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of the newest crude oil tankers build by Namura Shipbuilding Co
Ltd, is called Atlantic Pioneer. The crude carrier was completed
in Imari Shipyard on 1st October 2009 and has overall length of
333.00 meters. The VLCC has length between perpendiculars of 324.00
meters and moulded breadth of 60.00 meters. The cargo ship Atlantic
Pioneer has depth of 29.00 meters and draft, when fully loaded of
20.60 meters. Really the giant looking quite large in measurements
and it is quite hard such large ship to be projected and completed.
The builders promise that this ship will have higher stability that
even smaller vessels, because of the new technology used for fireworks.
This increases highly the strength of the hull and reduces the expenses
for building this ship at all. The proud owner of the vessel is
Primo Shipping S.A., company well known is Asia and all over the
world with transportation of crude oil from Saudi Arabia to China
and Japan. The VLCC has deadweight of 302,303 metric tons, while
the gross tonnage is 159,943 gross tons. And this large sailing
vessel is in need of very strong and reliable engine on board. The
builders decided to use Mitsui MAN-B&W 7S80MC-C main engine,
from the generation of Mark 8. This is the latest technology of
MAN-B&W engine, producing high power at low rpm with really
decreased fuel consumption. The machinery engine room is automated
and based on the new M0 concept .This makes the shikp machinery
easier for service and high productive.  The
service speed of the ship is also quite high - 15.50 knots, which
cannot be seen in characteristics of many cargo vessels. The modern
system for giving the fuel to the main engine increased the power
of the engine and the productivity. Important for the high productivity
of the main engine is also Namura flow Control Fin and the low resistant
hull shape. Both are increasing the power and the service speed
of the ship.
The cargo vessel Atlantic Pioneer is Malaccamax type
VLCC, designed according to the measurements of Strait of Malacca,
because this is quite important access point for the regular routes
of this ship. The cargo vessel has 15 cargo tanks – 5 center
and pair of 5 wings. Also the ship has 2 slot tanks and 6 water
ballast tanks for improving the stability of the vessel. The ship
is designed with double hull as requirement of IMO and its convention
– SOLAS. The oil tankers are carrying dangerous cargo for
the nature and the double hull structure prevents the water from
pollution. A new improved vapor emissions system for control is
constructed as an eco-friendly device, which will prevent the air
from pollution. The ship’s electric generating plant is consisted
from a turbo generator, an emergency generator and also two main
diesel generators. The stem plant is consisted of one auxiliary
boiler and exhaust gas eco system. This is made in case to reduce
air pollution from the daily work of the vessel. We can see that
the builders and designer gave their best to create a vessel, which
is high quality, economy and environmental.
date: 29th December, 2009 |
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