2 September 2005 Editorial Significant Ships

According to well-informed sources, at the end of 2004 the number of ships of the com- mercial fleet worldwide amounted to 89 960 SHIPBUILDING totaling 633,3 million CGT. The average age of BALTEXPO - SPECIAL ISSUE ships came to 22 years. At the same time, the September 2005 world order book reached another all-time re- cord of more than 90 million CGT. In 2004, shi- pyards worldwide delivered 1729 vessels, amo- PUBLISHER unting to 25,5 million CGT, more than three qu- Shipbuilding and Shipping Ltd. Na Ostrowiu 1 Street arters of which were produced by Asian ship- 80-958 Gdañsk, Poland builders. On the other hand, European yards www.okretownictwo.pl recorded the strongest increase in new orders ACCOUNT: ING Bank from 4 million CGT in 2003 to 6,8 million CGT PL 1050 1764 1000 0018 0203 7869 in 2004. In the same year Polish yards had new orders for 51 ships totaling 1 088 744 CGT, Chairman Editor-in-Chief: 34 of which were container ships. Grzegorz Landowski Phone +48 58 307 12 49 In 2004, the Polish yards delivered 25 ships [email protected] of 448 684 CGT and the value of 754,7 million Subscription USD. Two of them were really significant. The Polish yards in 2004 and 2005, as well as some and advertisement: Aleksandra Dylejko RINA list of “Significant Ships of the Year 2004” ships that are currently being under construc- Phone +48 58 307 15 54 mentioned the arctic container carrier Mary tion. Of course, we have not described all the [email protected] Arctica of Remontowa Group (see on page 7), ships coming from Polish yards, focusing our Secretary Office: Phone: +48 58 307 17 70 and the multipurpose carrier Suomigracht (look attention on completely equipped vessels only. Fax +48 58 307 12 56 www.okretownictwo.pl at page 44) of Szczecin New Shipyard. In case of long series amounting from several At the end of 2004, the total portfolio to a dozen or so ships of one type we do not Contributing authors: of all Polish yards consisted of 95 ships describe each particular vessel, unless we Miros³aw Jasiñski Grzegorz Landowski of 2 112 617 CGT, and the contract value of meet a prototype. Despite our efforts, a few Piotr Stareñczak Jan Paszkowski 3,620 million USD. However, a certain num- yards refused to make technical data of some Bart³omiej Pomierski ber of ships had been ordered two or three ships available to us. Finally, in some cases Stanis³aw Szymczak Adam Œmigielski years ago. According to World Shipyard Moni- we do not even mention potential new orders tor, at the end of March 2005, there were 4394 that are still being negotiated. Pictures: ships of the total of 230,7 million dwt ordered And what is more, this presentation is our Jakub Bogucki Piotr Stareñczak worldwide. At the same time, the total order choice. The selection of ships and projects that Kazimierz Gliszczyñski Northern Shipyard book of Polish yards amounted to 96 ships of are, I believe, most significant for the Polish Remontowa S.A. Royal Arctic Line A/S 2 024 983 CGT and the value of USD 3659,9 shipbuilding. Szczecin New Shipyard million. Most orders have been placed with Adam WoŸniczka Gdynia Shipyard Group and Szczecin New Design and DTP: S³awomir W³odarczyk Shipyard, however world sources (among them CESA) have also noticed an increasing role of Remontowa Group (Gdañsk Shiprepair Yard Printing House: Spartan Remontowa and it’s subsidiary Northern Shi- Poleska Street 25, 81-321 Gdynia pyard) in the Polish shipbuilding. Poland „Polish-built Ships” is our presentation of some units ordered and delivered by the main [email protected]

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Editorial Szczecin New Shipyard

Significant ships ...... 3

Order book of Polish yards ...... 5

Ships delivered and under construction ...... 6

REMONTOWA Group The biggest “floating garages” ...... 32

Gdañsk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa Norasia Valparaiso ...... 34 World’s & Northern Shipyard largest stainless Short-sea car carrier ...... 36 steel parcel tankers ...... 42

Kota Perkasa ...... 38 Multipurpose cargo vessels with sto-ro ...... 44 Naval Shipyard Gdynia Biggest box carriers from Szczecin ...... 46

The longest series setting standards ...... 47 Container carrier 572 TEU Mary Arctica ...... 7 Modern short-sea freight 2800 lane metres Car-passenger ferry Bute ...... 10 ro-ro vessel ...... 48

Double-ended car-passenger ferry Bastø III ...... 12 NS-935 type fast patrol craft ...... 40 Conrad Shipyard

Anchor handling Polar research ship A luxurious towing supply vessels ...... 14 Maria S. Merian ...... 41 motor yacht ...... 49

Purse seiner trawler Teigenes ...... 16

Shrimp trawler Tråsavik ...... 17 List of companies and advertisements:

Crab trawler Teineskj r ...... 18 æ Enterprise for Manufacturing of Refrigeration Equipment PBUCH S.A...... 1 Rapid intervention vessel ...... 20 MAN B&W Diesel A/S ...... 2 Ship Furniture Factory FAMOS Ltd...... 9 Multi-function buoy tenders ...... 22 Ships Machinery Works HYDROSTER Ltd...... 13 Enterprise for fire-fighting and protective equipment SUPON S.A...... 15 400 Pax shuttle ferries ...... 24 Light Fitting Manufacturer POLAM-REM S.A...... 17 Double-ended Professional Marine Electronics FURUNO ...... 19 car-passenger ferry SKS 86 ...... 26 Gdansk Shiprepair Yard REMONTOWA S.A...... 25 ALSTOM Power Sp. z o.o...... 35 Ice breaking emergency Van Voorden Repair ...... 37 evacuation vessels ...... 27 DMI Europe DV ...... 37 New anchor handling AMI Exchangers Ltd...... 37 towing supply vessels ...... 28 Technical Equipment Plant Co. GZUT S.A...... 37 Foreign Trade Corporation CENTROMOR S.A...... 39 Gdynia Shipyard Group Naval Shipyard Gdynia ...... 40, 41 Marine Service Jaroszewicz ...... 43 Gdynia Shipyard & Gdañsk Shipyard Conrad Shipyard S.A...... 51 Multi-purpose and flexible Shipbuilding & Shipping Ltd...... 52 ro-lo’s from Gdynia ...... 30

4 September 2005 Orderpolish-build book shipsof Polish yards

ORDER BOOK OF SZCZECIN NEW SHIPYARD

Type No B DWT TEU CGT Owner Delivery chemical tanker B588-III/5 39 850 - 23 972 Odfjell ASA 09.2005 chemical tanker B588-III/6 39 850 - 23 972 Odfjell ASA 03.2006 chemical tanker B588-III/7 39 850 - 23 972 Odfjell ASA 09.2006 chemical tanker B588-III/8 39 850 - 23 972 Odfjell ASA 03.2007 container carrier B178-I/14 41 850 3100 26 730 MS ZEUS Schiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH&Co. KG 09.2005 container carrier B178-I/15 41 850 3100 26 730 MS DEMETER Schiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH&Co. KG 12.2005 container carrier B178-I/16 41 850 3100 26 730 MS DAPHNE Schiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH&Co. KG 03.2006 container carrier B178-I/17 41 850 3100 26 730 MA LETO Schiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH&Co. KG 07.2006 container carrier B178-I/18 41 850 3100 26 730 MS HERA Schiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH&Co. KG 10.2006 container carrier B178-I/19 41 850 3100 26 730 Marquest Shipping Ltd. Cyprus 01.2007 container carrier B178-I/20 41 850 3100 26 730 Hedwig Holding Ltd. Virgin Islands 04.2007 container carrier B178-I/21 41 850 3100 26 730 MS HEBE Schiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH&Co. KG 07.2008 container carrier B178-I/22 41 850 3100 26 730 MS MAJA Schiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH&Co. KG 11.2008 container carrier B178-I/23 41 850 3100 26 730 Carpentine Ltd. Cyprus 03.2008 container carrier B178-I/24 41 850 3100 26 730 Pendleton Ltd. Cyprus 06.2008 container carrier B178-III/1 37 200 2800 24 000 Costa Container Lines, Italy 01.2007 container carrier B178-III/2 37 200 2800 24 000 Costa Container Lines, Italy 04.2007 container carrier B178-III/3 37 200 2800 24 000 Siebzehnte Reederei Neumuhlen GmbH&Cie KG, Germany 08.2007 container carrier B178-III/4 37 200 2800 24 000 Achtzehnte Reederei Neumuhlen GmbH&Cie KG, Germany 10.2007 container carrier B178-III/5 37 200 2800 24 000 Costa Container Lines, Italy 08.2008 container carrier B178-III/6 37 200 2800 24 000 Costa Container Lines, Italy 12.2008 container carrier B178-III/7 37 200 2800 24 000 Einunddreissigste Reederei Neumuhlen GmbH&Cie KG, Germany 02.2008 container carrier B178-III/8 37 200 2800 24 000 Zweiunddreissigste Reederei Neumuhlen GmbH&Cie KG, Germany 05.2008 container carrier B178-III/9 37 200 2800 24 000 Fesco Lines Hong Kong Ltd./Russia 04.2009 container carrier B178-III/10 37 200 2800 24 000 Fesco Lines Hong Kong Ltd./Russia 04.2010 container carrier B170-V/1 23 000 1730 13 440 Mar Space Shipping Co. Ltd. Cyprys/Russia 12.2007 container carrier B170-V/2 23 000 1730 13 440 Light View Shipping Co. Ltd. Cyprys/Russia 02.2008 container carrier B170-V/3 23 000 1730 13 440 Star Warm Shipping Co. Ltd. Cyprys/Russia 04.2008 container carrier B170-V/4 23 000 1730 13 440 Costa Container Lines, Italy 10.2007 container carrier B170-V/5 23 000 1730 13 440 Costa Container Lines, Italy 01.2009 con-ro B201-II/1 18250 920 19 840 Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor BV 01.2006 con-ro B201-II/2 18250 920 19 840 Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor BV 04.2006 con-ro B201-II/3 18250 920 19 840 Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor BV 08.2006 con-ro B201-II/4 18250 920 19 840 Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor BV 01.2007 con-ro B201-II/5 18250 920 19 840 Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor BV 04.2007 con-ro B201-II/6 18250 920 19 840 Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor BV 08.2007 container carrier PP001/1,2 14 000 1210 14 400 Vinashin, Vietnam 11.2005

Source: Szczecin New Shipyard

ORDER BOOK OF GDYNIA SHIPYARD GROUP

Type No B TEU DWT GT CGT Owner Builder car/truck carrier 6600 8168/12 - 21 300 57 700 33 688 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 6600 8168/13 - 21 300 57 700 33 688 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 6600 8168/14 - 21 300 57 700 33 688 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 6600 8168/15 - 21 300 57 700 33 688 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 6600 8168/16 - 21 300 57 700 33 688 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 6600 8168/17 - 21 300 57 700 33 688 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 6600 8168/18 - 21 300 57 700 33 688 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 6600 8168/19 - 21 300 57 700 33 688 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 6600 8168/20 - 21 300 57 700 33 688 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8184/9 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Passat Breeze Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdañsk Shipyard container carrier 8184/10 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Westertal Shipping GmbH&Co. KG Germany Gdañsk Shipyard container carrier 8184/11 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 John Peter Wulff Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8184/12 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Passat Spring Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdañsk Shipyard container carrier 8184/13 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Westermarsch Shipping GmbH&Co. KG Germany Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8184/14 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 John Peter Wulff Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8184/15 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Passat Star Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdañsk Shipyard container carrier 8184/16 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Vasco da Gama Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8184/17 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Amerigo Vespucci Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8184/18 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Marco Polo Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdañsk Shipyard container carrier 8184/19 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Eirene Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdañsk Shipyard container carrier 8184/20 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Eunomia Polo Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdañsk Shipyard container carrier 8184/21 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Polaris Shipmanagement Co. Ltd. Isla of Man Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8184/22 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Polaris Shipmanagement Co. Ltd. Isla of Man Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8184/23 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Polaris Shipmanagement Co. Ltd. Isla of Man Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8184/24 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 John Peter Wulff Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8184/25 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 John Peter Wulff Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8184/26 2700 39 000 32 322 24 213 Astraia Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdañsk Shipyard container carrier 8276/1 4530 57 000 51 350 34 536 Charlotte Wulf Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8276/2 4530 57 000 51 350 34 536 Viktoria Wulf Schiffahrtsgessellschaft mbH&Co. KG Germany Gdynia Shipyard container carrier 8234/3 4420 57 000 51 350 34 536 Seven Seas Shipping GmbH&Co. KG Hamburg Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 2000 8245/1 - 7 750 24 500 18 155 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 2000 8245/2 - 7 750 24 500 18 155 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 2000 8245/3 - 7 750 24 500 18 155 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard car/truck carrier 2000 8245/4 - 7 750 24 500 18 155 Ray Car Carriers Ltd. Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard LPG gas carrier 78 500 8185/3 - 56 745 49 550 35 490 Ocean Gas Ltd, Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard LPG gas carrier 78 500 8185/4 - 56 745 49 550 35 490 Ocean Gas Ltd, Isle of Man Gdynia Shipyard multi purpose 8228/5 - 45 000 31 772 23 622 Westwood Shipping Lines Inc. Federal Way Washington USA Gdynia Shipyard multi purpose 8228/6 - 45 000 31 772 23 622 Westwood Shipping Lines Inc. Federal Way Washington USA Gdynia Shipyard multi purpose 8228/7 - 45 000 31 772 23 622 Westwood Shipping Lines Inc. Federal Way Washington USA Gdynia Shipyard Source: Gdynia Shipyard

