Maritime Reporter, December 1990

<BODY> <div> Outstanding Ships (continued from page 24) mcr of 15,300 bhp at 102 rpm and an ncr of 13,000 bhp at 97 rpm. Electric power is supplied by three Ssa- ngyong-MAN B&W generator en- gines driving HEECO generators producing 980 kw each. One 99-kw MAN B&W Demp emergency gen- erator set is also provided. Maneuverability is enhanced with the use of Lips CP bow and stern thrusters. Equipment List Main engine Hyundai-MAN B&W Auxiliary engines . Ssangyong-MAN B&W Propeller Hyundai Bow & stern thruster Lips Main generators HEECO Emergency generator . MAN B&W/Demp Radar Krupp-Atlas Lifeboat & life raft .... Hyundai/Viking Cargo compressors Sulzer NORDIC EMPRESS Cruise Ship Chantiers De L'Atlantique This past year, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL) of Miami en- tered the popular three- and four- night cruise market with its new 1,610-passenger Nordic Empress, delivered by GEC-Alsthom's Chan- tiers de L'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. First class accommodation for 1,610 passengers is arranged in 801 two-berth cabins and four suites over five decks of the 12-deck ship. Sixty percent of all her staterooms have a view of the sea and 71 deluxe staterooms and suites have balcon- ies. The centerpiece and crowning achievement of the Nordic Empress is her spectacular atrium called the Centrum, which traverses nine decks and is crowned by a skylight. The atrium, which incorporates sculpture, plants and even water- falls, is served by glass-enclosed ele- vators. The 44,300-grt, 12-passenger deck Nordic Empress has an overall length of 692 feet, length between perpendiculars of 673 feet, 100-foot beam. Propulsion power is supplied by two 12-cylinder V configuration Wartsila Vasa 32 and two eight- cylinder Wartsila Vasa 32 main en- gines. The geared diesels drive twin controllable-pitch propellers at 105 rpm. Auxiliary power is generated by three Wartsila Vasa 8R32 diesel generator sets, producing a total of 9,300 kw. Alfa Laval S.A., Les Clayes Sous Bois, France, supplied nine separa- tors mounted on modules with pro- gram units, S&T heaters, with sludge tanks, three boosters for ME NORTHERN VENTURE Bulk Carrier Nippon Kokan This past year Japanese ship- builder Nippon Kokan K. K. December, 1990 (NKK) delivered the bulk carrier Northern Venture to her owner, Al- can/Bermuda Ltd. Completed at NKK's Tsu Works, the 36,766-dwt vessel has an ice-reinforced hull to permit year-round navigation to Al- can's Arvida plant on the St. Law- rence River which is frequently ice- bound. The Northern Venture is built to carry Jamaican alumina. The Northern Venture will be joined later by the Northern Prog- ress, also specially reinforced to Lloyd's Ice-Class 1A standards. She is also being delivered by the com- pany's Tsu yards. The Northern Venture has an overall length of 385 feet, molded breadth of 96 feet and draft of 49 feet. Propulsion is provided by an NKK-Sulzer 7RTA58 main engine with an output of 15,120 hp at 127 rpm, producing a service speed of 14.6 knots. OSCO STRIPE Product Tanker Uljanik This past fall, the Pula, Yugoslav- ia, shipyard of Uljanik Shipyard de- livered the third in a series of three 40,200-deadweight product tankers, (continued) THE ULTIMATE CHOICE: SEMI-AUTOMATIC TWISTLOCK C5A(M) • Flexible handle that withstands mechanical impact better than any rigid handle. • Maintenance free. • Fully forged. • Hot dip galvanized. • 50 tonnes B.L. • Approved by ABS. PAT. PEND Preloading UNIQUE FEATURES: Easy Operation Operation in 3" gap ALLaci TIAPIHe LASHifIG STOCKHOLM, Sweden Tel. + (46) 8-80 75 70 Telefax +(46)8-80 15 88 SINGAPORE Tel. + (65) 779 54 92 Telefax + (65) 779 54 61 Circle 304 on Reader Service Card 37 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>