the 60Hz configuration for supplying Alternator make/output. .. Stamford 30SkVA.
power to a 180kW Promac PP runnel bow thruster, 180/220kW. 1S00/1800rev/min. SO/60Hz
HIS new design of forest products carrier has and the 50Hz supply connected to the main
T been conceived to meet Wijnne Barends' special
&
requirements, particularly the need to carry a full
switchboard. The second set produces 140kW at
1500rev/ min and 50Hz.
2. Engine make/type Sisu-Diesel 634 DSBIG 1
1SOkW/1SOOrev/min
Alternator make/output ......Stamford 17SkVA. 140kW.
timber cargo without resort to deck stowage. This 1S00rev/min. SOHz
thereby eliminates exposure to sea and weather, and PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Mooring equipment
time-consuming lashing, since a loading/discharge Length.oa . .. 79.99m Number .... . 1 x windlass; 1 x capstan
rurnround of eight hours is important. A length Length. bp .. ..... 76.20m Make.. .. SEC
restriction of 80m applies, and a gross tonnage below Breadth. moulded. ....................... 12.10m Type Electric-hydraulic/electric
2000gt specified, together with compliance with Depth to main deck .. . 6.4Sm Hatch covers
Finnish/Swedish Ice Class IB rules. Width of double skin Design/make Roden Staal
Despite the high cubic capacity,the stability criterion side. ....................... 1.0Sm Type Steel pontoons
is that homogeneous and timber cargoes can be Draught. desiqn (winter) . ...........4.00m Crane
carried without the need for water ballast. The Ballast draught (ice) Number 1 x Hatch-cover handling
requirements of Rhine Vessel Inspection are also forward .. .. 1.6Sm Make... .. Coops & Nieborg
compliedwith. aft.. . 3.50m Type. Electric-hydraulic
The single box-shaped hold has a clear opening of Gross ........ 1976gt travelling gantry
49.70m x 10.00m, and is contained within a double- Deadweight. ...................... 2117dwt Complement
skin hull. Side tanks are utilised for fuel forward of Speed trial. 90% MCR Officers 3
midships,and as water ballast spaces common with the ballast.. ........... 13.1Oknots
Crew .. .. 3 + 1 spare
double bottom elsewhere. Side girders divide the loaded. .................... 12.70knofs
Cabins .. .. 1 suite; 4 single; 1 double
forwarddouble bottom into three tanks, with a centre Cargo capacity
Bow thruster
girder forming port and starboard tanks in the aft to coaming top 3878m'
Make Promac
body.All are designated for water ballast. to underside of hatches... .. .4236m'
Number.. .. 1 x fixed pitch
The height of the hold to top of coaming is 7.86m, Bunkers 129m'
Output.. . .. 180kW
and under the hatch covers at the centreline it is Water ballast 1104m'
Bridge control system
8.85m.Tanktop loading is 10tonnes/m' and the hold Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 1OOA1.
sides are fitted with lashing points. Mechanical Ice Class 1B (FSw). +LMC. UMS. SCM Make Sempress
ventilation in the cargo spaces provides six air Main engine Type. . .. Electronic
changes/hour. Design. . Caterpillar Fire detection system
The innovative hatch cover arrangement has been Model .. ...3S12B DI-TA high displacement Make.. .Thorn
developed in order to comply with the owner's Manufacturer .. ........................................ Caterpillar Fire extinguishing system
requirements,and features a trapezoidal-shaped cover Number .. ................ 1 Engineroom CO,
with external stiffening, fitted on a high coaming. The Output. .. 1249kW/1600rev/min ~~. ~D
design reduces the ullage which occurs when timber Gearbox Contract date 13 July 2000
p'ackagesof irregular height are stowed under normal Make. ..Reintjes Launch/float-out date 7 September 2001
flat' covers. The cover is made up of 10 panels Model ... ............................ Reverse/reduction Delivery date 23 October 2001

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cable layer
Shipbuilder: Ulstein Verft AS, Norway Cable-laying equipment, mostly supplied as a package Desiqn.. ... MaK
by Hydralift, includes a 25tonne cable-drum engine with Model .2 x 9M32; 2 x 8M32
Vessel's name: Normand Cutter
Manufacturer.. .Caterpillar MaK
Hull number: 257 4m diameter drum; 6tonne draw off/hold back winch; Number.. . ..4
Owner/operator: Solstad Cable Ships AS, cable diverter; 20 wheel-pair linear cable engine; two Output. .2 x 3840kW/600rev/min,
NorwayfTycom, USA portable draw-off/hold-back winches; two repeater 2 x 4320kW/600rev/min
Designer: ...Vik-Sandvik AS, Norway stacks each with 100 repeaters. An overhead travelling Alternators
Manufacturer.. . ABB
Flag: Norwegian International Register gantry crane covers the cable working area, and Number.. . ..4
Total number of sister overboard operations are carried out using three stern Model .2 x AMG 0900LS12; 2 x AMG 0900MP12
ships already completed: Nil sheaves, with plough equipment handled by means of Output., . .2 x 4800kVA; 2 x 5400kVA
Total number of sister Propulsion motors
an A-frame.
ships still on order: . ....1 Manufacturer. . ABB
A MaK/ ABB diesel-electric power system is Number .. .................. 2
employed based upon four main generators: two of Model ... ..................... .2 x AMB 630L6L
4800kVA output and two of 5400kVA, driven by two Output. . 2 x 3900kW/0-720rev/min
ow operating independently following the Gearboxes
N takeover of the rest of the Ulstein Group by
Vickers, and later by Rolls-Royce, Ulstein Verft is
3840kW and two 4320kW diesel engines, respectively,
laid out in line abreast in the forebody of the vesseL
Make ..
Number .. .......................... .2
Current is generated at 6.6kV, and power is distributed Model ..
continuing as a major force in the offshore market. It Output speed ..
to all shipboard consumers, including two 3900kW
teamed up with consultant Vik & Sandvik (today Vik- Propellers
ABB propulsion motors aft (operating at 3.3kV and Material.
Sandvik) to introduce the VS4125 CLV specialist cable-
controlled by a Sami Megastar system), which drive the Manufacturer. ................. Hoi Is-Royce
laying vessel, notable as an all-Norwegian - designer,
twin main propellers operating in nozzles, through Number .. ..... .2
builder, owner, and most equipment - project. Claimed Pitch.. ............. Controllable
.gearboxes, for a maximum speed of around 17knots
to be the fastest ship of its type to date, and the first to Diameter ..2 x 4000mm
and a bollard pull of approximately 120tonnes. Two Speed.
offer a fully enclosed cable deck affording protection
1500kW tunnel thrusters are fitted at the bow and two Lifting gear
for crew and equipment, the VS4125 design joins an
of 1200kW aft, with a 1500kW retractable azimurhing Number .. ..............1 x 6OtonneA-frame,
expanding list of ship-types benefiting from the stable
unit also at the bow. Two high-lift flap rudders are 1 x 25tonne knuckle lib crane
platform and stern-working possibilities of the basis
installed, and a roll-damping system operates. Mooring equipment
offshore supply vessel (OSV) concept. Number ... 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
Normand Cutter, operating on a three-year charter (plus 2 x mooring Winch: 4 x IOtonne
2 x 3 year options) to Tycom, is equipped to carry out PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS tugger winch
Length, oa.. . 127.50m
all operations involved with the laying and maintenance Complement
Length, bp 112.93m
of cable up to 150mm diameter. This includes Breadth, moulded. .23AOm Totat.. .................70
Depth, moulded to No 1 (main) deck 12.00m Cabins. .................9 x suites; 40 x single:
clearance work and burying, even under heavy weather
Gross., . . 12,435gt 11 x double berth
conditions, using dynamic positioning equipment Thrusters
Deadweight.. . 10,750dwt
assisted by two side thrusters each, forward and aft, and Draught Number .. .2 x 1500kW tunnel, bow
a retractable azinluthing thrusrer forward. Two cable design midships .. . ..7.20m Make .. ............ .Brunvoll
tanks each holding 3000tonnes of fibre-optic cable, two scantling ... 8.60m Number ... ........................... .2 x 1200kW tunnel, stern
250tonnes spare tariks, and two rope bins, are fitted in Speed .. . approx 17knots Make.. Brunvoll
Bollard pull .. .approx 120tonnes 1 x 1500kW retractable azimuthing, bow
the mid-body below the first (main) deck, the location
Cargo capacity Make. ..Brunvoll
of the main working areas. cable tanks .. . 3750m' Radars
These are protected by a two-tier superstructure Bunkers .......3375m'
Number .. ......... 2
utilised at the fore end by accommodation areas for a Water ballast. .... ..4000m'
Classification. ............Det Norske Veritas + 1AI, Cable Make
total complement of 70, which extend into a three-tier Models .. ....... 1 x 10cm ARPA,
Laying Vessel. DYNPOS, AUTR, EO,
deckhouse topped by a navigating bridge offering all- Helideck, Dk(+) 1 x 3cm ARPA
round vision. Forward of this, the forecastle forms a Roll stabilisation equipment Passive tank Contract date ... ....6 March 2000
19.5mdiameter helicopter deck suitable for Super Puma Diesel-electric system Launch/floatout date .. . 3 February 2001
or Sikorsky S61-type aircraft. Main engines Delivery date ...........31 May 2001

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Panamax container-liner design
Shipbuilder: Samsung Heavy Industries with water ballast transferred by means of a heeling Propeller
Co Ltd, Korea pump. Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Vessel's name: NYK Lodestar NYK Lodestarclaims to be fitted with the largest-sized Manufacturer. .Mitsubishi
Hull number: ... 1367 main engine currently available for marine use: an HSD- Number.. ...............1 x 6 blades
Owner/operator: .. Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan Sulzer 12RTA96C unit built in Korea by Samsung, with Pitch ......................Fixed
Designer: Samsung Heavy Industries an MCR rating of 89,640bhp (65,885kW) at Diameter ..
Co Ltd, Korea 100rev/min. When operating at 85% full power with a Speed ... ...100rev/mln
20% sea margin but without the shaft alternator Main engine-driven alternator
Flag: Panama
operating, the vessel has a service speed of 25knots. A Number 1
Total number of sister
Geislinger torsional vibration damper is included in the Make.. ....Taiyo
ships already completed: propulsion line, together with a monitoring system.
Total number of sister Output. 3000kW
Electrical supply is from a 3000kW Taiyo shaft-driven Diesel-driven alternators
ships still on order: alternator, supplemented by four Daihatsu/Taiyo Number... 4
2800kW diesel-driven sets in an arrangement controlled Enginemake.. ..........Daihatsu
by a power manmagement system, and two Nakashima
AMSUNG'S contribution to the flow of new- Alternatormake .. ........................... Taiyo
S generation post-Panamax container liners is marked
by NYK Lodestar,a vessel which conforms to what has
1650kW bow thrusters are fitted for efficient
manoeuvring.
Output..
Mooringequipment
....4 x 2800kW

Number.. ..... 2 x mooringWinch/windlass

become the standard large container ship layout. This PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS 2 x mooring winch
comprises a short accommodation block and Length.oa .. ..299.80m Make.. .......................Samsung-Pusnes
engineroom positioned approximately three-quarters Length, bp .. .. 285.00m Type. . High-pressurehydraulic
aft, and seven holds forward and one aft of this Breadth, moulded. .....40.00m Hatch covers
position, providing 26TEU bays in way of holds 1 to 7, Depth, moulded to main deck.. .....24.30m Design.. . .Tsuji
with 7TEU bays over No 8 hold. Gross.. . 75,201gt Type. ......Lift-on/lift-off
pontoons
The forward holds are dimensioned to accept 2 x 40ft Deadweight Containers
containers (4 x TEU) in cell-guides, and each is closed desiqn .. .approx 68,300dwt Sizes . ........ 20ft; 40ft
by two sets of lift-on/lift-off pontoon covers scantling.. ..77,900dwt Cellguides .. . yes
comprising three transverse panels. The aft hold with TotalTEUcapacity
Draught
three sets of covers, can accept 3 x 40ft bays plus 1 x in holds.. . 3080
desion ... . 13.00m
TEU, but is otherwise restricted by the aft-body hull on deck, 6/7 tiers ..
scantling. ..........14.00m ...................3102/3342
form. Containers are carried on the hatch covers over
Speed, service at 85% MCR,20% sea margin, Reefer plugs
the full width of the vessel, and an additional FEU tier
shaft alternator disengaged. .....25knots in holds.. . 100
can be stowed aft of No 8 hold above the mooring
Bunkers on deck. . ........400
deck.
heavyoil.. 9200m' Heights. .. 8ft6in:9ft6in
Stack loadings on No 1 hatch are 80/120tonnes for
Tiers/across
TEU/FEU and 90/120tonnes elsewhere. Container diesel oil. ..350~'
capacity in the holds is 3080TEU, with either 3102 or on deck. .............. 7/16
Waterballast.. ...17,500m'
3342TEU carried on deck, depending on whether in holds.. ........ 9/14
Fuel consumption
stacks are six or seven tiers high. Maximum stowage on Homogeneouslyloaded to 14tonnes... ... 4810
main engine onlyat NCR... .21Otonnes/day Complement
deck is 16 rows of seven tiers high, and in the holds 14 Classification. .Lloyd's Register of Shipping, +100A1,
rows and nine tiers. Total.. .. 30
Container snp. IWS',+LMC,UMS, Bowthrusters
Lashing bridges are fitted on deck between the
Shipright(SDA,FDA,CM) Make Nakasruma
hatches, and refrigerated cargoes are catered for by the
Heel controlequipment .. .Side tanks P&Swith Number.. ...2
provision of 500 electric sockets. Dangerous goods can
be loaded in holds 1 to 5 and on deck. The hatch independent pump Output.. 2 x 1650kW
coarnings are continuous and form the major Main engine Fireextinguishingsystem
longitudinal strength member, and a double hull Design.. .. Sulzer Holds/engineroom.. .......CO,
surrounds the cargo space to form part of a tank Model .........12RTA96C Make.. .. NipponDryChemical
arrangement comprising side, bilge, and three transverse Manufacturer. ......Samsung (HSD) Contract date . 1 April2000
double-bottom compartments. Two sidetanks, port and Number. . 1 Launch/floatoutdate .. ....6 June 2001
starboard, are utilised for automatic heel adjustment, Output. 89,640bhp (65,885kW)/100rev/min Deliverydate .. ... 10 September 2001

