First Of Four Exxon Tankers Delivered By China Shipbuilding
The Esso Mexico, the first of four 89,000-dwt f u e l - e f f i c i e nt t a n k e r s being built for Esso Tankers, Inc., Florham Park, N.J., at the Kaoshiung shipyard of China Shipbuilding Corporation, Taiwan, was delivered recently.
The tanker was designed primarily to carry crude oil from Caribbean ports to Exxon's U.S.
r e f i n e r i e s . The vessel's cargo tanks, equipped with heating coils and integrated piping, have the capability of transporting up to four grades of fuel oil.
The 805.1-foot long Esso Mexico incorporates the latest technology to assure high operating efficiency and maximum safety.
Recently completed trials showed a 30 percent total fuel consumption improvement over conven- tional tankers of similar size and speed.
Major fuel efficiency features include a direct drive, long-stroke slow-speed B&W / Hitachi 6L90 GFCA diesel engine. The engine is designed to operate on heavyfuel oil, significantly reducing fuel consumption. The engine produces 17,100 hp and a service speed of 15 knots.
Also incorporated is a Mitsui integrated duct, located forward of the propeller, which uniformly directs flow to the propeller increasing p r o p u l s i o n efficiency.
Exxon has retrofitted the duct on its existing tankers with good results.
Other efficiency features are self-polishing, antifouling paint from International Paint Company; an improved a u x i l i a ry steam turbogenerator system from Aalborg that uses exhaust heat from the main engine to help furnish electrical power; and a cargo and ballast water pumping system which uses superheated, steam-driven, t h r e e - s t a g e turbines.
The four tankers have safety and pollution prevention systems that meet or exceed the current IMO standards, including a fully segregated ballast system, a Butterworth crude oil washing system, and an Air-Filco inert gas system.
The vessels are equipped with an emergency hydraulic rudder system that is immediately activated in the event of main steering gear failure. In addition, the vessels have sophisticated navigation and communications equipment including a Norcontrol collision avoidance system, Decca radars, a Marisat/Japan Radio Corp. automatic satellite communications system, Magnavox satellite navigation system, radios by ITT, and Loran C by Northstar. The four ships are built to ABS classification.
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Content
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- Hemple's Names Hickey U.S. Technical Director page: 6
- FMC Launches Ice-Strengthened Barge For Service In Beaufort Sea page: 8
- SHIP COSTS & ENERGY 82 page: 10
- First Of Four Exxon Tankers Delivered By China Shipbuilding page: 12
- FCC Okays Automated Communication System For Inland Waterways page: 13
- 80-Ton Floating Crane Delivered To Great Southern page: 17
- Jackup Griffin-Alexander VII Outfitted, Starts Drilling In Gulf Of Mexico page: 17
- MarAd Approves Title XI Increase For Tugboat page: 38
- Reed Heads New Singapore Energy Products Office For Transamerica Delaval page: 38
- Lake Shore Offers Literature On Start-Master For Cummins Engines page: 40
- Kosonen Appointed At Life Cycle Engineering page: 40
- LEEVAC Names Stone To Customer Service Post page: 40
- Hvide Shipping Appoints Fitzgerald Vice President Government Relations page: 41
- Holland America Names Technical Vice President page: 41
- Crosby Group Offers Literature On Two New Series Of Overhaul Balls page: 43
- New Bulletin Describes Heat Exchanger Designs — Free Copies Offered page: 43
- Halter To Build Four 192-Foot Supply Boats For Petromar page: 44
- Moss Point Marine Completes Three-Vessel Order For Gulf Fleet Marine page: 44
- ASNE page: 50
- John Crane-Houdaille Names McLaughlin Vice President page: 60
- Plans For Five Ships Finalized In ACL Vessel Replacement Program page: 60
- New Deck Drains Featured In Free Wager Literature page: 61
- Peter Brix Elected To Board Of Twin City Barge page: 61
- MarAd Opens Fire-Fighting Training Center In Ohio page: 61
- CV Hellenic Cape Delivered To Hellenic By Singapore Yard page: 64
- MarAd Approves Title XI Application For 86 Barges, Towboats Jeffboat, Toutant page: 65
- Reynolds Marine Division Moves To New Offices Near Padre Island, Texas page: 65
- Bestobell Level Switches, Flowmeters To Be Handled By Armtec Industries page: 66
- Louis Allis Awarded Navy Contract Of $7.9 Million For Sonar Power Kits page: 66
- Royal Viking Appoints Vice President For Marketing, Planning page: 67
- SFRP Barge Covers For Coal Shipments Treated In New Proform Literature page: 67
- SRS Awarded Contract For 11 Oily Water Separators By NOAA page: 67
- CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS page: 68
- Seaward To Distribute Sumitomo Marine Fenders In U.S.—Literature Available page: 69
- Concorde Line Names Otero Vice President page: 70
- Halter Announces Opening Of Drydock For Ship/Rig Repair—Literature Available page: 70
- St. John Shipbuilding Orders SPAR Associates Production Planning/Cost Control Systems page: 75
- TANO Appoints Lowrey And Albert Vice Presidents page: 75
- HUD Nears Completion Of $80 M i l l i on Conversion Of Bulk Carrier To Drillship For Australia page: 76
- Navy Subcontract Awarded Peck & Hale page: 91