Download - Significant Ships 2008
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
1/104
Compiler:John Lingwood, MRINA
Editor:Tim Knaggs
Editorial Assistant:Samantha Fisk
Production Manager:Sandy Defraine
Group Sales Director:John Payten
Assistant Advertisement Manager:Steven Bromley
Advertisement Production Manager:Stephen Bell
Marketing Manager:Adelaide Proctor
Publisher:Mark J Staunton-Lambert
Published by:The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
Editorial & Advertisement Office:10 Upper Belgrave StreetLondon SW1X 8BQ, UKTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7235 4622Telefax: +44 (0) 20 7245 6959E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008 1
2009. The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
This publication is copyright under the Berne Convention.All rights reserved. No part of the publication may bereproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmittedwithout the prior permission of the copyright owner.Permission is not, however, required to copy abstracts orarticles on condition that a full reference to the source isshown.
Multiple copying of the contents without permission isalways illegal.
Printed in Wales byPensord Press, Tram Road, Pontllfraith, Blackwood,Gwent NP12 2YA
ISBN 978 1 905040 51 3
CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 3
AL GHUWAIRIYADaewoos Q-max LNG carrier design 4
ARGOLIKOSHanjins Subic Bay yard delivers its first ship 8
ARMORIQUEBrittany Ferries ro-pax design from STX Finland 12
AZUR Japanamax bulk carrier from Oshima 15
BRASIL MARUWorlds largest ore carrier built by Mitsui 18
CITY OF HAMBURGSingapore-built specialist vessel
for Airbus concept 20
CLIPPER MARSHyundai builds 60,000m LPG carrier 23
CLIPPER POINT Ferry from Huelva for Northern Ireland link 26
CMA CGM VELADaewoo delivers 10,960TEU container liner 28
COLOR SUPERSPEED 1Fast Skagerrak ferry from Finland 30COMBI DOCK 1Lloyd Werft-built special heavy-lift ship 32
CPO FRANCE37,000dwt products tanker delivered by Hyundai Mipo 35
CRUISE ROMAFincantieri-built ferry for Italy-Spain service 38
DANTE ATotal redundancy tanker completed by Huelva 40
DAPENG SUNChinas first LNG carrier from Hudong-Zhonghua 42
EMIRATES STARSTX-built 51,000dwt products tanker 44
FAIR SEASTurkish Aframax tanker from STX 46
FESCO VITIMSzczecinskas successful 1730TEU container ship 48
GULF BAYNUNAH47,000dwt products tanker design by Hyundai Mipo 50
GYPSUM INTEGRITYSelf-discharging bulker from Brazil 52
HORIZON ARMONIASPP-built 50,000dwt products tanker 54
HOS ACHIEVERVersatile support vessel from Merwede 56ISLAND SKYCanadian built and owned inter-island ferry 60
KORSARO Cicek delivers 26,000dwt chemical tanker to domestic owner 62
LADY GIOVIMitsuis 82,000dwt Manamax bulk carrier 65
MAERSK ALGOLEnvironment friendly box-ship built by Samsung 67
MARI UGLANDBrodosplit tanker with unique get-you-home device 69
MARILOULA 180,000dwt bulk carrier from Daewoo 71
MARTIN i SOLER Barreras-built ferry for Balearic links 73
MORNING LINDAHyundai Samho delivers 8000 unit PCTC 76
MOZAH Samsungs contribution to the Q-max LNG tanker series 78
MSC IVANAAlmost the worlds largest box ship from Hyundai 80
MSC POESIA STX France completes fourth Musica class cruise liner 82
MYSTICNewcomer Daehan delivers Capesize bulker 84NAVIGATOR ARIESLPG/NH
tanker completed by Hyundai Mipo 86
NYK THESEUSHyundai-built 6700TEU container ship 88
RN ARKHANGELSK Vulcano-built Arctic tanker with DEICE notation 90
SAFMARINE NGAMIVolkswerft Stralsunds 2500TEU container ship 92
SECOND OCEAN6572TEU box-ship design from Hanjin 94
SEPIDIranian Suezmax tanker from Hyundai Samho 96
SEVEN SEASPipelayer with J-Lay facility by Merwede 98
STADT GOTHA Feeder container ship from greenfield Chinese yard 100
STX KOLT153,000m LNG carrier built by Hanjin 102
SUNFLOWER PEARLMitsubishi-built ferry for domestic services 104
TRINITY ARROW Imabari delivers its first LNG carrier 106
VENTURAFincantieri completes new flagship to P&O Cruises 108VIKING XPRSBaltic cruise-ferry built by STX Finland 110
WEST POLARISNorwegian drill ship from Samsung 112
YM UBERTY Largest Taiwanese-built container ship 114
ZENGEZUR Upgraded Russian-built river-sea tanker 117
2008of
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
2/104SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008 3
SO, the year 2008 has passed and fewwill be sorry about that! Thankfully, thelead-time for delivering modern ships, from
contract to completion (even though much
reduced from days gone by) is still long
enough to have ensured that much of the
doom and gloom, talk of credit crunches,
banking proble ms and recess ions, which
have assailed us for most of the year, has
generally passed over Significant Ships
editorial pages. We must now await 2009,
and subsequent years, to see what effect
todays troubles might have on shipbuilding.
Will our view, expressed somewhat tongue in
cheek in the 2007 introduction, that themassive order books being put together by
many of the worlds shipbuilders would at
least provide plenty of material to fill the
pages of Significant Ships, long into the
future, still hold good, or will the industry be
faced with huge order cancellations, as has
happened in previous difficult times?
Preliminary glimpses of this possibility are
already being witnessed.
Whilst pondering that question, let us
examine the interesting deliveries from
todays shipbuilders included in Significant
Ships of 2008. For once we did not review
the largest container ship in the world, but
only because the delivery date meant thattechnical information for Samsungs MSC
Danieladid not arrive in time for inclusion!
This giant is understood to have an intake of
13,800TEU, but more intriguing perhaps, is
the fact that the builder has broken with
current practice by separating the main
superstructure (now placed well forward),
from the machinery room and funnel, still
located aft of midships.
No doubt more details of this behemoth will
appear in 2009, but will this regular leap-
frogging in size by major operators continue
much beyond the ships now under construction?
Already we read of the Grand Alliance (Hapag-
Lloyd, NYK, OOCL and MISC) dropping aship on an ad-hoc basis from their regular
schedules, and leaving it idle for a voyage, and
of other operators returning chartered tonnage
(that staple of many a Significant Shipsedition)
to their owners.
Year 2008 still did bring its share of giants.
The largest ever ore carrier, Brasil Maru , -
yes, completed in 2007, but not entering
service until the first days of 2008 is
included, along with the biggest container
ship yet built in Taiwan. The largest ships
ever built by individual yards also find a
place, whilst those sometimes baffling terms
used to identify the largest ships able to
navigate waterways such as the Suez and
Panama Canals, are now joined by other
marques: Japanamax and Manamax,
describing bulkers of maximum dimensions
to berth at Japanese grain terminals.
Concerns for the environment are evidentfrom the many new items included in
specifications, with more vessels employing
engines capable of running on low-sulphur
fuels, and incorporating separate tanks to
hold these. Installations for exhaust
scrubbing, and arrangements for changing
water ballast without introducing undesirable
organisms have also been observed more
frequently.
The trio of Q-flex LNG tankers that were
presented in last year's Significant Ships has
been followed this year by the delivery of the
first of their even larger Q-max cousins.
Nevertheless, that news must be tempered byreports that 11 ships of the earlier design are
already idle, with others running on the spot-
market, rather than serving the QatarGas 2
project for which they were ordered. These
problems are not necessarily linked to current
economic difficulties, but rather to delays in
completing the Qatar terminal, which, it is
predicted, could involve a down-turn in the
LNG market extending until 2013.
On that disappointing note, I reach the last
paragraph of thisSignificant Ships introduction.
This is regularly devoted to thanking everyone
who has helped in the production of the latest
review. Particular disappointment is felt at this
point this year because, for differing, private
reasons, the editor and I have found it necessary
to retire from involvement with the publication.