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Shipbuilder: Fincantieri SpA (Genoa-Sestri pair of CP propellers. Electrical power is derived from Number.. ...... 3
Shipyard), Italy two 2300kW alternators driven from the gearboxes, and Engine make/type .. .wartsiliil6R32
Vessel's name: Olympia Palace three similar units with diesel prime-movers. Alternator make/type. .. Marelli/-
Hull number: 6073 The hydrodynamic design of this class of high-speed Output 3 x 2320kW/720rev/min
Owner/operator: Minoan Lines ferry clearly demonstrated to Fincantieri that standard Boilers
Shipping SA, Greece procedures commonly applied to merchant ship design Number .. . .4
Designer: Fincantieri SpA, Italy could not be followed. Details of the research carried out
Type.. . 2 x oil fired; 2 x exhaust gas
by the shipyard and its subcontractors into the
Flag: Greece performance of the vessels with particular regard to Make .. ....... Aalborg CHB 3000; Rizzi Disex
Total number 01 sister ships noise and vibration levels is reported 111 The NavalArchitect Output. .. ........................ 2 x 3000kg/h; 2 x 2500kg/h
already completed: . .. Nil (see text) September 2001, page 7. Doors/ramps
Total number 01 sister Number .... ......................2 x stern door/ramp
ships still on order: ................... 1 PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Designer .. .................................. Navalimpianti
Length,oa.. . 214.00m Mooring equipment
length, bp 191.22m Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
A MONG the vessels featured in Significant Ships of
Breadth, moulded. . 26.40m 2 x mooring winch
£1.2000 was the cruise ferry Knossos Palace, notable for Make .. ............................Ulstein
Depth, moulded
deriving its high-performance from a conventional hull Type .. ........................ Hydraulic
to main deck (No 3) 1O.OOm
form and machinery installation. Ordered from Passengers
to upper deck.. .. 15.50m
Fincantieri by Minoan Lines as part of a class of four, Total .. ................................1880
Gross 37,150gt
Knossos Palace and first sister Festos Palace now operate Cabins .... ................................... 12
Deadweight
successfullybetween Piraeus and Heraklion. However, ....................176
design 6300dwt Four-berth.
because of a late switch of routes, the second pair,
scantling 7000dwt Disabled passengers .. ............................... 2
Olympia Palace and Europa Palace, are to sail on Minoan's
Draught Reclining seats ......... 108
Patras to Ancona link, for which purpose they were
design.. .. .7.10m Vehicles
modified before launch to provide more freight capacity
scantling 7.30m Number of vehicle decks .4
and passenger cabins.
Speed, service.. . .. 29.50knots Total lane length.. .. 2000m
Apart from the disposition of some windows, there are
few external differences between the first and second Bunkers Cars.. .. 110
groups in the series. Internally, parking lanes for trailers heavy oil 1OOOm' Trucks/trailers. ................. 145
have been increased in the latter to 2000m length, by diesel oil. . 80m' Complement
extending the upper vehicle deck (No 4) right aft. In Water ballast.. 3000m' Officers .......................24
addition, the side entrance for vehicles at No 3 (main) Classification .. .......Germanischer Lloyd +100A5, Crew .. .. 96
deck level has been removed, and access is now solely by Passenger/Ro-Ro Ship,+MC AUT Cabins .. ........24 single/48 double
way of the twin ramp/doors over the stern at that deck, Heel control system Yes Bow thrusters
with an internal ramp aft linking the port-side entry with Roll stabilisation equipment Fincantieri SRA-3-80 fins Make .. ........................................ Kamewa
the other main garage at deck No 4 (upper deck). Main engines Number .. ....2
Moving this ramp from a position near midships to the Design. . .wartsua
aft end, allows more flexibitywith vehicle handling, and a Output. .......2 x 1300kW
Model ...................................................... 16V46C
parallel loading/unloading operation can be earned out Stern thrusters
Manufacturer Wartsila NSD, Italy
on the two decks.Additional space for cars is provided in Make Kamewa
Number .4
the lower holds (decks 1 and 2 forward) with entry by Number.... ....... 2
Output... .4 x 16,800kW/500rev/min
means of fixed ramps. As with many ferries working in Output 2 x 1000kW
the Mediterranean sector, the upper deck has been Gearboxes
Fire detection system
e'1uipped to accommodate camper-vans, with public Make Flender
Make .. ..................................... Consilium
toilet spaces, and electric sockets are provided. Model GVL 1600
Type.. . NSAC-1
Passengers may enter direct to the reception area on Number.. .. 2 x twin inpuVsingle output
Fire extinguishing system
deck 6 by way of side embarkation doors, or at deck 3 Output speed 150rev/min
Engineroom CO,lHi-fog
over the starboard stern ramp with transfer to deck 6 by Propellers
means of stairs, a central lift, or two escalators.This is the Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make. .. MinimaxiMarioff
main passenger deck, and it is laid out similarly to KllOSSOS Manufacturer Kamewa Vehicle spaces .. .. Drencher
Palace to designs prepared by Italian specialist Studio de Number.. .. 2 Make ... ...................... Minimax
Jori, but changes on deck 7 include the replacement of Pitch. . Controllable Cabins/public spaces .. .......................... Hi-fog
634 reclining seats by four-berth cabins. In all, there are Diameter 5700mm Make ..................Marioff
176 cabins of this type, plus 12 suites, two cabins Speed 150rev/min Waste disposal plant
arranged for disabled passengers, and 108 reclining seats. Sewage plant
Main engine-driven alternators
Despite an increase in deadweight resulting from the Make. .............................. ISIR
greater vehicle capacity, the machinery installation is Number 2
unchanged from that of Knossos Palace. Thus, the plant Make/type.. .. Marelli/- Contract date 15 October 1999
utilises four Wartsila 16V46C main engines each Output.... .. 2 x 2300kW/1200rev/min Launch/floatout date. .. 16 June 2001
delivering 16,800kW through two Flender gearboxes to a Diesel-driven alternators Delivery date 25 October 2001

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side 2.23m
bottom. .. 200m
Gross 80,600gt
Deadweight
deSign 82, 1OOdwt
scantling 87,400dwt
Draught
design. . 13.50m
scantling 14 OOm
Speed. service
90% MCR. 20% sea margin, design draught.
shaft alternator engaged.. ......24.50knots
Bunkers
heavy oil.. .. 12,200m'
diesel oil 600m'
Water ballast 18,300m'
Fuel consumption. main engine only 254.7tonnes/day
Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100A1
Container Ship, LI. IWS. Shipright.
(SDA, FDA. CM), +LMC. SCM. UMS, NAV1
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction.. .. 52%
Heel control system Anti-heeling pump 1 x 1000m'/h
Main engine
Design . Sulzer
Model 12RTA96C
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number 1
Output. 65.880kW MCR/100rev/min
Propeller
Material Nlckel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer.. .. Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number.. .. 1
Pitch.. . Fixed
Diameter 8750mm
Speed.. . 100rev/min
Main enoine-driven alternator
Number 1
Make/type. . Taiyo/SIGW 1450-20
Output 3500kW/100rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number.. . ,4
Engine make/type .....Hyundai-MAN B&WHoleby/6L32/40
Alternator make/type.. ...ABB/AMG 0710LS 10LSEA
Output. .. .4 x 2730kW/720rev/min
Mooring equipment
Number 2 x mooring Winch/windlass
6 x mooring winch
Make. .. Br6hl
Type ... . Electric
Hatch covers
Make .. .. MacGregor
Type .. . Lift-away pontoons
Containers
Lengths 20ft; 40ft; 45ft

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Lashing bridges
Total TEU capacity
Yes
Yes
6802

STUYVESANT: biggest Reefer plugs..

Homogeneously loaded to
13 tonnes (scantling draught).. ..
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Heights (hold) 8 tiers at 8ft 61n; 1 at 9ft 6in

box-ship yet built? Tiers/across

Upper deck (max)
Holds (max)
6/17
9/15
Ballast control system
Shipbuilder: Hyundai Heavy Industries for a seven-plus-one arrangement offering 28 TEU bays Make . .. Danfoss
Co Ltd, Korea in way of holds 1 to 7, with six TEU bays available at the Type .Electric-hydraulic
Vessel's name: P&O Nedl/oyd Stuyvesant eighth hold, and an FEU-bay right aft. Complement
Hullnumber: . 1274 A major change from the Sea-Land desip> is the Senior officers .4
Owner/operator .P&O Nedlioyd Container eliminationof a forecastle,but the 'girderless structure Officers... . 7
Line Ltd, The Netherlands developed by Hyundai for its container-ship designs is Crew .. .. 8
Designer:. ........Hyundai Heavy Industries retained, giving an open-hatch arrangement closed by Apprentices 2
Co Ltd, Korea MacGre&or lift-away pontoon covers, using that
Maintenance crew 8
R~. .. ~ company s patented Unipad bearing pads. These have a
Cabins.. . 21 Single; 4 double
Totalnumber of sister layer of woven PTFE between the pad and its stainless
steel mating plate to create a low-friction surface, Bow thruster
ships already completed 3
Make. . Brunvoll
Totalnumber of sister facilitating movement of a heavily loaded cover, and
ships still on order: Nil minimising wear -down, Number .. . 1
Each hatch cover is made up of three transverse panels Output .. .. 2600kW
whose weight has been kept below 40tonnes to allow Bridge control system

To describe any container ship as the 'biggest yet' is a handling by shore cranes. Stowage is arranged for Make .. ........ABB
risk, so quickly are size limits extended, but, at the 3498TEU in the holds and 3304TEO on deck, and there Type .. . FAHMIII
time of writing, it IS claimed that this vessel is the current is a capability to also load 40ft and 45ft containers. One man operation .. .. Yes
record-holder in terms of nominal TEU capacity Electrical connections are available for 710 refrigerated Fire detection system
(6802TEU). Nevertheless, H yundai is currently building 40ft units, and athwartship lashing bridges are provided Make.. . Thorn
another series with 10% more TEU capacity, and it is between each hatch for securing containers up to 4/5/6 Type T890
rumoured that some of A P Moller's newer liners can tiers high, with cell guides suitable for five TEU tiers Fire extinguishing systems
actualJy load around 8000TEU although the nominal fitted in the holds. Holds/engineroom High-pressure CO,
capacity is less! A service speed of 24.5knots is obtained from a Make Unitor
Along with her sisters, P&O Ned/loyd Stllyvesant is Hyundai-Sulzer 12RTA96C main engine running at 90%
Waste disposal plant
deployed on her owner's trans-Pacific Far East/South MCR with a 20% sea margin and with some power
incinerator
West USA service, in waters which last year welcomed absorbed by running a shaft alternator. This performance
is enhanced by fitting an optimum section-profile rudder, Make. .. Teamtec
Sea-umdNew York (SignificantShips of 2000 from the Waste com pactor
same builder on to a similar route. Directly descended and so-called tip-raked propeller to reduce cavitation, also
from the application of a five-year-life self-polishing Make. . Deerberg
from that Maersk Sea-Land (chartered) vessel, this P&O
series makes use of a 2.80m increase in beam to stow an paint and an impressed current cathodic protection. Waste shredder/crusher
exira row of containers on deck and in the holds, than Make . .Deerberg .
was possible in the earlier design, to give a total intake of PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Sewage plant
6802TEU. Length. oa 300.00m Make.. .. Sasakura
Both designs feature eight holds, but unlike Sea-Land Length. bo. . 286.00m Contract date • .. 9 April 1999
New York where six of these were forward of the Breadth. rnoulded.. . ,42.80m Launch/floalout date 6 October 2000
machinery space, and two aft, P&O Nedlloyd has opted Depth, moulded to main deck.. .. .24.50m Delivery date 16 February 2001

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Vessel's name
Hull number:
(~arg~~~~~r~~~Jrd~ 6065
and each supply SOOOkVAto the electrical system,
supplemented by the output from two Wartsila/ ABB
4875kVA diesel-driven sets. Heating is by means of a
Type
Make
Output.
Oil fired: thermal oil

.
Aalborg
1 x 5000kW
Owner/operator: P & 0 North Sea Ferries, thermal oil system using an oil-fired boiler. For Mooring equipment
The Netherlands manoeuvring purposes, two Fincantieri 2000k\X bow Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
Designer:. . Fincantieri SpA, Italy clirusters, and two high-lift rudders are fitted. A 6 x mooring winch
Flag: .The Netherlands Fincantieri active fin stabiliser system and anti-heeling Manufacturer Rolls-Royce
Total number of sister tanks are also provided. Type.. ...Electric
ships already completed NiI Doors/ramps
Total number of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number 1 x stern ramp/door; 4 holstable
ships still on order: ...........1 Length, oa.. . 215.00m ramps; 1 ramp cover; 4 side doors
Length, bp. . 203.10m Designer Hamworthy KSE
Breadth, moulded 31.50m Passengers
N ship terms, the qualification 'largest' can be applied Total 1360
I to many attributes, but for Pride oj Rotterdam it refers
to gross tonnage: with a mere 13tons sufficient to place
Depth, moulded
to main deck (No 3).. . 9.40m Number of cabins..
Complement
. 546
to upper deck (No 5). . 17.30m
her above Silja Europa at the top of the world ferry Grog ~~~ Officers 19
league table. The vessel has been designed to operate Deadweight ~w 1~
(with newbuilding sister Pride of HII/~ on P&O's design. . 9268dwt Vehicles
Europort/Hull route, making use of a new terminal at scantling.. . 10,105dwt Number of decks.. . ..4
the UK POrt which provides completely separated Draught Total lane length (decks 1,3,5).. ..3355m
freight-vefLicleand private car on-board access. The design.. . 6.05m Deck area for cars (deck 7) 3000m'
latter enter deck No 7 through P&S side doors scantling. . 6.30m Number of cars .250
amidships, over a ramp from a waiting area on top of Speed, service.. . 22knots Special rudders 2 x high-lift
the terminal building. Lorries, trailers, and double-stack Bunkers Bow thrusters
Mafi trailers are loaded conventionally using a stern heavy oil. . 1102m' Make Fincantieri
door/ ramp at main deck (No 3) level, or over a shore diesel oil. . 182m' Number 2
ramp to the up!?~rdeck (No 5). Water ballast 3907m' Output 2 x 2000kW/1200rev/min
Four decks (Nos 1, 3, 5 and 7) are available for Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping +1OOA1 Bridge control system
vehicles, with the lower three providing 33551ane Ro-Ro Cargo and Passenger Ship, Supplier SAM electronics
metres for freight, and No 7 offering 3000m' area for +LMC, UMS, SCM One man operation No
stowage of up to 250 cars. Two hoisrable ramps join Percentage of high·tensile used in construction 57% Fire detection systems
mainand upper decks (3 and 5), with two similar ramps Heel control equipmenl.. Reversible pumps Make. . Salwico
for cars only linki.ng decks 5 and 7, and a fixed ramp Roll stabilisation equipmenl.. Fincantieri SRA4-135 fins. Type.. . CS3000
with cover connecting the main deck and lower garage Main engines Fire extinguishing systems
(tank top). Minimum free heights are: S.Om (deck No Design .wartsila Engineroom.. . CO, and Hi-fog
1); 7.0m (No 3); 4.80m (No 5); and 2.70m (No 7). Model.. . 9L46C Make Unitor/Marioff
Mechanical ventilation in the cargo spaces gives 10 air Manufacturer ............................................ Wartsila Vehicle spaces Drencher
clianges hourly at sea, and 30/hour in port; and 60 Number .. .... .4 Make. . Minimax
reefer plugs are available. Output., . . .4 x 9450kW/500rev/min
Cabins/public spaces Sprinkler
Foot passengers enter clirough a port side shell door Gearboxes
at No 8 deck where they are joined at the reception by Make .. . Minimax
Make .. .......... Schelde
drivers using lifts and stairs from the vehicle decks Radars
Number .. ...... 2
below.Deck 8 also provides passenger cabins, the show Number ..4
Model. ...........DH 2600
lounge,casino, and buffet restaurant. Drivers' cabins Supplier .. . SAM Electronics
Output speed... . 153rev/m_in
are on deck 7, with a private lounge and restaurant on Models .. . Multipilot Atlas 9106 X-band 2SkW,
Propellers
deck 9 adjoining various passenger lounges, two S-band 30kW
Material Copper-nickel-aluminium
cinemas)bars, and an a la carte restaurant. Deck 10 is Manufacturer.. ...Lips BV Satellite navigation systems
given over to passenger cabins with crew Number.. . 2 Make Debeg
accommodation on deck 11, and a strearnli.ned sky- Pitch. . Controllable Model DGPS Navigator 4400B
loungewith breakfast buffet and bar is situated on deck Diameter.. . .4900mm Other navigation systems
12. There are 487 two/four-bed cabins, including Speed. . 153rev/min Supplier. . SAM Electronics
ordinary rooms, suites, and deluxe units, serving 1244 Main engine-driven alternators Models. . Trackpilot Atlas 9401 SPEI;
passengers; additionally, there are six cabins for 24 Number... . 2 Conningpilot Atlas 9300CT·C;
disabled travellers and 53 two/four-bed rooms for 92 Make ABB Chartpilot Atlas 9300DP
drivers. Crew complement is 141. Two marine Output., 2 x 5000kVN1800rev/min Waste disposal plant
evacuation systems each side, also four lifeboats and Diesel-driven alternators Waste compactor Uson Marine
twO rescue craft are provided. Number 2 Waste shredder/crusher Uson Marine
The four Wartsila 9L46C main engines each develop Engine make/type WartsilaJ9L32 Sewage plant ISIR Bioepuro 500
9450kW at 500rev / min and drive a pair of CP 2 x 4050kW1720rev/min Contract date January 1999
propellers through two twin-input/ single-output Alternator make.. . ABB Launch/floatout date .. ...September 2000
gearboxes, which reduce engine speed to 153rev/min. Output 2 x 4875kVAI720rev/min Delivery date April 2001

