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Investment in Design percent, averaging all wind directions at 15-rrt/sec. The combined effect of the design enhancements are said to offer a speed increase, relative to power, of up to one knot, depending on wind direc- tion.

Courageous Ace is also equipped with

Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF), a device developed by MOL to enhance propeller efficiency by four- to five-per- cent, with resulting gains in efficiency.

The vessel is powered by an eight-cylin- der Mitsubishi UEC60LS two-stroke diesel, rated at 14,160-kW, for a speed of 20-knots at 30 ft. (9.1-m) design draft. Speed in ballast is 21.1-knots.

In keeping with the needs of the trade,

MOL's latest fleet entrant has the flexi- bility to carry so-called 'high-and-heavy' cargo, by virtue of the adoption of two, hoistable car decks. The arrangements

Above: The new 57,000-gt PCTC built for Mitsui

OSK Lines by Minami Nippon Shipbuilding. Left:

Image model of the PCTC, which depicts areas designed for less wind pressure resistance. enable construction equipment, agricul- tural vehicles, railcars, buses and other than autos to be loaded on Nos 5 and 7 decks, with the associated moveable decks in the stowed position. Capacity intake using the full height of these two decks equates to 182 dump trucks of 27 tons, plus 5,300 autos of standard unit size 15 x 5 ft. (4.5 x 1.7-m) accommo- dated elsewhere throughout the ship on the fixed car decks.

RoPax Milestone

A new arrival in the North Sea has pro- vided Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, with its debut reference in the RoPax market, approximately 25 years on from the

South Korean yard's construction of the operationally acclaimed Searunner

RoRo trailership series. As the first of

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