September 2005 5 Ships delivered/underpolish-build construction ships

SHIPS ORDERED/UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT REMONTOWA GROUP IN 2005

Name type No B Owner Delivery Alert rapid intervention vessel B 841/1 Trinity Lighthouse Service 01.2006 - multi-function buoy tender 1453/I Northern Lighthouse Board 09.2006 - multi-function buoy tender 1453/II Trinity Lighthouse Service 11.2006 Folkestadt double ended/car passenger/ferry B 601/1 Nor-Ferjer/HSD Stavangerske 12.2005 - ice braking emergency evacuation vessel B 843/1 Agip KCO 07.2006 - ice braking emergency evacuation vessel B 843/2 Agip KCO 07.2006 - ice braking emergency evacuation vessel B 843/3 Agip KCO 07.2006 - ice braking emergency evacuation vessel B 843/4 Agip KCO 09.2006 - anchor handling towing supply vessel B 844/1 Tidewater Marine LLC 05.2006 - anchor handling towing supply vessel B 844/2 Tidewater Marine LLC 09.2006 - ro-ro /car passenger ferrry 1333 B 338/1 Caledonian MacBrayne 08.2006 - passenger ferry/1064/1 B 264/1 Moltzau/Sundbusserne 11.2006 - passenger ferry/1064/2 B 264/2 Moltzau/Sundbusserne 12.2006 - tuna fishing vessel B 337/2 Piriou 11.2005 - tuna fishing vessel B 337/3 Piriou 03.2006

Source: Remontowa Group

SHIPS DELIVERED BY SZCZECIN NEW SHIPYARD IN 2005

CGT Type Owner Delivery 15 725 multi-purpose general vargo vessel Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor BV 03.2005 26 730 container carrier Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Hamburg 04.2005 23 972 chemical tanker Odfjell ASA 04.2005 26 730 container carrier Schiffahrtsgesellschaft Oltmann Verwaltungs mbH 07.2005 15 725 multi-purpose general vargo vessel Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor BV 07.2005 Source: Szczecin New Shipyard

SHIPS DELIVERED BY GDYNIA SHIPYARD GROUP IN 2005

Name Type DWT GT CGT Owner Delivery Poplar Arrow multi-purpose general cargo vessel 48 000 32 250 21 138 Gearbulk Holding, Hamilton, Bermuda 01.2005 Morning Crown Pure car truck carrier 6600 21 300 57 700 31 735 Ray Car Carriers Ltd, Isle of Man 02.2005 Morning Champion Pure car truck carrier 6600 21 300 57 700 31 735 Ray Car Carriers Ltd, Isle of Man 03.2005 Punta Arenas Container carrier 2763 TEU 35 600 30 047 23 045 MS AMASIA Schiffahrtsgessellschaft GmbH&Co. KG 05.2005 Morning Courier Pure car truck carrier 6600 21 300 57 700 31 735 Ray Car Carriers Ltd, Isle of Man 06.2005

Source: Gdynia Shipyard

SHIPS DELIVERED BY REMONTOWA GROUP IN 2005

Name Type Number Owner Delivery Mary Arctica container carrier 1104/B Royal Arctic Line AS 03.2005 Bastø III double-ended/car-passenger ferry B 241 Basto Fosen AS 02.2005 J Hugh Roff anchor handling towing supply vessel B 244/1 Tidewater Marine LLC 01.2005 Big Joe Tide anchor handling towing supply vessel B 244/2 Tidewater Marine LLC 05.2005 Bute ro-ro /car passenger ferrry B 338/2 Caledonian MacBrayne 06.2005 Teineskjær vivier crabber B 335/1 Teineskjær AS 04.2005 Glenan tuna fishing vessel B 337/1 Piriou/Cobrecaf 07.2005 Teigenes purse seiner trawler B 336/1 Teigenes AS 09.2005 Trasåvik shrimp trawler B 334/1 Tråsavik ANS 09.2005 Source: Remontowa Group

6 September 2005 REMONTOWA Group

CONTAINER CARRIER 572 TEU

ary Arctica is a single screw ves- ped with cell guides) and 313 20-ft conta- by means of two deck cranes located in the sel, with four holds, with super- iners on deck and hatch covers. Sockets centreline of the vessel. They were delive- Mstructure and engineroom loca- for 231 reefer containers were installed. red by Liebherr and have the maximum ted aft, and with two deck cranes. Loading and unloading of containers outreach of 29,8 m and SWL of 45 t. The vessel’s purpose is the cargo carriage in small Greenlandic harbours is possible Two anchors of 19 t each, are serviced between the ports of Denmark and various harbours in Greenland. MAIN PARTICULARS The ship has the highest ice class no- tation ICE 1A*. Apart from ice belt along Contracted by Gdañsk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa S.A., Poland the ship, plates in forward part are up to 30 Built at / year Gdañsk Shipyard, Poland / 2005 mm thick, and the stem plate – 50 mm. Ad- Yard No. 1104 ditionally there is an ice knife above the Flag/Home Port Danish (DIS) / Aalborg rudder blade and ice fins in front of the pro- Delivered 03/2005 peller. In order to enable the ship to slide onto ice (to crush it with its own weight) the Length overall 113,00 m bow has the shape characteristic for ships Length b.p. 102,45 m sailing in polar regions. Width 22,70 m Mary Arctica is classed with DNV and Design draft 7,00 m her full class notation is +1A1, GENERAL Maximum container draft 7,50 m CARGO/CONTAINER CARRIER, E0, ICS, Scantling draft 8,20 m DGP, ICE 1A* (in-water survey). Overall ca- Gross Tonnage (GT) 10 300 pacity of water ballast tanks is 6125 m3, Net Tonnage (NT) 3093 fuel oil tanks (two biggest located in trans- verse bulkhead) have total volume of 1175 Deadweight for design draft 6365 t m3. The ship is able to carry 259 20-ft con- Deadweight for scantling draft 8870 t tainers in four box-shaped holds (equip- Height to main deck 15,15 m

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two of 735 kW at 900 rpm and one of 645 CONTAINER CAPACITY (TEU) ACCOMMODATION kW at 900 rpm – all supplied by MAN B&W In holds 259 Officer 8 Holeby. One exhaust and one oil-fired bo- On deck 313 Crew 7 ilers supply additional power. To assist Total 572 Pilot 1 ships’ manouvers in small harbours in Gre- Hospital 1 enland two tunnel thrusters of 800 kW each were fitted. REEFER PLUGS Life-saving equipment for 22 persons In holds 133 SPEED AND CONSUMPTION consists of one free-fall boat, one MOB boat and two life rafts for 25 persons each. There On deck 98 (90% MCR, 15% sea margin are also 22 working/survival suites allowing Total 231 and 1000 kW on shaft generator) to survive a person in water for significantly Abt. 384 TEU at 14 Service Speed 15,3 knots extended time. tons homogeneous Fuel consumption per day Main components of navigation equip- Sailing HFO App. 31,0 tons ment are 2 radars (x- and S-band), 2 sate- TANK CAPACITY In port MDO App. 3,0 tons lite navigation systems – DGPS and GPS, 1 double gyro, 1 magnetic compass, auto- Fuel oil (100% full) 1175,8 m3 pilot and Voyage Data Recorder. This equ- Diesel oil (100% full) 257,5 m3 rudder (from Becker Marine) is operated by ipment, as well as radio equipment, has Lub. oil (100% full) 146,4 m3 two hydraulic, rotary, steering machines been supplied by Sperry Marine. Integre- Fresh water 150,4 m3 from Tenfjord Rolls-Royce. ted ship control system has been supplied Water ballast 6123,4 m3 Propulsion is based on MAN B&W by Lyngsoe. 6S46MC-C main engine with MCR of 7860 Mary Arctica is the biggest vessel built kW at 129 rpm. The engine has been pro- at Remontowa S.A. The God Mother of the by two, combined electric-driven anchor- duced by Cegielski (HCP) in Poland. Po- vessel is Her Royal Highness, Crown Prin- mooring winches from Rolls-Royce. Addi- wer is trasmitted (apart from 1600 kW shaft cess Mary Elizabeth and this is a proof how tionally three mooring winches from the generator) to CPP of 5,1 m diameter. Po- important contract it was for Royal Arctic same maker were fitted. One Schilling-type wer is also supplied from three gensets – Line as well.

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8 September 2005 September 2005 9 REMONTOWA Group

CAR-PASSENGER FERRY Bute

MAIN PARTICULARS Contracted by Gdañsk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa SA ar – passenger ferry Bute, B 338/ Built at Northern Shipyard 2, building number 1333/1 has Length b.p. 67,75 m C been built at Northern Shipyard Length overall 72,01 m on order of Gdañsk Shiprepair Breadth moulded 15,30 m Yard Remontowa S.A. for Scottish Owner Depth moulded to main deck 5,00 m Caledonian MacBrayne. Funding of up to 8,75 million pounds Draught 3,00 m for a new ship for CalMac’s Rothesay/We- Frame spacing 600 mm myss Bay service – the Company’s busiest Car capacity 66 PBE route – was announced late in 2003, by Passenger capacity 450 the Scottish Executive. According to UE Class Lloyds Class +100 A1, + LMC Ro-Ro Passenger rules the successful bidder had to be deci- and Vehicle Ferry with EP and IWS Notations. MCA Class IV&V. ded on a best value basis and as a result No of Crew 10 the contract went to the REMONTOWA Deadweight 400 t Group in Poland. In the history of the Group, this ferry- Gross tonnage 2612 boat wasn’t the first of this type. However, Contract Speed 14 knots this newbuilding has its own discriminant. Propulsion Two Main Engines Type MAK 6M20 rated at 1140 kW For the first time the shipyard’s offer was and 8M20 rated at 1520 kW both operating at 1000 rpm not limited to the Scandinavian and British and driving Schottel Rudder Propellers type STP 1010 market including also the construction of and STP 121 forward and aft respectivey. the ferry-boat for the Scotch Owner. More- Power Two Auxiliary Generators Type Scannia/Stamford each over, the contract has provoked a lot of rated at 200 kW/250 kVA. emotion and comments in Scotland. The Owner’s decision of committing the con- Emergency Generator Type Sisu/Stamford struction of the ferry-boat outside Scotland, rated at 120 kW/150 kVA.