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PROMETHEUS: Samsung success in the
European ferry market
Shipbuilder: Samsung Heavy Industries the reception area, positioned at the aft end of the Main engine-driven alternators
Co Ltd, Korea upper deck. Number. 2
Vessel's name:. . .Prometheus The hull form was developed using Samsung's own Make. . Hyundai
Hull number ...1279 model tank facilities and verified by MARlN, in The Output.. ....2 x 2300kW/1800rev/min
Owner/operator: Minoan Lines Netherlands. Trial trip results exceeded predicted Diesel-driven alternators
Shipping SA, Greece performance, which called for a service speed of Numb~ 2
Designer: ....... Samsung Heavy Industries 30knots, and a maximum of 32.6knots, from a Engine make .Daihatsu
machinery installation based upon four Wartsila Alternator make Hyundai
Co Ltd, Korea
12V46C main engines each developing 12,600bhp at Output.. . 2 x 2300kW/720rev/min
Flag: Greece 500rev / min.
Total number of sister Boilers
ships already completed: Nil Number 2
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type.. . Oil fired
Total number of sister
Length, oa.. . 212.00m Make.. . Aalborg
ships still on order: ...... 3 (see text)
Length, bp 198 OOm Output. . 2 x 2000kg/h
Breadth, moulded.. . 25.00m Mooring equipment
Depth, moulded Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
AMSUNG'S efforts to break into the European
S cruise and ferry markets finally reached fruition in
March with the delivery of the first of four vessels to
to main deck
to upper deck .. .
9.90m
15.25m Make. .
4 x mooring winch
Rolls-Royce
Gross. . 26,995gt Type.. . Electric
Minoan Lines. This Greek owner is itself leading a
Deadweight Doors/ramps
breakaway from the traditional practice of eastern Number 2 x stern ramp/doors;
design .... . 6800dwt
Mediterranean operators using second-hand tonnage, 1 x hoistable ramp;
Draught
to build up a high-quality, luxuriously-outfitted fleet of design. ..6.60m 2 x fixed ramps
newbuildings - a move initiated with the Fincantieri- scantling .. . 6.80m Type Hydraul.c
built Knossos Palace delivered last year for the Piraeus- Speed, Designer.. . Seo Hae
Heraklion service (Significant Ships of 2000). (Macor licence)
service. . 30.OOknots
The first two Samsung vessels are now operating Passengers
maximum. ..... 32.60knots
betweenVenice and Parras, where they will be joined by Total 1000
Bunkers
the second pair in the series, modified by the provision Cabins 52 (200 people)
of an extra deck at the stern for 50 cabins heavy oil. . 900m'
diesel oil. . 250m' Complement
accommodating an extra 250 passengers. Prometheus Total... . ..87
currently carries 1000 passengers, including 200 Water ballast.. ....................... 3800m'
Fuel consumption Cabins .. . 50
occupying 52 cabins, who have the use of a 60-seat Vehicles
diningroom and a 126-seat self-service restaurant. The main engines only. . 178.6tonnes/day
Lane length. ..2000m
main saloon (180 seats) is available for snacks and Classification Gerrnanischer Lloyd +100A5, E3,
Cars .. . 104
beverages, and a video cinema offers 50 seats. Passenqer/ko-Bo ship, NAV-O, +MC, E3, AUT
Trailers .. . 1~
In addition, a special lounge provides 160 aircraft- Heel control equipment.. Frank Mohn
Bow thrusters
type seats, which together with a video games room, Roll stabilisation equipment ... . Blohm & Voss fins
Make Kamewa
childrens' play room, shops and a swimming pool with Main engines
Numb~. . 2
sun area, all take their place in an arrangement Design. . W~rts8a
conceived by consultancy Europe Design, Italian Output .2 x 1300kW
Model .. .12V46C
company Studio de Jorio, and Greek specialist Stern thrusters
Manufacturer. . .wartsta Make .. . Kamewa
DECON. They worked together with Korean Number. . .4
subcontractors, including Wartsil. Korea, which Number. . 1
Output .4 x 12,600kW/500rev/min Output. . 1 x 800kW
manufactured the cabins.
Gearboxes Fire detection system
In line with current trends on many ships, only stern Make Flender
access is provided for vehicles and passengers. The Make .. . Nittan (Consilium)
Number.. . 2 x twin input/single output Fire extinguishing systems
former use a twin ramp-door entry to the main deck,
Output speed... . . Engineroom .......CO,
with trailer movement to the upper deck by means of a
hoistable ramp on the port side of the central trunk. Propellers Make. . NK File Protection
Two fixed ramps take cars on to the tank top space. Material.. .Nickel-aluminium-bronze Vehicle spaces.. . . .Drencher
In all, 2000lane metres are provided for combinations Manufacturer .. .................Rolls·Royce Cabins/public spaces.. . . Hi-toq water mist
of vehicles, including 150 trailers and 104 cars, with Number. 2 Make.. . Marioff
camper vans also carried. Passengers enter over a Pitch. ........................................... Controllable Contract date.. . 20 November 1998
walkway arranged at the outside of the starboard stern Diameter .. . 5400mm Launch/floatout date 12 August 2000
ramp and use an escalator and wheelchair lift to reach Speed .. Delivery date.. . 14 March 2001

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RADIANCE OF THE SEAS: cruise ship
with COGES power plant
Shipbuilder Jos L Meyer GmbH (Meyer The installation's excellent manoeuvring qualities are PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Werft) , Germany assisted by three runnel-type bow thrusters. These, Length. oa... . 293.20m
Length, bp .. . .263.50m
Vessel's name: .Radiance of the Seas together with the Azipods, are controlled by joystick Breadth, moulded.. . 32.20m
Hull number: 655 and form part of a dynamic positioning system, which Depth, moulded...
Owner/operator: Royal Caribbean Cruises can be used with automatic berthing. Gross. . 90,090gt
Draught.. .............. 8.15m
Ltd/Royal Caribbean International, USA Radiance of the Seas has 15 decks, of which 11 cater for Speed, service ... . 24knots
Designer: ..Meyer Werft, Germany the 2100 (double-occupancy) passengers in 1050 Classification. ..... Det Norske veritas +1A1 Passenger
cabins, of which 237 are inside, and 813 outside; these Ship, +ECO,RP,Clean Design
Flag. . Liberia Rollstabilisationequipment.
Total number of sister include a Royal suite, six Owner's suites, 17 Balcony Power installation(CaGES)
ships already completed .....Nil suites, and three family suites. Intercommunicating Gas turbines
doors allow 200 cabins to convert into double units, Model.. . LM2500+
Total number of sister Manufacturer General Electric
ships still on order: 3 and 14 cabins meet the requirements of disabled Number.. . 2
travellers. An l Ldeck-high atrium forms the Outpul .. 2 x 25,000kW
Steam turbine
centrepiece of the public spaces and features six Design.. . Fincantieri
HIS liner, which is the first to be delivered to panoramic glass elevators supplied by the Kone Number. . 1
T RCCL by Meyer, introduces the new Radiance
(initiallyknown as Vantage) class of cruise ship and is
division of the MacGregor group, whose overall
package also includes outfitting the vessel's 47
Output.
Gas turbine-driven
Number..
alternators
1 x 7800kW
.....2
noteworthy as the largest passenger ship yet built in provision rooms. Make/type..
The 900-seat theatre is at the fore end of the vessel, Output 2 x 25,000kW
Germany. It is also the largest ship ever constructed at Steam turbine-driven alternator
the Papenburg yard. Although smaller than the spread over decks 4, 5 and 6, and complemented aft by Number. . 1
the two-deck-high main Cascades restaurant and a Make/type
owner's Eagle-class series from Kvacrner Masa-Yards Output.. ..1 x 7800kW
smaller off-shoot, which together seat 1229 Propulsors
(Significant Ships of 1999), a family resemblance is quite
passengers. Also occupying two decks is the cinema. Manufacturer.. . ABBAzipodOy
noticeable. Number 2 x 360deg azimuthing
Unlike the Eagle class - which boasts a 120m long
Nevertheless, the new design does set its own Output ...2 x 20,000kW
central shopping arcade, Radiance offers a more Boilers
standards, particularly with regard to the choice of a
conventional range of shops to its clientele, together Number/type.. . 2 x exhaust gas
machinery installation based on the COGES concept with lounges, bars and cafes, a billiard room with self- Manufacturer..
(combined gas and steam rurbine, integrated electric Passengers
adjusting tables, photo and art gallery, casino ~nd Total. .2100
drive system), to supply the vessel's shipboard and games rooms, solarium/fitness centre, and the Outsioe cabins (includingsuites) . . 813
propulsion electrical requirements. In this respect elevated Viking Crown forward. The last-mentioned Balconiedcabins (included above).. . 573
Inside cabins .. ......................237
Radiance of the Seas follows RCI/Celebrity's Milletll/l'"'' serves as an observation lounge by day and a night Complement. ....858
series, featured in last year's edition of this annual. club/ disco after dark. Bowthrusters
The environmentally friendly and smokeless plant Make.
The ship is divided into seven fire zones and Number/output.. .............. 3/-
uses power from three alternators: two 25MW units complies with IMO two-compartment rules. Safety Integrated bridge system
driven by aero-derivative General Electric gas turbines, equipment includes four tenders, 14 lifeboats, two Make LittonMannesystems
(includesradars and
and a 7.8Ivf\X' machine,coupled to a Fincantieri turbine rescue craft, and two marine evacuation chutes with voyage managementsystem)
supplied with steam from exhaust-gas boilers fitted in liferafts. Two evaporators and a reverse-osmosis plant Waste disposal plant
the gas turbine exhaust lines. Of the 57.8MW can produce up to 1580m3 fresh water/ day, and water Sewage systems. ...........3
generated in this way, some 40MW is available to drive Incinerators. ....2
conservation practices adopted include recycling
Contract date ..
tile two Azipod 360deg azimuthing podded propulsors condensed water from the air conditioning plant for Launch/floatoutdate ..
suspended under the stern, port and starboard. use in the laundries. Deliverydate . 9 March2001

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SAGE SAGITTARIUS: 105,OOOdwt self·

unloading bulk carrier
Shipbuilder: Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd, This allows the grab to lift cargo from the port, centre, Output 15.300kW/1
04rev/min
Marugame Shipyard, Japan and starboard sections of the holds in turn, and deposit Propeller
Vessel'sname Sage Sagittarius it in the hopper. The hopper includes a sensor for coal Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Hullnumber: S-1351 height and coal depth, thus allowing fully automatic Manufacturer Nakashima
Owner/operator: Hesperus MaritimaSA, operation. Number N.. . 1
Panama/NYK,Japan The feeder conveyor then transfers cargo to the main Pitch.. . Fixed
Designer. Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd, belt conveyor running along the upper deck for the full Diameter.. . 7350mm
Japan length of the cargo space, and this carries it to a Speed ..104rev/min
Flag Panama transverse conveyor at the deckhouse front, and finally Diesel-drivenalternators
Totalnumber of sister to a shore discharge boom. Each discharge gantry is Number .4
shipsalready completed: Nil rated to operate at 1000m' /hour and can work on an Engine make/type.. ..Daihatsu/5DK-26
Totalnumber of sister 87sec unloading cycle. Dust protection around the Alternatormake/type Nlshishiba/NTAKL-VCP
shipsstill on order: 2 (for other owners) grabs is provided by a canvas curtain, and similar Output.. ...4 x 1700kVA/720rev/min
precautions are taken in way of the hopper and belt Boiler
conveyors. Only 2% of the cargo needs to be removed Number. . 1
'AGE Sagittarius is the first vessel in a series of three by bulldozer and manual assistance. Type. . Compositeoil/exhaustgas
S which, it is claimed, will comprise the largest self-
unloading bulk carriers yet built. The three ships were
The main engine is a Mitsubishi 8UEC60LS II unit
manufactured by the designer, and developing
Make.
Output..
. Osaka
1800kg/h(011).1600kg/h(gas)
ordered separately but were later coordinated through 15,300kW at 104rev/min to drive a fixed pitch Self-unloadingequipment
design collaboration between the three owners - NYK, propeller for a service speed of lSknots. The heavy Numberof gantries. grabs. and other equipment.2 sets
Mitsui OSK, and Mitsubishi Corp. electric loading induced by the cargo handling Make. .Mitsubishl/Isu]i
Designed to service a new coal transhipment equipment is covered by four Daihatsu/Nishishiba Capacity 2 x 100Otonnes/h
1700kVA diesel alternator sets, and steam is generated Cranes (jib)
terminal set up by the Chugoku Electric Power Co, Number.
Japan, the vessels are fitted with discharging plant by a 1800/1600kg/h oil burning/exhaust gas . 2
composite boiler. Make. . Mitsubishiffsuji
supplied by specialists Tsuji and Mitsubishi Heavy Capacity/speed 15tonnes/13.5mradius
Industries, capable of handling 2000tonnes/hour. Mooringequipment
Unlike other self-unloading vessels described in PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number. 6 x mooring winch,
SignificantShips (qv 1991;1993;1995) which, in the main, Length,oa. . 234.93m 2 x windlass
featured semi-automatic systems using hoppered holds Length. bp ..............226.00m Make Fukushima
discharging on to belts through bottom doors, Sage Breadth. moulded.. . ..43.00m Type Electra-hydraulic
Sagittarms uses a simpler grabbing arrangement as Depth, moulded to main deck .. ..25.40m Hatch covers
described below. Widthof double skin Make.. ..............Tsuji
Built to double-skin format with wide side tanks side .. 5.00m Type.. . .Piqqy-back' pontoons
utilised for water ballast, the hull is divided into six, Ballastcontrolsystem
bottom. 2.30m
largely box-shaped cargo holds, by transverse double- Make.. . Nakakita
skin bulkheads. No 3 hold is flood able for use as a Gross. . 73.427gt
Deadweight 105,708dwt Type.. . Electro-hydraulic
water ballast tank The hold sides are vertical with a Complement
slight slope at the bottom, allowing approximately 98% Draught... 15.27m
Speed, service 15I(nots Officers... .......................... 9
of the cargo to be discharged mecharucally. Crew... . 14
The sing1edeck is flush and fitted with large pontoon Cargo capacity
grain. . 126,188m' Cabins .. . Sin9Ie
hatch covers at each hold, giving almost unobstructed Firedetection system
access to the cargo space. The covers stow on top of Bunkers
heavy oil. Make. Autronica
each other in a 'piggy-back' arrangement, moved by . ..4364m' Type.. . BS-100/4
means of the travelling gantry cranes which form the diesel oil. . 342m' Fireextinguishingsystems
main components of tile self-unloading equipment; Water ballast. ..67,004m' Cargo holds/accommodation. . Firepump
these run on fore and aft tracks laid at the hatch sides, Fuel consumption ....56.3tonnes/day Engineroom.. . CO,
P&S. Classification.. Nippon KailiKyokaiNS' Make... .....NipponDryChemical
Two gantry cranes are fitted; these are capable of BulkCarrier,MNS' Waste disposal plant
travelling at 30m/min and each carries an eight-rope Percentage of high-tensile Incinerator
49tonne/30m' shell-type grab bucket, which can steel used in construction 63% Make/model. . Sunflame/OSG-600SDA
traverse in an athwartship direction, also a wide hopper Main engine Sewage plant
and a feeder conveyor. The width of the grab bucket is Design.. ..Mitsubishi Make/model.. TaikoKikai/SBT-40
approximately one-third hold width, and in the fully Model 8UEC60LSII Contract date.. . -
automated and computer-controlled, discharge Manufacturer MitsubishiHeavy Industries Launch/floatoutdate 27 December 2000
sequence, the gantry makes three runs along the deck. Number. . 1 Deliverydate 30 March2001

