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Iran to Have 59 Tankers by 2008

The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) said in a report on www.mehrnews.ir that the number of

Iran's oil tankers would increase to 59 by the next two years after receiving all domestic or foreign orders. Iran has ordered some 17 oil tankers from for- eign companies. Korean Daewoo

Corporation, Honda and Samsung are each scheduled to build three 300,000 ton oil tankers. Four 160,000-ton oil tankers are to be built by the Honda

Samhu Company, which will be gradu- ally delivered until the year 2008. In addition to these 17 oil tankers, some other 11 oil tankers are also scheduled to be built by the Iranian companies.

China Ranks 3rd with 12 Million DWT in 2005

China's shipbuilding capacities have reached 12 million deadweight tonnages (DWT) in 2005, up 36 percent year-on- year, to be ranked third largest world- wide, according to the Commission of

Science Technology and Industry for

National Defense in a report on www.chinaknowledge.com. The com- mission said China received record high shipbuilding orders of 15 million DWT last year. The sales revenue of all the country's shipbuilding companies reached a total of about $12 billion with an industry profit of more than $371.6 million and a ship export value of more than $4 billion. China State

Shipbuilding Corporation and China

Shipbuilding Industry Corp., one of the country's biggest conglomerates in the industry, built 5 million and 3 million

DWT of ships respectively in 2005.

Damen Receives

Jumbo Order

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem won a contract from the Dutch Shipowner,

Jumbo Navigation for the construction and delivery of a Heavy Lift Vessel. Two vessels of similar design named "Jumbo

Javelin" and "Fairpartner" were deliv- ered by Damen to Jumbo in 2004.

The order is the result of the growing demand in the oil and gas industry onshore and offshore and is intended to load and discharge heavy objects via a lift on/lift off method by means of two cranes of 800 ton each. The vessel is able to transport cargoes with unrestrict- ed length and width on the main deck hatches and is also be certified for sail- ing with open hatches.

It will measure 144.6 x 26.5 m, with a 14.1-m depth. The design draft will be 6.5 m, max., with a 8.1-m draft with cor- responding deadweights of approxi- mately 8,200 and 13,000 tons.

Propulsion is via two 4,500 kW diesel engines driving two 4.35 m controllable propellers, giving the ship a speed of approx. 17.5 knots. The installation will be suitable to run on heavy fuels.

Two 1,450 kW tunnel thrusters and one 1,700 kW retractable thruster pro- vides the necessary side thrust for maneuvering, station keeping and DP operations. Classification includes a

DP-2 notation from Lloyds Register of

Shipping. Electrical power is generated by two 3,000 kW shaft generators and three dedicated diesel generator sets of respectively 2 x 2,281 and 1 x 550 kVA.

The cargo cranes will have a lifting load of 800 ton with a maximum reach of 28 m over starboard side and 32 m over port side. The ballast system will provide the possibility to counter act crane operations by means of 3 x 700 cu. m./hr. pumps. Additionally stability

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