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GREAT SHIPS OF 2014

The KOTC operated crude oil tanker

Al Kout is the fourth sister Very Large

Crude Carrier (VLCC) of 317,300 DWT, part of the KOTC Phase III of the fl eet newbuilding projects. The vessel has been designed and built under the sur- vey of NK class and distinguished in the register by the following notations:

NS*(CSR, TOB, PSPC-WBT) (PS-FA) (ESP, PSCM, IWS) (EA, BWTS, HMS,

BRS1), MSN*, M0, Prime Ship-Hull care.

According to the builder and the owner, the tanker Al Kout offers many advan- tages over traditional tankers in terms of effi ciency, environmental friendliness, crew comfort and security.

In regards to the vessel’s hull form, it has a fully welded fl ush upper deck, a raked stem with a bulbous bow, a tran- som stern with open water type stern frame, a semi balanced rudder and a fi xed pitch propeller, directly driven by a slow speed diesel engine. In terms of propulsive effi ciency, the vessel is equipped with a high diameter propel- ler and a propeller duct, designed by

DSME, which reduces the energy losses of the propeller and improve the propel- ler’s performance against cavitation. The vessel has minimum 25 years of design fatigue life for hull part only based on the North Atlantic wave environment ac- cording to the rule of CSR, with cargo specifi c gravity of 1.025.

The ship is powered by a two stroke, electronically controlled main diesel engine, meeting the latest Tier II NOx emission standards, which provides the ship with easier and more effective en- gine control, reduced fuel and lubricat- ing oil consumption and higher effi cien- cy. The turbo chargers of M/E takes fresh air from atmosphere directly through a Direct Air Trunk (DAT) by which air at lower than engineroom (E/R) tem- perature is used for better effi ciency of the turbo chargers. In addition, a novel waste heat recovery system is fi tted on board Al Kout, which uses waste heat from main engine exhaust gases, which are fed to the exhaust gas economizer for the production of steam. The steam then is turning a two stage (High and Low

Pressure) steam turbine, which in turn drives an alternator for electric power generation. The turbo generator can then

Al Kout Environmental, Piracy Protected, Proven

Al Kout Main Particulars

Type ............................. Crude Oil Tanker

Shipyard .......... Daewoo Shipbuilding & ....Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME)

Owner ...............................KOTC, Kuwait

Length o.a. ...................1092 ft. (333m)

Beam .............................196.8 ft. (60m)

Depth ............................100 ft. (30.5m)

Tonnage (dwt/grt) .................. 317,300

Flag...............................................Kuwait

Classifi cation .....................................NK

Engines .............Wärtsilä 7RT-fl ex 82T x .. 1 set , 27,390 KW x 72.0 RPM (MCR)

Propulsion 24,650 KW x 69.5 rpm (NCR)

Speed, service ......................16.2 knots

Daily fuel consumption ...97.4 tons/day

Cargo volumn ...............357,000 cu. m.

Bunkers, Heavy oil............ 8,300 cu. m.

Bunkers, Diesel oil ........... 1,000 cu. m.

Water ballast .................. 97,500 cu. m.

IMO No. ...................................9653434

Cargo tanks ....................................... 15

Cargo tank coatings .................. Hempel

Cargo pumps ...............................Shinko

Ballast control system.................Shinko

Water Ballast Treatment ...........Panasia

Fire extinguishing system .. Wilhelmsen .....................................................(Unitor)

IBS & Radar ...........................L3 Marine

Offi cers ................................................17

Crew ....................................................21

Photos: Allseas

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