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SALICA FRIGO: 8800m3 refrigerated

cargo vessel
Shipbuilder .... Hijos de J Barreras SA, (Astillero enables Sa/iea Frigo to be brought into port at as PTI ........... 1400kW
Barreras), Spain reduced speed in an emergency. Diesel-driven alternators
Vessel's name Salica Frigo The main engine is a WartsiHi 6L46C unit Number. .. 2
Hull number: 1586 developing 6300kW at 500rev/min and coupled Engine make/type .. Wartsll8/6L20
Owner/operator: .....Albafrigo Canarias/Albafrigo through a reduction gearbox to a CP propeller Alternator make/type .. . .... Indar/-
SA, Spain running at 132rev/min. The electrical generating Output ..2 x 990kW/1000rev/min
plant, which also forms part of the alternative
Designer' Hijos de J Barreras SA. Spain Boiler
propulsion arrangements, consists of an Indar
Flag: Spain 1500kW alternator driven from the gearbox, and two Number
Total number of sister WartsiEi/I ndar 990kW diesel-alternator sets. A Type.
ships already completed: ........ Nil hydraulically controlled 370kW CP thruster is fitted Make. ..................... Ferroli
Total number of sister forward and the underhung rudder is of the Becker Output.. ...................... 3000kW
ships still on order: ........ Nil flap-type. Cargo cranes
Number .. .. ......... .4
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make/type .. ..Marco-Technicas/hydraulic

T HIS refrigerated cargo vessel is operated by a

company closely connected with the Canary
] slands banana and fruit trade, and features a
Length, oa..
Length, bp
...132.90m
120.00m
Capacity ..
Mooring equipment
..6000kg at 1Sm radius/60m/min

Breadth, moulded. .. ..1S.S0m Number .. .......2 x mooring Winch/windlass

somewhat unusual profile with poop and long 2 x mooring winch
Depth. moulded
forecastle erections on the main deck, joined by a Make. ....Marco-Technicas
to upper deck (trunk top) 13.0Sm
fore-and-aft trunk to form a full-length upper deck. Type ... ...Hydraulic
to main deck .. .. 10.2Sm
There are four cargo holds, of which Nos 2, 3 and 4 Hatch covers
to second deck .. 7.36m/7.59m
are accessed through 10m long x 9.37m wide hatches Make
Gross
positioned on the trunk, with No 1 served by a 10m .......Hydraulic folding-pairs
Deadweight, design .. . 6150dwt Type..
x 7.97m wide hatch 011 what is technically the
Draught, design. . 7.50m on all decks
forecastle.
Speed, service, 90% MCR.. ...17knots Containers
Because of the fine fore-end lines, Nos 1 and 2
Cargo capacity Length .. .......... 20It
holds are sub-divided into only three tweendecks
with deep tanks below, whereas Nos 3 and 4 holds refrigerated. .8800m' Position. .. Main deck and upper deck
have four tweendecks. All the decks have hatches Bunkers Total TEU capacity.. . 18
fitted with hydraulically operated folding covers; diesel oil .. .. 1660m' Complement
these stow at each end of the openings. Water ballast .. ............. 1200m' OO~m. ...6
The holds are served by four electric-hydraulic Classification. . .......Bureau Veritas 1 3/3+E, Refrigerated Crew .. . 19
deck cranes; each is designed to lift 6000kg at 18m Cargo Carrier. AUT-MS, Deep Sea, RMC Freezing Cabins .. .. 25 single
outreach and at a hoisting speed of 60m/ min. Percentage of high-tensile Special rudder .. .....Becker flap-type
Provision has been made for a single row/tier of Bow thruster
steel used in construction .. .. Nil
20ft containers to be carried on the main deck ....Balino-Kamewa
Main engine Make ..
alongside the trunk, and on the upper deck alongside
Design .. . wartsr.a Number .. . ...... 1
No 1 hatch. Appropriate power supplies are available
for refrigerated units. Model. 6L46C Output. 370kW/1200rev/min
The cargo refrigeration plant has been sized for Manufacturer .. ...wartsila Bridge control system
simultaneous operation of the four holds with each Number ..... 1 Make.. . Nautical-Furuno
compartment provided with two finned air coolers, Output. ...6300kW/500rev/min One man operation .. .. No
and high-performance ventilators supplying 90 air Gearbox Fire detection system
changes hourly. Three cooling units (total power Make. . ......wartsua Make .. ............HM I (Thorn)
170kW) are fitted, each including a compressor, Model .... ......... SCV 95 Fire extinguishing systems
condenser, ammonia tank, plate heat exchanger for Holds and engineroom .. ........... CO,
Number .. . 1
brine cooling, hot and cold brine pumps, CO, Make ... ...................Iturri
Output speed ..................................132rev/min
measuring, NH} detection, monitoring, control and
Propeller Radars
alarm systems.
Ammonia (NH,) is used as the primary coolant for Material.. ...Hub· stainless steel Number .. ...2
the brine circulated to the hold evaporators through Blades:. . Nickel-alurr-iniurn-bronze Make ... .....Furuno
a three-temperature system, consisting of a main line Manufacturer .. wartsr.a Models. ........ 1 x X-band ARPA
for cooling, a freezing line, and a de-frosting line. Number .. .. .......... 1 1 x S-band ARPA
The temperatures of the different r00111S are Pitch ............... Controllable Waste disposal plant
modulated and computer-controlled through three- Diameter. 4500mm Sewage plant
way valves. Speed .. .132rev/min Number .. . 1
The machinery installation incorporates an Make .......... .Facet
Main engine-driven alternator
'alternative propulsion system' us.ing the two diesel- Model .. ...................STP-2
alternator sets to supply the main-engine driven Number .. . 1
alternator in reverse mode, and this in turn drives the Make/type .. Indar/LCB-560-M/6 Contract date .. ...... August 2000
gearbox and shaft line through the power take- Output Launch/floatout date.. ...... 22 August 2001
in/power take-off at 1400kW This arrangement as PTO. ..1500kW Delivery date .. .................... November 2001

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SCOT MARINER: Tille Trader 3300MP
coaster for UK owner
Shipbuilder: .Tille Scheepsbouw Above these living quarters is a wheelhouse with a two- Manufacturer.. .Kamewa
Kootstertille BV, The Netherlands seat conning position. Pitch Controllable
Vessel's name: Scot Mariner A Wartsila 6L26A main engine of the builder's 'low Diameter 2800mm
Owner/operator: Scot Mariner Shipping Ltd, NOx' type and with a maximum continuous rating of Speed 224rev/min
UK/Scotline Ltd, UK 1950kW at 1000rev/min is fitted, capable of meeting Main engine~driven alternator
Designer ....Shipbuilder/Conoship International, the specified speed requirement of 13knots in good Number.
The Netherlands weather conditions, a maximum wind equivalent to Make/type Newage Stamford/UCM
Flag:......... . UK Beaufort 3, and sailing with a clean hull at 4.85m Output 1 x 434kW/1500rev/min
Total number of sister draught and 1702kW on the propeller shaft (90% MCR Diesel-driven alternators
ships already completed: ...4 (for other owners) and allowing 3% gear losses). Transmission to the Number 2 (1 x emergency)
Total number of sister Kamewa CP propeller is via a Flender gearbox with a Engine make/type Cummins 6CTA 8.3D(M)
ships still on order: .1 (for this owner) power take-off to a 434kW Newage Stamford Alternator make/type Newage Stamford HCM-434C
alternator. Two Cummins/Newage Stamford 147kW Output.. ..... 2 x 147kW/1500rev/min
diesel-alternators are also installed, one of which serves Crane

T HE Tille Trader series marketed by this Northern

Netherlands builder, is based on the successful
Conofeeder-class hull forms developed by the
as an emergency set. A Barkemeyer flap-type rudder
and a Promac 300kW tunnel-type bow thruster
enhance manoeuvrability.
Number.
Make..
Type
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Travelling gantry for hatch-cover operation
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Conoship International organisation, of which Tille is Mooring equipment

a member. It is currently available in three types, PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number 1 x mooring winch/windlass, 1 x capstan
designated 2800, 3300 and 4000 (related to deadweight Length,oa .. . 89.99m
Make.. . SEC
capacity), with the achievement of a relatively fast Length, bp . . 84.98m
Type.. . .Electric-hydraulic
cruising speed - a prime consideration of the desigqs. Breadth, moulded .. . 13.75m
Hatch covers
Scot Mariner will be operated primarily in her owne~ Depth, moulded to main deck .. .....6.25m
Make. . Rodenstaal
packaged timber liner service from Baltic pons to the Width of double-skin
. Pontoon
Type..
UK and Ireland, wliere the ability to maintain transit side .. ....... 1.47m
Containers
times, often in adverse weather conditions, is essential. bottom. . 1.00m
Lengths .. . 20ft, 30ft, 40ft, 45ft
The vessel is single-decked with forecastle and poop, Gross .. . 2560gt
and has one almost box-shaped hold, 61.875m long x Displacement (slwl) . . .4636tonnes Cell guides .... . No
10.800m x 7.925m high. ThIS is accessed tluough a Deadweight TEU capacity
hatchway of identical length and width, which is closed desiqn.. . 3300dwt In hold 102
by steel pontoon covers mounted on a 2.65m deep scantling (slwl) 3350dwt On deck: first tier. . ..40
coarning; this arrangement gives space for containers to Draught second tier.. . 20
be stowed three-tiers high in the hold, where a total of design. . .4.85m Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes.. ...162
102TEU can be carried. Tank-top stack loading is scantling .. . .4.92m Tiers/across
56tonnes (60tonnes/FEU). Speed, service (90% MCR; 3% gearing loss) 13knots In hold .. . . 3/5
The covers are handled by a travelling gantry crane, Cargo capacity On deck .. . 2/5
and can support two tiers of containers, except where grain. ...........5267m' Complement
restricted by the navigator's line of vision. Maximum Bunkers Officers.. . 3
capacity is 60TEU and the designed loading is diesel oil. . 265m' CffiW 3
1.6tonnes/ m', with a container stack loading of Water ballast. 1460m' Trainees 2
24tonnes (48tonnes/FEU). The carriage of containers Classification. . ... Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 1OOA1, Spare.. . 2
throughout the vessel is in accordance with the Ice Class 10, FCSA, +LMC, UMS, Strengthened Single/double rooms 8/1
notation FCSA (Freight Container Securing for Heavy Cargoes, Safe Loading and Unloading Bow thruster
Arrangements). The hold is served by a mechanical Aground, Containers in Hold and on Hatch Covers Make .. ..................... .Prornac FP400-1050
ventilation system and an option is available to fit two Main engine Number .. ................... 1
portable grain bulkheads. Design .wartsua Output.. ................ 300kW/660rev/min
The double-skinned hull has side tanks arranged for Model 6L26A Fire detection system
the carriage of water ballast, supplementing the Manufacturer. . .wartsila Make .... ..............................................AJax
capacity of the fore and aft peaks. The design is Number .. . 1 Fire extinguIShing system
suitable for loading/unloading aground, and the tank Output. ..................... 1950kW/1000rev/min
Cargo hold.. . CD,
top is strengthened to 15tonnes/ m' for the carriage of Gearbox
Make Ajax
heavy cargoes. The requirements of Lloyd's Register Make. . Flender
Engineroom.. . CD,
Ice Class 1D are also included. Accommodation is Model. ........... • AG525
provided in the poop and two tiers of deckhouse Number. . 1 M~.. ~.
above, for captain, two officers, three crew and two Output speed. . .224rev/min Contract date.. . ....24 October 2000
trainees, and two 'spare' personnel, in one double and Propeller Launch/float-out date. . 24 August 2001
eight single cabins, all with private toilet facilities. Material.. ....Nickel-aluminium-bronze Delivery date.. . 29 September 2001