It is 19 years since we came together, on behalf
of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, to
re-introduce the annual reviews of new ships,
which had previously been published by much
respected technical shipping journals of the
day, for more than a century. We trust we have
succeeded in our efforts, and look forward to its
appearance continuing under our successors for
many years to come.
With many thanks to everyone who has
assisted with the production, not only of
Significant Ships of 2008, but of all 19 issues,
and to our readers for their support.
John Lingwood, MRINA
Sunderland
January 2009
Notes
In the tables which form part of each ship
description, all dimensions, also deadweight
and displacement tonnages, are metric unless
otherwise stated. Machinery powers have
been specified as bhp or kW in accordance
with information received from the shipbuilder
or owner. Emergency alternators are not
normally included in the number of alternators.
When a dash (-) has been included againstan item, this generally denotes lack of
information but where it is known that features
have not been included, this is indicated by
nil. The number of sister ships completed or
on order does not include the ship presented.
Some ships shown as on order may have
been delivered by the time this publication
appears.
Further information on certain vessels
included in Significant Ships of 2008can be
found in the following editions of The Royal
Institution of Naval Architects publication,
The Naval Architect:
Argolikos July/August 2008Combi Dock 1 May 2008
Dante A November 2008
Martin i Soler November 2008
Mystic July/August 2008
RN Arkhangelsk November 2008
SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF2008
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
3/104
4 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
Shipbuilder: ...Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME), KoreaVessels name: ........ ........ ........ ....Al GhuwairiyaHull number: ...............................................2255IMO number: ........................................9372743Owner/operator: ......Qatar Gas Transportation
Co Ltd, QatarDesigner: .......Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd, KoreaModel test establishment used: ...............SSPA,
SwedenFlag: .......................................Marshall Islands
Total number of sister ships already completed: ........................... NilTotal number of sister ships still on order: .........................................3
(other generally similar shipsbuilding elsewhere)
SIGNIFICANT Ships of 2007 introduced readers tothe massive investment in new tonnage planned tomeet the demand for liquefied natural gas produced bythe Qatargas 2 project, and described the two similarLNG tanker designs then building in three Koreanshipyards, Daewoo, Samsung and Hyundai, as part ofan initial 45-ship order. A total of 31 of these,designated the so-called Q-flex type, were of either210,000m or 216,000m capacity, with the remaining14 to be of the larger Q-max class, capable of loading acargo of approximately 266,000m. The largest LNGcarriers yet built, this second group is now enteringservice, with Al Ghuwairiyacompleting in October at
DSME, and Mozah delivered a month earlier bySamsung, and described elsewhere in this review.Both the Q-flex and Q-max types have introduced a
number of innovative features to LNG carrier design.Perhaps the most significant of these is replacement ofthe steam turbine propulsion plant traditionally fittedto these vessels, by twin, low-speed diesel enginesburning heavy fuel exclusively, with ship size dictatingthe fitting of 7-cylinder MAN B&W S70ME-C unitsto the Q-max vessels, instead of the 6-cylinder versionsspecified for the Q-flex design.
The Doosan Engine Co. Ltd, has supplied themachinery fitted inAl Ghuwairiya, and each delivers aderated output of 19,270kW at 87rev/min, and isdirectly coupled to a fixed-pitch propeller which can bedisconnected by a clutch into a freewheel mode.Daewoo claims that the propulsive efficiency of itsvessels has been increased by enclosing the port andstarboard propeller shafts in skegs, and at 85% fullpower and allowing a 21% sea margin, a service speedof 19.5knots the traditional speed for LNG carriers is attained.
A normal by-product of LNG transportation is theboil-off gas generated by the cargo during a voyage.With turbine propulsion this is normally burnt in theboilers as fuel, but with this facility unavailable in shipsusing diesel propulsion, the gas must either be vented tothe atmosphere to the detriment of the environment or, as is the case both Qatargas 2 designs, re-liquefied
and returned to the cargo tanks, with the bonus thatthere is no loss of cargo during a voyage. Should thereliquefaction plant fail for any reason, a gas combustionunit takes over. Al Ghuwair iyas electrical supply isderived from four 4300kW Hyundai alternators withSTX-MAN diesel prime movers, and steam requirementsare served from two vertical water tube boilers each withan output of 10,000kg/h.
Cargo is carried in five tanks fitted within a doubleskin hull incorporating top and bottom wing tanks, andextending above the main deck to form a trunk. GTTNO96 membrane containment technology (different
from the GTT Mk III technique used at other Koreanyards) is used, suitable for transportation temperaturesof -163C. Discharge is effected by 10 Shinko 1500m/hcentrifugal, submerged pumps, with loadingaccomplished by shore facilities.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa ...............................................................345.00mLength, bp ...............................................................330.00mBreadth, moulded......................................................55.00mDepth, moulded to main deck .......................................................27.00mWidth of double skin side .......................................................................2.55m bottom ....................................................................3.50mDraught design ..................................................................12.00m scantling ...............................................................13.70mGross ....................................................................168,189gtDisplacement ................................................205,706tonnesDeadweight design ..........................................................126,850dwt scantling ........................................................154,940dwtSpeed, service at 85% MCR, 21% sea margin .. 19.50knotsCargo capacity .....................................................263,250mBunkers heavy oil ..............................................................9620m diesel oil .................................................................500mWater ballast...........................................................84,500mFuel consumption, main engines only ..... 138.20tonnes/dayClassification .........Lloyds Register +100A1, Liquefied Gas Tanker Ship Type 2G, Methane in Membrane Tanks, Maximum Vapour Pressure 0.25bar, Minimum
Temperature -163C, ShipRight (SDA), LI, +LMC, UMS, NAV1, IBS, *IWS, +RMC (LG),
IGS, with descriptive notes of ShipRight(PCWBT {date}, FDA) plus, CM, SEA (HSS-4L, VDR),
ShipRight (MPMS, MCM, SCM), ETAPercentage of high-tensile steel
used in construction.......................................................3%Main engines Design .............................................................MAN B&W Model ..............................................................7S70ME-C
Manufacturer ............................... Doosan Engine Co Ltd Number ..........................................................................2 Type of fuel used ..................................................... HFO Output .......................2 x 19,270kW/87rev/min (derated)Propellers Material ....................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze Designer/manufacturer ......DSME/Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number ..........................................................................2 Pitch ........................................................................Fixed Diameter.............................................................7800mm Speed...............................................................87rev/min Special adaptations .................Clutch to disconnect into
freewheel modeDiesel-driven alternators Number ..........................................................................4 Engine make/type .............................. STX-MAN/9L32/40 Type of fuel used ..................................................... HFOOutput/speed ..................................4 x 4500kW/900rev/minAlternator make ...................................................... Hyundai
Output/speed ............................. 4 x 4300kW/900rev/minBoilers Number ..........................................................................2 Type ...................................................Vertical water tube Make .........................................................................VKK Output ......................................................2 x 10,000kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number ................................................................ 10 sets
Make .............................................................Rolls-Royce
Type ......................................................Electro-hydraulic
Cargo tanks
Number ..........................................................................5
Grades of cargo carried .......................................... LNG
Tank type .......................GTT NO96 containment system
Cargo pumps
Number ........................................................................10
Type ............................................Centrifugal submerged
Make .....................................................................Shinko
Capacity ....................................................10 x 1500m/h
Cargo/ballast control systems
Make ................................................................. Seil-Amri Type ......................................................Electro-hydraulic
Complement
Officers .........................................................................19
Crew .............................................................................16
Suez crew ......................................................................8
Bridge control system
Make ...................................................KMK (Kongsberg)
One man operation ....................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make ................................................................Consilium
Type ...............................................CS3000/addressable
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo tanks ........................................Unitor/dry powder
Engineroom ..................... Kashiwa/high-expansion foam
Radars
Number/make .............................................2/Kongsberg
Models .......................................1 x S-band: 1 x X-band
Integrated bridge system .........................KMK (Kongsberg)
Waste disposal plant Incinerator .....................Hyundai-Atlas Maxi 1200SL WS
Sewage plant .........................................Evac STO 100C
Contract date ................................................26 March 2006
Launch/float-out date .............................22 December 2007
Delivery date ...................................................October 2008
AL GHUWAIRIYA: Daewoos Q-maxcontribution to the QatarGas 2 project
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
4/104
6 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
AL GHUWAIRIYA
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
5/104
8 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
Shipbuilder: ............Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co Ltd (Subic Bay yard,
the Philippines), KoreaVessels name: ...................................ArgolikosHull number: ........................................... PN-001IMO number: ........................................9385611Owner/operator: ...... Argolikos Navigation Inc, Liberia/Dioryx Maritime Corp, GreeceDesigner: ................Hanjin Heavy Industries &
Construction Co Ltd, KoreaModel test establishment used: .......Maritime &
Ocean Engineering Research Institute (MOERI), KoreaFlag: ....................................................... GreeceTotal number of sister ships already completed: ...........................NilTotal number of sister ships still on order: .........................................5
HANJINS new subsidiary shipyard in the Philippines(located on the site of the former US Navy Base atSubic Bay) took the first step towards repaying itsowners massive US$1.7billion investment on 2 July,when the 4360TEU capacity container ship Argolikoswas delivered. Originally ordered by CMA-CGM, thevessel was acquired by Dioryx as part of a sale-and-leaseback deal involving six vessels, with the full order duefor completion in 2009. The new yard is targeted tobecome the fourth largest in the world by 2012, bywhich time it is expected to be delivering up to 50 shipsa year, with more than 40 orders already in hand.
