Arctic
Voyager is really one of the most interesting, in engineer point
of view, ships carrying Liquid Natural Gas, built last years. The
vessel was ordered from Lloyds TSB Equipment Leasing and built by
the famous ship-builder Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation according
to requirements for the project “Norway Snowvit”. This
feature of the LNG Carrier means that vessel is with boosted hull,
which can sail in ice. The vessel was built according to latest
developments of shipbuilding and designed to endure heavy seas and
hard weather conditions. The overall length of Arctic Voyager is
289.50 meters, while the length between perpendiculars is 277.00
meters. The beam, of the vessel is 48.40 meters and the depth is
26.50 meters. The draft of Arctic Voyager, when the ship is fully
loaded can read maximum value of 11.90 meters. These measurements
are giving to the vessel deadweight of 75,434 metric tons, while
the Gross Tonnage is 118,571 gross tons. The cargo tank capacity
is over 140,000 cubic meters, which is large amount of cargo, which
can be transported by this new and modern LNG Carrier. Arctic Voyager
is really one of the most reliable ships, built ever. It is really
hard to design and build vessel with large cargo capacity, reliable
strength and ships’ stability. The main engine of the Arctic
Voyager is Kawasaki UA-400 steam turbine, which is producing total
power of 27,000 kW at 81 rpm. This power is enough for the vessel
to operate, keep cargo in proper temperature and sail with service
speed of 19.3 knots. The maximum speed of Arctic Voyager is over
20.7 knots. This high speed and reduced fuel consumption are making
the vessel useful and very profitable for the ship-owner.
The
ship Arctic Voyager is built according to latest requirements of
IMO and we can tell that LNG Carrier is environmental, cheap and
profitable. The new comfort class notation of COMF-V reduce the
noise, vibration level and make life on sea better for the officers
and seamen on board. The new system for ballast loading and replacement
is installed on board. The high productivity rudder and new powerful
bow thruster are used for easy maneuverability in ports, while berthing
and unberthing. A forcible LNG vaporizer is installed on board to
convert fuel gas. Really these improvements are made for easier
and more environmental operation from officers. The ship Arctic
Voyager is one of the best and most modern LNG Carriers built last
years. date: 14th October, 2009
