Marine Log - December 2007 - (Page 36)

DISTINCTIVESHIPS2007 ALAKAI ALAKAI at-a-glance Length, OA : 106.50 m Length, waterline 92.40 m Beam (molded) 23.80 m Hull draf, max 3.65 m Passenger capacity 866 Car capacity 282 cars or 28 x 40 ft trucks with 65 cars Propulsion 4 x MTU 20V 8000 M71 8,200 kW at 1150 rpm First Hawaii Superferry uilt by Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, Alakai, the first Hawaii Superferry notches up too many American shipbuilding “firsts” to be listed here! The total result is a state of the art, B world-class high speed car passenger catamaran ferry with a draft of 3.6 m and a beam of 24 m, that will commute between the Hawaiian Islands at speeds up to 40 knots. The vessel is four decks high, including two decks for the car and truck loading, one deck for passengers and the bridge deck reserved for the pilot and crew. The second or mezzanine deck is 2/3 hoistable to facilitate parking for lighter cars and leave maximum parking space for the larger trucks. SITEAM EXPLORER 46,190 dwt oil and chemical tanker elivered to Eitzen by Croatia’s Brodotrogir, Siteam Explorer is a high performance IMO 2 chemicals oriented handy size tanker providing the utmost flexibility in cargo operations. The overall design accomodates a large cargo space within a hull of the SITEAM EXPLORER at-a-glance Length, OA : 182.90 m Breadth, molded 32.20 m Depth, molded 17.20 m Draft, design 11.00 m Deadweight, 12 m draft 46, 190 t Main Engine: Uljanik MAN 6 S 50 MC 8,200 kW at 121 rpm D lowest height in the market segment. All cargo tanks are under 3,000 m3 to cope with IMO 2 cargo quantity limitation and the sloped inner bottom and stools configuration facilitates complete drainage of cargo residues. An innovative design of transverse bulkhead stools facilitate drainage of cargo residues collecting in aft bulkheads corrugations even under extreme aft trim. With a generous inner bottom slope towards centerline this means complete drainage and residues limited only by pump suction well size. YACHT EXPRESS 38,000 m3 LPG carrier uilt at China’s Yantai-Raffles Shipyard for Dockwise Yacht Transport, Yacht Express is a semi-submersible heavy lift cargo ship that is the first specifically designed yacht trans36 MARINE LOG DECEMBER 2007 YACHT EXPRESS at-a-glance Length, OA 209.00 m Width, OA 32.20 m Depth 8.50 m Deadweight 11,000 t Main Engines: 2 x Wartsila 12V38 B 8,700 kW each B porter. The ship is semi-submersible to utilize the float-on/float-off loading method. Yachts are safely accommodated between the spray covers in the dock bay, which measures a deck space of 165 m in length and 31 m in width. The ship’s service speed of 18 knots cuts yacht transportation time from the Mediterranean to Florida from 15 days to eight. www.marinelog.com http://www.marinelog.com

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Marine Log - December 2007 Contents Editorial Second Thoughts Update Inside Washington Warning: Shipbuilding Over-Supply by 2011 Steely Resolve: Cutting Injuries What’s on Your Mind? Newsmakers Tech News Contracts Events InfoDirect Website Directory ML Marketplace Last Word

Marine Log - December 2007

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