10 September 2005 REMONTOWA Group

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to the Polish shipyard was accepted with the compartments would eventually look from design to fulfilment is designed to en- great surprise. like. hance passenger safety, comfort, conve- The shipyard has built a ferry-boat The new MV Bute is actually the se- nience and environmental performance. which is small but modern with superstruc- venth ship on the Clyde to have the name. The vessel is equipped to carry 44 ton- ture made of aluminium and innovatory MV Bute is 72 m long, 15,3 m in breadth ne vehicles and dangerous goods. She has engine room and shafting made of glass and has a draught of 3 m. She will carry up roll-on/roll-off facilities with additional side fibre. The whole design of the vessel was to 60 cars, which compares with the 38 car- loading ramp. Vessel engine controls, prepared in Shiprepair Yard’s Design Of- ried by Streakers currently operating on the alarms and monitoring are carried from en- fice, employed the most up to date tech- Clyde. The ship will carry 450 passengers gineer’s control station on the bridge. nology including three – dimensional mo- with seating provided internally for 250. She The first cropping-out of steel plates de- delling techniques for steel and outfit pro- sails at 14 knots and has stabilisers. stined for ferry-boat Bute took place on 2nd duction. One of the most interesting fe- The ship’s design takes account of the August 2004, the ship was launched in Fe- atures of the project was the creation of a needs of disabled customers and DPTAC bruary 9, 2005 – sideways, and delivered new ship model and it was, for example, guidelines. There is a lift with priority for the same year in June. She will be accom- while the ship was being planned, possi- the disabled and customers with impaired panied on the route in due course by a si- ble to “walk through” the engine room and mobility. Priority car parking is also identi- ster vessel which is due to enter service in accommodation to get impression of what fied on the car deck. The whole operation 2006.

September 2005 11 REMONTOWA Group

DOUBLE-ENDED CAR-PASSENGER FERRY Bastø III

n February 2005 Bast III ferry left for ø MAIN PARTICULARS Norway. The ship had been built at Nor- Ithern Shipyard, part of the REMONTO- Length, oa 116.20 m WA Group, and delivered to Bastø Fo- Length, bp 99.60 m sen A/S, its Norwegian owner. Length, car deck 106.60 m It has been the largest ferry built in the Breadth, mld 19.00 m shipyards of the REMONTOWA Group so Breadth, extreme 19.50 m far, the largest of all ferries operating in the Norwegian fiords region, and the largest of Depth, mld, to main deck 5.60 m the three ferries owned by Bastø Fosen A/ Depth, mld, to top deck 8.45 m S. It carries 550 passengers and 212 cars Draught, extreme 5.00 m on the Horten – Moss route in the Oslo- Frame spacing 0.60 m fiord. Its crew consists of 15 persons. The Tank capacity length of the ship amounts to 116,2 m, its - fuel about 350 m3 breadth to 19,5 m, and depth to 9,95 m. - fresh water about 120 m3 Gdañsk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa SA Service speed 17 knots entered into a contract with a Norwegian Gross tonnage about 6000 GT owner, Bastø Fosen A/S, for building Basto III, the SKS 212 double-ended ferry, on 10 Passengers 550 July 2003. It meant winning the competi- Freight-carrying capacity, cars 212 tion against 20 shipyards, including the Class notation: DnV + 1A1 – R4 – Ice C – Car Ferry A – Clean – E0 Norwegian Fosen, Fiskerstrand and Brat- Propeller, rudder and shaft Ice 1 B- Class. tvaag. The draft design was created by the (plus additional BIS notation, informing of the hull marking Norwegian Kverndokk & Eld y AS (KEAS). ø as a means of preparing it for the inspection of its underwater part The ship was classified by Det Norske Ve- with no drydocking but on the water) ritas classification society. On 16 July 2004, the ship was laun- The ship was built and equipped so as n International Convention on Load Line. ched sideways at Northern Shipyard wi- to observe requirements set by the follo- 1966 thout the upper part of its superstructure. wing regulations: n International Tonnage Rules, 1969 Among other parts of the superstructure n NMD Regulations of 15.09.92 no. 695 n International Convention for the Preven- to be added at a later stage, also a whe- for building of passenger ship. tion of Pollution from Ships, 1973, Pro- elhouse was installed only after laun- n International convention for stability of tocol of 1978 and amendment of 1984 ching the ship. life at sea, SOLAS 974/1987/1981/1983 n Convention on the International Regu-

12 September 2005 REMONTOWA Group

lations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the ship was equipped with conventional king on the design of the ship, noise and 1972 and amendment of 1983 propellers. Bastø III has two CP propellers vibration analyses were carried out to tra- n Radio Regulations of the International and two rudder blades. The propulsion sha- ce and eliminate the focal areas of this kind Telecommunication Union 1974 and la- fting system is installed virtually across all of undesirable phenomena. test edition of 1982 the ship right to the reduction gears and There are two through-decks. The top n Radio equipment according to GMDS- main drive engines amidships. The high deck is designed to carry heavy vehicles, SA3 blade lift rudders and steering gears were whilst the main deck is a place for passen- provided by Rolls-Royce, and the propul- ger cars. Providing an excellent field of vi- Due to its big size as for a ship of this sion system (shaftlines, propellers, gears sion, the superstructure together with the class, as well as to its long-route cruises, and main engines) by Wärtsilä. When wor- wheelhouse is to be found amidships.

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ANCHOR HANDLING

TOWING SUPPLY VESSELS

. Hugo Roff Jr. and Big Joe Tide are MAIN PARTICULARS versatile vessels that combine conti- Jnuous bollard pull of over 100 tones, Contracted by: Remontowa S.A., Gdañsk, Poland designed for anchor handling and rig Built at: Northern Shipyard, Gdañsk, Poland towing, with considerable equipment and Length o.a. 67.00 m 220.00 ft materials carrying capability for rig and of- Length p.p. 61.80 m 202.00 ft fshore platform supply. Vessels were care- Breadth moulded 15.50 m 51.00 ft fully designed under project name NED 8167 by Remontowa’s own design office, Depth to first deck 6.60 m 22.00 ft Naval Engineering & Design “NED” Ltd with Design draught 4.60 m 15.00 ft special focus on draught to let both twins Class ABS +A1, (E), Offshore Support Vessel +AMS, DPS-1, FFV Class 1 smoothly operate in shallow waters. Bollard pull 102.9 MT Project was developed in close coope- ration with Owner under “Cost Cutter” pro- gramme, what reflected not only in special CAPACITIES attention on cutting of construction costs, Deadweight at draught of 4.60 m 1850 t but also in particular care for reduction of Deadweight at draught of 5.10 m 2318 t operation cost with keeping technical para- Deck cargo area / load 418 m3 / 4500 ft3 1000 t meters on highest level possible. Dry Bulk 193.6 m3 6840 ft3 Propulsion is based on two stroke twin 3 Diesel main engines delivering 2984 kW at Fuel oil 873.0 m 5490 bbl 900 rpm each to nozzled controllable pitch Water Ballast / Drill Water 502.2 m3 3158 bbl propellers through reduction gears. The in- Potable Water 208.2 m3 1309 bbl stallation provides service speed of 13 Cargo Fresh Water 766.4 m3 4820 bbl knots, although maximum speed is repor- Liquid Mud (s.g. 2.5) 470.0 m3 3011 bbl ted to be in the region of 15 knots. Overall Accommodation 28 berths power plant efficiency is enhanced through the adoption of 1200 kW shaft generators. towing and anchor-handling drums, each led onboard. The outfit includes a single Waterfall-type, low pressure driven, to- with a capacity for 1400 m of 56 m diameter storage reel to accommodate 1000 m of 64 wing winch consisting of two declutchable wire is most vital of deck equipment instal- mm wire. Deck equipment consists also of

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two tugger winches of 10 t pull each, shark PROPULSION / POWER SYSTEM jaw and towing pins. Stern roller has main Rated output 2 x 2984 kW (4000 HP) at 900 rpm dimensions of 2400 mm length and 1500 Gearbox 2 x (200 kNm; 4.58:1) mm diameter and can accommodate a 300 Shaft line with propeller 2 x CPP, Ø 3000 in nozzles tones design load. Shaft generators 2 x 1200 kW at 1800 rpm In addition to anchor handling and to- wing functions, J. Hugo Roff Jr. and Big Joe Tide are suited to rig and platform supply GENERATING SETS services by means of an open deck capaci- ty for 1000 t of equipment and other cargo, Generating set 1 x 250 kW at 1800 rpm together with tanks for drill water, potable Emergency/harbour generator 1 x 105 kW at 1800 rpm water, liquid mud, fuel oil and dry bulks (ce- ment, bentonite, barites etc.), located under 1st deck. Moreover both vessels can be DECK EQUIPMENT used as auxiliary fire fighters with its two Hydraulically driven towing winch 225 t 1200 cubic meter fire monitors installed on superstructure. Tugger winches 2 x 10 t J. Hugo Roff Jr was delivered on 13 Ja- Stern roller 300 t / dia 1.5 m, length 2.4 m nuary 2005. It is currently being operated off Shark jaw & towing pins 1 electro-hydraulic knuckle arm deck crane 2 t/10 m the African coasts. Big Joe Tide was delive- red On 10 May 2005. Both were built at Nor- thern Shipyard. Remontowa Shipyard has CARGO PUMPS also signed next contract for another two Fuel oil 1 x 150 m3/h-9 bar el. dr. oceangoing tugs with bollard pull of 120 t, Fresh water 1 x 150 m3/h-9 bar el. dr. and lenght of 70 m (see on page 50). The ships are being currently under construction Ballast/Drill Water 1 x 150 m3/h-9 bar el. dr. with time of delivery in 2006. American part- 3 Liquid Mud 2 x 150 m /h-7 bar el. dr. ners are interested in having other ships of Bulk Handling System 2 x bulk mud compressors each 1100 m3/h at 8 bar this kind built in Gdañsk.

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PURSE SEINER TRAWLER TEIGENES

n 2004 Northern Shipyard, a subsidiary The vessel is equipped with low pres- Terje Teige in 1948. After having served the of Remontowa Group signed a contract sure hydraulic driven winches. Moreover, country during the war as a navy pilot with Ifor outfitting and delivery of Purse Seiner the ship is designed for installation of pro- many missions across the North Sea, he Trawler for Norwegian Owner – Teige- cessing and onboard freezing equipment bought his first fishing vessel in 1948. In the nes AS from Eggesbønes. in future. Cargo and fishing gear will be han- first years through porbeagle shark in the This fishing vessel (yard number B 336/ dled by three deck cranes. Fish will be trans- North Sea and along New Funland coast, 1), after completion of the hull built in Ro- ferred into 9 RSW tanks of 2000 m3 total and thereafter in herring, mackerel, capelin mania is to be delivered in September 2005. capacity, chilled by twin RSW system. Self fisheries he became a well known fisher- The ship was the second purse seiner traw- discharging from all fish holds by vacuum man in the region. The company Teigenes ler contracted by Northern Shipyard after a system. AS, which now include trawlers/pursers Te- successful of delivery of Vea fishing vessel. Accommodation for 16 crew members igenes and Sjobris, is now owned by his Technical design of the vessel is provided in 14 single and 1 double berth cabins, two sons, Knut and Sigurd Teige. Knut Te- by Vik – Sandvik, Norway, and developed messroom, saloon, galley and wardrobe has ige is a captain of Teigenes, while Sigurd is in close cooperation with Owners. New de- been outfitted in a high Norwegian standard. a chairman of the company. Sigurd Teige is sign represents state-of-the-art technology The ship was comissioned by Teigenes also well known as a chairman of The Nor- in pelagic sector, being focused on reaching AS, Norwegian company founded by Mr wegian Fishing Vessel Association. most economical and effective parameters during her operation. DRAFT New Teigenes is 75,40 m long with 15,60 m beam and depth of 9,0 m. She is powered with hybrid propulsion system con- sisting of 3600 kW Diesel engine and one asychronous electrical engine of 2000 kW output. Propulsion set will drive a 3900 mm CP propeller through gearbox with PTI for electrical engine. Electric power will be sup- plied from two auxiliary engines of 1424 kW, one auxiliary engine of 968 kW and shaft alternator of 2770 kVA/900 rpm. Electrical driven side thrusters witf CP propeller, 1200 HP located on bow and 1300 HP aft will enable effective maneuvring.

