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GREAT SHIPS OF 1998 Hyundai's Front Century (Continued from page 49) approach to structural needs, promises long-term gains in main- tenance needs and ship integrity. Front Century and the second VLCC in the series are classed with Lloyd's Register, and the whole array of notations conferred includes ShipRight procedures as regards structural design assess- ment (SDA), fatigue design assess- ment (FDA) and construction mon- itoring (CM). The ensuing three C- generation ships are being built to Det Norske Veritas' class require- ments, including CSA-1 structural strength and fatigue strength notations. Subdivision of the revenue- earning section of the hull by lon- gitudinal and transverse bulk- heads is such that Front Century offers a loading capacity of 350,060 cu. m. in five center cargo tanks, five pairs of side cargo tanks, plus ANCHORS CHAINS Va" up to 41/2", U2/U3 from STOCK! G. J. Wortelboer jr. B.V. P.O. Box 5003 3008 AA Rotterdam, Nederland Tel.: 31 10 4292222 Fax.: 31 10 4296459 Telex: 28393 GJWNL WORTELBOER Unsure where to get USCG Approved mm Houston Marine Training Services is now offering a new 70-hour approved GMDSS course • Meets STCW requirements training? FCC license examinations also available Personalized instruction with limited class size Experienced, qualified instructors Other USCG approved and license exam prep courses available Circle 230 on Reader Service Card Circle 238 on Reader Service Card Protecting Gears and Shafts from Vibration Next time you think of steering steer to Jastram! VULKAN Flexible Couplings mm, RATO Family • Main Propulsion • EZR Auxiliary Propulsion • Vulastik-L» GenSets Vulkardan • Cardan Drives • Torflex VKE • Pumps • Up to 464,660 Ib-ft. torque. American VULKAN Corporation Sales and Service 941-324-2424 Fx: 941-324-4008 www.vulkanusa.com • ISO 9002 Registered North American Shipbuilding chose Jastram steering when building this 260ft. anchor handling tug and supply vessel. Jastram Hydraulic Steering Systems are the ideal choice when designing a new vessel or planning a retrofit. ENGINEERING LTD. 467 Mountain Highway North Vancouver, B.C. Canada V7J 2L3 Tel: (604) 986-0714 Fax: (604) 986-0334 Web: www.jastram.ca e-mail: marketing@jastram.ca 64 Circle 207 on Reader Service Card Circle 243 on Reader Service Card two slop tanks, protected by a dou- ble side shell and double bottom. The intra-hull spaces, used throughout to provide much of the enormous water ballast capacity required by such a vessel, are dimensioned to Marpol-dictated criteria, giving a width of 11.5 ft. (3.5 m) in the wings and a 9.8 ft. (3 m) height in the double bottom. A maximum outturn rate of 15,000-cu. m. per hour is offered by three steam turbine-driven verti- cal, centrifugal cargo pumps, and loading can be achieved at up to approximately 20,500-cu. m. per hour through the central manifold. Three grades of oil can be handled simultaneously with two-valve segregation, and ullaging of the cargo tanks is undertaken using a Saab tank radar level gauge sys- tem. Fixed monitoring equipment detects any hydrocarbon gas released in the pump room and ballast spaces. The strong posi- tion of the MAN B&W marque in the Korean shipbuilding two- stroke engine stakes is reflected in the adoption in the Frontline VLCC of the seven-cylinder S80MC diesel, one of the most pop- ular choices for large crude carrier propulsion. Manufactured at HHI's engine works on the ship- yard estate, the unit offers a maxi- mum continuous output of 34,650- bhp (25,485-kW) at a slow-turning 79 rpm. The installation provides scope for a service speed of up to 15.7 knots in fine weather. Electrical power is derived from three gensets based on Wartsila 8L20 diesels rated at 1,414-bhp at 720 rpm, while steam require- ments are met by two Mitsubishi marine boilers and a Kang Rim exhaust gas economizer. Indicative of the level of automa- tion incorporated in the new breed of Frontline VLCCs is the adoption of an advanced cargo handling and planning system called Super Cargo, which is supportive of one- man operations, and a machinery predictive diagnosis and mainte- nance tool known as Super plant. The latter uses sophisticated arti- ficial intelligence (AI) and data acquisition techniques. Circle 34 on Reader Service Card Front Century Main Particulars Designer Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Flag Uberia Classification Lloyd's Register Number of sister ships 4 (on order) Contract date February 1997 Delivery date July 1998 Length, o.a 1,099 ft. (335 m) Length, b.p 1,050 ft. (320 m) Breadth, molded 190 ft. (58 m) Maritime Reporter/Engineering News