This new series of a popular-sized container ship isbuilt to Panamax proportions, and follows the nowconventional design, laid out with machinery spacethree-quarters aft, and six cargo holds arranged within adouble skin hull. Unusually, a set of fin stabilisers isincluded in the hull. Accommodation for 25 officersand crew is provided in a tall, slim deckhouse builtabove the engineroom, with their lifesaving requirementsserved by two totally enclosed lifeboats.
MacGregor lift-away pontoon covers, built in theshipyard, are fitted to the hatches, their design capableof supporting 2754TEU, loaded in 13 rows, and amaximum seven tiers high. The remainder of the 4360full TEU capacity is carried in the holds, seven tiers highand 11 rows wide. Electrical sockets for 326 refrigeratedcontainers are fitted on deck. Calculated to IMOstability standards, up to 2771TEU loaded to amaximum 14tonnes, can be taken onboard.
The main engine is a MAN B&W 8K90MC-C unit,
built by the Doosan Engine Co, and developing36,560kW at 102rev/min. When operating at the NCRoutput, and allowing a 15% sea margin, a service speedof 24.6knots is achieved at the design draught. Electricaldemands are met by three 1950kW alternators, withboth prime movers and electrical parts supplied byHyundai. Steam requirements are served from an
Aalborg smoke tube boiler producing 3500kg/h.Manoeuvring the vessel is enhanced by the fitting aKawasaki 1600kW thruster at the bow.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARSLength, oa ............ ............. .............. ............. .......... 258.92mLength, bp ............ ............. .............. ............. .......... 246.70mBreadth, moulded ......................................................32.20mDepth, moulded to second deck ............ ............. .............. ............. .15.62m to upper deck ............ ............. ............. .............. ...19.30m to mooring deck, forward ..... ............. .............. ...20.00mWidth of double skin side ............ .............. ............. ............. ............. ......2.025m bottom ............. ............. ............. .............. ............. ...1.80mDraught design ............. ............. ............. .............. ............. .11.00m
scantling ...............................................................12.62mGross .......................................................................40,450gtDeadweight design ..............................................................41,550dwt
scantling ..........................................................52,250dwtSpeed, service, at NCR/15% sea margin ............ 24.61knotsBunkers heavy oil ............ ............. .............. ............. ........... 7877m diesel oil ............. .............. ............. ............. ............314mWater ballast............................................................11,048mFuel consumption main engine ............. ............. ............. ....... 150tonnes/day auxiliaries ......................................................9tonnes/dayClassification ................................. Lloyds Register +100A1,
Container Ship, ShipRight(SDA, FDA, CM), +LCM, UMS, IWS,
BWMP (S), SCM, NAV1Percentage of high tensile steel used in construction ............ .............. ............. ...65.7%Heel control equipment .............. Hoppe anti-heeling systemRoll stabilisation equipment .............................Fin stabilisersMain engine Design ............. ............. ............. .............. .........MAN B&W Model ..............................................................8K90MC-C Manufacturer ...................................... Doosan Engine Co Number ...........................................................................1 Type of fuel used ............. .............. ...........HFO and MDO Output/speed ............. ............. ....... 36,560kW/102rev/minPropeller Material ............. ............. ............. .............. .............CuNiAl Designer/manufacturer .......... Mecklenburger Metallguss (MMG) Number ...........................................................................1
Pitch .........................................................................Fixed Speed .............................................................102rev/minDiesel-driven alternators Number ...........................................................................3 Engine make/type ............................................. Hyundai/- Type of fuel used ............. .............. ...........HFO and MDO Output/speed ............ ............. .... 3 x 2053kW/900rev/min
Alternator make/type ........................................Hyundai/- Output/speed ............. ............. ... 3 x 1950kW/900rev/minBoiler Number ...........................................................................1 Type ............ .............. ............. ............. ...........Smoke tube Make .............. ............. ............. ............. .............. Aalborg Output ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. 3500kg/h
Mooring equipment Number of units ..............................................................6 Make .............. ............. ............. ............. .............. .Towimor Type ............ .............. ............. ............. .............. ....ElectricHatch covers Design ............................................................ MacGregor Manufacturer ............. ............. ............. .............. ......Hanj in Type ............ .............. ............. ............ Lift away pontoonsContainers Lengths ............ ............. ............. .............. ...20ft; 40ft; 45ft Heights ............. ............. ............. .............. ......... 8.5ft; 9.5ft Total TEU capacity ............. ............. ............. ............. 4360 on deck ............. ............. ............. ............. ........... 2754 in holds .............. ............. ............. ............. ........... 1606
homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes ..................2771 Reefer plugs ............. ............. ............. ..........326 on deck Tiers/rows (maximum) on deck ............. ............. ............. ............. ............ 7/13 in holds .............. ............. ............. ............. ............ 7/11Complement Officers ............. ............. .............. ............. ............. ......14 Crew .............. ............. ............. ............. .............. .......... 13
Suez/repair crew ............. .............. ............. ............. ........ 6Bow thruster Make ................................................................. Kawasaki Number ...........................................................................1 Output ............ ............. ............. ............. .............. .1600kWBridge control system Make .............. ............. ............. ............. ..........Kongsberg Type ............ .............. ............. ............. ..... Auto Chief C20 One man operation ......................................................NoFire detection system Make .............. ............. ............. ............. .............Autronica Type .............. ............. ............. ............. ............Autrosave
Fire extinguishing systems
Holds/engineroom ............. ............. ............. NK/fixed CO2
Radars
Number ............ ............. .............. ............. ............. .......... 3
Make ......................................................SAM Electronics
Models ............. ... GR3020G160; GR3021; GR3020G150
Integrated bridge system
Make ......................................................SAM Electronics
Model .......................................................Chartpilot 1100
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator ............ ...........Hyundai-Atlas MAXI 150SL WS
Sewage treatment plant .............. .......... Hamworthy ST3A
Contract date ............ .............. ............. ..... 24 February 2006
Launch/float-out date .............. ............. ..... 28 February 2008
Delivery date .......................................................2 July 2008
ARGOLIKOS: first Hanjin delivery fromSubic Bay yard
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
6/104
10 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
ARGOLIKOS
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
7/104
12 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
Shipbuilder: ...........Aker Yards (Helsinki yard),Finland
Vessels name: ................................. ArmoriqueHull number: ...............................................1362IMO number: ........................................9364980Owner/operator: ........ Brittany Ferries, FranceDesigner: ..................... AIA Architects, FranceModel test establishment used: ...............Force Technology, DenmarkFlag: .......................................................FranceTotal number of sister ships already completed: ........................... Nil
Total number of sister ships still on order: ......................................Nil
ORIGINALLY ordered from Aker Yards (todaySTX Europe) as a freight-ferry sister to Cotentin(Significant Ships of 2007), Armoriqueresulted from acontract quickly changed to create a full ro-pax designfor Brittany Ferries to satisfy the companys moreurgent requirement for a vessel to operate on itsPlymouth-Roscoff service. The conversion wasfacilitated by retaining the basis hull of Cotentin, butmodifying and restyling the spaces above deck 5.