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SEAFRANCE RODIN: fastest English
Channel ro-ro passenger ferry
Shipbuilder:. . Aker Finnyards Oy, Finland alternator, and there are also four Wartsila/ ABB Make CHB-4000
Vessel's name: Seafrance Rodin 1710kVA diesel-alternator sets. Output x 4000kg/h
Hull number: .. .. . 437 The high degree of manoeuvrabiliry reguired by vessels Doors/ramps
Owner/operator: SeaFrance SA, France such as this is enhanced by having the unusual number of Number 1 x outer and 1 x inner bow door, deck 3;
Designer Aker Finnyards Oy, Finland three 1800kW thrusters at the bow, and one at the stern, 1 x bow door deck 5; 1 x stern door
Flag: France where a single Becker flap-type rudder is also fitted. A deck 3; 1 x stern door deck 5;
Total number of sister pair of fin stabilisers is installed and heel control is by hoistable car deck (No 6)
ships already completed: NiI means of two pairs of tanks. DeSigner.. .................Hamworthy KSE
Total number of sister Mooring equipment
ships still on order: Nil Number ..2 x mooring winch/windlass
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS 6 x mooring winch
Length,oa .. . 185.00m
Make . ................Pusnes
Length, bp .. . 170.00m
LAIMED to be the fastest ro-ro passenger ferry Type.. ...Electric
C operating on the English Channel, SeaFrance Rodin
joined her owner's four-strong Calais-Dover fleet last
Breadth, moulded.
Depth, moulded
. .27.70m
Passengers
Total.. ..................................1900
to main deck (No 3) 9.50m
autumn to augment a service already offering 15 return Cabins .. .............................Nil
to upper deck. . 15.20m
trips/ day on this highly corIll?etitive link. The design Vehicles
Draught Number of vehicle decks.. . ..2 + 1 hoistable
provides two vehicle decks (Nos 3 and 5), each with design .. . 6.50m
drive-through access over bow and stern and offering Lane length (decks 3 and 5).. . .2000m
scantling (slwl) .. . 6.7Sm Lane length. cars (hoistable deck, No 6) ..470m
10101anemetres and 9901anemetres, respectively,for cars Deadweight
and commercial vehicles; these are supplemented by a Complement
design.. . 5700dwt Officers .. . 15
hoistable car deck (No 6) with 470lane metres, eguivalent Gross approx 34,000gt . 85
Crew.
to some 95 private cars. Speed, service 85% MCR; 10% sea margin 25knots ......................100 single
Cabins ...
The lanes are 3.10m wide and have clear heights of Bunkers Special rudder .. ...........Becker flap-type
4.90m, reduced to 4.50m on deck 5 in way of hoistable heavy oil ... ...................................976m' Bow thruster
deck 6, and to 2.40m when this deck is lowered to its diesel oil .. ......... 180m' Make. . .Lips BV
operating position. Clear height for cars on deck 6 is then Water bauast.. .......... 2930m' Number ............ 3
2.10m. Classification. . Bureau Veritas C+ Ro-Ro Passenger Output .. ...... 3 x 1800kW
Hamworthy KSE supplied the doors and hoistable Ship, Unrestricted Navigation, Stern thruster
deck, the latter made up of two deck panels with a ramp F,AUT-IMS,AUT-Port Make. .............. Lips BV
at each end. At the bow there are outer and inner doors Heel control equipment. 2 pairs anti-heeling tanks Number.. ......................... 1
at main deck level (No 3), and a door in the front of the Roll stabilisation equipment Fin stabilisers Output .. . 1 x 1800kW
superstructure at No 5 deck, with stern doors at both Main engines (,father & son ') Bridge control systems
access decks. No 5 deck is positioned so as to leave an Design. . .wartsua Make.. .................Litton Marine Systems
open deck-space aft which can stow vehicles carrying Number.. .. ..4 One man operation .. . .No
dangerous cargoes. Models .. .................... 2 x 8L46B Fire detection systems
Foot passengers enter at No 7 deck through a 2 x 12V46B Make. . Consllium Marine AB
starboard-side door at Calais, or over the stern by means Manufacturer .. . .wartsila Type .. ........Salwico CS3000
of a wall-wayto the shore linkspan at Dover. This deck, Output 2 x 7800kW/500rev/min Fire extinguishing system
and deck 8 above, provide the main public areas, with 2 x 11,600kW/SOOrev/min
large lounge-bars, and a 350-seat self-service restaurant Totalavailable power .. ................... 39,000kW
dominating the facilities.The 1900 passengers can also Vehicle spaces.. . Drencher
Gearboxes
avail themselves of a shop and video-games centres, or Make.. . Softonex (low-pressure water mist)
Make. ...... Schelde
Cabins/public spaces .. . . Sprinkler
enjoy the sun at the aft end of deck 7. Truck drivers are Model .. .......................................... DH 2600 Make.; . ....Softonex (low-pressure water mist)
catered for separately with a 150-seat restaurant, and a Number .. ....2 x twin lnput/sinqle output Radars (integrated navigation system)
dedicated shower and toilet complex. Deck 9 is given Outout.... ...... 2 x 19,500kW/150rev/min Nurnber . ... 2 + 2 docking
over to a complement of 100 officers and crew, all Propellers Make.. . Litton Marine Systems
accommodated in single cabins with private toilet Material. . Stalnless steel Models Decca Bridgemaster
arrangements. Four marine evacuation systems are Manufacturer Lips BV Satellite navigation system
provided, operating from deck 7, and there are also four Number.. . 2 Make. . .. Leica, Furuno
enclosed lifeboats available. Pitch.. . . Controllable Models .DGPS LMX412B, Loran LC90 Mk II
In line with many contemporary ferries, SeaFrance Rodin Diameter.. . 5000mm Other navigation systems
is fitted with a four-engine/twin-screw machinery Speed.. . 150rev/min Make.. Litton Marine Systems
installation featuring a 'father and son' arrangement, Main engine-driven alternators Model . VMS-ECDIS
utilising two Wartsila 8L46B and two 12V46B urnts, split Number.. ...... .2 Waste disposal plant
between two enginerooms positioned just aft of Make/type.... . ABB/AMG 0900 SK6 Waste compactor
midships. The two 12V46B engines are installed in the Output.. .......... 2 x 4750kVA)1000rev/min Make.... ............Maschinenfabrik Bernotingen
foremost room outboard of the aft pair, aUowing drives Diesel-driven alternators Model.. .......... DIXI6S
from the port and starboard combinations to come Number.. .4 Sewage plant
together In two Schelde twin-input/ single-output Engine make/type.. . .wartsilii/8L20 Number .. ............................ 2
gearboxes. Alternator make/type.. . ABB/AMG- Make .. ... Aquamar
Each gearbox can transmit a maximum 19,500kW at Output.. A x 1710kVA)1000rev/mln Type ......................... MSPVIII
150rev/ min to the two Lips stainless steel CP propeUers, BOilers Contract date .. ..............28 March 2000
for a service speed of 25knots at 85% MCR and 10% sea Number.. ..2 Launch/floatout date. ................................ 19 May 2000
margin. Each gearbox is also connected to a 4750kVA Type.. Delivery date .. .............September 2001

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SILVER WHISPER: serving the specialist

cruise market
Shipbuilder: T Mariotti SpA, Italy Whilst the forward part of deck 7 is given over to Number .. . 2
Vessel's name: Silver Whisper tbe top-range passenger accommodation, the aft end Output.. .....................2 x 7800kW/500rev/min
Gearboxes ..
Hull number: MAR 982 features a wine/champagne bar, cigar club, Propellers
Owner/operator Silversea Newbuild Two Ltd, conference room, and buffet restaurant, directly Material.
Bahamas/Silversea Cruises Ltd, USA below which, and occupying two decks (5/6), is the Manufacturer. .. wartsua
Designers: Shipbuilder!Yran and tbeatre. Positioned amidships on deck 5 is tbe casino Number.. .. 2 x type PR108/4H
Storbraaten, Norway Pitch. ........Controllable
with gaming machines adjacent, night club, entrance Diameter.. ....4000mm
Flag Bahamas hall, and reception. Speed 150.6rev/min
Total number of sister The main restaurant and large galley complex on Diesel-driven alternators
ships already completed: 1 deck 4, is linked to a substantial stores area on the Number. .. 3
Total number of sister Engine make/type wartsua Vasa/6R32 Low NOx
deck below, with crew accommodation, other than Alternator make/type.. . ........ ABB/AMG560L6
ships still on order: Nil senior officers, mainly housed on the lower decks. Output. 3 x 3125kW/1200rev/min
For safety purposes, tbe hull is divided into four Boilers
vertical divisions, with a fifth smaller section Number .. ........ 2 x oil fired
ILVERSEA'S small fleet of cruise liners operates 2 x exhaust gas
S in a specialist field, and is noted for its high
standards of passenger comfort and indulgence,
embracing tbe extreme aft end.
Silver Whisper (which was originally intended to
Make
Output
Aalborg Industries
.4 x 4000kW/h
enter service as Silver Mirage), is fitted with two Mooring equipment
qualities now maintained by Silver Whisper and sister Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
WansiEi 8L46B main engines, each developing
Silver Shadow, delivered from tbe Mariotti shipyard 2 x mooring winch
7800kW at 500rev/min and driving a 4000mm Make.. .. Brissonneau & Lotz Marine
last year. Passenger complement is only 435,
accommodated on eight decks (3 to 10) in 194 cabins, diameter type PRI08/4H CP propeller supplied by Type .Electric
the enginebuilder and running at 150.6rev/ min. The Passengers
136 of which are designated as 'standard with private Total .435
balcony'. three diesel alternator sets have ABB
Cabins
Thirty-three similar units without balconies are also 3125kW/1200rev/min electrical parts and Wartsilii Standard with balcony 136
provided, as well as Grand, Royal, Owners, Silver, 6R32 Low NOx prime movers, and stearn is Standard without balcony.. .. 33
generated in two oil-fired and two exhaust-gas Grand Suites.. ....4
and Silver Medallion Suites, and two suites available
Royal Suites 2
to disabled travellers. All offer varying degrees of boilers. Two Brunvoll bow thrusters of 880kW are
Owner's Suites.... ..2
luxury in compliance with classification society fitted, and passenger comfort is enhanced by means Silver Suites. ..13
Registro Italiano Navale's COMFORT notation (the of a Framo heel control installation. Medallion Silver Suites 2
first ship to be approved). Disabled passenger suites 2
Complement
The facilities available to passengers within tbe PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Total 305
cabins are complemented by those of tbe public Length, oa.. ..186.00m Bow thrusters
Length, bp 161.80m
rooms and an outdoor area on deck 8, built around Make Brunvoll
Breadth, moulded.. . 24.80m Number.. .. 2 x FU-63-LTC-1750
the swimming pool amidships. Similar open air Depth, moulded, to main deck (No 3) 8.40m Output. .. 2 x 880kW
seating forms an extension to the Panorama Lounge, Gross. .. 28,258gt Radars
which is built over the stern and has a dance floor Deadweight.. ..3000dwt Number. . ..... 1
and adjacent bar area. Also available on this deck are Draught.. 6.12m Make.. . STN Atlas
Speed, service.. .. 19knots Model S-band BD 3018
a library, barbecue, and computer centre, whilst the
Bunkers Waste disposal plant
deck above includes a golf-driving range amongst its heavy oil. .. 1240m' Incinerator
amenities. diesel oil. ......70m' Make .. ...ISIR
An observation lounge occupies the front of deck Classification. .. Registro Italiano Navale Model .. ..Pyrall PR100 ADA
10, witb the remainder of the deckhouse, which Heel control equipment Framo RBP-250-3 reversible Waste shredder/crusher
propeller pump Make.. .. Santandrea
covers much of tbe forward section of the ship,
Main engines Model.. .. 615/600
devoted to fitness pursuits, including an aerobics Design .Wartsila Contract date.. .. .
room, spa, sauna, massage and beauty parlours, and Model.. .. 8L46B Launch/floatout date.. ..9 February 2000
gym. A broadcasting centre is also located here. Manufacturer .. .................................... .wartsua Delivery date 15 June 2001

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SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 200 1 105

SOROLLA: new ro-pax tonnage for
Trasmediterranea1s Balearic services
Shipbuilder ... Hijos de J Barreras SA, (Astillero A quartet of Wartsila 8L46A main engines are Main engine-driven alternators
Barreras), Spain installed side-by-side in a single engineroom at the aft Number. .. 2
Vessel's name:. . Sorolla end, linked in pairs through double-input/ single- Make .. ......................... Leroy-Somer
Hull number: 1580 output gearboxes to two shaftlines. Each of these Output.... ...... 2 x 1570kW/1000rev/min
Owner/operator: Trasmedlterranea SA, Spain terminates at a CP propeller, for a service speed of Diesel-driven alternators
Designer: Hijos de J Barreras SA, Spain 23knots; this speed has enabled voyage time to be Number. ......3
Flag Spain reduced from eight to six hours on this prestigious Engine make/type.. . .wartsil1i/9L20
route. Alternatormake. ...................... Leroy-Somer
Total number of sister
ships already completed: .... 1 (at IZAR's Puerto Output.. .......3 x 1620kW/tOOOrev/min
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Mooringequipment
Real shipyard, Spain)
Length. oa 172.00m Number 2 x windlass; 5 x mooring winch
Total number of sister
Length, bp. .. 157.00m Make. .. Rauma-Brattvaag
ships still on order: ......... Nil Type Low-pressurehydraulic
Breadth, moulded.. ....26.20m
Depth, moulded Doors/ramps
to main deck (No3) 9.20m Number.. 2 x foldable stern door/ramps:
N extensive modernisation of its fleet by state-
A owned Spanish operator Trasmedirerranea saw
freight ferry SlIperfast Levante (featured on a later page
to upper deck (No5) .
Widthof double skin
.. 14.84m 1 x 4-panel hoistable car deck
withintegral ramp: 1 x side-
hinged ramp cover; 6 x shell passenger doors
of this edition) brought into service on the Side.. .....5.40m
Type. ....Hydraulic
Cadiz/Canary Islands route in March 2001. Not long bottom 2.95m
Designer.. ................................ MacGregor
afterwards, Sorolla and sister Forttlny (built by TZAR to Gross.. .. 26,916gt
Passengers
Barreras plans) commenced operations in the western Deadweight,design.. .. 5000dwt ....1000
Total...
Mediterranean, linking Barcelona and Valencia, Draught Business ctass.; . 64
respectively, with Palma (Majorca). design. .. 6.20m Touristclass. .. 660
These two vessels are designed as ro-ro cargo and scantling... .. 6.70m Disabled (in cabins) 24
passenger carriers, with a total of nine decks (plus Speed, service. 85% MCR 23knots Seated.. .. 252
wheelhouse top). Three of these are fixed vehicle Bunkers Cabins. . .203
decks, with a fourth (designated No 6 deck when in heavy oil.. ........... 804m' Percentage inboard.. . 450/0
use) of 880m2, formed from four hoistable panels with diesel oil 167m' Vehicles
a built-in ramp, available between decks 5 and 7. Waterballast. ..........1930m' Number of vehicle decks 3 plus 1 hoistable
Vehicle access is over the stern to the main deck (No Fuel consumption Totallane length
3) using twin (P&S) axial stern door/ ramps. From here, main engines 9Otonnes/day 2.9m wide. . 1809m
a fixed ramp with side-hinged cover leads to the auxiliaries 6tonnes/day 2.0m wide. ............................................. 830m
tanktop garage (deck No 1), which is enclosed by B/5 Classification Bureau Veritas + 1 3/3E, Ferry, Vehicles
longitudinal bulkheads and can accept hazardous Deep Sea. AUT-PORT, F cars .. .......................166 (366max)
goods. Two fixed, staggered ramps, one port for cars trailers.. ..................................... 99(80max)
Percentage of high-tensile
and one starboard for trailers, link with the upper deck Complement
steel used in construction" ....Nil
(No 5) and, by means of its built-in ramp, with the . 12
Heel controlsystem Intering2 x 273m' tanks Officers.
hoistable deck. When this is lowered, there is a clear
Rollstabilisationequipment BrownBrothers Crew... . 60
height of 2.2m available above its structure and 2.5m
2 x 6.12m' fins Single/double rooms .. .29/22
below.
Main engines Special rudders .. .. 2 x Hinzeflap type
Passenger space is provided on decks 6 (main
boarding hall only), 7, 8 and 9, to an arrangement Design .wartsua Bowthrusters
designed and installed by local company Gonsusa. Model. .. 8L46A Make. ........Kamewa-Ulstein
Deck 7 is laid our with 32 two-berth (business class) Manufacturer .wartsua Number. .. 2
and 165 four-berth cabins, plus six more catering for 24 Number. ....4 Output 2 x 1000kW/1500rev/min
disabled travellers. Deck 8 offers a cafe-pub, dining Firedetection system
Output .4 x 7240kW/500rev/min
rooms, self-service cafeteria, shops, buffet, bars, a TV- Make ". . Autronica
Gearboxes
cinema and a drivers club, with 252 armchair seats in Type Autrosave
Make.. .... Reintjes
designated lounges serving passengers without cabins. Fireextinguishingsystems
Model.. ..DLGF-8890 ...........CO,
Deck 9 presents a more active environment with a la Number.... .. 2 x twin-input!single-output
Engineroom..
carte restaurant, solarium, swimming pool with folding Make.. .............................. Macisa
Output speed 184rev/min Vehiclespaces. ... Drenchers
roof, allowing indoor/outdoor use, and gymnasium,
Propellers Cabins/public spaces .. .......................................DGW
arranged alongside a disco lounge and open-air bar.
Four Ernst Hatecke fully enclosed 110-person Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Sewage plant
lifeboats are arranged in pairs P&S, and two marine Manufacturer Lips Make.. ........... Facet
evacuation systems (MES) from the UK supplier RFD, Number. .. 2 Number/type.. . 2 x biological
and each handling 430 passengers, are also provided. Pitch Controllable Contract date... .. November 1999
Four 50-person liferafts are carried and a helicopter- Diameter .4600mm Launch/floatoutdate. . ..25 October 2000
pad is also available. Speed .. 184rev/min Deliverydate .. .. 10 May2001

