The cargo ship Morning Calm
is a car and truck carrier, which was built in 2004 in the shipyard
of Stocznia Gdynia S.A., Poland. The ship is owned by the Israeli
company of Ray Shipping, operated by Stamco Shipmanagement and managed
by Eukor Car Carriers Inc. The car carrier has overall length of
199.90 meters, beam of 32.28 meters and maximum summer draft of
9.10 meters. The deadweight of the cargo ship Morning Calm is 21,005
metric tons, the gross tonnage is 57,692 gross tons and the net
tonnage is 21,037 net tons.
The
cargo ships from this class are middle size car carriers, but however
the capacity of Morning Calm is quite large, because the cargo spaces
are optimized. The ship has 12 cargo decks and capacity for 6,600
cars, or with other words the cargo space is 54,500 square meters.
This is really large space for ship with such size and definitely
describes the quality of building of the vessel. Morning Calm is
really quality and profitable ship, which is built according to
latest requirements of IMO and maintained with good condition. The
ship has main engine MAN B&W 7S60MC-C, which has total output
power of 15,820 kW. The power, which is provided to the propulsion
system is really high and the loss... date: 12th January, 2012
Bishu Highway is one of the
newest and most modern car carriers in the fleet of Japanese company
K-Line - Kawasali Kisen Kaisha Line. The ship is impressive with
engineering, technology and size. Bishu Highway is single hull ship,
which was completed in 2009 in the shipyard of Toyohashi Shipbuilding
Co Ltd. The cargo vessel has overall length of 199.94 meters, while
the length between perpendiculars is 194.20 meters. The moulded
beam of the car carrier is 32.32 meters and the depth is 20.36 meters.
The maximum summer draft, which the ship can
reach, when is fully
loaded is 9.83 meters. The
cargo ship Bishu Highway has deadweight of 17,649 metric tons, gross
tonnage of 56,978 gross tons and net tonnage of 19,665 net tons.
Definitely the size of the Ro-Ro ship is impressive and the new
and modern technology used in heavy ship engineering is making the
vessel profitable and highly environmental. Bishu Highwayhas pretty
modern and really economy engineering, as the main engine is Kawasaki
8-cylinder diesel engine, which has total output power of 11,935
kW (or about 16,000 hp). All the output power is transferred to
the propulsion system, which is improved to have minimal loses... date: 12th January, 2012
Oberon
is car carrier property of Wallenius Lines, which is the company
owning one of the largest fleets of the world. The ships of the
company are large and high quality, having large number of innovations
and modern equipment. Of course the ship Oberon is not moving away
from the standard. Motor vessel Oberon has overall length of 231.60
meters, while the length between perpendiculars is 219.30 meters.
The car carrier has beam of 32.26 meters, air draft of 51.96 meters
and height to upper deck of 34.70 meters. The ship Oberon is quite
large having capacity for 8,000 cars or combination of 3,484 cars
and 466 busses or heavy vehicles. The ship has draft 11.30 meters,
fully loaded with cargo. These measurements of the ship Oberon are giving
deadweight of 30.134 metric tons, while the gross tonnage is 71,673
gross tons and net tonnage is 33,513 net tons. Definitely the car
carrier Oberon and her sister ship Aniara are the largest car carriers
of the world, having not only the largest capacity, but also largest
measurements. And such large vessel cannot be built elsewhere, because
of the restrictions in many ship-yards. The shipbuilder, which was
able to create such a giant was Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine
Engineering and their ship-yard DSME in Korea. The ship-builder
installed on board of the large car carrier strong and reliable
main engine of MAN B&W 8S60ME-C7... date: 26th May, 2010
M/v
Fidelio is part of the family of Wallenius Lines, owning the largest
car carriers of the world and having one of the largest fleets.
The ship is having capacity for 8,000 cars or combination of 3,484
cars and 468 busses or heavy vehicles. The car carrier m/v Fidelio
is sister-ship of m/v Faust, which we already mentioned in our reviews.
The ship has overall length of 227.80 meters and moulded beam of
32.26 meters. The air draft of m/v Fidelio is 51.98 meters and maximum
summer draft is 11.30 meters. The ship is having 13 cars decks,
5 from which are movable. The cargo volume capacity of the car carrier
is 67,300 cubic meters and these measurements are giving to the
vessel deadweight of 30,137 metric tons. The car carrier has gross
tonnage of 71,583 gross tons and net tonnage of 33,546 net tons.