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SHRIMP TRAWLER TRASAVIK

n 2004 Northern Shipyard of Gdañsk also on bow, will provide vessel’s manoeuvring. To gain the shipbuilding contract, Nor- signed another newbuilding contract for The vessel is equipped with three trawl thern Shipyard has won tough tender com- I construction and delivery of a complete winches and three net drums located aft. petition with Norwegian shipyards. The Shrimp Trawler for Norwegian owner - Processing equipment for catch - electric Owner appreciated the experience and Tråsavik ANS from Egersund. The vessel shale shaker, shrimp cooker, ice machine is high level of skilled crew, excellent and (yard number B 334/1) is to be delivered in located on main deck. Cargo area has been complex set of its technical facilities as well September 2005. The vessel was a second arranged with three insulated separate hold as high standard of works performed by complete fishing vessel contracted by Nor- stores. Cargo will be handled using 1,5t/8m Northern Shipyard recognized by all world- thern Shipyard, a member of REMONTO- crane located on shelter deck. wide Classification societies and general WA GROUP, after successfully delivered Accommodation for 5 crew members, ISO 9001:2000 certificate. Purse Seiner Trawler Vea. galley, messroom and wardrobe is outfitted Technical design of the vessel is provi- in a high Norwegian standard. Roomy whe- DRAFT ded by Sawicon, naval architects from Ber- elhouse on the vessel provides the skipper gen, Norway. New design represents sta- with the highest level of engine control, na- te-of-the-art technology. Shrimp Trawler is vigation and communication aids. 19,80 m long with 7,50 m beam and depth Northern Shipyard, established in 1945, of 3,80 m. belongs to the Remontowa Gdañsk Shipre- Ship is powered by 800 hp main engine pair Yard Group. As its one field of specia- driving a 2000 mm CP propeller. Electric po- lization, the yard delivered over 150 fishing wer is supplied from one auxiliary engine of vessels of different size and type to the 85 hp output and one hydraulic driven gene- owners from Iceland, Norway, Faroe Is- rator with output of 45 kVA. Hydraulic driven lands, former Soviet Union, Poland, Fran- 120 hp side thruster with CP propeller, located ce and Scotland so far.

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CRAB TRAWLER

orthern Shipyard a subsidiary of outside Norway. Technical design of the delivered by Vestnorsk Engineering and Remontowa Group, completed vessel is provided by Norwegian naval ar- flap rudder, provide ship with excellent ma- Nconstruction of 20 m, B 335/1 vi- chitects Sawicon AS, while workshop dra- noeuvrability. vier crabber which was delivered wings are made by Yard’s subsdiary “Naval The crab pots are stored in the hold be- to the Owner, Teineskjær AS from Norway Engineering & Design”. Teineskjær repre- low main deck. Refrigerated to -15º C bait in April 2005. sents state-of-the-art technology. store is cooled by Skogland unit and loca- The vessel is another fishing vessel bu- New Teineskjær measures 19,99 m in ted next to pot store hold. Layout of the deck ilt at Northern Shipyard for demanding Nor- length, 7,0 m in beam and 3,50 m in depth. comprises table for emptying and rebaiting wegian market after successfully delivered She is powered by 441 kW Cummins crab pots. Purse Seiner/Trawler Vea in 2004. The ves- KTA19 M3 main engine driving a 2000 mm Crab pots will be handled using 2 tons sel will operate in the North Sea as first pur- CP propeller through Heimdal SG2 reduc- pot hauler winch located fore on the starbo- posely designed Vivier Crabber for Norwe- tion gearbox. Vessel is equipped also with ard side. Live crabs will be transferred to gian Owners. two generating sets Cummins 6CT8 3DM the spacious, 42 cubic meter vivier tank, The vessel is the first crab trawler ever of 118 kW output each. Electrically driven outfitted with 2 seawater circulation pumps designed and built for a Norwegian owner 75 kW side thrusters located fore and aft and air blowing system. Cargo will be handled using 1,1t/7m DRAFT crane delivered by Norwegian Marine Equipment located on shelter deck. Ac- cess to the holds is provided by hatches on the deck as well as hydraulically ope- rated side gate. Accommodation for 6 crew members, galley, messroom and wardrobe are outfit- ted in high Norwegian standard by another company within Remontowa Group, Famos. Spacious wheelhouse on the vessel provi- des the skipper with the highest level of engine control, navigation and communi- cation aids. New Teineskjær will work for family enterprise established by brothers Ståle, Thorbjørn and Eivind Skoge from Skogsvåg. Shipowners not only catch crabs, but also take care of processing and retail sale. New investment will triply quantity of catch and let think young owners about fu- ture development of company.

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RAPID INTERVENTION VESSEL

he vessel is designed as a Rapid MAIN PARTICULARS Intervention Vessel (RIV) capable T of flexible operation, carrying out a Contracted by: Remontowa S.A., Gdañsk, Poland wide range of attendance activities Builder Northern Shipyard, Gdañsk, Poland in addition to its prime task of emergency Scheduled delivery 01.2006 wreck intervention and wreck and obstruc- Length overall mld hull 39,30 m tion location and marking. Length b.p. 34,20 m RIV is a monohull design with a hull of welded steel construction and deckhouses Breadth moulded 8,00 m of welded aluminium construction. Steel hull Depth moulded to main deck 4,00 m incorporates additional strengthening in Depth moulded to lower deck 2,70 m way of overside working areas. Depth moulded to forecastle deck 5,20 m The vessel will be propelled by twin die- Design draft moulded 2,40 m sel engines driving twin controllable pitch Draft scantling moulded 2,60 m propellers through reduction gearboxes. Air draught 18,00 m RIV will be fitted with twin high aspect ratio cantilevered rudders and a tunnel bow thru- ster forward to give high levels of manoeu- The hull, machinery and electrical installations will be built and vrability and control. The Vessel in service installed under special survey and in accordance with the Rules will be capable of operating at infinitely va- and Regulations of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for notation: riable speeds varying from zero up to maxi- X100A1, SSC Workboat, G4, XLMC, UMS, MCM, EP, LA, DP, CM mum speed. RIV is designed to achieve a The vessel will be registered in the United Kingdom, port of registry trial speed of not less than 16,5 knots and is London and will comply with the requirements of the U.K. Maritime to achieve a minimum bollard pull of 25 ton- & Coastguard Agency (MCA), the Flag Authority, for a Class VIII vessel. nes with the main engines developing not

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precise positioning system and post proces- EXAMPLE sing hardware/software enable wide range of survey activity. Thermal night vision system, motion sta- bilized, allows to carry out search and re- scue action at any time of the day and at any weather. Any mode of sailing or posi- tion keeping can be realized both manually and automatically with using Dynamic Po- sitioning System, which engages all com- ponents of the propulsion system - both con- trollable pitch propellers, both rudders and bow thruster. Fully air conditioned, high quality ac- commodation for a total complement of 10 more than 100% MCR. Main engines will The vessel will be equipped with ample persons (6 + 4) will be arranged forward. not be rated at more than 3000kW total. and sophisticated equipment for hydrogra- The galley, messroom, changing room and Auxiliary electric power will be generated phical survey. Multi beam echo sounder, sin- galley store will be arranged in the foc’sle to give 400V, 50 Hz, 3 phase ,230V 1 phase gle beam echo sounder, side scan sonar, deckhouse. Sleeping cabins and washro- and 110V 1 phase. sound velocity sensors supported by most oms will be arranged on the lower deck.

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MULTI-FUNCTION BUOY TENDERS

n the beginning of the XVI th Century MAIN PARTICULARS Henry VIII granted a Royal Charter to the IGuild of the Holy Trinity allowing this fra- BUILDER Remontowa S.A. Gdañsk, Poland ternity to regulate the pilotage of the SCHEDULED DELIVERY year 2006 ships. Approximately one hundred years FLAG United Kingdom later Trinity House built its first lighthouse. PORT OF REGISTRY Leith – Ship No.1 This was the beginnig of the Trinity House London – Ship No.2 Lighthouse Service – the organization which nowadays is the only light operator in En- REGISTERED OWNER Northern Lighthouse Board Ship No.1 gland, Wales and the Channel Islands, as Trinity House Lighthouse Service Ship No.2 well as the pilotage authority for London and DYNAMIC POSITIONING SYSTEM over 40 other districts. Trinity House, together with their Sco- Kongsberg Simrad SDP22 system to Lloyd’s DP tland - based sister organization – Northern (AA) standard integrated navigation bridge Lighthouse Board, engaged Remontowa S.A. to deliver in 2006 two modern Buoy CRANEAGE FACILITIES and Light Tenders to support their everyday 1 x 30 tons main crane located Port Side operations. Both vessels will be designed and constructed for service as Multi Func- 1 x 4 tons general purpose crane located Starboard (1,5 t at 17 mtrs) tion Tenders operated throughout all se- 2 x 2,4 tons stores cranes asons respectively round the coasts of Sco- tland and the Isle of Man by the Northern HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY INSTALLATION Lighthouse Board and the coasts of En- Kongsberg Simrad installation EA 400 single beam & EM 3002 D multi-beam units gland, Wales and the Channel Islands by plus Kongsberg’s Neptune Triton and Poseidon software for processing the data Trinity House Lighthouse Service. The ves- Nautikaris tide recorder system Simrad SL 35 sonar Nautikaris Side Scan sels will be interchangeable and be capa- Simrad hydrographic system Seapath 2000 ble of supporting each other’s roles. The primary functions of both vessels is WORKING DECK LAYOUT to lay, retrieve and maintain navigation bu- oys together with their associated moorings. ATN’s: capacity for carrying of 16 navigation buoys The vessels in addition will be designed with and associated ground tackle Container carriage: 10 x 20 feet standard containers MAIN PARTICULARS (6 of them can be refridgerated) Length overall 84,00 m Towing: 1 x 36 tons towing winch Breadth moulded 16,50 m PROPULSION SYSTEM Depth moulded to main deck 7,20 m Desigh draft 4,25 m 2 azimuth units of 1500 kW each Service speed 12,50 kts 2 bow thruster units of 750 kW each DIESEL GENERATING PLANT CLASSIFICATION 3 diesel engines of abt 1400 kW each Lloyd’s Register of Shipping +100A1, 2 diesel engines of abt 700 kW each UMS, CAC, DP(AA), MCM, NAV–IBS, 1 emmergency diesel alternator of 200 kW for Ship No. 1 and 380 kW for Ship No. 2 LA EP – Buoy and Light Tender 1 harbour diesel alternator of 300 kW for Ship No. 1 ACCOMMODATION the capability to carry out other offshore mul- se quarters maneuverability for accurate 7 officer’s cabins ti-function roles, including towing, hydrogra- station keeping up to Beaufort Force 6. phic surveys, attendance at wrecks, trans- Both will be fitted with Dynamic Positio- 23 petty officer’s /crew cabins portation of personnel, plant and equipment ning System (DP2) maintaining station ±2m Lounge and conference area with to offshore stations and support safe work- for the deployment and recovery of navi- video conferencing facilities boat and helicopter operations. gation buoys and other multi-disciplinary Vessels will be arranged with an open roles. TANK CAPACITIES clear working deck aft, serviced by a 30 ton- Vessels will be propelled by a multi pri- Fuel oil 420 m3 ne S.W.L. electro-hydraulic crane and ar- me mover Diesel Electric propulsion instal- ranged for the secure stowage of Class +1, lation complete with Power Management Portable water 150 m3 Class 1 and Class 2 buoys with a designa- System (PMS) driving twin fixed pitch open Non portable water 140 m3 ted clear area for helicopter operations. propeller azimuthing units arranged aft and 3 Ballast water 300 m Vessels will be capable of slow speed clo- twin fixed pitch tunnel thrusters forward.

