Hyundai Heavy Industries To Build Ethylene Carriers

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea recently won several contracts to build ethylene carriers for some of the leading overseas shipowners.

Among the contracts is one for a 4,000-cubicmeter ethylene carrier for Olaf Pedersen's Rederi A/S of Norway.

The carrier will have two cargo holds to accommodate two individual pressure vessel type cargo tanks. The hull in the cargo tank area will be of a single bottom, double-side shell and single upper/trunk deck. The bottom of the hull is to be strengthened to permit regular grounding on the seabed for cargo loading and discharging.

Each tank will be constructed of 9 percent nickel steel and insulated with 150-mm polyurethane foam.

The carrier will have an approximate length of 3221/2 feet, beam of 49 feet, and depth of 24 ¥2 feet. She will be powered by a MAK 6M 551 main engine developing a mcr of 4,500 at 450 rpm.

The new vessel will be able to load cargo from both over-pressure and atmospheric tanks, which means that she will be able to use almost any terminal in the world. She will be equipped with highly sophisticated cargo handling and monitoring systems and all items of cargo handling equipment will be fully instrumented for safe and efficient use.

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Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 72, Apr 1988

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