The ship can be loaded from two points � stern deck and starboard
deck. The both decks are having height of 6.50 meters and width
of 9.50 meters, with capacity of 260 tons. The ship is designed
according to latest requirements for stability and design. The engineering
is from highest class and the main engine is MAN B&W 7S60MC-C
with total power of 21,490 hp at 105 RPM. The propeller is with
fixed step with a high efficiency and power increase to provide
flap rudder makes up the propulsion and steering arrangement. For
easier maneuvering is installed a bow thruster... date: 26th May, 2010
One
of the most discussed car carriers last days was Asian Glory, which
was hijacked by pirates around the shores of Somalia. The ships
sailing in the location are often victim of attacks, in spite of
the strong military ships in the vicinity. The Asian Glory is car
carrier built in 1994 and sailing for the fleet of Zodiac Maritime
Agencies Ltd. The ship has overall length of 184.07 meters and a
beam of 30.60 meters. The Asian Glory has moulded depth of 31.86
meters and summer draft of 8.82 meters. These measurements are giving
for the vessel large cargo space and capacity for 4,363 units. The
car carrier has summer deadweight of 13,363 metric tons and displacement
of 27,739 metric tons. The Asian Glory is quite large vessel with
gross tonnage of 44,818 gross tons and net tonnage of 13,445 net
tons. The TPC value of the ship is 44.770 metric tons and we already
discussed the importance of this number. The car carrier Asian Glory
has main engine MAN 8UEC560L, which is giving power of 9,058 kW.
This power is enough for the ship to reach service speed of 18.0
knots. This speed is enough for the ship to operate profitable for
the ship-owner. The fuel consumption at service speed is 39.00 metric
tons of heavy fuel per day and 0.10 metric tons of diesel oil per
day... date: 2nd January, 2010
One
of the newest and most modern car carriers is Brasilia Highway.
The Ro-Ro vessel was built in 2009 in Marugame Shipyard from the
famous builder - Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd. The vessel is quite
modern and very large having capacity for 6,237 units. The ship
has overall length of 199.97 meters, while the length between perpendiculars
is 192.00 meters. The value is quite important for navigation and
ship handling. The beam of Brasilia Highway is 32.26 meters and
the depth of the vessel is 34.48 meters. While the ship is fully
loaded the draft can reach 10.00 meters. The deadweight of the ship
is 18,793 metric tons and the gross tonnage is 59,440 gross... date: 2nd January,
2010
Definitely
talking about innovations in ship-building we should mention the
car carrier Auriga Leader. The ship was finished at the end of 2008
year by the Asian ship-builder Nippon Yusen K.K. but yeasterday
was launched by the ship-operator NYK Line. The car carrier has
200.00 meters length and beam of 32.26 meters. The depth of the
ship is 34.52 meters and while fully loaded the ship has draft of
9.70 meters. The car carrier Auriga Leader is really not so large
ship, but new, modern and so much innovated. The feature, which
got our attention was integrated 328 solar panels on board, which
will give about 10% from the power of the cargo... date: 3rd July, 2009
One
of the newest Japan ships definitely is Michigan Highway. The cargo
ship was finished in 2008 in the ship-yard of Toyohashi Shipbuilding
in Japan. This is one of the highest qualitied ship-yard of the
world, which created some of the best car carriers, sailing nowadays.
The ship is single hull vessel with overall length of 199.94 meters,
while the length between perpendiculars of the vessel is 190.00
meters. The vessel has moulded beam of 32.25 meters and depth of
34.20 meters. The draft while the car carrier Michigan Highway is
fully loaded can reach up to 8.50 meters. These measurements are
giving large cargo capacity... date: 16th June, 2009
The
car and vehicle carrier Positive Leader is one of the newest and
most modern vessels of Oceanic Trader S.A. The cargo ships from
this type are carrying thousands of cars with one voyage, making
the trade between Asia and Europe faster. The car carrier Positive
Leader was built in Shimonoseki Shipyard and Machinery Works in
2006 by the one of the most known ship-builders - Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, Ltd. This is high prove for the words that this ship
is among the most modern and most beautiful car carriers of the
world. The ship has overall length of 180.00 meters, while the length
between perpendiculars is 171.70 meters. The beam of... date: 16th June, 2009
Motor
vessel Tamerlane is one of the car carriers sailing around the oceans.
The ship is pretty new, designed with the new technology of Mark
IV, which was the highest technology for the year of building of
this beautiful vessel. Actually the ship was built in the year 2000
into the famous and well known ship-yard of Daewoo Heavy Industries
Ltd. in Korea. Tamerlane is ro-ro ship with overall length of 240.60
meters, beam of 32.26 meters and maximum draft of 11.75 meters.
The car carrier has depth of 32.45 meters and air draft of 46.00
meters. Tamerlane is not so large car carrier with deadweight... date: 29th January,
2009
PCC
Grand Victory is newly built car carrier with pretty large size
and capacity. The ship was built in June 2008 by shipbuilder Shin
Kurushima in the ship-yard of Onishi Shipyard. The cars carrier
is property of Dynamic Inventor Marine S.A. and is operated by the
same company. Grand Victory is car carrier, which is designed and
projected by the latest requirements about environmental and efficiency.
The ship has overall length of 199.99 meters and length between
perpendiculars of 192.00 meters. The beam of Grand Victory is 32.26
meters, the depth is 35.80 meters and the draft, while the ship
is fully loaded is 9.62... date: 29th January,
2009