A new profile is now presented, with decks 7 to 10extended right aft, to provide accommodation for 1500passengers, 780 of whom can be carried as overnighttravellers using 248 cabins, including some suites. Onceonboard, passengers have the use of a cinema, and avariety of bars, lounges and restaurants, with dedicated
areas arranged for teenagers. A large shopping area isalso provided and reclining seats are available for daypassengers.
Vehicles are carried on three fixed decks offering atotal of 1100 lane metres, equating to a total of 500 carsor some 60 trucks and, with a fast turnaround in port arequirement, two-level access is provided at both bowand stern. MacGregor supplied the access equipment,which includes a bow door and door ramp, a sterndoor/ramp, a ramp cover for the lower hold fixed rampand a tilting ramp between decks 3 and 5.
The machinery installation follows closely that ofCotentin and uses the same MaK 12VM43C mainengines, manufactured by Caterpillar Motoren GmbH,the organisation now controlling MaK, following itsacquisition by the Caterpillar Group. The two enginesfitted in the three-quarter aft machinery space eachdevelop 12,000kW, and are coupled to twin CPpropellers through Flender gearboxes which reduce
engine speed to 153rev/min. When running at 85%MCR, a service speed of 23knots is attained.Alternator capacity has been increased above that for
Cotentin and consists of a Leroy Somer 2800kWalternator driven from a PTO on each gearbox, andthree Wrtsil/A van Kaick 1152kW diesel-driven sets.Environmental issues have been paramount in the
development of the design of both Cotentin andArmorique, with particular attention paid to CO
2
emissions.Two bow thrusters and one stern unit, supplied by
Wrts il Lips, are instal led, the former producing1200kW each, and the stern unit 900kW. Passengercomfort is a particular consideration, and a pair of finstabilisers is fitted; heeling tanks are also included forstability control during cargo handling. Lifesavingequipment supplied includes four RDF MESinstallations with vertical chutes: two arranged for 430persons each and two of 321 person capacity. Four 150person Umoe Schat-Harding lifeboats are also carried.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa ...............................................................168.00mLength, bp ...............................................................155.00mBreadth, moulded......................................................26.80mDepth, moulded to main deck ..........................................................9.30m to upper deck ......................................................10.30mDraught design ....................................................................6.30m
scantling.................................................................8.50mGross .........................................................approx 28,500gtDeadweight, design ................................................4200dwtSpeed, service, 85% MCR ....................................... 23knotsBunkers heavy oil ................................................................790m diesel oil .................................................................170mWater ballast ..............................................................2060mFuel consumption main engines only ....................................110tonnes/day auxiliaries .....................................................9tonnes/dayClassification ...... Bureau Veritas I, +Hull, Ro-Ro Passenger Ship, Unrestricted Navigation,
+MACH, +AUT-IMS, +AUT-PORT,SYSNEQ-1, MON-SHAFT
Heel control equipment ...............Two pairs of heeling tanksRoll-stabilisation equipment ............................Fin stabilisersMain engines Design ...................................................................... MaK Model ...............................................................12VM43C Manufacturer .........................Caterpillar Motoren GmbH Number ..........................................................................2 Type of fuel .............................................................. HFO Output ........................................................2 x 12,000kWGearboxes Make ....................................................................Flender Model ........................................................Navilus GHCK Number ..........................................................................2 Output speed .................................................153rev/minPropellers Material .................................................................CuNiAl Designer/manufacturer .......................................Wrtsil Number ..........................................................................2
Pitch ..............................................................Controllable Diameter.............................................................4800mm Speed............................................................. 153rev/minMain-engine driven alternators Number ..........................................................................2 Make ........................................................... Leroy Somer Output/speed ...........................2 x 2800kW/1500rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators Number ..........................................................................3 Engine make/type ................................... Wrtsil/6L20C Type of fuel .............................................................. HFO Output/speed ...........................3 x 1200kW/1000rev/min Alternator make/type ...........A van Kaick/DSG 86/L1-6W Output/speed ...........................3 x 1152kW/1000rev/minBoilers Number/type ....................................2 x convection tube Make ...................................................................Aalborg Output .........................................................2 x 3100kg/hMooring equipment Number of units .............................................................8 Make .............................................................Rolls-Royce Type ......................................................Electro-hydraulicLifesaving equipment MES stations ..........RFD: 2 x 430person; 2 x 321person vertical chutes Lifeboats .............Umoe Schat-Harding: 4 x 150 personVehicles Number of vehicle decks ...................................3 x fixed
Total lane length ....................................................1100m Total cars ....................................................................500 Total freight vehicles ....................................................60Access equipment Designer.........................................................MacGregor Number/type ..............................................1 x bow door:
1 x bow ramp;1 x stern door/ramp:1 x cover for lower hold fixed
ramp: 1 x tiltable rampComplement Officers .........................................................................24 Crew .............................................................................82Passengers....................................................................1500 Total number of cabins ..............................................248
Bow thrusters
Make ...........................................................Wrtsil Lips Number ..........................................................................2
Output ...........................................................2 x 1200kW
Stern thruster
Make ...........................................................Wrtsil Lips
Number ..........................................................................1
Output ...................................................................900kW
Bridge control system
Make .....................................................................Sperry
One man operation ....................................................Yes
Fire detection system
Make/type ............................................Autronica/BS-320
Fire extinguishing systems ..................................... Novenco
Radars
Number ..........................................................................3
Make ......................................................... Sperry Marine
Models .......................................................BridgeMaster
Integrated bridge system ...............................Sperry Marine
Waste disposal plant
Cardboard compactor ............................................Uson
Waste shredder ............................. Uson dry water chute
Glass chute with crusher ........................................ Uson
Sewage treatment system ............................. Evac MPS 800
Contract date .............................................19 January 2006
Launch/float-out date ............ 7 August/11 September 2008
Delivery date ...............................................December 2008
ARMORIQUE: new ro-pax ferry forPlymouth-Roscoff route
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
8/104
14 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
ARMORIQUE
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
9/104
SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008 15
Shipbuilder: ....... Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd,Japan
Vessel's name: ............................................AzurHull number: ............ .............. ............. ......... 1044IMO number: .........................................9314648Owner/operator: Azur Shipping Corp, Marshall
Islands/Transocean MaritimeAgencies SAM, Monaco
Designer: ......Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd, JapanFlag: ........................................Marshall IslandsTotal number of sister ships already completed: .............. ............. .... -Total number of sister ships still on order:...........................................-
ALTHOUGH current shipping industry opinionseems to be that double-hull bulk carriers should bethe future norm, there are builders (and, of course,owners) who consider that there is still a place in themarket for well built, and well maintained, single-hulldesigns of this ship type. Oshima Shipbuilding, whoseshipyard is located near Nagasaki on the Japanese islandof Kyushu, is one such company, and Azur (whosedelivery last year occurred just too late to allow itsinclusion in Significant Ships of 2007) is a product of
this philosophy. Nevertheless, it should not be forgottenthat Oshima was also, in the early 1990s, a pioneer ofseveral own-design bulk carriers built with doubleskins, such as the Handysize Top Sugar, presented in1998, and the so-called Cho-Panamax type, Top leader,of 1999.Azur demonstrates a new design, based on Oshima's
regular 77,000dwt Panamax type, but omitting theobligatory bulbous bow, in favour of the builder'sSeaworthy Bow. This features an almost straight stemand a fuller forebody, which, by also eliminating topand bottom wing tanks in Nos 1 and 7 holds, hasresulted in an increased grain cargo capacity.
