First O f Five Parcel Tankers Delivered To Stolt By D a e w oo

The Stolt Sapphire, first of five 38,000-dwt parcel tankers being built for Stolt-Nielsen by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Machinery Ltd., was delivered at the Okpo shipyard in South Korea recently.

The remaining ships, to be named Stolt Emerald, Stolt Topaz, Stolt Aquamarine, and Stolt Jade, are scheduled to be delivered this year and join the Stolt Tankers fleet.

These new ships will be among the most sophisticated and flexible parcel tankers in the world. About 70 percent of the total cubic capacity is acid-resistant stainless steel.

They are designed to carry the full range of parcel trade products, ranging from full deadweight of inorganic acids such as phosphoric and sulphuric to 6,900 cubic meters of cooled semi-gases like propylene oxide; from the most toxic chemicals to the most delicate; and from edible oils to high-heat lube oil additives.

The Sapphire has an overall length of 580 feet, beam of 105.8 feet, depth to main deck of 49.2 feet, and design draft of 34.5 feet. Main propulsion is provided by a twostroke Hyundai/B&W 6L60MC diesel engine with an output of 12,480 bhp at 111 rpm. Service speed is 15 knots at the design draft on a daily bunker consumption of 35.8 metric tons of heavy fuel oil, including full seaload on a 900-kw shaft generator.

The ship has 58 cargo tanks, each served by individual stainless steel cargo piping and individual hydraulically driven deepwell pumps, and 13 transverse cofferdams that effectively separate each cross-over group of cargo tanks. These features permit safe, segregated carriage of up to 58 different cargoes on the same voyage.

Many additional features add to the versatility of these parcel tankers.

The air dehumidification plant for moisture control, the nitrogen storage plant and inert gas generator, availability of cargo heating by thermal oil, hot water or steam (up to 230 F in certain tanks), and the Skarpenord computerized Cargo- master cargo monitoring and control system, all enhance the cargohandling capabilities of the ship.

Stolt-Nielsen caters to the "drugstore" trade on its worldwide tanker trade routes. These are the smaller bulk parcels that require the most careful handling. The delivery of the Sapphire and her four sister ships will increase the company's capabilities in this increasingly important transportation segment.

The Stolt-Nielsen Group is also engaged in all facets of waterborne and overland transportation, storage, and distribution of bulk liquids through its Stolt Terminals, Stolt Transportation Services subsidiaries, and can provide through transportation from any point to any point with one bill of lading, one freight rate, and one responsible party.

Stolt-Nielsen Inc. of Greenwich, Conn., is general agent in the Western Hemisphere for the Stolt-Nielsen Group of companies.

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Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 11, Apr 1986

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