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GENERAL ARRANGEMENT

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400 PAX SHUTTLE FERRIES

orwegian owner Moltzaus Tankre- each. There is one boiler for heating. The construction of the ship are still being de- deri AS has ordered in Gdañsk two machinery also include emergency genset veloped in order to find most optimal solu- modern and luxury looking ships. 220 kW, bow thruster 300 kW, one pair of tions. NNB 264/1064/1 and NB 264/1064/ heeling tanks and one pair of fin stabili- 2 Sundbusserne are 400 Pax Shuttle fer- zers. MAIN PARTICULARS ries to be operated for the transportation of The ferry will be able to carry maximum LoA app. 60,40 m passengers between Ellsinore in Denmark 400 passengers. Space for passengers will LbP app. 51,20 m and Helsinborg in Sweden with speed of be arranged as follows: shopping area and 14 knots. Both are to be delivered in last game arcade on shopping deck (main Breadth 11,40 m months of 2006. deck), café area with 56 seats, pub area – Depth (to main deck) 4,70 m The 400 Pax Shuttle ferry will be built with 96 seats and two restaurants with 54 Design Draught 2,80 m with modern shape of hull of welded steel seats each on cafeteria deck (upper deck), Passenger Capacity 400 construction and deckhouse of welded ste- sun deck – with 70 seats. An area for the Speed 14 knots el/aluminium construction. The vessel is crew is arranged separately on the bridge Propulsion 1200 kW equipped with a diesel electric propulsion deck. For communication between four Diesel – Electric system consisting of 3 generator sets 711 decks there will be fast passenger lift. Spe- Class LRS, +100A1, kVA each and two azimuth thrusters aft with cial attention is to be taken for low level of two electric motors with power of 600 kW noise and vibration. Some details of the Ice 1C, +LMC, UMS

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DOUBLE-ENDED FERRY SKS 86

ouble - ended passenger car ferry MAIN PARTICULARS SKS-86/NB 1543 contracted by DGdañsk Shiprepair Yard REMON- Contracted by Gdañsk Shiprepair Yard REMONTOWA SA TOWA SA, Poland is currently be- Builder Northern Shipyard ing built at Northern Shipyard. The ship has Home port: Ålesund been ordered by Norwegian owner Nor- Length over all app. 87,60 m Ferjer Volda A/S, a joint venture - Stavan- Length on car deck app. 84,40 m gerske and HSD set up to serve a new ro- ute between Volda and Folkstad in Norway Length between PP 78,00 m from 1 January 2006. The 87-metre ferry Breadth moulded 16,00 m will be delivered in December 2005 and Breadth over all 16,40 m operated at Norway fiord. Draught DnV, CWL app. 4,50 m It can carry 300 passengers and 85 cars Draught LWL app. 3,85 m or 8 trucks. The ship is to be built with sym- Frame spacing 0,60 m metric hull and deckhouse of welded steel construction, a continuous car deck (main deck), diesel engines powered with azimuth ne room. It’s designed to achieve 13 knots Norwegian and Polish yards competed thrusters on each end, side house on each at 3,3 m draught. for the contract. The deal is a further bo- side with upper deck for carrying of the cars, Electric power will be generated by two ost for Remontowa Group, best known fixed ramps for loading/unloading on each gensets 295 KWe (in each engine room). worldwide for its repair and conversion end of the side house. The vessel will be equipped with foam extin- operations but increasingly focused on On side, on each end, as continuation gushing system for cargo hold and water ship construction. of side house decks, it is arranged a mo- mist system for engine rooms. There are The hull, machinery and electrical in- oring deck. The Main deck - free deck – is two passengers lounges on the main deck. stallation will be built and installed under to be dimensioned for trailers with load of PS lounge with 48 seats and SB lounge special survey and in accordance with the 15 tons on double wheeled axles. Side with kiosk and 70 seats. Passengers will Rules and Regulation of Det Norske Veri- house decks and ramps are to be dimen- be able to communicate between sides via tas for notation: + DNV * 1A1-R4-Class Fer- sioned for holding of 1,5 ton axle load on perpendicular passage in midship. Modern ry B-PWDK-E0-RP single wheels. Koppernes MES system with three stations The vessel will be registered in Norway The ferry will be propelled by six main on the main deck is provided for evacu- and will comply with the requirements of the engines 404 kW each, driving two azimuth ation passengers. ECR is to be arranged Norwegian Maritime Directorate (NMD), The thruster through belts connected to shaftli- on a tank top level. Flag Authority NMD TRADING AREA 2. nes. There will be fore and aft engine ro- The ship was launched sideways on oms with three main engines in each engi- 19 th of July 2005 at Northern Shipyard.

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ICE BREAKING EMERGENCY EVACUATION VESSELS

n 22nd of July 2005, Gdañsk Shi- Special focus has been put on the de- land facility. Evacuees will enter the vessel prepair Yard Remontowa S.A. velopment of the propulsion solution, allo- via an air lock which will be purged using and Agip KCO signed a contract wing the vessels to operate safely within a stored air from cylinders, afterwards the eva- O for the construction and delivery toxic/hydrocarbon environment. Combustion cuees will proceed forward through the ves- of four specialised Ice Breaking Emergen- air will be provided by a specialized instal- sel, to one of three hermetically sealed eva- cy Evacuation Vessels (IBEEV), becoming lation consisting of 16 high pressure cylin- cuee compartments. During evacuation, yard numbers B 843/1-4. Moreover, the con- ders storing air compressed to 350 bar, de- personal CO scrubbers and re-breather 2 tract provides the Owner’s with an option to compressed via pressure reducing panels sets will be provided to each of the evacu- order two additional sistervessels, to be and supplied to the engines. IBEEV will ees. Solid-state chlorate candles will be confirmed within October this year. have diesel electric propulsion, consisting used to generate additional oxygen in the The vessels will be used to carry out the of two 800kW diesel-electric prime movers evacuee compartments as the oxygen le- emergency evacuation of personnel from running at 1500 rpm and driving twin azi- vels are depleted by the evacuees. offshore installations located in the Kasha- muth thrusters rated at 550 kW at 1500 rpm. Delivery of contracted vessels is sche- gan Field, which is currently one of the lar- The winter ice conditions prevailing in duled for September 2006. gest offshore developments in the world the North East Caspian resulted in the desi- (and which forms part of the Kazakhstan gners developing a hull form with the capa- Economical zone). bility for vessel operation in «first year» ice For more information, Technical design and workshop dra- (0.6 m thick), which was proved by extensi- please contact: wings of the vessel will be provided by the ve model tests. The shallow waters of Ca- Yard’s subsidiary Naval Engineering & De- spian Sea also required tight design con- “Remontowa” S.A. sign Ltd. and based on the Owner’s basic trol over draught of the vessel, which is not Na Ostrowiu 1 , 80-958 Gdañsk concept design. to exceed 2,0 m in summer and 2,1 in win- Poland IBEEV represents state-of-the-art tech- ter conditions. Environmental factors were nology and will comply to DNV notation X also taken into account, resulting in the ap- Mr. Miroslaw Jasinski 1A1 ICE 1B DAT (-30° C). plication of “no discharge” equipment and Deputy Director IBEEV measures 45,10 m in length, 8,0 fulfilment of requirements of MARPOL as of Commerce & Offshore m in beam and 3,60 m in depth. The speci- well as other International Conventions. fic requirements of Agip KCO as well as the IBEEV has been designed to evacuate [email protected] onerous environmental operating condi- 340 persons at a time. Evacuees will enter Tel. +48 58 307 23 10 tions have challenged the Yard to develop the vessels through evacuation tunnels lin- Fax. +48 58 307 23 20 tailor made solutions for this project. king each vessel to the Kashagan ‘D’-Is-

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ANCHOR HANDLING

TOWING VESSEL NED 8167 L

The first half of 2005 became fru- MAIN PARTICULARS itful for the Offshore Department of JRemontowa when Tidewater Marine Length o.a. 70.00 m 230.00 ft LLC decided to continue cooperation Length b.p. 66.60 m 218.50 ft in newbuilding with Gdañsk Shiprepair Yard Breadth moulded 15.50 m 51.00 ft “Remontowa” S.A. Tidewater Marine, ba- Depth to 1st Deck 6.60 m 22.00 ft sed in New Orleans, USA, placed an order Design draught 5.10 m 16.73 ft for a pair of type NED 8167 L anchor han- Class ABS +A1 (E), Offshore Support Vessel, dling towing supply vessels (AHTSV) with options for two more ships. +AMS,+DPS-1,+FFV Class 1 The new vessels will be based on a pro- Bollard pull 120 MT ject, NED 8167, that has already been com- pleted for the same Owner. These vessels CAPACITIES have been improved for this new endeavor Deadweight at draught of 5.10 m 2050 t through the base of experience gained du- Deck cargo area / load 437.0 m² 4704 ft²/1000 t ring the construction of the previously deli- Dry Bulk 193.6 m 6840 ft vered pair, the “J HUGH ROFF JR” and the ³ ³ Fuel oil 730.0 m 5490 bbl “BIG JOE TIDE” Both of those vessels were ³ delivered earlier this year by Remontowa. Water Ballast / Drill Water 885.0 m³ 5566 bbl The main change of the earlier design Potable Water 100.0 m³ 628 bbl is reflected in the length of the vessel. The Cargo Fresh Water 535.0 m³ 3364 bbl new revision has a length of 70.0 m, but the Liquid Mud (s.g. 2.5) 485.0 m³ 3050 bbl breadth and depth remain as 15.50 m and Accommodation 28+1 berths 6.60 m, respectively. Just as for the previo- us vessels, the recently contracted NED PROPULSION / POWER SYSTEM 8167 L pair is designed to operate in shal- low waters. Due to a limited rearrangement Rated output 2 x 3730 kW (5000 HP) at 900 rpm of the aft part of the ship, the continuous Gearbox 2 x (165 rpm; 5.45:1) bollard pull will be increased to 120 tonnes Shaft line with propeller 2 x CPP, Ø 3400 in nozzles with a simultaneous increase of the vessels’ Shaft generators 2 x 1200 kW at 1800 rpm

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rig and platform supply services by means DECK EQUIPMENT of an open deck capacity for 1000 T of equ- Hydraulically driven towing winch 300 t ipment and cargo. The ships will also be Tugger winches 2 x 10 t outfitted with tanks located under the main Stern roller 400 t / dia 2.0 m, length 4.0 m deck for drill water, potable water, liquid Shark jaws & towing pins 1 set mud, fuel oil and dry bulks (cement, bento- nite, barites etc.) Also, both vessels will have Deck crane 1 electro-hydraulic knuckle arm 2 t/10 m the possibility to be used as auxiliary fire fighters due to their two 1200 cubic meter / capacities, meanwhile keeping other vital ready for upgrading to DP-2 if so required by hour fire monitors installed on top of the features of the ship operating at the highest a potential client. In order to ensure that the wheelhouse. possible level. vessel is ready for this upgrade, two 800 HP Both vessels are scheduled to be deli- The recently contracted AHTSV’s are side thrusters shall be installed along with vered by Remontowa during the next year. modern multipurpose vessels designed for two 250 kW auxiliary generator sets. anchor handling and rig towing with signifi- A waterfall-type towing winch with 300 cant cargo capability for rig and offshore tonnes loading capacity shall be driven by platform supply. As was the case with pre- a low pressure hydraulic system, and shall For more information, vious ships for Tidewater, Remontowa is include two de-clutchable towing and an- please contact: using the same design office, Remontowa’s chor-handling drums, each with a holding own Naval Engineering & Design Ltd. NED. capacity of 1500 m of 72 mm diameter wire. “Remontowa” S.A. Propulsion is based on American two stro- The towing outfit will also include a single Na Ostrowiu 1 , 80-958 Gdañsk ke twin Diesel main engines. Each of the two storage reel to accommodate 1000 m of 64 Poland engines deliver 5000 BHP at 900 rpm thro- mm diameter wire, two 10 ton capacity tug- ugh reduction gears to controllable pitch pro- ger winches, a 500 T capacity shark jaw, Mr. Miroslaw Jasinski pellers located inside Kort Nozzles. The ma- and towing pins. Deputy Director chinery is designed to provide a service spe- The stern roller will have main dimen- of Commerce & Offshore ed of 13 knots, and a maximum speed to exce- sions of 4.0 m long and 2.5 m diameter and ed 15 knots. The overall power plant effi- should accommodate a 400 tonnes design [email protected] ciency will be improved through the adop- load. Tel. +48 58 307 23 10 tion of 1200 kW shaft generators. New ves- Besides anchor handling and towing Fax. +48 58 307 23 20 sels are to be classed as DP-1, but shall be functions, the new ships will be suited for

