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Keoyang Majesty

December, 1997

Shipyard Hanjin Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

Ship type Cargo (Woodchip Carrier)

Ship name Keoyang Majesty

Owner/operator Keoyang Shipping Co., Ltd.

The Keoyang Majesty is a 725-ft. (221-m) wood- chip carrier specially designed for Keoyand

Shipping Co. The vessel is designed as raked stem with bulbous bow, transom stern without curvature and flush deck with forecastle. All accomodation space on the vessel, including the navigation bridge and propulsion machinery space, have been located aft. Vibration and noise is designed in order to avoid resonance, not only for the comfort of the crew but for conserving the life of the ship's equipment.

During ballast voyages, the no. 4 hold may be used as a water ballast tank and provision is made for nos. 2 and 6 to be ballasted in port to obtain min- imum air draft. Main propulsion is provided by an

MAN B&W 6L60MC, two stroke diesel, which is turbocharged and develops maximum power of 15,600 ps at 123 rpm. For regular service, it pro- duces 13,060 ps at 116.5 rpm.

The vessel — designed and constructed solely to carry woodchips — has six cargo holds and is equipped with a self-unloading system. Each hold is closed by a hydraulically operated hat cover.

From the hoppers, chips are transferred to main conveyors (nos. 1 and 2) running along the star- board side on the upper deck by feeder conveyors.

The main conveyors transport the chips to a shuttle conveyor running below deck at the forward end of the no. 1 hold extending overboard to enable dis- charge ashore. The vessel's unloading capacity is 975 tons/hour. An automatic system has been adopted for most equipment, and the vessel carries (Continued on page 57)

Taixing

Shipyard

Ship type Multi-purpose cargo liner

Ship name Taixing

Owner/operator . Chinese Polish Joint Stock

Shipping Co. 3. Maj delivered M/V Taixing to the Chinese

Polish Joint Stock Shipping Co. in

September. The 556-ft. (169.7-m) multi-pur- porse cargo liner is the first in a new series of three sister vessels ordered by the company from 3. Maj. In fact, the Croatian yard has maintained a very good relationship with this owner, starting in 1988 when a series of four sister vessels was ordered.

Taixing is capable of carrying general cargo, grain, bulk and ore cargo, heavy cargo, vehi- cles and containers, as well as dangerous car- goes. Accomodations (for 28 persons) on the ship are located aft, with three decks, fore- castle, poop, raked stern, bulbous bow, tran- som stern and double bottom. It's capacities are as follows:

Twindeck A 14,466 cu. m. grain

Twindeck B 9,657 cu. m. grain

Holds 13,215 cu. m. grain

Total 37,339 cu. m. grain (33,606 cu. m. bale)

Maximum capacity 1,094 TEU

No. reefer sockets 30

Deep tanks in the cargo area between hold nos. 2 and 3 is provided for heavy fuel oil.

The vessel is propelled by 3. Maj-built New

Sulzer diesel (type 5RTA62) which is remote- ly controlled from the engine room control console and from the wheel-house. The two- stroke, five-cylinder unit develops 9,500 kW at 109 rpm, and features a 620 mm bore and 2,150 mm stroke. Specific fuel consumption is 171 g/kWh.

The main ballast lines consist of two ballast duck-built in double bottom, forming a ring system. Two centrifugal ballast pumps and two centrifugal bilge pumps are used for bal- last service. Electro-hydraulic remote control is provided for operation of main valves of ballast, bilge and transfer system.

For safety, a C02 fire extinguishing system is featured in the engine room and cargo spaces. In addition, there is a sea water extinguishing and deck wash system.

Taixing

Main Particulars

Class LR

Flag Malta

Port of registry Valleta, Malta

Length, o.a 556.6 ft. (169.7 m)

Length, b.p 533 ft. (162.5 m)

Breadth, molded 90.2 (27.5 m)

Draft, at summer freeboard 30.5 ft. (9.3 m)

DWT 22,271 metric tons

GT 19,134

Main Engine New Sulzer (3.MAJ)

MCR 9,500 kW at 109 rpm

Speed 16.2 knots

Daily fuel consumption 32.7 tons

Propeller Lip

Diesel engines Sulzer

Generators Uljanik-Siemens

Emergency generator Scania, Stamford

Boilers Aalborg-Sunro

Navigation equipment Raytheon