The new bow form has extended the length betweenperpendiculars by some 2m whilst retaining a PanamaCanal maximum overall dimension of 225m. Since thisis also the overall length limitation at most majorJapanes e grain terminals, a new descr iptive term'Japanamax', has been coined for what is now marketedas an 82K (maximum) deadweight bulker.
Technically, the new hull form is said to have increasedpropulsive performance, reducing required power byaround 5% compared with the builder's earlier design.Other performance enhancing features included in thisnew series are a Schilling design high-lift rudderoperated by a rotary vane steering gear, which improves
manoeuvrability and course keeping, and the installationof a set of 'Flipper Fins', a simple structure attached tothe hull.
Azuris configured as a single deck vessel with sevenholds, closed by Tsuji side-rolling covers. As notedabove, top and bottom wing tanks are fitted in all holds
except numbers 1 and 7, and these are arranged to carrywater ballast, the bottom wings being joined to centrallydivided double bottom tanks. No 4 hold serves as afloodable hold and, along with Nos 2 and 6compartments, may be left empty when loaded.
The main engine is of MAN B&W 5S60MC-Cdesign, manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.This develops 10,959kW MCR at 102rev/min, and8767kW at 94.7rev/min (80% full power). At thisrating a directly coupled fixed pitch propeller gives aservice speed of 14.50knots. Electrical power is drawnfrom three Daihatsu/Nishishiba 400kW diesel alternatorsets, and a vertical composite boiler satisfies steamrequirements.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa ................. ................ ................. .............. 224.86m
Length, bp ................. ................ ................. .............. 221.50m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................32.26m
Depth, moulded, to main deck ...................................20.05m
Draught design ............... ................. ................ ................. ...12.20m
scantling ................................................................14.42m
Gross ................ ................ ................. ................ ...... 42,712gt
Deadweight
design ............... ................. ................ ...............66,976dwt
scantling ................. ................ ................. .........82,282dwt
Speed, service, 80% MCR....................................14.50knots
Cargo capacity
bale ............... ................. ................ ................. .. 94,473m
grain ............... ................. ................ ................. .. 96,041m
Bunkers
heavy oil ................. ................ ................. ............ .2054m
diesel oil ............... ................ ................. ................. . 254m
Water ballast (including floodable hold) ............... .. 38,553m
Fuel consumption, main engine only ...........35.90tonnes/day
Classification ...... .Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), NS* (Bulk
Carrier, Strengthened for Heavy Cargoes,
Nos 2, 4 and 6 may be empty), (ESP), MNS*, PSCM
Main engine
Design............... ................. ................ .............. MAN B&W
Model ................ ................. ................ .............. 5S60MC-C
Manufacturer..........................Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Number ................ ................ ................. ................. ..........1
Type of fuel used ............... ................ ................. ....... HFO
Output, MCR ............... ................. ..10,959kW/102rev/min
Propeller
Material .....................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer ........Nakashima Propeller Co Ltd
Number ............... ................ ................. ................ ............1
Pitch ................. ................ ................. ................. .......Fixed
Diameter ............................................................. 6100mm
Speed (at service power) ................. ............. .94.7rev/minDiesel-driven alternators
Number ............... ................ ................. ................ ............3
Engine make/type ............... ................. ..Daihatsu/5DK-20
Type of fuel used ................ ................. ................ ...... HFO
Output/speed ................. ................3 x 441kW/720rev/min
Alternator make ............... ................. Nishishiba Electrical
Output/speed ................. ................3 x 400kW/720rev/min
Boiler
Number/type ............... ................ ...1 x vertical composite
Make ................ ................ ..............Aalborg Industries KK
Output
oil fired ................ ................. ................ ......... 1000kg/h
exhaust gas heating............ ................ ............700kg/h
Lifeboats
Type ................. ................ .2 x 25person, totally enclosed
Manufacturer..................................Shigi Shipping Co Ltd
Hatch covers
Design/manufacturer ......... Tsuji Heavy Industries Co Ltd
Type ................. ................ ................. .............. Side rollingBallast control system
Make ................ ................ ................ Nakakita Seisakusho
Type ................................................Electric touch display
Complement
Officers ............... ................ ................. ................ ..........10
Crew ................. ................ ................. ................. ............13
Special rudder .......................Oshima-Schilling high-lift type
Fire detection system
Make ................ ................ ................. ............ Nohmi Bosai
Type ................. ................ ................. .Ionic, thermal flame
Fire extinguishing system
Cargo holds/engineroom ............... ................. ................ ...
Make ....................................Air Water Safety Services
Radars
Number ............... ................ ................. ................ ............2
Make ................ ................ ................. Japan Radio Co Ltd
Models ................ .............. JMA-9922-9XA: JMA-9932-SA
Waste disposal plant
Incinerator
Make/model ................ ..............Sunflame/OSV-600SAI Sewage plant
Make/model ................ ....Taiko Kikai Industries/SBI-40
Contract date ................ ................. ......... 24 November 2003
Launch/float-out date ............... ................. .... 3 October 2007
Delivery date ................. ................. ......... 12 November 2007
AZUR: maximum deadweight'Japanamax' bulker from Oshima
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
10/104
16 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
AZUR
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
11/104
18 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
Shipbuilder: .....................Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co Ltd (Chiba yard), JapanVessel's name: ................................ Brasil MaruHull number: ............ ............. .............. .......S1660IMO number: .........................................9321275Owner/operator: .......Tamou Line SA, Panama/
Misui OSK Lines, JapanDesigner: .........................Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co Ltd (Chiba yard), JapanModel test establishment used: .......... Akishima Laboratory (Mitsui Zosen) Inc, JapanFlag: ...................................................... PanamaTotal number of sister ships already completed: ............. .............. ..NilTotal number of sister ships still on order:.......................................... 1
ALTHOUGH Brasil Maru'scompletion at Mitsui'sChiba shipyard in December 2007 came just toolate for that year's Significant Ships, the vessel's inclusionin this new edition can be justified not only by theship's huge size but by the fact that her entry intoservice came this year, when she took her place in anoperating company within the extensive MOL (Mitsui
OSK Lines) fleet, as the 'largest ore carrier in theworld'. This credit is now shared with 2008-built sisterTubarao Maru: the names selected for the two vesselsindicate their long term charter commitment totransport ore from Brazil to steelworks operated byJapan's Nippon Steel Corporation.
The single decked hull has a forecastle and a doubleskin formed of wide side tanks, designated for use aswater ballast tanks, and arranged, in similar fashion tothe transverse bulkheads, with the bottom sectionforming hopper sides for easy handling of cargo attanktop level. The five holds are accessed through ninehatches closed by MacGregor side-rolling, single-panelcovers. Clear openings are 24.50m x 16.20m for No 1hatch, and 19.60m x 16.20m for the remainder.
In accordance with ClassNK rules, the forward covercan sustain a vertical sea load rating of 76.68kN/m andNo 2F, a rating of 40kN/m. For the remainder, therating is 34.3kN/m, and the horizontal sea load ratingfor all covers is 175kN/m.
Each cover panel is operated by a hydraulically drivenrack-and-pinion mechanism, with lifting into therolling position accomplished by a 'roll-up-roll' devicewhich also releases the cleats. These are automaticallyclosed and kept watertight when the covers are inposition. Sealing between the cover and the coaming is
effected by MacGregor's FlexSeal-type rubber packing;this is fitted to the panel and tightens against a stainlesssteel compression bar on top of the coaming. When inthe open position, the covers are stowed alternatelyP&S, hatch by hatch.
In collaboration with Nippon Steel, Mitsui has
included a higher reliability for the hull structure byadopting so-called UIT (an enhancement of fatiguestrength by ultrasonic processing), for those major partsof the ship structure requiring high strength: this isunderstood to be the first application of this process tothe shipbuilding industry.