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MULTI-PURPOSE AND FLEXIBLE RO-LO'S FROM GDYNIA

Oranjeborg, 8234 type panamax container carrier sister ships: 1 tocznia Gdynia SA (Gdynia Shipy- number of sister ships still on order: 1 ard) completed the 8222 type, ro- S lo ships series with delivery, on June 18, 2004, of the fourth and agoing characteristics reduce delivery ti- hatch cover and cargo securing systems, last unit ordered so far - Oranjeborg. mes. The ships also have the highest ice designed by MacGregor were mostly ma- It is worth mentioning that originally classification, which means that ports in the nufactured and, obviously, fitted onboard, the series of these sophisticated ships Gulf of Bothnia can be served during the at the Gdynia based shipyard. was ordered in July 1999 by Swedish- winter season. Although purpose-built pri- A versatile stowage arrangement using Finnish consortium of owners, namely marily for forest products, the ro-lo vessels bulkhead doors and a folding tweendeck in by B&N Nordsjöfrakt AB and Pälkkiyh- are also configured to carry containers, rol- no 2 allows for three to five cargo separa- tyma. Initial units from the series were ling and bulk cargoes. The usual rotation tions. One of the available options for exam- named Finnfighter (8222/1, delivered sees the ships loading paper for the USA in ple, provides for bulk, paper and timber car- in December 2001), Finnpine (hull Finland and Zeebrugge, and discharging goes loading at the same time. The bulk 8222/2) and Finnwood (8222/3). the complete cargo in Philadelphia. New- cargo often loaded for return voyages to The ships of 8222 type have already sprint and woodpulp are then loaded in Europe in Savannah, Georgia and some proven its versatility and fast cargo handling Canada for the UK and Continent. Therefo- other US ports, is china clay. rate. Oranjeborg was just another confirma- re one may describe the 8222 type ships as Safe and efficient cargo handling on the- tion of the appropriateness of the design, general and breakbulk cargo vessels, ro-ro se ships is executed by equipment serving with cargo handling speed record set soon and lo-lo ships, bulkcarriers and container the four holds and comprising: after delivery. In just one and a half day, the carriers. The ships can also carry coiled ste- n a stern ramp / door shipment of 11 419 of paper in rolls, desti- el sheets for automotive industry. n a side-loading system installed on the ned for US, was loaded onboard Gdynia The ship is double skinned throughout starboard side including three cargo ele- built ship in the Finnish port of Kemi, in June the whole cargo compartment. Oranjeborg, vators 2004. similar to its predecessors in series, featu- n folding hatch cover sets for the weather- The 14 800 dwt series has been spe- res a bulbous bow, with whaleback protec- deck levels of holds 1, 2 and 4, and for cially designed for the high-quality trans- tion of forecastle deck and wide transom the tweendeck level of hold 2 portation of forest industry products, mainly stern with axial ro-ro ramp. The superstruc- n four bulkhead doors paper in rolls and on pallets as well as pal- ture is arranged right aft. n three power packs letized pulp. B&N intended to deploy its The 8222 forest products carrier was n fixed cargo securing fittings. ships as the base for its system service be- designed by Gdynia Shipyard’s in-house Stern access for rolling cargoes to the tween Europe and North America, now ope- design office. The model tests were perfor- tweendeck level is arranged over an 18 m rating them jointly with another Swedish med by CTO (Ship Research Centre) of long (+3 m flaps) ramp / door with a unob- shipping company - Gorthon. The efficient Gdañsk, Poland. structed 12 m wide driveway into a 6.4 m cargo-handling system and design ensure Extensive cargo handling and access high opening. The ramp, operated by di- rapid, high-quality loading and unloading, equipment seems to come naturally for such rect-acting hydraulic cylinders on each side, while the vessels’ speed capability and se- a versatile ship. Stern access, side-loading, closes watertight as a stern door.

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Rolling access into the aft hold tween- hold serves tanktop and tweendeck levels. Its with a maximum lifting speed of around 27 deck is arranged via a top-hinged single- watertight door - 15.2 m wide × 16.0 m high - m/min. section bulkhead door which is hydraulically encloses one single and one double loading Installed forward on mo 3 hold’s tanktop raised to offer a clear opening 21 m wide platform provided with three independent 16- is a side-hinged bulkhead door offering a and 6.4 m high. The forward end of this hold tonne capacity conveyors. In operating mode, clear opening 15.9 m wide × 5.2 m high. is served by a watertight side-hinged bul- the platforms are pivoted outboard over the Another side-hinged bulkhead door con- khead door comprising two sections which quay. Guiding rails on the hull allow their posi- necting the tanktop levels of nos 2 and 1 are hydraulically actuated to offer a clear tion to be adjusted to the quay height. holds features a clear opening 17.4 m wide opening 16.4 m × 6.2 m. Three cargo elevators connected to the × 5.2 m high. This pair and the tweendeck The hydraulically-operated side-loading loading platforms are each designed to bulkhead doors are operated by direct-ac- system installed on the starboard side of no 3 handle a paper reel load of up to 16 tonnes ting cylinders. High-stowing folding hatch covers are PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS specified for the weatherdeck. Nos 1 and 2 holds are each served by fourpanel end- Length over all 158.60 m stowing MacGregor Foldtite sets giving re- Length b.p. 148.00 m spective clear openings of 24,8 m long × 21 Breadth (moulded) 25.60 m m wide and 19.2 m × 21 m. No 4 hold is Depth at side to deck: equipped with a single panel-pair folding - tanktop 1.97 m set. The hydraulically-operated covers are - tweendeck 9.00/10.23 m designed to accept container stack loads - main deck 16.30/17.63 m ranging from 56 tonnes (20 ft units) to 65 Gross tonnage 17 693 tonnes (45 ft units). High-stowing folding covers are also in- Net tonnage 5 049 stalled in no 2 tweendeck. These are the 2+2 Design draught 8.70 m panels operated by external hydraulic cylin- Scantling draught 9.00 m ders to yield a clear opening 24.8 m long × Deadweight at: 20.24 m wide. In the open position the pa- - design draught 14 080 t nels are tightened with the Hydro-Seal sys- - scantling draught 15 140 t tem so that they are dust-tight, allowing the Tank capacities hold to carry china clay. The set is designed - heavy fuel oil 2019** m3 to accept a uniformly distributed load of 8 ton- nes/m2 and diverse vehicle loads from MAFI - diesel oil 165 / 146 m3 wagons, forklift trucks and RoLux units. 3 - fresh water 163 / 130 m The ship is able to accommodate up to - ballast water 4850 / 3930 m3 54 40-ft trailers or RoLux casettes. Main engines: Internal doors in cargo compartment are Two Wärtsilä 6L46 type, medium-speed diesel engines equipped with special flush panels, cove- Main propulsion power 12 600 kW ring the doors structure stiffeners and other Service speed 17.5 kn appendages, which might damage cargo. Endurance 11 300 Nm Fixed cargo securing fittings comprise: Accommodation (number of berths) 25 total twistlock pockets especially designed for Classification Lloyd’s Register these vessels to B&N’s requirements; la- shing eyes; flush lashing eyes; lashing pots; +100 A1, Roll on - Roll off, Cargo Ship LI, Ice class 1AS, *IWS, Strengthened and dovetail foundations. for regular discharge by heavy grabs (10 t) on Nos. 1 & 4 hold tweendeck 3 and No 2 hold inner bottom, +LMC, UMS, NAV-1 ** - 1990 m according toother sources/HFO tanks will be loaded up to abt 1300 m3, in fore or aft tanks Flag Finnish/Swedish/Netherlands Antilles depending on loading condition and adequate trim

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THE BIGGEST „FLOATING GARAGES”

Morning Courier, 8168 type pure car / truck carrier (PC/TC) sister ships: 10 number of sister ships still on order: 9

dynia Shipyard JSC is worldwi- sented in prestigious „Significant Ships to the best product – universal car carrier de known for its successful de- of the Year” booklet published by the of the 8168 series. signs of vehicle carriers delive- Royal Institution of Naval Architects. The 11th unit of the 8168 type, Morning Gred since 80-ties to several se- Among the newest laurels received was Courier, was delivered in June 2005, with 9 aborne car transport market leaders. Uni- the „Golden Anchor” award handed to re- units still left in the orderbook at that time. versal car carriers from Gdynia have been presentatives of Gdynia Shipyard at re- Pure Car / Truck Carriers (PC/TCs) of awarded with many international accola- cent Baltexpo 2004 International Mariti- the 8168 series, are ro-ro carriers suitable des. More than once they have been pre- me Exhibition in Gdañsk. It was awarded for the carriage of the wide variety of vehic- les, rolling stock and general cargo stowed by terminal vehicles. The cargoes most often PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS comprise of personal cars, pick-ups, vans Length over all 199,98 m and trucks and buses or coaches. Other rol- Length between perpendiculars 188,00 m ling cargoes and special vehicles are also Breadth 32,26 m carried onboard PC/TCs, such as civil engi- Depth to main deck (main / ramp deck - no 5) 14,00 m neering and earthmoving vehicles, road and terminal trailers or multi-axle heavy-lift Depth to deck no 12 32,64 m platforms. Draught (maximum) 10,00 m The 8168 series falls into category of Deadweight (at max. draft) 21 000 t the largest PCTCs ever built worldwide. Cargo decks area (including hoistable decks) 54 500 (17 000) m2 For Gdynia Shipyard a big success may Main engine (HCP manufactured) 7 RTA 62 U or 7 S 60 MC-C be regarded the fact, that its original ro-ro Main propulsion output 15 540 or 15 820 kW cargo flow patters between decks has also Service Speer 20,2 kn been accepted by two biggest Japanese Generating sets (HCP) 3 × 7 L 28/32 H operators – NYK and „K” Line, previously Ship’s electrical power plant power 4 200 kW used to their own, different internal ramps Classification: Det Norske Veritas arrangement of car carriers. Since 1999 to mid 2005 Stocznia Gdynia DNV +1A1, „CAR CARRIER” (RO/RO, MCDK), SA has built as many as 11 ships of the 8168 ICE C, E0, PWDK, NAUT-OC type and two units of the 8213 sub-type. The

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Gdynia built car carriers delivered so far are Weight of steel used for the construction of one 8168 type PC/TC - over 16 000 t deployed in long-term charters by global, le- Fuel tanks capacity - over 3 300 m3 ading vehicle carriers operators, namely: Daily main engine fuel consumption - abut 60 t n HUAL (50/50 joint venture of Norwegian Balast tanks capacity - 7 000 m3 owners Leif Höegh & Co Shipping AS and Ugland International Holdings plc, Total length of pipelines serving engine room n EUKOR Car Carriers (consortium esta- (with diameters ranging from 10 to 600 mm) - 8,6 km blished by Norwegian shipping compa- Total number of valves – 680 ny Wilhelmsen Lines, Swedish owners Total length of cabling onboard a single PC/TC - over 300 km Wallenius Lines and Hyundai Motor and Automation control points and sensors - abort 2000 units Kia Motors car manufacturers of South Fire detection sensors in cargo spaces - over 1000 Korea in December 2002, which imme- Installed power of cargo spacer ventilation fans – over 1000 kW diately became the largest operator of Paints and protective coatings consumed for one vehicle carrier – over 290 000 liters the car carriers fleet) n NYK (Japan) n „K” Line (Japan). znañ, anchor windlasses and mooring win- Cargo access and handling system inc- Further, remaining units contracted so ches from Towimor, pumps supplied by ludes two external doors / ramps – quarter far from the 8168 series, will enhance the GZUT, furniture and interior panels from type stern ramp (150 t SWL) and side ramp fleets of the above mentioned operators, as Famos and Meblomor, to name just a few serving alternatively two decks (22 t SWL) well as another market leader - Wallenius from a wider spectrum. and a system of fixed and moveable hydrau- Wilhelmsen, which so far has been employ- The Gdynia Shipyard built car carriers lically controlled internal ramps, as well as ing the ships built in the Far East only. incorporate many innovative design solu- four hospitable decks allowing for flexibility The vehicle carriers built at Gdynia Shi- tions, such as fuel saving and course stabi- in setting heights of some of fixed decks. pyard are renowned on the global shipping lity improving hydrodynamic hull appenda- The hospitable decks are hoisted up and market, not only because of their innovati- ges or wake improvement fins fitted behind lowered by means of two self-propelled ve, superior design features and solutions, the propeller beneath the stern. (truck based) deck lifts. but also owing to high quality of yard’s cra- The propulsion system features modern The accommodation spaces are availa- ftsmanship. Only the weakness of Polish engine room and electric power plant ar- ble for up to 36 persons, including 30 crew- system of promotion of export production rangement, fulfilling the latest requirements members and officers in single cabins with (through proper financing solutions) and of the classification society (Det Norske Ve- own, separate sanitary blocks and apart- the limited (significant, but already fully uti- ritas) and those of most demanding owners. ments for senior officers. The integrated of- lized now) production capacity do not al- Both main engine and auxiliary engines fice spaces are provided, too. low the yard to accept more orders for the- are manufactured in accordance with ne- Ships from the 8168 series have 13 in- se advanced ships. west regulations regarding the emissions ternal decks. The accommodation block is Besides the economy of the scale in control. Integrated automation system faci- one level structure placed 33 m over the series production of the profitable 8213 and litates the control and monitoring of all es- ship’s bottom plate. Additional level of su- 8168 designs, additional advantage provi- sential propulsion processes from the com- perstructure houses the bridge. ded by this shipyard’s product line is the puters in engine control room and deck of- The huge dimensions of the 8168 type opportunity to promote best Polish marine fice. Top standards have been also applied car carriers from Gdynia Shipyard may exem- equipment manufacturers in the global to design and outfitting of communication plified by their deck area, reaching 54 500 markets. and navigation systems. Obviously the ship m2 (almost 5,5 hectares) on each ship, and Polish components in Gdynia Shipyard’s is also equipped with „black box” (Voyage total carrying capacity of 6 600 cars of stan- vehicle carriers include main and auxiliary Data Recorder) and Automated Identifica- dard Japanese dimension type RT-43 (equ- engines manufactured by H.Cegielski - Po- tion System. ivalent of Nissan - Bluebird).

