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 vessel. The ship
has deadweight of 18,758 metric tons and gross tonnage of 60,213
gross tons. The cargo capacity of the car carrier is 6,400 units.
The ship was designed and built in Kobe Shipyard in Japan, which
is high prove for quality of the ship and materials used. The ship
will be the first of the new generation ships, driven by solar power.
Actually on board of Auriga Leader is inserted only a little solar
panels, which will reduce the main engine work and will decrease... date: 3rd July, 2009
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... date: 29th June, 2009
RTM
Wakmatha is the suitable bulk carrier for navigation through Great
Barrier Reef, which is the making the ship very important for the
ship-owner of Rio Tinto Shipping Limited. The bulk carrier has deadweight
of 90,338 metric tons and gross tonnage of 53,988 gross tons. The
overall length of the vessel RTM Wakmatha is 235.67 meters, while
the length between perpendiculars is 226.00 meters. The beam of
the vessel is 43.00 meters and depth is 19.50 meters. When the bulk
carrier RTM Wakmatha is fully loaded the draft reaches 12.80 meters.
The measurements of the ship are showing us the what this monster
looks like. But the problem of how this vessel can be moved easiest
for maneuvering is solved by the main engine of HITACHI-MAN B&W
6S60MC-C (Mark7). This is latest innovation of B&W engines,
developed by Hitachi, to give high power and large maneuverability.
The main engine is giving to the vessel power of 13,500 kW x 105rpm,
which is enough for the ship t reach maximum speed of 15.4 knots.
The cruising speed is a little bit lower to about 15.0 knots. This
beautiful and useful ship RTM Wakmatha was created by Namura... date: 29th June, 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 of the vessel, and the net tonnage of
18,800 net tons. This cargo ship is really large and has deadweight
of 17,673 metric tons and gross tonnage of 36,408 gross tons. The
ship is new, modern, innovative and profitable. The ship-owner and
operator of the vessel Michigan Highway is the company best known
in car carrying “K” Line. This company has hundreds
of czar carriers sailing all over the world and Michigan Highway
is one of the pearls of their fleet. The cargo ship has two loading
ramps situated in the aft and in mid starboard. This is quite enough
for the constructors to believe that time of loading... date: 16th June, 2009
The
company Bergesen ASA is one of the best known companies in bulk
carrying. The ships of the company are among the largest of the
world shipping. The one, we will present you today is exactly part
of this fleet. The ship is Berge Bonde. This is one of the newest
innovations and best built bulk carriers of Asian Shipbuilding.
The vessel was completed in 2005 by Imabari Shipbuilding in one
of the best quality yards – Saijo Shipyard. Berge Bonde is
one 205,000 DWT ore carriers, registered in Panama and sailing under
the flag of Bergesen ASA. The ship is really amazing in size with
its overall length of 299.94 meters, while the length between perpendiculars
is 291.40 meters. The beam of the vessel is 50.00 meters and the
depth is 24.50 meters. While the ship is fully loaded she can reach
her maximum draft of 18.10 meters. The deadweight of Berge Bonde
is 206,312 metric tons, while the gross tonnage is 104,727 gross
tons. With these principal particulars, the ore carrier has cargo
capacity for 220,021.91 cubic meters. This large and modern cargo
ship is in need of modern and very high quality engine. The builders
from Imabari, decided to install the main engine of Berge Bonde
MAN B&W 6S70MC-C... date: 16th June, 2009
Cape Dover
is one of the new and large bulk carriers. The ship is really large
and has deadweight of 185,000 metric tons. This is high value for
this sector of maritime transport. We all know that bulk carriers
are ships, which usually a times smaller than this one, because
it is pretty hard to complete ship with such size, bulk cargo and
enough ship’s stability. But Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
did it and created one of the best and most modern bulk cargo ships.
Cape Dover was completed in 2006 in the Sakaide Shipyard. The proud
owner of this beautiful ship is “K” Line Bulk Shipping
(UK) Limited. The cargo ship has overall length of 290.00 meters... 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... date: 16th June, 2009
One
of the largest bulk carriers of the world, definitely should be
mentioned as Waterman N ship. Ships from the category of Waterman
N are large bulk carriers, because of their size and cargo capacity.
They can carry hundreds thousands of cargo around the oceans from
one port to another, but with low productivity, because of low maneuverability
and restrictions in bulk harbors. Waterman N has length of 328.00
meters and moulded beam of 54.00 meters. The draft of the vessel,
when fully loaded is 20.00 meters and the deadweight tonnage is
260,000 metric tons. Such large bulk carriers are not built recently
due to high consumption of... date: 8th June, 2009
Yes in
the section Bulk Carriers a lot of ships, can find good place and
readers can understand much about ship sailing. The ship Mineral
Belgium definitely is getting good part as one of the largest ships
built in the world. The bulk carrier is pretty new, built in 2005
by Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding in China, and constructed in
one the of good ship-yards according to highest requirements of
IMO. The ship Mineral Belgium has overall length of 289.00 meters,
length between perpendiculars of 179.00 meters and moulded beam
of 45.00 meters. The draft of the vessel is 18.20 meters, when she
is fully loaded, which gives to the ship deadweight tonnage... date: 8th June, 2009
Tanking
about large sailing vehicles we should definitely notice Berge Ichiban.
The oil tanker has overall length of 322.95 meters and beam of 60.00
meters. The depth of the board if 29.55 meters and the draft of
the VLCC is 18.65 meters, while the ship is fully loaded. The deadweight
of Berge Ichiban is 298,552 metric tons and the gross tonnage is
159,397 gross tons. The very large crude carrier has main engine
MAN B&W 7S80MC (Mark VI) with total power of 25,490 kW at 79
rpm. The service speed of the ship is 16.00 knots, while the maximum
one is 17.1 knots. Ships from the class of Berge Ichiban usually
have lower speed and they are clumsier... date: 9th May, 2009
Ondina
is oil tanker of the Stasco Ship Management, which is operating
for the well-known Shell International Trading and Shipping Company.
The Ondina is Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), which has deadweight
of about 300,000 metric tons and length of 329.40 meters. The beam
of the cargo ship is 60.90 meters, while the maximum draft is 21.00
meters. The VLCC has oil capacity of 331,335 cubic meters, which
is about 3.8 millions of barrels. The cargo capacity of the ship
is pretty high, so Ondina is quite important for modern ship-trading
and maritime transport. The ships from this class are known as the
hard workers of the seas, so they should be... date: 9th May, 2009