Brasil Maruis powered by a Mitsui-built MAN B&W7S80MC-C (Mk7) main engine. This develops23,640kW at 66rev/min and is designed to satisfy IMOexhaust gas standards. An electronically controlledcylinder oil supply system is fitted, and an overall fuelsaving is achieved by a combination of a hull formgiving high propulsive performance, a propeller fittedwith a Mitsui Integrated Propeller Boss (MIPB) and a(twisted) reaction rudder. Service speed is 15knots.Electrical power is derived from three Daihatsu/Nishishiba 720kW diesel-alternators, and steam isproduced in a 2000kg/h oil fired boiler and a similarsized exhaust gas unit.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa ................ ................. ................. .............. 340.00m
Length, bp ................ ................. ................. .............. 325.00m
Breadth, moulded .......................................................60.00m
Depth, moulded to upper deck ..................................28.15m
Draught
design ............... ................ ................. ................ ....18.10m
scantling ...............................................................21.13m
Gross ............... ................. ................ ................. .... 160,774gt
Deadweight
design ............... ................ ................. .............270,728dwt
scantling ........................................................327,180dwt
Speed, service ..........................................................15 knots
Cargo capacity ................. ................ ................. ... 200,867m
Bunkers
heavy oil .............. ................. ................. ................ 8317m
diesel oil .............. ................. ................. ................ .. 433m
Water ballast ............... ................. ................ ......... 208,446m
Classification ..................Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) NS*
(Ore Carrier), (ESP), MNS* (MO)
Main engine
Design............... ................ ................. .............. MAN B&W
Model .................................................... 7S80MC-C (Mk7)
Manufacturer.. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Number ............... ................. ....... 1
Type of fuel used ................. ................. ................ ..... HFO
Output/speed ................ ................. ...23,640kW/66rev/min
Propeller
Material .....................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Designer/manufacturer .............. Nakashima Propeller Co
Number ................. ................ ................. ................. .........1
Pitch ................ ................. ................. ................ ........Fixed
Diameter ............... ................ ................. ................. ......... - Speed ................ ................. ................ ............... 66rev/min
Special adaptations .......Mitsui Integrated Propeller Boss
Diesel-driven alternators
Number ................. ................ ................. ................. .........3
Engine make/type ............... ................ ...Daihatsu/6DK-20
Type of fuel ................ ................. ................. .............. HFO
Output/speed ................ .................3 x 780kW/900rev/min
Alternator make/type ...... Nishishiba Electric/NTAKL VEB
Output/speed ................ .................3 x 720kW/900rev/min
Boilers
Number/type .............. ................. ................1 x composite
Make ............... ................. ................. ............Osaka Boiler
Output ................ ................ ................. ... each side 2000kg/h
Mooring equipment
Number of units ............... ................. ................ .............10
Make ............... ................. ................. ............... Fukushima
Type ................ ................. ................. ......electro-hydraul ic
Hatch covers
Design................................................MacGregor-Kayaba Type ................ ................. .......... side rolling, single panel
Ballast control system
Make ............... ................. ................. ................ ...Nakakita
Type ................ .............. electro-hydraulic, mimic console
Complement
Officers ................. ................ ................. ................. .......11
Crew ................ ................. ................. ................ .............19
Special rudder ......................................twisted reaction type
Fire detection system
Make ............... ................. ................. ............ Nohmi Bosai
Type ................ ................. ................. .............. FAC513-PB
Fire extinguishing systems
Engineroom.......................Kashiwa high expansion foam
Radars
Number ................. ................ ................. ................. .........2
Make ............... ................. ................. ................ ..... Furuno
Models ............... ................. ................ ................. .........1 x
FAR-2837S; 1 x FAR-2827
Waste disposal plant Incinerator ................ ................ ............... Miura BGW-80N
Sewage plant ................ ................. ............... Taiko SBT-40
Contract date ................ ................ ................ 8 October 2004
Launch/float-out date ............... .............. 24 September 2007
Delivery date ................. ................ ............ 7 December 2007
BRASIL MARU: a very large ore carrierfrom Mitsui
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
12/104
SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008 19
BRASIL MARU
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
13/104
20 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
Shipbuilder: ....Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd, SingaporeVessel's name: .........................City of HamburgHull number:.............................................BO 615IMO number: ............................... ........... 9383558Owner/operator: .........Seaplane Two SAS (joint venture of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS, France, and Hegh Autoliners, Norway)Designer: .............................Deltamarin, Finland
Model test establishment used: ..............MARIN,The Netherlands
Flag: ...................International French RegisterTotal number of sister ships already completed: ............................... .........NilTotal number of sister ships still on order: .................... 1 (Ciudad de Cadiz)
THE European Airbus concept uses aircraftconstructors based in Germany, Spain, France andBritain, to manufacture major components which, oncompletion, are transported by land, sea and air toToulouse in southern France, Mobile (USA) and Tianjin(China), for final assembly into the consortium's variousairliner designs. A fleet of specialist cargo vessels has beencommissioned to service the sea-going legs of thisoperation, together with small, special craft built to act asfeeders on inland waterway sections of the route, and tocarry wing modules (the British contribution to theproject) from a factory in North Wales to a loading berth
nearby on the River Dee.City of Hamburg, and a sister ship due in 2009, will jointhe larger, but similar Ville de Bordeaux(Significant Shipsof 2004) on the longer routes, and will also be availablefor general charter work when not employed by Airbus.The arrangement features a hull topped by a full-lengthsuperstructure incorporating an accommodation deckwith wheelhouse right forward.
Seven car decks are provided, four of which are fixed,and three partially moveable and consisting of separatepanels. Total lane-length available is around 4334m,capable of stowing 688 cars or 30 freight units. Cargo isloaded at main deck level over a stern ramp and doorhaving a clear opening of 14.75m. Internal movementbetween decks is accomplished using fixed and hoistableramps, supplied as part of a total cargo access packagedesigned by TTS. Heavy cargoes, including componentsfor the latest A380 airbus, are normally carried on themain deck where a clear, unobstructed space, 80m longby 11m high and 9m wide is available.
To suit the loading of aircraft sections, special features
have been included in the design such as two 50tonnecapacity stern mooring cylinders, cargo spaceenvironmental controls and lashing arrangements. AConsilium fire detection plant is fitted, whilst DanfossSemco, and Novenco respectively, have supplied CO
2and
drenching fire extinguishing systems for the cargo spacesand engineroom.
The latter compartment is located right aft below themain deck, with exhaust from twin MAN 8L32/40 mainengines and auxiliaries led to a single port-side funnel.Each engine develops 4000kW and drives a CP propellerthrough a Flender GNBK 630 gearbox fitted with a PTOconnection to a Leroy Somer 1000kW alternator. TwoMAN/Hyundai 1200kW diesel-driven alternator sets arealso provided. A 1000kW thermal oil fired heater, andtwo 550kW exhaust gas boilers satisfy heatingrequirements.
