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Great Ships of 2004

Maersk Durban: Innovative Panamax Containership

Main Particulars

Length, (o.a) 964.7 ft. (294 m)

Length, (b.p.) 928.4 ft. (283 m)

Breadth, (molded) 105.6 ft. (32.2 m)

Depth, (molded) 70.8 ft. (21.6 m)

Draft, (designed) 39.4 ft. (12 m)

Draft, (scantling) 44.3 ft. (13.5 m)

DWT (at design draft) ... 55150 ton

DWT (at scantling draft) . 67550 ton

Speed 23 knots at 90% MCR Accommodation

Main engines .MAN B&W 9K90MC-C

Total installed power ...41,130 kW (55,890ps)

Bow Thrusters KAWASAKI

Generators HYUNDAI

Engine controls . .NORCONTROL BMS

Bearings Blohm + Voss

Coatings JOTUN

Ballast control system ... Garbarino

Depth Sounders FURUNO, FE-700

Auto Pilot EMRI, FAP-2000

GPS .FURUNO. DD-90 2sets

GMDSS FURUNO, A3 AREA GMDSS

Weatherfax, VDR, AIS ... FURUNO

SatCom FURUNO

Classification GL

Boilers ... .KANGRIM KOREA

Mooring equipment TOWIMOR

Passengers .. .29 + 6(SUEZ CREW)

Fire extinguishing systems HYGRAPHA

Fire detection system .... ..SARACOM/ THORN

Heat exchangers GEA

Motor starters HYUNDAI

Bearing JMT

Lifeboats FR. FASSMER

Liferafts DSB Limited

Maersk Durban (Jennifer Rickmers) is the series vessel adopting a new pana- max length design of 964.7 ft. (294 m).

Hanjin has developed and designed the vessel themselves, and have attracted orders 32 units, making it one of the most popular design in its class.

The ship has been designed to move flexibly both in the Pacific and Atlantic

Oceans through the Panama Canal. This ship offers the maximum intake of 5,060

TEU, the largest intake capacity among the Panamax class container ships at present. It is composed of six holds, each capable of holding 1 stacks of hi- cube containers and also equipped with cell guides exclusively for 40 ft. con- tainers together with fittings for the 20 ft. container, which enhances loading flexibility. On deck it is even more flex- ible due to the loading ability of 20/40/45 ft. containers including sepa- rate loading facility for special cargos like dangerous cargoes and 454 refriger- ated FEU.

The accommodation is equipped with convenient facilities for a total of 35 person including accommodation for 6

Suez-canal crews. Recent sea trials show a marked reduction in noise and vibration levels. An HSD-built MAN

B&W 9K90MC-C has been mounted, providing a trial speed of 23 knots when operating at 15% sea margin (90%

MCR) at the scantling draft of 13.5 m.

Needless to say, the supply material and accessory features are arranged based on the environment-friendly design. The major machineries and elec- tronics are the ones whose performance has been verified through plenty of test- ing periods for the easy operations and also has been selected among the mak- ers familiar to the operators.

December 2004

Ardenne Venture, A 318,000 DWT VLCC

The 318,000 dwt VLCC Ardenne Venture built at

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) was deliv- ered to Wah Kwong Shipping, Hong Kong on

September 8, 2004.

The ship has one continuous freeboard deck from stem to stern with sunken deck-type stern deck, transverse bulkheads and four longitudinal bulkheads in way of the cargo space.

Special attention has been paid to the ship's maneuverability resulting in a large rudder being fitted.

Ardenne Venture is designed to carry three grades of cargo simultaneously, han- dled by three steam turbine cargo pumps, each delivering 5,000 cu. m./hr. and housed in a pump room at the forward of engine room. The cargo and ballast valve's control systems are hydraulic medium pressure.

The cargo and ballast control systems of the ship are elctro-hydraulically operated. Cargo control and mon- itoring covers ullage measurement, operation of pumps, inert gas systems with manual control also available. Radar beam type level gauges have been fit- ted to cargo tanks, with electro pneumatic type level gauges used in the ballast tanks.

The ship to have five center cargo oil tanks, five pairs of side cargo oil tanks, one pair of slop tanks and water ballast tanks surrounding cargo oil tanks to be arranged. Double bottom and double hull construction to be arranged throughout cargo oil tanks with longitu- dinal framing.

The vessel has an overall length of 1092 ft. (333 m), width of 196.8 ft. (60 m) and depth of 99.7 ft. (30.4 m) with a design draft of 68.9 ft. (21 m). She is powered by a Hyundai-B&W 6S90MC-C main engine with an

MCR output of 29,340 kW at 76 rpm, enabling her to sail at a service speed of 16.1 knots. Electric power is supplied by three main diesel generators with an output 27