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Shipbuilder: Hyundai Heavy Industries fitted, and tank washing is effected using Scanjet B&WHoleby/5L28/32H

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machines.
The aft-end of the vessel is characterised
flat expanse of a transom stern, twin, widely spaced
funnels, and a superstructure which houses a crew of 34,
by the large,
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Output
Boilers (thermal-fluid heaters)
2 x Hyundai/HFJ6 634-14K
2 x Hyundai/HFJ5 564-14K
2 x 1180kW; 2 x 800kW

Sweden plus six Suez crew and four repair men. A wheelhouse of, Number.. . 2
Designer: Hyundai Heavy Industries no doubt, adequate proportions, surmounts this ~~... . C~~
Co Ltd, Korea accommodation block, but is dwarfed by the huge Make.. ...Aalborg
Flag: Liberia structure of the bridge wings necessitated by the immense Output .40tonnes/h
Total number of sister beam. Hose-handling cranes
ships already completed 1 Number 2
Total number of sister Make Hochang-NorMarine
ships still on order: .................... NiI Duty.. . 20tonnes/l Om/min
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type .Electro-hydraulic
Length, oa 333.49m Mooring equipment
Note: Illustration shows sister vessel Length, bp.. . 320.00m
Siena Vision. Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
Breadth, moulded 70.00m B x mooring winch
Depth, moulded to upper deck.. . 25.60m Make Hyundai-Ulstein
S TENA Group company Concordia Maritime has
introduced this advanced 'V-Max' VLCC design with
safetyand pollution avoidance a prime consideration; this
Camber on upper deck..
Width of double skin
. 1.80m Type
Cargo tanks
Low-pressure electro-hydraulic
side .. . , 3.50m Number... . 15 + 2 slop
is evidenced by the bold decision to fit twin engines, bottom. . 3.00m
propellers, steering gears, and rudders. The design has also Grades.. .....3
Gross 163,761gt
been awarded the Det Norske Ventas RPS (Redundant Coated tanks , Deck and bottom
Deadweight
Propulsion and Separate) notation, based upon an ability Make International epoxy
design ,..266,200dwt
to maintain more than 6knots in a Beaufort force 8 head Stainless steel.. . ... No
scantling ' 312,600dwt
wind and waves, with only 50% power available. Cargo pumps
Draught
The 'separate' part of the notation derives from the Number. . , 3
design. .16.76m
disposition of the main machinery in completely Type .. . vertical centrifugal
scantling.. . 19.00m
independent, port and starboard enginerooms aft, which Make .. . Shinko
Speed, service 90% MeR; 12% sea margin
partly occupy ti,e gondola-type pods carrying the twin Capacity .... . 3 x 5500m'/h
16,76m draught 16,90knots
propellers and rudders. Of interest is the way opportunity Cargo/ballast control systems
19.00m draught. t6.30knots
has been taken to site the main fuel tanks at the stern, Make .. . Valmarine
8.60m (ballast) draught ,. .17.70knots
between the propeller shafts, for added protection. Cargo capacity.. 358,500m' Pump room
The propelling machinery comprises two Hyundai- Bunkers Number .. . 1
MAN B&W 7S60MC-C diesel engines each developing heavy oil.. . 7900m' Position Forwardof enginerooms
21,490bhp at 105rev/min. A Vulkan clutch in each diesel oil. . 540m' Complement
propulsion line connects with a Schelde gearbox, reducing Water ballast 107,700m' Senior officers.. .. .4
revolutions to 66rev/min at the FP propellers for better Segregated ballast... 100% OHicers. . 14
efficiency. These are fitted forward of the plain rudders, Fuel consumption Crew.. . 16
whose course-keeping attributes are enhanced by a skeg main engine only.. .114.65tonnes/day Repair crew.. .. 6
built behind them on the stern frame. Siena Vision, the lead Classitcation.. ...... .Det Norske Veritas, +lA 1, Tanker Suez crew.. . ..4
ship, is equipped with MAN B&W's 'intelligent' software for Oil, ESP, EO. RPS, CSA-l (25) Stern appencaqe., . Rudder skegs
and hardware (an E-suffix on the designation) to allow for Percentage of high-tensile Bridge control systems
future electronic exhaust valve operation without a steel used in construction. .approx 58%; Types 32 and 36 Make .. .............. Valmarine
mechanical camshaft. It is believed that this system is also Main engines Type .. . .Darnatic XD RC
fitted on Siena ViC/Dry. Design MAN B&W Fire detection systems
Electrical requirements are served from four diesel- Models.. . 7S60MC-C Make Consilium
alternator sets fitted in a third, centre engineroom, a.nd Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Type.. . Addressable CS-3004
steam is produced in a thermal-oil system to drive three Number.. ...... 2 Fire extinguishing systems
Output (MCR).. . 2 x 21 ,490bhp/l05rev/min Tankarea Low-expansionfoam
5500m'/h cargo pumps, wh.ich together give a maximum
Gearboxes Make NK Fire Protection
unloading rate of 16,500m'/h and allow three cargo
Make. . Schelde Engineroom.. . High~expansionfoam
grades to be handled simultaneously. Loading is carried
Model .. . Vertical oHset reduction Make.. . Kashiwa
out through the manifolds at 23,900m'/h.
Number .. . 2 Accommodation.. . Sea water, portable
Siena Vlc/ory and her sister have been placed on long- Output speed .. . 66rev/min
term charter to Sun Oil, delivering oil to Philadelphia, Make. .. NK Fire Protection
Propellers
USA, from West Aftica. By adopting a beam of 70m Waste disposal plant
Material.. . Nickel-alurni-uurn-bronze
(some 10m greater than usually applied to VLCCs) it has Incinerator
Manufacturer.. . Hyundai Heavy Industries
been possible to select a design draught of 16.76m, Make. . Kangrim
Number.. .....2
allowing navigation of the Delaware River with minirnal Model. . KIN-70SDA
Pitch. . .Fixed
lighteningat the river entrance. Diameter.. . 9000mm Sewage plant
The double-skin hull is divided by a series of transverse, Speed 66rev/min Make .. . Jonghap
and two longitudinal bulkheads, into 15 cargo and 2 slop Diesel-driven alternators Model. . .Bio-Aero 818
tanks, protected on the underside of the deck and 2m Number.. . .4 Contract date ,.. ...17 December 1998
down, and at the bottom plus 1m up, by an epm.."ycoating. Engine make/type. . 2 x Hyundai-MAN Launch/floatout date 20 January 20 200t
Two coats of a light coloured composition are used in the B&W Holeby/6L28/32H Delivery date.. . .24 April 2001
ballast tanks. Radar-type tarik sounding equipment is 2 x Hyundai-MAN

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SUPER-FAST LEVANTE: ro-ro freighter for
Canary Islands service
Shipbuilder: Uni6n Naval Valencia SA, Spain 102 lorries/trailers of 15m length, with a height Engine make/type Wartsil8/9L20
Vessel's name: Super-fast Levante availabilityof 7.5m at the aft end of the car deck (No 5) Alternator make/type Leroy Somer/LSAM53M85/6P
Hull number: 280 allowing 21 platforms carrying two containers each to be Output.. 2 x 1100kW/1000rev/min
Owner/operator Trasmediterranea SA, Spain transported. BOilers
Designer ..Uni6n Naval Valencia SA, Spain All freight vehicles can be connected to refrigerated Number.. . 5
Flag .Spain cargo sockets, and a comprehensive arrangement of Type.. . " 1 x oil fired
Total number of sister permanent lashing points is provided utilising 4 x exhaust gas
ships already completed NiI pneumatically operated fittings. Car capacity on the Make.. . Aalborg
Totalnumber of sister dedicated No 5 deck is 117. A 120,OOOm'/h fan Output. 1 x 1500kg/h;4 x 500kg/h
ships still on order: . . Nil ventilation system is installed. Mooring winches
Number.. 2 x mooring winch/windlass;
UPER-FAST Levante joins Trasmediterr:inea as part of 2 x mooring winch
S a major refurbishment of this operator's ro-ro fleet
linking the Canary Islands with mainland Spain (Cadiz).
Length,oa ..
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
.... .157.96m Make..
Type ...
....... Ulstein Brattvaag
Hydraulic
Length, bp .. ........ 139.50m
Designed with four vehicle decks - and structure Breadth, moulded .. ..25.20m Doors/ramps
arranged so that another can be added above the upper Depth, moulded Number .. ..2 x stern door/ramps;
deck at a later date, Superfast Letante differs from consort main deck (No 2 x fixed ramps; 1 x hoistable ramp
JuanJ Sister (SignificantShips of 1993),which has bow and upper deck (No Designer.. . SP Consultoresy Servicios
stern access, by loading only over the stern at main deck Gross ...... 7530gt Vehicles
(N0 3) level, where there are two symmetrical Deadweight Number of vehicle decks .4
door/ramps 8600mm long x 7800mm, fitted with design.. . 7666dwt Lane length (lorries/trailers).. . 2000m
2000mm long x 7800mm end flaps. scantling.. . 9925dwt Number of cars.. . 117
A fixed ramp on the centreline, closed by a flush, Draught Lorries/trailers.. .102 + 21 on platforms
riltable cover, links this deck with the tank top, and a design.. . 6.50m Passengers
hoistable ramp to port joins with the car deck (No 5). scantling 7.20m Drivers. . 12
Another fixed ramp at the starboard side carries vehicles Speed, service, 74% MCR.. . 22.30knots Complement
direct to the upper deck (No 6) where the entry is Bunker capacity.. 1400m' Officers. ..9
protected by a hood closed by a watertight door. Water ballast capacity .4048m' Crew. . 14
In line with many modern ferries, Superfast Levante has Classification.. . Bureau Veritas 1 3/3E. +Roll on-Roll Cabins ......................................... 23 x single
her superstructure right forward, providing separate off, Deep Sea, +Mach. +AUT-PORT Special rudders .. ...... 2 x flap type
accommodation for 12 passengers (drivers) and 23 crew, Heel control equipment ..... lnterinq, correction rate 2deg/mIn Bow thrusters
with machinery room as far aft as the pram-shaped stern Main engines Make/type Rolls-RoyceUlstein 250TV
lineswill allow.These are formed to present a central skeg Desiqn wartsua Number.. . 2
withthe twin propellers operating at each side, forward of Model.. 6L46C Output 2 x 1000kW
a pair of high-efficiency flap rudders. Reduction or Manufacturer .. ............ .wartsita Fire detection system
elimination of hull-induced vibrations on similarly- Number.. ......... 4 Make. . Autronica
eguipped vessels in its fleet led Trasmediterranea to Output.. ......... .4 x 6300kW/500rev/mln Fire extinguishing systems
specity CLT (contracted and loaded tip), CP propellers Gearboxes Engineroom. ..CO,
designed by Sisternar for this new vessel, and trial trip Make ... .Reintjes ; Make .. ..Unitor
analysescarried out by the Danish Maritime Institute are Model.. ... DLGF-7790 Vehicle spaces. . .. Water
understood to have justified this decision. Number .... . 2 Radars
The propelling machinery consists of four Wiirtsila Output speed .. ...158rev/min Number.... . 2
6rAGC main engines, arranged side-by-side and each Propellers
delivering6300kW at 500rev/min. A twin-input/single- Make Kelvin Hughes
Make.. . Copper-nickel-alumniurn
output Reintjes gearbox is fitted on each shaftline, and Models.. . 1 x Nucleus-2 6000Al3/SD S-band
Manufacturer.. . Navalips
both have a power take-off to a Leroy Somer 1600kW 1 x Nucleus-2 6000A/1/6U X-band
Number.. . .. 2 Incorporating
alternator. Two Wiirtsila/Leroy Somer 1440kW diesel- Satellite navigation systems
Sistemar CLT blades
alternatorsets are also installed. Twin Rolls-Royce Ulstein Make .. . Leica-Philips
Pitch .. . Controllable
1000kW(14.5tonnes thrust) bow thrusters are fitted, and Models. . ..1 x Mk-10DGPS, 1 x FurunoGP-35
Diameter. .. .4500mm
there is an Intering anti-heel system which corrects list Speed. .158rev/min Waste disposal plant
dntingcargo operations at the rate of 2deg/ min. Main engine-driven alternators Sewage plant
The hull is double-skinned below the main deck with Number.. . .2 Make. . Facet
sideand bottom tanks utilised for water ballast and fuel, Make/type .. . ... Leroy Somer/LSAM53VS65/4P Model. ..VTP-1,5/0011
and including a centreline tunnel in the double bottom Output.. ...... 2 x 1600kW/1500rev/min Contract date.. ................. 13 May 1999
extendingfrom engineroom to fore peak. Approximately Diesel-driven alternators Launch/floatout date.. . 18 August 2000
2000lanemetres with a width of 2.90m are provided for Number.. .......2 Delivery date .. ..................... .29 March 2001

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TRANS FUTURE 3: eco·friendly car and