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NORASIA VALPARAISO

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Norasia Valparaiso, 8234 type panamax Classification: GL,+100 A 5 E ”Container Ship”, container carrier SOLAS II-2, Reg.54, +MC E AUT Length o.a. 286.10 m sister ships: 1 Length b.p. 271.20 m number of sister Breadth mld 32.20 m ships still on order: 1 Depth to main deck 21.80 m Design draught 12.00 m Scantling draught 13.20 m Gross 51 350 Deadweight at: - design draught 49 100 t - scantling draught 58 300 t Container capacity: Total 4444 TEU On deck 2393 TEU In holds 2051 TEU 14t/TEU homo 3000 TEU Reefer plugs 450 Main engine: single Wartsila NSD 8 RTA 96 C Main engine power: 43 920 kW orasia Valparaiso (ex Catherine Service speed 24.6 knots Rickmers), delivered in 2002, ope- at: draught T = 12.00 m, 90.00% MCR, 15% sea margin Nned a series of the largest conta- cruising range 18000 Nm iner carriers built in Polish yards to Complement: date. The 8234 type vessels are fast (over 22 knots service speed) panamax box ships officers and crew 21 with container capacity of 4444 TEU. The passengers 4 initial units in the series have been ordered owner 2 by German owner Rickmers. Suez Canal crew 6

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SHORT-SEA CAR CARRIER

Elbe Highway 8245 type pure car / truck carrier (PC/TC) dynia Shipyard SA, known in re- sister ships: not delivered yet – on order cent years for its long series of very number of sister ships still on order: 4 Glarge car carriers, has also ente- red the market for smaller, feeder and local short sea trades vehicle carriers. The 8245 type ship, named Elbe High- way, launched on July 16, is destined for MAIN CHARACTERISTICS delivery to Ray Car Carriers Ltd. of the Isle Length o.a. abt. 145.60 m of Man for charter in KESS („K” Line) servi- Length b.p. 133.20 m ce. The ship delivery was expected by Octo- ber 2005. Breadth moulded 25.00 m The 148 m long, 25 m wide 8245 type Depth to deck no. 4 (entr.) 11.80 m Pure Car / Truck Carrier features a deadwe- Depth to deck no. 9 25.20 m ight of 7 750 t, allowing the ship to carry Design draught 7.00 m 2130 car units of Japanese RT-43 standard Scantling draught 7.70 m (equivalent to Nissan-Bluebird car) on its 8 Design draught deadweight 5800 t internal decks with a total area of about 17 Scantling draught deadweight 7750 t 400 m2. These will include two hoistable Car capacity: (RT 43) abt. 2130 pcs decks of abt. 4.100 m2. The arrangement of moveable decks allows for flexible alloca- ME: MAN B&W/Cegielski 7S46MC-C tion of cargo space for full or mixed ship- Main engine power (mcr) 9170 kW ments of cars, bigger vehicles such as Fuel oil 1400 m3 trucks and other cargoes including heavy Diesel oil 150 m3 units. Lub oil 70 m3 Loading and discharge is facilitated by Potable water 150 two stern ramps with 70 t SWL each. One of Ballast water 3500 them is axial, another – a quarter ramp. The Endurance 13 000 Nm living quarters with navigation bridge is lo- cated 25 m above the ship’s bottom. It offers Class: DNV + 1 a 1, “car carrier” (ro/ro, mcdk), Ice 1a, e0,naut-oc, pwdk accommodations for 25 persons, including the crew of 23. Life saving equipment inclu- nufactured by H. Cegielski - Poznañ, de- 3360 kW at 900 r.p.m. providing 440 V, des a 25 persons lifeboat, life / rescue boat velopng 9170 kW at 129 r.p.m. This is 60 Hz electric current. For enhanced for 25 persons and 4 life rafts for 16 persons expected to allow the ship to achieve se- maneuverability a rotary vane type ste- each and one 6 persons raft. rvice speed of 18,9 knots. Ship’s electric ering gear was used, and thrusters in- The main propulsion is effected by power plant comprises three diesel al- stalled fore and aft, with power rating of MAN B&W 7S46 MC-C type engine, ma- ternators with total mechanical output of 660 and 365 kW respectively.

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Kota Perkasa, 8200 type geared container carrier sister ships: 8 number of sister ships still on order: 0

KOTA PERKASA

T he 8200 type container vessel re- either by Gdañsk Shipyard or by Gdynia ature an accommodation block with bridge presents a series built since 2001 Shipyard. Geared, versatile box ships fe- located at a quarter stern.

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CONTAINER SHIP OF 2680 TEU

CONTAINER SHIP OF 2700 TEU

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MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Classification: GL +100A 5E ´Conatiner Ship´, SOLAS II-2, Reg.54, +MC E AUT Length o.a. 207.95 m Length b.p. 194.40 m Breadth mld 32.24 m Depth to main deck 16.80 m Design draught 10.00 m Scantling draught 11.50 m Gross tonnage 30 024 Deadweight at: - design draught 27 747 t - scantling draught 35 924 t Container capacity: Total 2681 TEU On deck 1681 TEU In holds 1000 TEU 14t/TEU homo 2060 TEU Reefer plugs 400 Main engine H. Cegielski / MAN B&W 7S70 MC-C M.E. Power (MCR) 21 735 kW Cruising range 17 000 Nm

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POLAR RESEARCH SHIP MARIA S. MERIAN

Naval Shipyard Gdynia has out- DRAFT fitted and delivered in July 2005 N the new generation polar rese- arch ship Maria S. Merian using the hull and deckhouse provided by the Polish company Maritim Ltd. located in Gdañsk. The ship was subcontracted to Naval Shipyard Gdynia by German shipy- ard Kröger Werft GmbH & Co. KG belon- ging to Fr. Lürssen shipyard. The ship was ordered by German Federal Ministry of Re- search and Education and she will be ope- rated by the Leibnitz Institute for Baltic Sea research in Warnemünde. The new research vessel built for ope- ration up to the ice margins of the Baltic

TECHNICAL DATA Sea, North Sea and Atlantic Ocean is clas- Schottel poded propulsors and one Schot- GT 5300 sed by Germanischer Lloyd for the nota- tel Pump Jet type bow thruster enabling tion +100 A5 E3* Nav-OC Sonderschiff effective dynamic positioning of the ves- Deadweight 1345 t +MC E3 AUT RP3. State-of-the-art facili- sel. The ship can boast excellent manoeu- Length o.a. 94.80 m ties make it possible to conduct effective vrability for the whole speed range. Ship- Length b.p. 88.20 m research in geology, geophysics, physical board electric power plant includes two Breadth 19.20 m and chemical oceanography, marine bio- 1600 kW and two 1200 kW main diesel- Depth 9.50 m logy and meteorology. Research results can generating sets. Draught 6.50 m be analysed and processed onboard of the The ship is provided with the 200 kN Propulsion 2 x 2100 kW ship. Endurance of the ship is calculated stern gantry, three 50 kN electro-hydraulic 1 x 1600 kW for 35 days at sea. cranes and two auxiliary 15 kN cranes as In the mid part of the ship’s hull two pa- well as various winches designed to serve Electric 5600 kW rallel vertical tunnels are arranged for lo- measurement and research equipment and Speed 15 knots wering and lifting of research probes to the devices. The vessel can also carry special Range 7500 NM depth over 10000 m. 10-feet containers with supplies and equ- Crew 21 persons Research vessel Maria S. Merian has a ipment - seventeen of them on deck and Scientific personnel 22 persons diesel-electric propulsion system with two 13 in the hold.

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NS-935 TYPE FAST PATROL CRAFT

aval Shipyard Gdynia under the contract signed on 11 October N2004 has under construction a se- ries of five NS-935 type fast patrol craft ordered by the Indonesia Police (Ke- polisian Nagara Republik Indonesia). All five vessels will be completed in 2006. Tho- se new ships are a development of the stan- dard Naval Shipyard Gdynia patrol craft design modified to include the specific poli- ce requirements. Each patrol craft will be provided with two six-person inflatable semi- rigid fast inspection boats to be lowered into the water and hoisted with the articulated electro-hydraulic deck crane. NS-935 type patrol craft have steel hulls especially designed to ensure good sea keeping qualities. The transom stern is pro- vided with a platform for the inspection boat crews. Steel fenders are welded to the ship sides providing protection during mooring operations or coming alongside another vessel. accommodation spaces are located forward The two-storey light-alloy deckhouse is TECHNICAL DATA located in the mid part of the ship and inclu- in the hull and in the deckhouse. des both open and enclosed command New police patrol craft are provided with Displacement (full load) 198 t posts. The small enclosed mast mounted at light armament of three .50 calibre machine Length o.a. 36.40 m the aft part of the deckhouse carries radar guns located in the fore and aft part of the Length b.p. 33.00 m antenna, signal lights etc. vessel as required by the owner. NS-935 Breadth (moulded) 6.80 m type patrol craft may be however provided New patrol craft are powered by two Depth 4.10 m MTU diesel engines with two reduction-re- with more powerful armament, such as for Draught 1.90 m verse gearboxes and two fixed pitch pro- example Polish twin 23 mm Wróbel naval pellers. Electrical power is provided by two gun mounting forward and two .50 calibre Propulsion 2 x 2040 kW diesel generators wit Caterpillar engines machine guns aft. Electrical 2 x 106 kVA and one 35 kVA harbour diesel generator. Speed 26 knots Propulsion machinery is fully automated Range at 13 kts 2200 NM and remote controlled. Air conditioned crew Complement 25 persons

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STOCZNIA MARYNARKI WOJENNEJ Naval Shipyard Gdynia ul. Œmidowicza 48 81-127 Gdynia Poland tel.: (+48 58) 625 01 48, 625 87 40 fax: (+48 58) 625 01 47 e-mail: [email protected] www.navship.pl

