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Energy Transportation Gets American

Legion Merchant Marine Award

The American Legion National

Mechant Marine Award for 1984-85 was presented recently by Senate

Majority Leader Robert Dole (R-

KA) to Dr. C.Y. Chen, chairman of

Energy Transportation Corporation (ETC) of New York City, at a cere- mony in the U.S. capital. This pres- tigious award, sponsored by the

Robert L. Hauge Merchant Marine

Post 1242 of the American Legion of

New York, recognizes the outstand- ing contribution the company has made to the U.S. merchant marine industry through the development and successful operation of eight

U.S.-flag LNG carriers.

Also in attendance at the presen- tation were Senators Strom Thur- mond (R-SC), Jesse Helms (R-

NC), and Mack Mattingly (R-

GA) along with representatives of the Hague Post. Speaking at a re- ception following the presentation,

Maritime Administrator John

Gaughan congratulated Dr. Chen and ETC, noting that company's

LNG project represents a highlight in the U.S. merchant marine.

American merchant seamen who have received special LNG training operate the ETC ships and handle their unique cargo. Built by the

Quincy shipyard of General Dynam- ics in the late 70s, the ships now trade in the Far East carrying LNG from Indonesia to Japan under a 25- year contract with Burmah Oil.

Built Under the Maritime Adminis- tration's Title XI mortgage guaran- tee program, ETC's sophisticated tankers provide safe, efficient, and economical transportation. Since the first vessel went into service in 1977, ETC has delivered more than 1,100 cargoes without a major inci- dent.

Shown above at the American Legion National Merchant Marine Award presentation (L to

R): Gilbert Ross. Brown & Ross; James A. McQuilling. Midland Marine; Dr. C.Y. Chen. chairman of the board. Energy Transportation Corporation; David C. Hislop, Commander,

Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Post; and Capt. J.V. Caffrey, Mobil Oil.

First Of Five Parcel Tankers

Delivered To Stolt By Daewoo

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 capac- ity is acid-resistant stainless steel.

They are designed to carry the full range of parcel trade products, rang- ing from full deadweight of inor- ganic acids such as phosphoric and sulphuric to 6,900 cubic meters of cooled semi-gases like propylene ox- ide; from the most toxic chemicals to the most delicate; and from edi- ble oils to high-heat lube oil addi- tives.

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 two- stroke Hyundai/B&W 6L60MC die- sel 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 genera- tor.

The ship has 58 cargo tanks, each served by individual stainless steel cargo piping and individual hydrau- lically driven deepwell pumps, and 13 transverse cofferdams that effec- tively 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 tank- ers. The air dehumidification plant for moisture control, the nitrogen storage plant and inert gas genera- tor, availability of cargo heating by thermal oil, hot water or steam (up to 230 F in certain tanks), and the

Skarpenord computerized Cargo- continued)

STOLT SAPPHIRE

Main engine Hyundai

Propeller & bow thruster Lips

Steering gear Frydenbo

Engine control console .... Terasaki

Torque meter ASEA

Auxiliary boiler Sunrod

Purifiers Nagase/Alfa

Diesel generators . . . Yanmar/Taiyo

Emergency generator ...... Kosan

Shaft generator Fuji

Main switchboard Terasak

Freshwater generator Serok

Sewage treatment system . . Sasakura

Incinerator Golar

SatNav system Traco

SatCom system COMSAT

Radars Kelvin Hughes

Navigator Decca

Weather facsimile Alden

Gyro/autopilot Anschutz

Cargo tank hatches .... Daewoo/Normarine

Deck crane Liebherr

Anchor & mooring winches Daewoo/Norwinch

Cargo pumps & controls . Frank Mohn

Cargo valves Westad

Fuel oil heating system .... Bismo

Cargo heating oils Bism

Cargo cooling system . . Frank Mohn

Dehumidifier system Bry-Air

Inert gas generator Holec

Liquid nitrogen plant Linde

Tank cleaning machines . . . Polar Jet

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