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The Gianella has an overall length of 615 feet, beam of 90 feet, depth of 53 feet 8 inches, and design draft of 34 feet. Propulsion is provided by a low-speed IHI/Sulzer 5RTA76 fuel- efficient diesel with a maximum continuous rating of 18,400 bhp at 98 rpm. The main engine, derated to prolong its service life, drives a shaft generator via a speed-increasing gearbox to provide electric power while under way. These two charac- teristics contribute to excellent fuel economy.

Designed for unmanned opera- tion, the propulsion plant is classed + AMS, ACCU by the American

Bureau of Shipping. The engine is direct-drive to a Ferguson fixed- blade, nickel-aluminum-bronze pro- peller. Service speed at 75 percent of maximum continuous rating of the engine is 16 knots.

The new carrier is designed to deliver 30,000 long tons of petro- leum products worldwide, and is ice- strengthened to ABS Ice Class IC for Arctic and Antarctic operations.

Cargo is loaded in seven pairs of tanks, each pair being segregated from any other pair to allow seven different types of cargo to be carried simultaneously. Each cargo tank is fitted with a stainless steel, high- pressure hydraulic pump supplied by Framo. These pumps are sized to discharge the entire cargo within 16 hours.

All cargo tanks are fully inerted by a Holec inert gas generating sys- tem designed to supply two pairs of tanks through dedicated systems to guard against cargo contamination; the other five pairs of tanks are served by a common system. Cargo piping and inert gas piping are fab- ricated entirely of stainless steel.

Facilities for underway replenish- ment at sea are provided at two sta- tions; also incorporated is refueling at sea capability over the stern.

The construction of the cargo tanks developed by Tampa Ship has substantially reduced surface area compared with conventional con- struction, which results in signifi- cant cost reduction for epoxy coat- ing maintenance inside the tanks.

Water ballast is carried in double bottom and wing tanks, completely segregated from the cargo, meeting

IMO's Protectively Located Segre- gated Ballast regulations.

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MINERAL NIPPON

Mitsui

The 194,744-dwt coal/ore bulk carrier Mineral Nippon, built by the

Chiba Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, was delivered early this year to Toppenish Ltd. of Hong

Kong. The single-screw flush decker has a number of energy conserva- tion and labor saving features, in- cluding a hold cleaning system.

The bulker has an overall length of 984.2 feet, beam of 155.8 feet, depth of 82 feet, and full-load draft of 60.8 feet. Propulsion is provided by a low-speed Mitsui/B&W 6L80MCE diesel engine with a max- imum continuous output of 19,200 bhp at 83 rpm. Trial speed was 16.31 knots. She is equipped with a Mitsui

ATG-F1 turbogenerator system (mixed pressure turbine system) for maximum utilization of the waste heat of the main engine exhaust gas.

Other energy conservation fea- tures include a Mitsui Integrated

Duct Propeller (MIDP), a reaction rudder, and extensive use of high tensile steel in the hull to save weight.

NORD BALTIC

Samsung

Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy

Industries Company in Korea in

August this year delivered the 106,700-dwt Nord Baltic to Nor- strom & Thulin AB of Sweden, fol- lowed by sister ships Nord Ocean and Nord Pacific. They are said to be the largest oil products tankers ever built.

The Nord Baltic has an overall length of 806.75 feet, beam of 140 feet, depth of 67.6 feet, and maxi- mum draft of 47.6 feet. Main pro- pulsion is provided by a KHIC/

B&W 6L70MC diesel developing 16,980 bhp at 95 rpm, driving a

Kobe Steel four-bladed, fixed-pitch propeller. Service speed is 14.5 knots.

Three 830-kw diesel gensets, two oil-fired boilers, and one exhaust gas boiler are installed to provide electric power and steam for cargo loading and discharge, cargo heat- ing, and for various loads under nor- mal seagoing conditions. (continued)

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