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Rina Amoreiti Shipyard Lindenau GmbH Ship type Double Hull Tanker Ship name Rina Amoreiti Owner/operator Marichem Europe S.r.l. Rina Amoreiti Main Particulars Designer Lindenau Flag Italy Classification RINA Contract date December 1995 Float out date January 1997 Delivery date October 1997 Length, o.a 394 ft. (120 m) Length, b.p 377 ft. (115 m) Breadth, molded 78.7 ft. (24 m) Draft, design 27 ft. (8.2 m) Draft, scantling 29.5 ft. (9 m) GT 9,850 DWT, design 12,00 DWT, scantling 13,94 Speed 15.5 knots Complement 25 Cargo capacity 16,400 cu. m. Water ballast 4,896 cu. m. Bunker 976 cu. m. % high tensile steel 12 Main engine MaK, 8M 552C HP 6,000 kW Auxiliary engines Yanmar Propellers Lips Thrusters Generator engines Yanmar Thruster engines Lips Emergency generator Caterpilla Couplings Vulkan Gears Renk Engine controls Kongsberg Norcontrol, Janssen Steering controls Ulstein-Tenfjord Deck machinery Hatlapa Shafting Lips Bearings Nordische Stahlwerke Bach Coatings Hempel VHF radio General Telemar (Continued on page 86) Such versatility, without diluting the main- stream potential for indivisible, heavy or awkward items of freight, gives the shipown- er greater resilience to fluctuations in market demand and reduces the in-ballast legs that can be associated with the heavy-lift trade. Mammoet entrusted the entire four-vessel program to Merwede Shipyard, which is located at Hardinxveld-Giessendam, where a complete indoor shipbuilding process is employed. Construction of the fourth-of-class was subcontracted to another Dutch yard, the Vlissingen company Royal Schelde. Happy River has an enclosed cargo-carrying volume of 645,000-cu. ft. in a single, unob- structed, box-shape hold, accessed through a maximum-width hatchway, and complement- ed by a substantial weatherdeck capacity for heavy freight, indivisible items, timber and containers. MacGregor-designed hatchcovers of the high-stowing, Foldtite-type are employed for the cargo opening of 298 x 58 ft. (91 x 17.7 m) through the main deck coamings, while stowage options have been increased by the incorporation of a 'tweendeck. Containers can be stacked five-high on deck, for a total stow of 725-TEU or 330-FEU, with the balance of 356-TEU or 159-FEU transported in the hold. The MacGregor liftaway pontoon-type 'tweendeck panels give clear access up to 288.7 x 58 ft. (88 x 17.7 m), and can also be deployed as grain bulkheads and partly as (Continued on page 60) Happy River Shipyard . Shiptype .. Ship name Ship owner .Merwede Shipyard Heavy Lift Happy River .Mammoet Shipping Dutch know-how in the field of heavy-load transportation is encapsulated in a versatile new breed of vessel commissioned this year by specialist operator Mammoet Shipping of Amsterdam and Japanese pool partner Mitsui OSK Lines. Two rotating mast cranes fitted along the starboard side of 16,516-dwt series-opener Happy River, conferring an 800-ton tandem lift capability, testify to Mammoet's core skills in heavy-lift and project cargo trans- portation. But the design is of particular sig- nificance in the complementary freight-carry- ing possibilities which it offers, providing a flexible tool of trade for the long-term. Happy River has been conceived as a com- petitive trader in timber, paper and other forestry goods, containers, general cargo, bulk commodities and dangerous goods, as well as being a vehicle for the heavy-load business. December, 1997 54