general cargo carrier
Shipbuilder ..Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd sockets are provided on E-deck for refrigerated Make .. . . Aalborg
(Shimonoseki Shipyard), Japan containers. Output.. . 11OOkg/h
Vessel'sname: Trans Future 3 The Mitsubishi main engine mentioned above Mooring equipment
Hull number. . 1073 develops 11,5S0kW (MCR) at 127rev/min and is Number 2 x mooring "inch/windlass
Owner/operator: Feng Li Maritime Corp, directly coupled to a six-bladed FP propeller to give 4 x mooring winch
Panama/ToyofujiShipping Co Ltd, Japan a service speed of 21knots. Three Make.. . Fukushima
Designer:.....Mitsubishl Heavy Industries Ltd, Daihatsu/Nishishiba diesel-alternator sets provide Type. ...Electro-hydraulic
Japan electrical power and a Kawasaki bow thruster is Doors/ramps
Flag:. . Panama fitted. Trim and heel control whilst loading and Number 1 x quarter ramp/door;
Totalnumber of sister unloading cargo is by means of a Utsuki system 1 x 12-panel hoistable deck
ships already completed: Nil forming part of the ballasting arrangements. 1 x hold ramp door (E-deck)
Totalnumber of sister Type.. . Hydraulic
shipsstill on order: . . NiI PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make TsujiHeavy Industries
Length. oa .. ........................................ 171.40m Vehicles
Length. bp. . 162.70m Number of vehicle decks .7 plus 1 hoistable
'TRANS Future 3 presents an interesting trading Breadth, moulded 25.00m Cars 1508
1 combination: car transporter/general Depth. moulded Ballast control system
cargo/packaged lumber carrier, all within a design to upper deck (F-deck). . 18.85m Make .... Ut['JkiKeiki
which, it is claimed, offers many environmental as to main deck (E-deck).. . 12.40m Type combined with trim
wellas performance-enhancing advantages. Notably, Gross. . 21.812gt and heel control
the vessel is one of the first to be fitted with Deadweight Complement
Mitsubishi's Stator Fin, a device aimed primarily at design .... . 7893dwt Officers.. ...... 9
improving propulsive performance. This consists of scantling . .............. 9491dwt Crew. ...13
nine fixed steel fins fitted (in a propeller-like Draught Spare.. . 3
configuration) on the fore side of the rudder horn, design .. ......7.50m Cabins.. . 21 x single; 2 x double
in the propeller race. scantling 8.00m Stern appendage MitsubishiStator Fin
As the propeller revolves it introduces a rotary Speed, service, 90% MCR.. .....21.10knots Bow thruster
component into the race, which the Stator Fin, by Cargo capacity Make. ........................ Kawasaki Heavy Industries
inducing lift and a thrust component, [urns into an Bale (total space on E-deck) 12,900m' Number. .... 1
additional propulsion force. On Trans Future 3, this is Packaged lumber (on E-deck) 7500m' Bridge control system
claimed to effect a 4% plus power saving. The Bunkers Make Japan Radio & Electrical
combination of an extremely low-drag hull shape, heavy oil. . 1887m' One man operation No
the low fuel consumption of the Mitsubishi diesel oil 237m' Fire detection system
8UECSOLSII main engine, and the Stator Fin, all Water ballast .4917m' Make.. . Autronica/Asahi Mechatronic
contribute to a total increase in fuel efficiency of Classification Nippon KaijiKyokai(ClassNK) NS' Type.. . Optical/analogue
approximately 11% for Trans Future 3 compared with (VehicleCarrier). MNS' MO addressable
conventional ships. A 12% reduction in nitrogen- Heel/trimcontrol equipment. .....Utsuki KeikiCo Ltd Fire extinguishing systems
oxide emissions from the main engine gives Main engine Engineroom/vehicle spaces.. . CO,
additional environmental benefit. Design.. . Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Make Nippon Dry Chemical
The vessel joins its charterer's fleet, trading Model 8UEC5OLSII Radars
betweenJapan and Oceania, and features a double- Manufacturer. . Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Number. ..... 2
skin hull within which eight vehicle decks are Number. . 1 ;Make . ..Japan Radio Co Ltd
available, including the tank top (A-deck), a 12- Output 11,550kW/127rev/min Models.. .... 1 x JMA-9303-CA(ARPA);
panel, full-length, hoistable-deck (El) worked by Propeller 1 x JMA-9253-7CA
hydraulicjigger cylinders and fitted between E and F Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Satellite navigation sytems
(mainand upper) decks, and rwo garage decks in the Manufacturer. . Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Make Japan Radio Co Ltd
superstructure above the upper deck. Vehicle and Number . 1
cargoaccess is over the port stern quarter only on to Model.. . JLR-7700(DGPS)
Pitch.. . Fixed Waste disposal plant
E (main) deck using equipment supplied by Tsuji and Diameter. .. . 5400mm
includinga watertight ramp and door. Incinerator
Speed 127rev/min
From this deck a series of fixed ramps links with Diesel-driven alternators Make.. . Miura
all the other decks. A 4.Sm high space becomes Number. . 3 Model.. . BGW-50N
availablebetween E and F decks when the hoistable Engine make/type. . . Daihatsu/6DK-20 Sewage plant
deck is raised, and this is designated for heavy-duty Alternator make/type. . Nishishlba/NTAKL-VE Make.. . ToikoKikai
vehiclesand provides a total of 7500m' for stowage Output. Model SBT-25
of packaged lumber. AU other decks are suitable for Boiler Contract date 10 December 1999
use by cars and small trucks, and can carry the Number . . 1 Launch/floatout date.. .. 28 November 2000
equivalent of 1508 large-size cars. Two electric Type. . Cornposte Deliverydate .4 March 2001

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TYCOM RELIANCE: UT757 • a new breed
of cable ship
Shipbuilder ......Keppel Hitachi Zosen, Singapore knives and rings; cable diverters; draw off/hold back Roll stabilisation equipment 2 x Ulstein passive
Vessel's name: Tycom Reliance units; linear cable engines and cable transporters, with roll tanks
Diesel-electric system
Hull number: . . 028 overboard operation carried out over three stern sheaves. Main engines
Owner/operator: . . Tycom, USA A 3tonne swl travelling gantry crane serves the cable Number 5
Designer:. . Rolis-Royce Marine AS, deck, and two telescopic-boom, passive heel Make/type Ulstein-Bergen/KRGB-9
Output... . 5 x 1990kW/900rev/min
Department of Ship Technology-Ulstein, compensaring, 10tonne swl cranes work the aft deck. An Alternators
Norway A-frame fitted over the stern handles an ROV ~~. . 5
Flag: Marshalilslands The 3300V diesel-electric power system is based upon M~~ .
Total number ot sister five 1990kW/900rev/min Ulstein Bergen KRGB-9- Output .
Propulsion motors
ships already completed: Nil powered alternator sets, which supply the ship's services, Number .. . 2
Total number of sister and two 3100kW propulsion motors, each driving an Make..
ships stili on order: . ... ..5 Ulstein-Aquamaster FP azimuthing thruster running in a Output ..
Azimuthing thrusters
nozzle at the stern. At 90% MCR, the installed power Number.. . . 2
gives a service speed of around 13.9knots and a bollard Make Ulstein-Aquamaster
HE change in cable-ship design from a traditional
T bow working arrangement to a stern-working format
based on offshore supply designs, which satisfy a dual-
pull of 10Stonnes for trenching work.
Cable laying speed is less, but for fast response to repair
calls, 18knots-20knots is possible carrying a reduced
Pitch.
Diameter
Output.... .
.
3600mm in nozzle
2 x 3100kW/0-168rev/min
Fixed

Cranes
purpose role where vessels could operate on offshore weight of cable. Dynamic positioning is provided to class Number 2 x telescopic, passive heave-compensating
contracts when not employed as cable ships, has already notation DPS-2, making use of a Kamewa-Ulsrein Type Electric-hydraulic
been documented in Significant Ships. Now, massive 1700kW tunnel thruster and an Ulstein-Aquamaster Capacity/speed lOtonnes/25m/min
Mooring equipment
expansionin the field of cable communications has again 1700kW azimuthing swing-up thruster, at the bow The Number 1 x mooring winch/windlass
led to a demand for specialist vessels, met by Rolls-Royce latter rotates through 90deg for stowage in the hull where 2 x 1Otonnecapstans
with its UT757 design, suitable for cable laying, it can be locked and used in side thruster mode. Type. . Electric-hydraulic
maintenance and repair, and particularly offering a high Make Rauma-Brattvaag
Complement
transit speed for quick response to emergency work. PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Senior officer class.. . 6
Tycom Reliance's long, slim hull incorporates a bulbous Length,oa. . 140.00m Officer class . .20
Length, bp. ...... 120.80m ~w. . M
bow and a pronounced vee-form aft body with central
Breadth, moulded .. . 21.00m Suites/single/double cabins.. . 6/20/27
skeg.The main (working) deck is almost totally enclosed, Depth, moulded Bow thrusters
with accommodation decks above for 80 persons to A-deck.. . 16.80m Number/make 1 x Karnewa-Ulsteintunnel type
covering more than half the ship's length, and to main deck.. . 12.60m 1 x Ulstein-Aquamasterswing-up
Gross 12,130gt Pitch Fixed
surmoun ted by a midships-positioned wheelhouse.
Deadweight Output 1 x 1700kW/220rev/min
Stringent noise and vibration levels have been met and design ... . 8200dwt 1 x 1700kW/280rev/min
ship motion especially considered, with the designed scantling .. .......9600dwt; Radars
natural roll of 15sec maintained using a multi-tank Draught Number.. . 3
design 7.80m Models 1 x s-oanc: 1 x X-band;
stabilisingsystem and a series of fuel/water ballast tanks
scantling . 8.40m 1 x Daylight Rasterscan relativemotion
under the main deck P&S. From here, liquid can be Speed, service at 90% MCR, 10% sea margin 13.90knots Satellite navigation system
transferred to or from lower tanks to compensate for Cargo capacities Number/type 1 x GPS/GLONASS
weight changes and to retain a constant metacentric Main cables. ......... 3 x 1140m' tanks 1 x GPS
Rope .. .....2 x 95m' tanks Other navigation systems
height.
Bunkers Type.... . ECDIS navigation planning system
Three cable lines are fitted on the working deck, with Fueloil .. ....................... 3000m' Waste disposal plant
repeater stores, jointing and test rooms. Some Water ballast.. ........ 3500m' Incinerator.. .. 1
6000tonnes of cable are carried in three 1140m3 cable Endurance ,.. ................................ 60 days working Waste compactor.. . 1
36,200km Sewage plant . 1 x 80-person
tanks of 16.1m diameter with a 3m diameter core, and Classification American Bureau of Shipping Contract date .
two rope storage tanks each hold 95m3• Cable-handling +Al(E), +AMS, ACCU, DPS-2, OMBO, Launch date .
machinery includes cable-drum engines with fleering Cable Laying Vessel Delivery date..

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ULYSSES: Ilargest ro-ro capacityl ferry
Shipbuilder:. . Aker Finnyards Oy, Finland enhanced by Brown Brothers Neptune 500 fin stabilisers, Output.. ...... 1 x 400kW; 4 x t 200kW

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and a Framo anti-heeling installation with P&S tanks aft
and midships.
Doors/ramps
Designer .. ........ MacGregor
Owner/operator .Irish Continental Group Pic/Irish Number ... ..........2 x axial stern ramp/doors
Ferries, Ireland 1 x bow door; 1 x bow ramp,
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS 1 x ramp cover (Deck 3),
Designer... . Aker Finnyards Oy, Finland Length,oa .. ....................... 209.80m
Flag: Ireland 2 x hoistable/tilting ramps,
Length, bp ... ................................ 192.40m hoistable car deck (Deck 8),
Total number of sister Breadth, moulded .. ................................ 31.20m
ships already completed: Nil vehicle access door (Deck 5),
Depth, moulded forward ramp door between deck 5 and 7,
Total number of sister to main deck (No 3) .. ....9.90m
ships still on order: Nil 3 x side passenger doors, 2 x pilot doors
to top trailer deck (No 7) .. 21.45m Mooring equipment
Gross ............................. 50,938gt Make .. ...Rauma-Brattvaag (Rolls-Royce)
Draught Number .. .......... 2 x mooring winch/windlass
B UILT for Irish Ferries' Holyhead/Dublin
Ulysses offers more than twice the freight-carrying
capability of the 1995-built Isle of
route,

Innisfree (Stg,nificant Ships

design ..
scantling.
...... 6.40m
............... 6.60m Type. .....................................
6 x mooring winch
Electro-hydraulic
Displacement. . ................... 27,425tonnes Control systems
of 1995), whilst still conforrrung to .the draught and Deadweight Make .. ............... Kongsberg Norcontrol
length restrictions imposed at Dublin. The resulting desiqn. .9665dwt Type .. ........ .DataChief C20
'beamy' design includes wide void spaces either side of scantling. .. 10,772dwt Passengers
the lower trailer hold, which enable damage control Speed, service 85% MCR, 15% sea margin.. . .22knots Total seating .. ... 1944
criteria to be met without the need for special flooding Bunkers Berths/cabins .. ............. 228/117
control devices, heavy oil .. .1178m' Vehicles
There are 12 decks, with the uppermost three devoted diesel oil ................................... 137m' Number of fixed vehicle decks. ......... 4
to passengers, seating 1944 in cruiseship-standard Water ballast... ......... .4448m' Number of hoistable decks. ..1
lounges, restaurants, a trac:litional I,rish pll:b and r,wo Classification ..... Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100A1, Ice Total lane length .4101m/3.10m wide x 5.00m high
cinemas, and berths for 228 in 117 twin and single cabins, Class 1A, RoRo Cargo and Passenger Ship, Cars/trucks and trailers 1340/240
Freight drivers have dedicated restaurant and lounge +LMC, UMS, NAV 1, IBS, SCM, IWS Complement
facilities. Heel control equipment Framo: 2 x 2 heeling tanks Officers berths/cabins.. .. .20/20
The claim to be 'world's largest' is based on ro-ro 2 x 11OOm'/h pumps Crew berths/cabins. . 101/63
intake, with 4101m lane length available for a Roll stabilisation system.. ... Brown Brothers Special rudders... .. 2 x Becker 16.4m' flap-type
combination of 240 trucks and trailers or 1340 cars. This (Rolls-Royce) 2 x12.5m' fin stabilisers Bow thrusters
total was made possible by the inclusion, for the first time Main engines Make .. ....ups BV
in this class of vessel, of a fourth, fixed ro-ro deck. A Design. ..... ..MaK Number .. .....3
hoistable vehicle deck (No 8) is also arranged between ModeL. ...9M43 Output .. .............. 3 x 2400kW
Nos 7 and 9 decks. Manufacturer Caterpillar MaK Stern thruster
Vehicle access to the main trailer deck (No 3) is over Number.. . .......... 4 Make .. .................Ups BV
integral bow and stern ramps, with the upper trailer deck Output.. ..4 x 7800kW/500rev/min Number .. ........ 1
(No 5) served forward and aft by shore-based ramps. Gearboxes Output .. ..... 1 x 2400kW
Fixed curved ramps fore and aft on the port Side allow Make. .. . ..... . .. ....... Valmet (Metso Dnves Oy) Bridge control system
cars to move between decks 5 and 7 (top trailer deck), to ModeL. Make.. .. STN Atlas
be loaded/unloaded without having to wait for the lower Number 2 x twin input/single output Type ... . ...NACOS SS-4 integrated bridge (IBS)
decks to clear. A fixed ramI? with a cover links Nos 2 and Output speed . .......... 145rev/min One-man operation?" yes
3 decks, and hoistable tilting ramps are fitted between Propellers Fire detection system
Nos 3 and 5, and 5 and 7 decks. Matenal. Make .. .. Salwico CS 3000
MaK has supplied four nine-cylinder main engines of Fire extinguIShing systems
Manufacturer
its M43 design, each developing 7800kW MCR at Engineroom .. ................. High-pressure CO,
Number. . 2 x type
500rev/min, with drive to the twin Lips 4C16 CP Make. .................... Unitor
Pitch. .. Controllable
propellers taken through two Valmet twin-input/ singJe- Vehicle spaces ... .................................... .Drencher
Diameter... .. 5100mm
output reduction gearboxes and Vulkan flexible
Speed 145rev/min Make ..
couplings. A multi-disc clutch in each transrrussron line
Gearbox-driven alternators Dangerous cargo areas. ...... .Fixed foam
allows one engine-pair (one on each line) to. be
disengaged for maintenance whilst the remaining engmes Number.. .......... ..4 Make .. ...........Skum
remain in operation. Emission levels comply Wid, IMO Make/type Leroy Somer Cabins/public spaces. ........... Automatic sprinkler
requirements and the installation includes an MaK Output.... .. 4 x 3100kVA/1500rev/min Radars
DICARE cliagnostic system and a new-generation Diesel-driven alternators Number. ..................... .2
Kongsberg Norcontrol DataChief C20 alarm, Number ....... 3 Make. ....Atlas Radarpilot 1019
monitoring and control system. Engine make/type... . MaK 8M20 Waste disposal plant
Each gearbox drives two Leroy Somer 31 OOkVA Alternator make.. .. Leroy Somer Waste compactor ,. .. Uson
alternators arranged in tandem, and there are also three Output 3 x 1520kW/1 OOOrev/mln Waste shredder/crusher.. .. Uson
1520kW Leroy Somer alternators driven by MaK 8M20 Boilers (thermal oil system) Sewage plant.. 2 x Aquamar MSB VIII
diesel engines. Three Lips 2400kW bow thrusters are Number.. .. 5 Contract date.. . 7 July 1999
fitted, with a similar unit operating aft where two Becker Type 1 x oil fired; 4 x exhaust gas Float-out date 1 September 2000
FKSR Hap rudders are installed. Passenger comfort is Make.. Aalborg Industries Delivery date. ....27 February 2001