City of Hamburgis designed to maintain a service speedof 15knots in all weathers likely to be experienced in itsoperating areas, with sailing conditions enhanced by aMitsubishi fin stabiliser system. Rolls-Royce Marinesupplied the two 750kW bow thrusters, also two highlift, flap rudders installed behind the propellers.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa ....................................... ........................... 126.50mLength, bp....................................... ........................... 117.00mBreadth, moulded .......................................... ............. .20.60mDepth, moulded
to main deck ............................................. ................ 6.65m to upper deck ........................................... .............. 19.56mDraught scantling ........................................... ........................ 5.50mGross ........................................................................13,548gtDeadweight scantling ........................................... .................... 3500dwt
Speed, service at 85% MCR and 50% sea margin ....15knotsBunkers heavy oil ........................................... ........................ 650m diesel oil..................................... ............................... 140mWater ballast .......................................... ...................... 2000mClassification ...Bureau Veritas 1, +Hull, +Mach, RoRo Cargo Ship, Unrestricted Navigation,
STAR-Hull, AUT IMS, AUT-PORT,SYS-NEQ1, SYS-IBS, MON SHAFT
Roll-stabilisation equipment ..............Mitsubishi fin stabilisersMain engines Design/manufacturer ..................................... ..MAN Model ......................................... ............................ 8L32/40 Number ...................................... ....................................... 2 Type of fuel used ...................................... ...................HFO Output ........................................ ...................... 2 x 4000kWGearboxes Make .......................................... ............................. Flender Model ......................................... ........................GNBK 630 Number ...................................... ....................................... 2Propellers
Material ...................................... .Nickel-aluminium-bronze Designer/manufacturer ......................................... Schottel Number ...................................... ....................................... 2 Pitch ........................................... ......................Controllable Diameter ........................................... .................... 3400mmMain-engine driven alternators Number ...................................... ....................................... 2
Make/type .......................... Leroy Somer/LSAM 50.1 VL10 Output ...................................... ........................ 2 x 1000kWDiesel-driven alternators Number ............................................ ................................. 2 Engine make/type ........................................ MAN/6L21/31 Type of fuel used ........................................... .............MDO Output/speed ............................... 2 x 1200kW/900rev/min Alternator make/type .....................Hyundai/HFC6568-84E Output/speed ............................... 2 x 1140kW/900rev/min
Boilers Number ............................ 1 x thermal oil; 2 x exhaust gas
Output ...........................................1 x 1000kW; 2 x 550kW Make ........................................ ............................... GESABMooring equipment Number ........................2 x forward; 2 x aft; 2 x special aft
mooring cylinders Make ........................................ .................................... SEC Type ......................................... ................Electro-hydraulicLifesaving equipment Number/type .........1 x 26 person totally enclosed lifeboat Make ........................................ ...............................NorsafeVehicles Number of vehicle decks .................................... 4 x fixed:
3 x partially moveable Total lane length ............................................ .......... 4434m Total cars ......................................... .................approx 688 Total freight units ........................................... .....approx 30Doors, ramps, moveable decks Number/type ....1 x stern ramp/door, 3 x moveable decksDesigner ........................................ ..................................... TTSBallast control system ......................................... ..... ValmarineComplement Officers ............................................ ............................... 10 Crew ........................................ ....................................... 12 Supernumaries ....................................... .......................... 4Special rudders ..................2 x Rolls-Royce high lift flap type
Bow thrusters Make ........................................ ........................Rolls-Royce Number ............................................ ................................. 2
Output ...................................... .......................... 2 x 750kWBridge control/integrated bridge systems Make ........................................ .................... Sperry Marine
One man operation ....................................... .................NoFire detection system Make ........................................ ........................... Consilium
Type ......................................... .......................AddressableFire extinguishing systems Cargo decks, engineroom ....................... Danfoss Semco
low-pressure CO2
Vehicle spaces ............Danfoss Semco low-pressure CO2
Novenco drencher system
Radars Number ........................................... .................................. 2
Make ........................................ .................... Sperry Marine Models .............................Visionmaster FT S and X bands
Contract date ................................................20 January 2006
Launch/float-out date .................................. 23 February 2008
Delivery date .................................................3rd quarter 2008
CITY OF HAMBURG: extra tonnage toservice the Airbus concept
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
14/104
22 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
CITY OF HAMBURG
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
15/104
SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008 23
Shipbuilder: ......Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, KoreaVessels name: ........ ........ ........ ...... Clipper MarsHull number: ...............................................1904IMO number: ........................................9377078Owner/operator: ...............Partrederiet Clipper
Mars DA, Norway/Solvang ASA, NorwayDesigner: ................Hyundai Heavy Industries
Co Ltd, KoreaModel test establishment used: ...........Hyundai
Maritime Research Institute, KoreaFlag: ..........................Norwegian InternationalShip Register
Total number of sister ships already completed: ..............................2Total number of sister ships still on order: ......................................Nil
STAVANGER-BASED Solvang ASA operates asizeable fleet of vessels in the worldwide distributionof LPG, and Hyundai can point to many referencesdemonstrating the expertise it has amassed whilstconstructing this specialised class of vessel. Clipper Marsis fully refrigerated, and features a hull subdivided bydouble skin transverse bulkheads into four cargo holdswith top and bottom wing tanks. These are linked bynarrow side trunks, and joined with the outboardcompartments of the centrally divided double bottom,to form water ballast spaces. Each hold accommodatesa free-standing, saddle-supported, centrally divided,prismatic cargo tank, designed for a maximum vapourpressure of 2.275bar and a lowest operating temperatureof -50
o
C.Installed on the upper deck are two cylindrical deck
storage tanks of 300m (starboard side) and 180m(port), used to hold cargo liquid required forconditioning the cargo tanks, which are insulated with120mm thick sprayed polyurethane foam, protected bya 1-3mm polymeric coating, and can carry a range ofcargoes including anhydrous ammonia, 1,3-butadiene,butane (both ISO and normal), butylene, propane,commercial propane (max 3.5mole% ethane in theliquid phase), propylene and vinyl chloride monomer.Other products can be loaded providing their toxicity,aggressiveness, pressure, temperature and specific gravityare within the limits of the design. Clipper Mars isarranged for simultaneous loading, transport anddischarge of two grades of cargo, both of which may berefrigerated
The reliquefaction plant is located in a deckhouse onthe upper deck, aft of midships, and includes four oil-free, two stage cargo compressors. A cargo heater
(combined with a vapouriser), one inert gas generatorand a nitrogen generator are also provided. Cargohandling is accomplished by eight deepwell,Hamworthy-Svanehj, electric, submerged pumps, eachwith a capacity of 500m/h, allowing a full cargo to bedischarged in about 16 hours. Loading a full cargo at amaximum rate of 4000m/h from fully refrigerated
atmospheric storage, is accomplished in around15hours, based on a vapour return to shore.
Clipper Marsis powered by a machinery installationbased on a MAN B&W 5S60MC-C main engine,delivering 11,300kW at 105rev/min MCR, to give aservice speed at 90% output of 16.2knots, allowing a15% sea margin. This engine, fixed pitch propeller andthree diesel alternator sets are all supplied by theHyundai machinery or electrical divisions, and theelectrical parts each have an output of 1200kW.
