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 Celestine
River is vessel finished just some months ago from the famous ship-yard
of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The ship is one of the largest LNG
Carriers, built ever, and the deadweight that it has is 77,163 metric
tons, the length of Celestine River is 289.70 meters, the beam is
49 meters and the draft is 11.49 meters, when the vessel is fully
loaded . The gross tonnage of the vessel is 117,895 metric tons
and the cargo capacity into the tanks is 145,394 cubic meters of
natural gas. The vessel has a too big measurements and this fact
needs a strong and very useful engine and propulsion system. The
main engine of Celestine River is Kawasaki UA-400 stream turbine.
The full power that this main engines gives to the ship is 26,900
kW at 80 rpm. This power is enough for the ship to do all the necessary
jobs by keeping the gas in low temperatures, and gives the speed
of the ship of about 19.5 knots maximum speed and 17.9 knots cruising
speed, which is very good for such kind of vessel. In spite of the
high power that this vessel has, the auxiliary diesel generators
add nearly 3,600 kW to the whole power of the vessel, which is used
mostly for maneuvering, bow thrusters, and electricity on board.
The auxiliary diesel generators  may
also give emergency power for the system of freezing the gas into
the tanks.
The
ship is operated by K-Line Shipping Limited. The carrier has four
MOSS type independent spherical tanks, which are isolated with special
Kawasaki panels system, which allows into the tank to be kept a
constant temperature, and the increasing to be decreased to low
points. The boil off gas rate is maintained at about 0.15% per day
by the system. The wheelhouse is equipped with advanced integrated
electronic navigational system, which allows remote command over
the machine, and panoramic vie of 360 degrees of the ship for easier
eye navigation. The cargo system is leaden by the Cargo Room, where
is installed Kawasaki Integrated Management Control System (IMCS),
which is easier for operating and easier for working. The cargo
pumps are innovated with higher rates for discharging, and the vessel
can be loaded from 2 points separately. This grows the rates and
reduces the time for staying at port or at anchorage. Celestine
River is new generation vessel that is designed to be functional
for the ship-owners and to very profitable. You may see how this
ship looks like and wonder, about engineer techniques for building
this LNG Carrier.
date: 27th May, 2008 |
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