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UTIK: new VLCC tonnage for World·Wide
Shipbuilder: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Alternator/type .................. Hyundai/HFC5 634-14K
Engineering Co Ltd, Korea Length,oa .. 332.00m Output.. ........................ 3 x S50kW/720rev/min
Vessel's name:.. . Utik Length. bp .. .. 320.00m Boilers
Hull number: 5187 Breadth, moulded .. . ... 5S.00m Number. ......3
Owner/operator: ..Kolex Ltd, Hong Kong/World- Depth, moulded Type ... ............ 2 x vertical oil fired
Wide Shipping Ltd, Singapore .................... 31.00m 1 x exhaust gas
to main deck.
Designer: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Make. ....Mitsubishi
to sunken deck aft.. ...26.S4m
Engineering Co Ltd, Korea Output. ...... 2 x 4Otonnes/h; 1 x 2.6tonnes/h
Width of double skin
Flag: Hong Kong Hose-handling cranes
side .. .........3.52m
Number. . .2
Total number of sister bottom. ....... 3.00m
Make/type ... . MacGregor/hydraulic
ships already completed 1 Gross. .....157.S14gt
Capacity. ............. 2Otonnes/10m/min
Total number of sister Deadweight
MOOringequipment
ships still on order: Nil design .. ...279,OS4dwt
Number .. ....... 2 x mooring winch/windlass
scantling .. . 299,497dwt
8 x mooring winch
Draught
Make .. .......... Rolls-Royce
ORLD-WIDE'S long involvement with the
W operation of VLCC tonnage continues with the
acceptance into its fleet of further vessels of this type.
design
scantling.. ..
Speed, service at NCR, 15% sea margin.. . 15.30knots
20.S0m
22.00m
Type ....
Cargo tanks
........ Electric-hydraulic

Number .. .. 15 plus 2 slop

Utik is an example of a standard design from Daewoo, Cargo capacity Grades. .....................3
a yard which has made the construction of this size of liquid volume .. ...................................... 347.593m' Product range ... .. .........Crude oil
tanker something of a speciality in recent years. Bunkers Coated tanks .................. No
The new completion is configured with a double hull heavy oil. .. 9131m' Cargo pumps
3.52m wide at the sides and 3.00m deep at the bottom. diesel oil. ...AOOm' .3
Number.
The internal bulkhead of the side space is sloped Water ballast.. ...................... 101,672m' Type. .....Steam turbine centrifugal
inwards at the bottom, with side and bottom tanks Fuel consumption Make. ..... Shinko
combined into five pairs of water ballast tanks divided main engine only ..90.2tonnes/day Capacity .. ...3 x 5000m'/h
by the centre girder.
Classification ........ Lloyd's Register of Shipping, +100A1. Cargo/ballast valve control
Cargo handling is accomplished by three Shinko
Double Hull Oil Tanker, ESP. LI. Make .. . Nakakita
steam turbine-driven, centrifugal cargo pumps each
with a capacity of 5000m3/h, fitted in a pumproom at ShipRight (SDA, FDA, CM), +LMC, UMS, IGS, Type.. ....Electro-hydraulic
the forward end of the machinery space. Three cargo with descriptive notes PtHt, PL(LR), Complement
manifolds on deck allow for three cargo segregations SBT(LR). COW(LR), ShlpRight(PCWBT), SCM Officers .. ........15
and are positioned so that their centre above the Percentage of high-tensile Crew .. .. 17
waterline meets a maximum air-draught of 22.50m in a steel used in construction .. ..... 35% Repair crew .. ................. 6
normal harbour ballast departure condition. Main engine Cabins .. ....... 32 x single; 1 x 6-berth
The piping system can also be arranged to load two Design .. ..MAN B&W Fire detection system
parcel cargoes in approximately 30/70; 40/60; or Model. .........7SS0MC (Mk6) Make. ..Nittan
50/50 proportions. Ballast handling is by means of two Manufacturer... .." Hanjun Type. . Addressable
3000m3/h electric pumps. Number. .. 1 Fire extinguishing systems
Utik is a single-decked vessel without forecastle but Output 34,650bhp/79rev/min MCR Cargo area. .. Foam
with a sunken aft deck, on which the funnel casing is Propeller Make .. .......................NK
built. Forward of that on the upper deck, a five-tier Material .... Nickel-aluminium-bronze Engineroom .. .. CO,
deckhouse, surmounted by the navigating bridge and Make. ..............................lljin
Manufacturer .. ...........Lips BV
wheelhouse, accommodates a crew of 32 and a six- Waste disposal plant
Number. ..1
person repair crew.
Pitch.. .. Fixed Incinerator
The machinery installation is centred upon a Hanjun-
Diameter .. .. 9S00mm Make .. ..Kanqrrn
built MAN B&W 7S80MC (Mk6) main engine
Model. .................KEI-70SDA
developing 34,650bhp at 79rev I min MCR. When Speed. . 79rev/min
operating at an NCR of 31,190bhp/776.3rev/min, a Diesel-driven alternators Contract date. .. 15 March 2000
service speed of 15.3knots is achieved, allowing a 15% Number. .. 3 Launch/floatout date. . 17 March 2001
sea margin. Engine make/type Ssangyong-MAN B&W/- Delivery date .. ........ 5 October 2001

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VIKING EUROPE: another side to cruising
Shipbuilder: ....... Merwede Shipyard. The Noise and vibration levels have been especially Propulsors
Netherlands considered, with the former restricted to a Material (propellers) . Copper-nickel-aluminium
Vessel's name: Viking Europe maximum of 50dB(A)-55dB(A) in cabins. 64dB(A) Manufacturer.. ..Rolls-Royce Aquamaster
Hull number: 688 in working spaces. and 59dB(A) in the wheelhouse. Number 2 x azimuthing with
Owner/operator: .KD Triton Reisen AGNiking Vibration has been reduced by resiliently mounting contra-rotating propellers
River Cruises. Switzerland the main engines and introducing an efficient Pitch .. ... Fixed
propeller design. The accommodation aft is also Diameter. ...... 1400mm
Designer: ....... Merwede Shipyard. The
flexibly mounted to prevent noise penetrating to the Diesel-driven alternators
Netherlands
restaurant area. An air conditioning plant provides a Numbm. .....2
Flag ...Germany pleasant environment of 22'C-26'C/45% relative
Total number of sister Engine make/type. . ......... Caterpillar 3408L-DITA
humidity at ambient temperatures of -10"C in winter
ships already completed: .1 Alternator make/type.. .. Caterpillar/-
and 35'C in summer.
Total number of sister The propulsion plant is remotely controlled from Output 2 x 350kVA/1500rev/min
ships still on order: 2 the wheelhouse and consists of two Caterpillar MOOring equipment
3508B SCAC main engines. each developing 783kW Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
Note: Illustration shows sister Viking Pride. at 1600rev/min. and two Z-drive azimuth Make. .. De Rek & Horsman
propulsors at the stern, fitted with contra-rotating Type .. .. .. Electric
ERWEDE Shipyard's last entry in Significant propellers for improved efficiency and driven Passengers
M Shzps was the fully-rigged cruise liner Royal
Clipper. delivered last year. Now. this Dutch yard
through card an shafts and flexible couplings. A Veth
waterjet thruster operates at the bow, directly driven
Total.
Classes.
......... 150
..3
offers another facet to the cruise business, with a by a 287kW Caterpillar 3196DITA engine, with the Cabins ................... .75
series of luxuriously equipped vessels designed to same manufacturer supplying the two 350kVA Number inboard .. .................. Nil
operate on European inland waters such as the diesel-alternator sets, which satisfy electrical Complement
Rhine and Danube. but aimed specifically at the requirements. Officers. .............................. 6
American tourist market. Crew . .. .40
Viking Europe is longer than an earlier series of PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Bow thruster
similar ships built by Merwede for this owner but Length, oa ................ 114.34m Make. ......... Veth
carries fewer passengers, albeit in larger cabins and Length, bp .. .. 107.84m Number. ....................... 1 x water Jet
with more space devoted to public areas. The hull. Breadth. moulded. .11.00m Output. ....... 287kW/1200rev/min
which is built of steel and employs longitudinal Depth, moulded to middle deck. ....2.75m Fire detection system
framing in conjunction with transverse webs, is laid Air draught. . 5.95m Make ..
out with a cellular double bottom given over to Deadweight. .. 325dwt Type.. .. Automatic. heat
tanks and dry compartments. and has three decks. Draught. .. 1.85m and smoke-activated
The main (lower) deck has 12 twin-berth standard Speed, Fire extinguishing system
passenger cabins, some crew accommodation, service at 85% MCR .... 11.50knots All areas. .... Sprinkler
domestic stores and technical room. whilst the maximum .. ............. 13.50knots Make. ..Ajax
middle deck is arranged with engineroom and Bunkers Radars
electrical switchboard, storerooms, crew cabins and gas oil.. . 92m'
messroom, air conditioning, sewage plant, bow Numbm. . 2
Water ballast 300m' Make Japan Radio Co
thruster compartment. 39 twin-berth luxury cabins.
Classification Germanischer Lloyd. Passenger Ship Models .. ......... River radar
and two twin-berth suites.
Inland Waterways, +100 A5 1, Waste disposal plant
The upper deck is utilised for 22 twin-berth luxury
cabins. also the main hall and reception area with a Kabinenschiff, +MCI Waste compactor
feature staircase. The ISO-seat restaurant and Percentage of high-tensile Make . ..... .Bouter
similar-sized lounge/dance area. together with steel used in construction .................. Nil Shredder/crusher
galley. pantries and bar. are also located on this Main engines Make .Bouter
deck, along with outdoor seating, and a stairway to Design. .. Caterpillar Sewage plant (toilet system)
the sun deck. The latter is positioned aft of a Model . ...... 3508B SCAC Make. .......... Evac
wheelhouse that can be retracted using a Manufacturer Caterpillar Contract date. ............ 7 April 2000
hydraulically powered chain mechanism to allow Number 2 Launch/floatout date .. ...3 March 2001
navigation under low bridges. Output. .. 2 x 783kW/1600rev/min Delivery date .. .......... 7 May 2001

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Shipbuilder Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type. ................ 3 x DK II 45027.5/40030
Vessel's name: Westermoor Length,oa.. .. 207.95m 1 x PKL 35027/30029.5
Hull number: 8230/1 Length, bp . .. 194.40m Capacity/speed .. .. 3 x 45/40tonne/18m/min
1 x 35/30tonne/40m/min
Owner/operator: Reederei Hans Peterson & Breadth, moulded 32.24m
S6hne GmbH & Co, KG, Germany Depth, moulded to main deck. .. 16.80m Mooring equipment
Designer: Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland Width of double skin Number. .. 2 x mooring winch/windlass
side .. .. 1.87m 2 x mooring winch
Flag:. . Liberia
bottom.. ....1.80m Make .. .................................. Towimor
Total number of sister
Gross.. .. 30,047gt Type.. .. Hydraulic
ships already completed: Nil
Deadweight Hatch covers
Total number of sister
design .. .. 27,414dwt Design.. .. MacGregor
ships still on order: 5 (various owners)
scantling. . 35,695dwt Manufacturer. . .. Stocznia Gdynia
Drauqht Type.. .. Pontoons; non-sequential
Note: Illustration shows sister ship MSC Andes. operation
desiqn .. ....................................... 10.00m
scantling ... ......11.50m Containers
Speed, service at 90% MCR, 15% sea margin .... 22.20knots Lengths. . 20ft: 40tt; 45tt
TOCZNIA Gdynia's readiness to modify its standard
S designs to suit particular owners' requirements, or to
make variants available to satisfy other markets, is well-
Bunkers
heavy oil .. .. 3660m'
Cell guides ..
Total TEU capacity ..
Reefer plugs ..
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2764
400
diesel oil.. .. 330m'
demonstrated with this 8230 sub-series. It offers an Water ballast .. .. 14,200m' Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes . . 2045
alternative to the 8200 design, described elsewhere in Fuel consumption Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes
(10.80m draught). . 1900
this review (CSCL Genoa). The ability to offer a faster main engine only.. . 94.30tonnes/day
.Bft 6in; 9tt 6in
auxiliaries. . 6.1Otonnes/day Heights.
version of the 8200 was always in the mind of the Tiers/across (max)
company's designers, and the basis hull form, which was Classification.. ..Germanischer Lloyd +100A5 E, IW,
upper deck. . 7/13
developed in conjunction with the Gdansk Ship Model 'Container Ship', SOLAS 11-2,Reg 54, +MC E, AUT
holds. .. 7/11
Basin (CTO), was optimised to suit the two service Percentage of high-tensile Complement
steel used in construction ... .approx 16% Officers .. . 10
speeds. An increase in speed of 0.60knots has been
Heel control equipment .. ..Intering Crew.. . 11
achieved for this 8230 class over the 8200, derived from
Main engine Supercargo (owner) . . .4
fitting an eight-cylinder version of the MAN B&W Design. ...MAN B&W Pilots. 2
S70MC-C engine. This develops a full-power output of Model .. ........... 8S70MC-C Spare crew. .. 1
24,840kW at 9Irev/min, instead of 21,735kW at the Manufacturer.. ..... H Cegielski Suez crew .... .. 6
same speed, with the seven-cylinder unit fitted in CSCL Number .. . 1 Cabins .. . ..21 x single; 2 x double:
Genoa.As on the latter ship, a rudder bulb has again been Output .. ....... 24,840kW/91rev/min 1 x 6-berth
included. Propeller Stern appendage .. .. ........ Rudder bulb
Further changes have been incorporated in Westermoor Material. ........................... Nickel-al um inium-bronze Bow thruster
to suit her owner's preferences. Notably, deck-stowed Manufacturer.. ........................ Alstom Power, Poland Make.. .. Brunvoll
container capacity has been increased by 107TEU as a Number .. ..1 Number .. 1 x CP
Pitch .. .. Fixed Output 1200kW/1185rev/min
result of fitting lashing bridges in front of the deckhouse,
.. 7600mm Bridge control system
thereby allowing seven tiers of containers to be loaded in Diameter ..
Make.. ....Raytheon
this area. In both designs 20ft, 40ft, and 45ft containers Speed. . 91rev/min
One-man operation .. . ....yes
can be loaded but, with the intake of refrigerated units Diesel-driven alternators
Fire detection system
the same, no change has been made to the electrical Number .. ......................... 4 Make .. .. Consi!ium
generating plant installed in the 8230 sub-series. Engine make/type .. ........ 2 x MAN B&W 6L28/32H Type .. ..CS 3000
Owner's choice has however brought about a change in 2 x MAN B&W 5L28/32H Fire extinguishing systems
crane supplier, with Peterson & Sohne favouring Alternator make/type .. ....2 x Dozamel GDB-1410 M/03 Cargo holds and engineroom ... ....High-pressure CO,
2 x Dozamel GDB-1410 S/04 Make. . ... Unitor
equipment supplied by NMF, whilst the automation
Output.. ..2 x 1260kW/720rev/min Waste disposal plant
systems and bridge control arrangements have also been
2 x 1050kW/720rev/mln Incinerator
modified to suit the different main engine. In addition, Boilers (thermal oil system)
the 8230 reverts to having a 'conven tional' propeller Make.. .. Teamtec
Number.. .. 2 Model. .. GS-500C
installed. Type. .. 1 x kV 2.0-2.5/50 oil fired
The accommodation block for both the 8200 and 8230 Sewage plant
............................ 1 x AKV 2.5/40 exhaust gas
designs stands eight tiers high above the poop, and serves Make. . DVZ
Make. ...GEKA Konus
a complement of 10 officers and II crew in each case. .. 1 x 2500kW; 1 x 1700kW Model ... . ..SKA-30
Output ..
Supernumaries comprising owners, pilots and Suez crew Cargo cranes Contract date. ......21 October 1999
add 12 to the total for Wesler?lloorand 13 for CSCLGenoa, Number .. ......4 Launch/floatout date .. .. 30 June 2001
with most personnel housed in single cabins. Make. ...................................NMF Delivery date .. .. 14 August 2001

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