GREAT SHIPS of 2007
Name: Al-Wataniya IV Type: Bunker Tanker Owner/Operator: Kuwait Oil Tanker Builder: Jurong SML - Singapore
The vessel Al-Wataniya IV is a modern, double hulled, single screw, diesel driven, oceangoing (Worldwide trading) and purpose built bunker tanker built by Jurong SML --Singapore to supply HFO and MDO bunkers. Design to operate in congested waters with larger area rudder/bowthruster. The RollsRoyce steering gear is fitted with a fully adaptive autopilot system. Although classed for bunker vessel, full enhancement has been implemented for this vessel to comply fully with the requirements for cargo having a flash point below 60�C. The vessel was constructed under Lloyd's Register with notations - LRS X A1, X LMC, UMS, Double Hull Tanker ESP, IMS, PCWT, flash point below 60�C. During the design phase, detailed analysis was carried out for Midship Finite Element (to predict global vibrations), torsional, lateral and axial vibration/noise levels, shafting and hull strength. Additional model tests were conducted to improve hull lines and improve maneuvering characteristics. The hull structure design exceeds the requirements of Class (LR) in terms of strength and fatigue. The vessel has a conventional pump room and consists of four pairs of cargo and one pair of slop tanks with the ballast tanks forming the double hull construction. Modern accommodations are available for a complement of 18, and includes cargo control room, cabins with bathrooms, galley, saloon, recreation room, gymnasium, hospital, provisions room, stores and Fire control station. The entertainment system includes a satellite TV system. A 100 percent redundant HVAC unit and refrigerated compartments are provided. Cargo/ballast tanks are coated with Jotun epoxy paint. Ballast/slop tanks are fully coated, while cargo tanks partially
cally designed and equipped with modern equipment to provide safe and easy navigation. It has two JRC radar, three DGPS, one echo sounder with two transducers, one dual axis Doppler log, an AIS, a VDR, a ship security alert system (Purple finder & JRC), weather facsimile recorder (JRC), independent off course alarm and two (2) Sat-C and one (1) Sat-F equipment, and other equipment.
Al-Wataniya Main Particulars Length o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 m Length, b.p. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 m Breadth, molded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 m Depth, molded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.2 m Draft, designed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.5 m Draft, scantling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 m DWT at design draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4257 mt DWT at scantling draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5057 mt Speed12.9 kts @design draft @ 90% MCR with 15% Sea Margin Main engines . . . . . . . . . . . .Daihatsu 6D KM - 36L Total installed power .2942 kW (4000 Ps) x 600 rpm Box Thrusters . .Kamome TCB - 55 MA, 540 RPM, Generator, main . . .Daihatsu 6DK - 20, 2 x 500 kW Generator, emergency Cummins 6 CTA 8. 3 - D (M), 150 kW Engine controls .Nunotani Keiki SeisaKusho Co. Ltd Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kobelco Coatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jotun Ballast Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Damcos Radars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JRC Depth Sounders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JRC Autopilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yokogawa AIS, GPS, GMDSS, SatCom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JRC Mooring equipment . . . . . . . . . . .McGregor Plimsoll Fire Extinguishing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Unitor Fire detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Consilium Heat exchangers . .Alfa Laval Plate Type and others Motor starters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terasaki Lifeboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hyundai Liferafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Viking F.W Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aquamar Air Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tanabe Steering Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rolls Royce Oily Bilge Water Separator . . . . . . . . . . .Taiko Kikai Marine Incinerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Delta Sewage Treatment Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hamworthy Air Conditioning and Fridges .JMA - Carrier / Bock. Switch board / Circuit breakers . . . . . . . . . .Terasaki. Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kongsberg SSAS, Weather Fax, Doppler sonar . . . . . . . . . .JRC Ships Performance Monitor . . .SHOYO Engineering On-line Loading Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NAPA CCTV system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HERNIS Auto Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vingtor Steenhans Galley Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LEOPART. Satellite TV system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AST AM/FM/TV Communal Aerial system . . . . . . .Naval PV valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pres Vac Ballast Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hamworthy Engine room pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hamworthy Oil Discharge Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seil-Seres Fuel Oil Purifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mitsubishi Lube Oil Purifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mitsubishi
coated. Hull and underwater areas are coated with a five-year system. The tanker is designed to carry HFO/MDO bunkers/clean petroleum product and is able to carry, load and discharge three grades of cargo with two valves segregation. Radar type gauging (Saab) is fitted, with closed sounding system for MMC tapes. Computerized monitoring system, interfaced on-line with gauging system for cargo, ballast and draft gauges, with visual and audio indication on TFT monitors. Remote monitoring of manifold temperature and pressure in CCR. Independent H-level and H.H-level alarm for each cargo and slop tanks. The Ballast system consists of 2 x 200 cu. m./hr. pumps with ring main piping arrangement. Cargo and ballast system are provided with Damcoss hydraulic-operated remote valves. Critical valves are proportional control, with their position indicated on the mimic diagram (gauges) in the CCR. Independent venting of cargo is provided for each cargo tank with two high velocity Pres Vac PV valves, plus a common vent valve on the mast riser. A Unitor CO2 fire fighting system is
provided for engine and pump rooms. A Unitor foam system is provided for the cargo area on the main deck; water sprinklers are provided for the paint locker and a local Unitor fire fighting system is provided in the engine room. A centralized Consilium gas detection system is provided for the pump room and ballast tanks. A Consilium fire detection system is provided to cover the area in engine room, accommodation, stores, paint lockers and pump room. A Hernis CCTV system with six cameras total is fitted, with cameras on the main deck, pump room and engine room. The Pollution prevention system includes a ODME, a OWS with bilge holding tank, a sewage holding tank, an automatic VEC system, and an incinerator for solid and liquid waste. Dedicated Low Sulfur HFO and MDO tanks provided and all engines NOx complaint. The engine room is spacious and neatly arranged, housing the main engine, auxiliary engines, auxiliary boiler, air compressors, steering gear unit, fresh water generator, purifiers, pumps, and a fully equipped, air-conditioned workshop. The wheelhouse is modern, ergonomi-
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Yacht Express Heavy Lift Dockwise Yacht Transport Yantai Raffles Shipyard
Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT) received its newest ship, the 685.7-ft. (209 m) Yacht Express, built at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China, and delivered in May. It is largest vessel of its kind in the world, purpose-built with a semi-submersible dock bay that allows yachts of any size to be safely floated on and off as cargo. Yacht Express will join four other dedicated yacht carriers, all semi-submersible, in the existing liner service of DYT. "Most amazing is that this ship is designed to have a service
speed of 18 knots," said DYT President Clemens van der Werf. "This means that a transatlantic voyage with this ultra modern yacht carrier can be reduced by nearly 50 percent, from 15 to 8 days." Van der Werf added that Yacht Express also will feature amenities not found on the other DYT ships such as complimentary cabins for ride-aboard crew, an atrium with swimming pool, conference, media and fitness facilities, allowing for added comfort and entertainment during transit.
Yacht Express Main Particulars Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .685.7 ft. (209 m) Width, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105.6 ft. (32.2 m) Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27.89 ft. (8.5 m) Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 ft. (5.8 m) Draft submerged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72.2 ft (14 m) Deck length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .541.34 ft. (165 m) Deck width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101.7 ft. (31 m) Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,000 tons Service speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 knots
With a beam of 106 ft. (32 m) and deck space of 55,060 ft. (5,115 sq. m.), the vessel has a carrying capacity of 5,000 metric tons.
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