Kawasaki is the supplier of the 1200kW tunnel thrusterfitted at the bow.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa ...............................................................204.90mLength, bp ...............................................................195.00mBreadth, moulded......................................................32.20mDepth, moulded ........................................................20.80mWidth of double skin, bottom ......................................1.90mDraught design ..................................................................10.80m scantling...............................................................12.10mGross ......................................................................36,459gtDeadweight design ............................................................. 36,232dwt scantling.......................................................... 43,543dwtSpeed, service 90% MCR ...................................16.20knotsCargo capacity .......................................................60,000mBunkers heavy oil ...............................................................2800m diesel oil .................................................................250mWater ballast...........................................................16,000m
Fuel consumption main engine only .................................36.50tonnes/day auxiliaries .............................................................7.50mClassification ..................................Det Norske Veritas +A1,
Tanker for Liquefied Gas, Ship Type 2G(-50C, 690kg/m 0.275bar), E0,
NAUTICUS (Newbuilding), PLUS-1,NAUT-OC, TMON
Percentage high tensile steelused in construction.....................................................75%
Main engine Design .............................................................MAN B&W Model ...........................................................5S60MC-C7 Manufacturer .........................Hyundai Heavy Industries,
Machinery Division Number ..........................................................................1 Type of fuel used .....................................HFO and MDO Output/speed ...................... NCR, 9135kW/94.60rev/minPropeller Material ....................................Nickel-aluminium-bronze Designer................................ Hyundai Heavy Industries,
Machinery Division Number ..........................................................................1 Pitch ........................................................................Fixed Diameter.............................................................6700mm Speed..........................................................94.60rev/minDiesel-driven alternators Number ..........................................................................3
Engine make/type ................................Hyundai/HiMSEN Type of fuel used ............................................HFO/MDO Output/speed ............................ 3 x 1280kW/720rev/min Alternator make/type...................................Hyundai/EES Output/speed ............................. 3 x 1200kW/720rev/minExhaust gas economiser Make .................................................................KangRimBoiler Number ..........................................................................1 Make .................................................................KangRim
Output ...............................................................4000kg/hMooring equipment Number ..................................................................8 sets Make ................................................Rolls-Royce (Korea) Type .............................. Low pressure electric hydraulicCargo tanks Number .................................................................4 pairs Grades of cargo carried ................................................2 Product range ..........................................LPG/NH
3/VCM
Cargo pumps Number ..........................................................................8 Type .....................................................Electric deepwell Make ..............................................Hamworthy-Svanehj Stainless steel ............................................................ Yes Capacity ........................................................8 x 500m/hCargo control systems Make ..............................................................Kongsberg Type ...................................Power management and IASBallast control system Make ...........................................................Scana-Korea Type ...................................Power management and IASComplement
Officers .........................................................................15 Crew .............................................................................12 Suez/repair crew ............................................................4Bow thruster Make .................................... Kawasaki Heavy Industries Number ..........................................................................1 Output ...........................................................1 x 1200kWBridge control system Make ..............................................................Kongsberg Type ....................................................................AC-C20Fire detection system Make ................................................................Consilium Type ...................................................................CS-4000Fire extinguishing systems Upper deck ................ NK Co Ltd/ Dry chemical powder Engine room .............................................NK Co Ltd/CO
2
Radars Number ..........................................................................2 Make ..............................................................Kongsberg Models ............................................................... K-RadarIntegrated bridge system Make ..............................................................Kongsberg
Model .............................................................K-bridge Incinerator ..................................................... KangRim KFBSewage plant ..........................................................Jonghap
JMC AEROB-18Contract date .......................................................................-Launch/float-out date ...........................................................-Delivery date ..........................................11 November 2008
CLIPPER MARS: 60,000m LPGcarrier from Hyundai
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
16/104
24 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
CLIPPER MARS
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
17/104
26 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
Shipbuilder: ....Astilleros de Huelva SA, SpainVessels name: ............................. Clipper PointHull number: .................................................820IMO number: .....................................................-Owner/operator: .......Seatruck Ferries Ltd, UK /Clipper Group Ltd, BahamasDesigner: ................Knud E Hansen, DenmarkFlag: ...................................................... CyprusTotal number of sister ships already completed: ...........................NilTotal number of sister
ships still on order: .........................................3
CLIPPER Point is the first in a series of four ro-roferries ordered from the Huelva Shipyard insouthern Spain, by British operator Seatruck, for itsHeysham (UK) to Warrenpoint (Northern Ireland)link. The remaining three vessels are building at theSevilla Shipyard, in which Huelva has an 80%shareholding, and were also scheduled to enter serviceduring 2008, although not necessarily on the same
route.By sailing at 22knots, it is expected that Clipper Pointwill cut voyage time in the often arduous weatherconditions experienced in the Irish Sea, from nine hourswith existing tonnage, to six-and-a-half hours . Inaddition, it is understood that if two vessels from thisnew series were to operate together, they would doubletrailer intake compared with the totals achieved by theships currently running on the service, to around130,000 annually.
The design follows the now popular ferry layout byhaving a main hull topped by a deckhouse forward,which provides accommodation for a crew of 23 and 12passengers. The machinery space is right aft withexhausts led to a narrow funnel built into the ships portside, with a narrow bridge which straddles the openvehicle deck (No 5). Principal cargo will be containers,trailers and MAFI trailers, carried on the tanktop (deck1) and numbers 3 and 5 decks. Dangerous goods in
package form, conforming to most IMDG codes, canbe loaded throughout the cargo space.
Vehicle access is over the stern at deck 3 through twowatertight doors which also serve as ramps. The portside entry connects with a fixed ramp taking trafficdirect to deck 5, with the starboard side accessing No 3
deck and, via another fixed ramp, serving the tanktop.This ramp is capable of closure by a side hinged,hydraulically operated, flush fitting cover.
All the internal ramps are of open-web construction,with the main access door/ramps wire operated us ingwinches positioned aft on deck 5. Flap extensions arefitted to both ramps to match with the loading facilitiesat the two terminals. Trailer clear height is 4.8m, andvehicle lanes approximately 3m wide provide a totalavailable lane length of 1800m.
A feature of the ramp/doors is the fitting of ice-breaking devices. Flush elephant-foot lashing pots arefitted into the decks to secure the trailers, and deck 5 isalso provided with flush stacking sockets to suit 20ftand 40ft containers, as well as having arrangements fortwistlocks.
The machinery installation is based on two Wrtsil8L46 medium speed engines, each developing 9240kWat 500rev/min. Wrtsil also supplied two reductiongearboxes fitted with power take-offs for a pair of1500kW/1800rev/min alternators, and the twocontrollable pitch propellers. Two 645kW diesel-driven
alternator sets (supplied by the same manufacturer) arealso installed, but in a separate machinery room,alongside an emergency unit. An oil fired thermal oilboiler satisfies heating requirements.
Also suppli ed by Wrts il are two 1000kW bowthrusters, capable of operating simultaneously andcontinuously for one hour at 80% (2 x 800kW) fullload. Two flap-type rudders are installed behind thepropellers, and either side of a central skeg.
TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
Length, oa ...............................................................142.00m
Length, bp ...............................................................133.00m
Breadth, moulded......................................................23.00m
Depth, moulded
to main deck ..........................................................8.50m
to upper deck ......................................................16.30m
Draught
design ....................................................................5.20m
scantling.................................................................5.70mGross ......................................................................14,759gt
Deadweight
design ...............................................................3800dwt
scantling............................................................. 5200dwt
Speed, service .........................................................22knots
Bunkers heavy oil ................................................................800m diesel oil .................................................................100mWater ballast..............................................................3500m
Classification .......Det Norske Veritas +1A1, General Cargo Carrier/Ro-Ro Container, E0, DG-P, TMONMain engines Design/manufacturer ..........................................Wrtsil Model .......................................................................8L46 Number ..........................................................................2 Type of fuel used ..................................................... HFO Output ........................................2 x 9240kW/500rev/minGearboxes Make ...................................................................Wrtsil Type ........................................single input/single output
Number ..........................................................................2Propellers Manufacturer .......................................................Wrtsil Number ..........................................................................2 Pitch ..............................................................ControllableMain-engine driven alternators Number ..........................................................................2 Make/type ....................................................Wrtsil/P58 Output ......................................2 x 1500kW/1800rev/minDiesel-driven alternators
Number ..........................................................................2 Engine make/type ......................................Wrtsil 4L20 Output ..........................................2 x 645kW/900rev/min Type of fuel used .................................................... MDOVehicles Number of decks ...........................................................3 Total lane length ....................................................1800mDoors/ramps Number/type ................................ 2 x stern doors/ramps 1 x fixed ramp to No 5 deck 1 x fixed ramp to No 1 deck Designer..........................................................................-Complement ......................................................................23Passengers........................................................................12Special rudders Number/type ............................................2 x hinged flap Designer..........................................................................-Bow thrusters Number/make ...............................................2 x Wrtsil Output ...........................................................2 x 1000kWOne man operation ..........................................................No
Fire extinguishing systems Cargo spaces ...................................................Drencher
Engineroom ..........................................Semco watermist
Contract date .......................................................................-
Launch/float-out date ...........................................................-
Delivery date .................................................................2008
CLIPPER POINT: Huelvas new ferry forNorthern Ireland link
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
18/104
SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008 27
CLIPPER POINT
-
7/25/2019 Significant Ships 2008
19/104
28 SIGNIFICANTSHIPSOF2008
Shipbuilder: ...Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME), KoreaVessels name: ..........................CMA CGM VelaHull number: ...............................................4125IMO number: ........................................9354923Owner/operator: ...................... Conti Reederei,
Germany/CMA CGM SA, FranceDesigner: .......Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd, KoreaModel test establishment used: ......... Hamburg
Ship Model Basin (HSVA), GermanyFlag: ................................................... GermanyTotal number of sister ships already completed: .......