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First Order for New
Containership Series
Nordseewerke GmbH, a company of
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems,
received two new orders for a 3,400
TEU container ships. These orders mean
the development, design and building of
a new generation of compact container
ships with a capacity from 3,100 to
3,700 TEU. The contractor of this order
is GEBAB, which is based in
Meerbusch. A total of 28 containerships
have been delivered to GEBAB since
1987, and 11 additional ships are still to
be built by the ThyssenKrupp Marine
Systems' shipyards based in Emden,
Kiel and Hamburg.
The owner of the two new ships is the
shipping company Martime GmbH in
Elsfleth. The new ships with the yard
numbers 556 and 557 will be built
according to Germanischer Lloyd regu-
lations and feature the following main
technical data:
Containership Main Particulars
Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .748 ft. (228 m)
Breadth, molded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105.6 ft. (32.2 m)
Depth, molded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60.9 ft. (18.5 m)
Deadweight tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,250
Container capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,414 TEU
. . . .incl. 500 connections for refrigerated containers
Propulsion 100% MCR . . . . .28,880 kW at 104 rpm
Service speed approx. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23.75 knots
Circle 2 on Reader Service Card
Swire Pacific Offshore
Selects MAN B&W
MAN B&W Diesel has been awarded
the contract to supply complete twin-
screw medium speed propulsion pack-
ages for six Anchor Handling Tug
Supply Vessels (AHTS). The vessels
will be built by Labroy Shipyard,
Batam, Indonesia (Labroy Shipbuilding
and Engineering Pte Ltd., Singapore)
and will be operated by Swire Pacific
Offshore Limited, Singapore. The first
vessel is expected to be launched in the
beginning of 2007, and the following
vessels are planned to follow at two-
month intervals. The 120-ton bollard
pull AHTS vessels have been designed
by the U.K.-based IMT Marine
Consultants Ltd.
A total main engine output of 2 x
3,285 kW will supply the propeller
thrust, for a bollard pull of more than
120 metric tons. The ship service speed
is optimized for 13.5 knots. The MAN
B&W Diesel twin-screw Alpha
Propulsion System type 9L27/38-VBS,
which has been specified for the new-
buildings, include:
β’ Two MAN B&W 9L27/38 engines,
fitted with full engine power PTO and
integrated journal bearing at the front-
end, driving a fire-fighting pump
arrangement.
Two MAN B&W Alpha AMG55
gearboxes, type 57VO55EV, with a
speed reduction ratio of 800:141.
Additionally, each gearbox is equipped
with a 1,800 r/min PTO shaft for a 1600
kVA shaft alternator.
Two MAN B&W Alpha type
VBS980 four-bladed controllable pitch
propellers. The 3,800 mm ducted CPP
systems are complete with tail, interme-
diate shafts and bearings, stern tube
equipment, and MAN B&W fixed pro-
peller nozzles type AHT.
Circle 3 on Reader Service Card
120 ton bollard pull AHTS Main Particulars
Length oa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216.5 ft. (66 m)
Length bp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 ft. (57 m)
Breadth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52.5 ft. (16 m)
Deadweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,100
Propulsion 2 x MAN B&W 9L27/38-VBS packages
Classification .ABS Class +A1, Offshore Support &
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Towing Vessel, +AMS, + ACCU
Circle 253 on Reader Service Card
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