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 Splendiks
is the name of newly built bulk carrier by the famous shipbuilder
Universal Shipbuilding Corporation. The ship was completed in 2006
in Tsu Shipyard and really is amazing us with large cargo space,
and measurements. The overall length of Splendiks is 300.00 meters,
the beam is 50.00 meters and draft when the vessel is fully loaded
is 17.88 meters. The size of the ship is really amazing and the
deadweight is 203,233 metric tons, with gross tonnage of 101,933
Gross Tons. The ship Splendiks is really design according to latest
requirements of IMO for ship stability and ship-safety. The ship
is part of some new class called Newcastle-maxim, claimed for the
most efficient vessel for sizes of draft and deadweight. The bow
is designed with shape of Ax-Bow, reducing the resistance of the
sea and increasing productivity of the main engine. But when talking
about  productivity
and speed of the ship, definitely should note that the main engine
is MAN B&W 6S70MC Mk6, one of the best types of engines, giving
power enough for the ship to reach maximum speed of 15.2 knots.
The voyage speed of the ship is 14.7 knots, which is pretty high
speed for bulk carrier.
Splendiks is the most modern ship with deadweight of
200,000 metric tons. The ship has 9 cargo holds with 9 hatch covers,
which can be separately opened and closed. The hatches are suitable
for loading and discharging of any type of cargo and increase the
productivity of the shore engines or loading and discharging, which
decrease the time for staying on berth of the vessel. This decreases
the money cost for the ship-operator and also make the ship more
efficient. The main engine is also improved Mark VI with two long
stroke and low speed, which is high effective and energy saving
is increased with the cooperation with sophisticated hull and Surf-Bulb
after the propeller. Definitely latest innovations of shipbuilding
are increasing the speed of the vessels and their efficiency, which
is important for developing of maritime transport of the world.
date: 29th June, 2009 |
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