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WORLD’S LARGEST STAINLESS STEEL PARCEL TANKERS

Bow Sun, B588-III type chemical tanker sister ships: Bow Star, Bow Spring, Bow Sky number of sister ships still on order: 4

zczecin New Shipyard Ltd. is exe- The centre section is divided into 18 ster, to provide thrust during docking/undoc- cuting a contract, signed on Au- duplex stainless steel tanks, including two king operations, in all loading conditions. gust 1, 2003, to build the B588 slop tanks and the wing sections divided The vessel is registered under the Nor- Sseries – the world’s largest chemi- into 8 duplex stainless steel pairs of tanks wegian flag and fulfils requirements of Nor- cal tankers with stainless steel cargo tanks, (16 wing cargo tanks), by transverse corru- wegian maritime administration and all the for Norwegian owners – Odfjell ASA. Ac- gated bulkheads, for a total of 34 complete- International Conventions applicable to this cording to unofficial information the price ly segregated cargo tanks, as per IMO re- type of vessel. per unit was USD 54 million at the time of quirements. From the unit no. 3 on, some structural signing the initial contract, which might have Double bottom and sides for ballast design and other design changes and ad- been renegotiated since. water are arranged for the full length of the justments have been made under agre- The first unit from the series, the B588- cargo area and subdivided into the same ement with the owner, allowing for produc- III/1 Bow Sun, was officially delivered and number of tanks as cargo wing tanks and tion technology simplification in some are- left the yard on August 1, 2003. Bow Star as required by the damage stability regula- as and enabling slight production cost re- and Bow Spring were delivered during tions. Cofferdam bulkheads between cen- ductions. 2004, while Bow Sky in April 2005. tre and wing cargo tanks and a part of do- To obtain excellent maneuverability for The shipyard has 4 units of the B588 se- uble bottom tanks are void spaces. this type of vessel and fulfill IMO require- ries still on order, with the fifth of eight con- To improve the cargo carriage flexibility ments rotary-vane steering gear, of Rolls- tracted vessels was launched in May 2005. additionally on main deck, six (6) deck tanks Royce Fryndebo make, with working angle The B588 type ship is suitable for the car- made of duplex stainless steel with capaci- ±70° and Schilling rudder are provided. riage of IMO type I, II and III chemicals, as ty 354 m3 and cargo specific gravity 1.7 t/m3 To serve manifold area, two (2), Towi- well as clean oil products, acids, vegetable each are provided. mor SA made, electro-hydraulically driven and fish oils and animal fats, molasses, etc. Sloshing and heeling effects of the car- cranes of hoisting capacity of 10 t SWL and A double skin is arranged for the sides, go was taken into consideration in the de- complying with OCIMF recommendations double bottom space for the whole cargo sign and construction of all the tanks so that are provided. For the provision and ER spa- area, in compliance with IMO and USCG they can be partially filled without filling re- re parts handling, one (1) electro-hydrauli- tanker requirements. The surface inside all strictions. cally driven crane, 40 kN, from the same cargo tanks is free of obstructions, such as Hull structure is designed for 40 year of supplier, is provided on the port side, in the structural members. The cargo area has a fatigue life and confirmed by DNV. area between accommodation block and centre section and two wing sections, se- The vessel is equipped with Rolls-Roy- separate engine casing. parated by two longitudinal sandwich type ce KaMeWa Ulstein made, TT2000 FP-KI Anchor, mooring and towing equipment bulkheads (cofferdams). type, 1000 kW hydraulically driven bow thru- complies also with OCIMF and consist of:

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n two (2) Towimor windlasses for chain 76 1499 kVA; 60 Hz, 3×440 V (while on two tems are supplied by Norcontrol and Saab mm/K3, initial units, including prototype Bow Rosemount Marine. n four (4) Towimor made mooring winches Sun, these were 5L27/35 diesels based Engine Control Room and Cargo Con- of nominal pull 200 kN, non-selftensio- gen-sets, providing 1780 kVA each) trol Room are provided. ning type, n one (1) SAM Electronics shaft alterna- Radio communication system complies n two (2) bow stockless anchors, 9300 kg tor; 1838 kVA; 60 Hz, 3×440 V. with GMDSS requirement issued by IMO. each, n one (1) emergency diesel generator with n two (2) anchor chains; 76 mm dia, MAN D2866 TE 218 kW diesel, and 220 n two (2) anchor chain stoppers. kVA; 60 Hz, 3×440 V alternator (250 kVA MAIN PARTICULARS on initial units from the B588 series) Emergency towing arrangements, in ac- Length, o.a. 182,88 m cordance with Resolution MSC 35/63, sup- The vessel is arranged for loading and Length, b.p. 175,25 m plied by Towimor, are installed fore and aft. unloading of homogeneous cargo via mid- Breadth, moulded 32,20 m Life-saving appliances consist of Fas- ship cargo manifolds, maximum loading and Depth, moulded 17,95 m smer free-fall lifeboat for 37 person with unloading rate of 3000 m3/hr (at 110 mlc, Scantling draught 11,50 m hydraulically driven lifeboat davit, Fassmer s.g. 0,9; visc. 1,0 cSt). rescue boat, DSB liferafts, lifebuoys, etc. Independent cargo pumping and piping Deadweight* 39 842 t according to SOLAS requirement. MOB re- system (1- tank, 1- pump system) is provi- GT 29 965 scue boat davit was supplied by Towimor. ded for each cargo, slop and deck tanks. NT 11 269 Lighting appliances onboard Szczecin The cargo is heated by a steam/water Tank capacities built chemical tanker come from another system with hot water circulating in coils - cargo tanks 52 126 m3 Polish manufacturer – Famor. in cargo tanks. Each tank has at least two - ballast tanks 16 076 m3 Accommodation spaces are provided for separate sets of longitudinally welded - heavy fuel tanks 2 000 m3 31 persons of crew and 6 persons of Suez coils made of duplex stainless steel. The Service Speer 15,30 w Canal crew. All crew cabins are single type water is heated by steam via two (2) heat with individual sanitary blocks. Cabin inte- exchangers. Main propulsion power 12 750 kW riors are up to the highest Scandinavian Heat exchangers with their circulating standard. In addition, public / duty spaces pumps, expansion vessels and control equ- The vessel was built under the survey for crew e.g. crew’s messroom, officers’ ipment are arranged in deckhouse on main and in accordance with the rules and messroom, crew’s TV / recreation room, of- deck, in front of superstructure (heater com- regulations of the Norwegian classifi- ficer’s TV / recreation room, duty messro- partment). cation society Det norske Veritas and om, gymnasium, officers’ galley, etc. are pro- The inert gas system is supplied by will be classed and registered as: vided. Unitor. The same company also supplies DNV +1A1 Tanker for Chemicals and Propulsion system consists of one ventilation system, provisions stores re- Oil Products ESP E0 NAUT-OC LCS Wärtislä NSD designed main engine type frigeration system as well as deck foam (SID) VCS-2 HL (1.85 t/m3 for centre 6RTA 58TB, 12 750 kW, 105 rpm delivered fire-fighting system. „Dry Air System” for tanks, 1.25 t/m3 for wing tanks, by H. Cegielski, Poland, driving KaMeWa cargo tanks drying is supplied by Alfsen 1.70 t/m3 for deck tanks) PLUS-2 ETC Ulstein controllable pitch propeller of 6.8 m og Gunderson AS. TMON NAUTICUS (Newbuilding), dia. Shaft generator driven via tunnel gear An Integrated Control and Monitoring Ship type 1 & 2. Centre / slop tanks: is provided. System (ICMS) is installed, fulfilling Class a2, b3, c3, v3, f2, str 0.1, ss, T4 IIA / IIB / IIC. For electric power on units no. 3 from requirements for unattended Engine Room, Wing tanks: the B588 series and on generation there to control and monitor also the whole cargo a2, b3, c3, v3, f2, str 0.1, ss, T4 IIA / II B are installed: operation, including control of cargo pumps Deck tanks: n three (3) gen-sets, based on medium- and cargo valves, ballast pumps and bal- a3, b3, c3, v3, f3, str 0.1, ss, T4 IIA / IIB speed diesel engines 6L28/32H of 1500 last valves, T/C pumps, monitoring of cargo kW each delivered by H. Cegielski, with tanks and the carried cargo. General, ma- SAM Electronics alternator supplying chinery and cargo handling automation sys- * - according to some sources – 40 000 t

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SAMPOGRACHT Photo. Adam WoŸniczka

Sampogracht, B587-IV sister ships: Stadiongracht, Scheldegracht, Spuigracht, Sluisgracht, Statengracht, Suomigracht, Saimagracht. ith delivery, on July 28, 2005, of Sampogracht, featuring a number of sister ships still on order: 0 Wdeadweight of 23 700 t, Szcze- cin New Shipyard completed a series of four ships built to order of the The ships serve Spliethoff’s West Euro- as grain. This solution adds to operational Amsterdam based shipowner. In January pe – North America shipping service. flexibility of these ships. Paper and forest 2003 one of the biggest Dutch shipping The holds of the B587-IV/L and /S type products are loaded or discharged mainly companies - Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskan- are vessels prepared for 1-8 class IMO dan- through side-loaders in sto-ro mode. toor BV, ordered four multipurpose cargo gerous cargoes. The B587 type ship has the highest ice vessels with sto-ro and heavy lift capabili- The ship is arranged with removable, class. The ship in shorter version is 172.60 ties and with deadweight capacity of 19 000 portable pontoon type tweendeck panels, m long, 25.30 m wide and reaches the spe- and 23 700 tons for delivery in 2004-2005. stowable at various heights, as well as ver- ed of 19.5 knots. The ships also feature The contract just completed by the yard tically to form transverse bulkheads for divi- asymmetric sterns for better hydrodynamic constitutes the continuation of the series ding holds for bulk or other cargoes, such efficiency. delivered to the same owner from Szczecin based yard during 2000-2001. The first of the new ships was the same as the former MAIN PARTICULARS ones (B587-IV/S type). Three following units S2L Type S2 Type represent a lengthened version with higher Gross tonnage (GT) 18 200 16 600 loading capacity (B587-IV/L), featuring 18 Net tonnage (NT) 7 500 6 700 additional frame spacings equal to 12.80 m long midbody section. Deadweight incl. tweendeck (design draught) 21 500 t 19 000 t The B587 type ship is a truly multipur- Deadweight incl. tweendeck (summer draught) 23 700 t 21 500 t pose, geared vessel, destined for the car- Length o.a. 185.40 m 172.60 m riage of paper rolls and palleted paper, pulp, Length b.p. 173.50 m 160.70 m packaged timber and other forest products, Breadth moulded 25.30 m 25.30 m general, break-bulk, as well as bulk cargo- Depth to Upper Deck 14.60 m 14.60 m es, 20-,40-,45-ft containers (with a capaci- Design draught 10.00 m 10.00 m ty of 1298 TEU in case of the larger ver- Summer draught 10.58 m 10.725 m sion) and heavy and awkward, over-sized cargo units. Speed at design draught 19.30 kn 19.50 kn

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B587-IV

B587-IV/L

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BIGGEST BOX CARRIERS

FROM SZCZECIN MOL Renaissance, B178-I type container ship sister ships: 12 units number of sister ships still on order: ith delivery of APL Venezuela 11 (B178-I) + 10 units of shortened type (B178-III) (ex Carolina) the year 2001 W saw a launch of a new series of container ships – at 3100 TEU capacity, the largest to be built at MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Szczecin Shipyard so far. Today, after 13 Classification: GL Hull: 100 A5 Containership, IW, NAV-0, SOLAS II-2 Reg.19, RSD deliveries, they still hold this record. B178 Machinery: MC AUT container ships, judging from the yard’s Gross tonnage 35 881 track record and current orderbook seems to be a very successful design, with many Net tonnage 14 444 further newbuilding contracts in yard’s or- Deadweight 41 850 t ders portfolio. Length o.a. 220.50 m Most of these ships have been orde- Length b.p. 210.20 m red by renowned German owner Peter Breadth moulded 32.24 m Dohle Schiffsbeteiligungs GmbH&Co. Depth to main deck 18.70 m KG, Germany. Freeboard draught 12.15 m The B178 type ships are cellular, geared Speed (service) at 10,50 draught: 22.30 kn (87,5% MCR; 15% sea margin) (also available in gearless version) conta- iner vessel intended for carriage of: 20 and Endurance 18 000 Nm 40 ft ISO containers in holds and on deck, 45 Complement 24 + 1 pilot and 49 ft containers on deck, dangerous car- 1 main engine MAN B&W 7K80 MC-C; go containers, reefer containers (self-conta- 26270 kW, 104 RPM - built by H. Cegielski - Poznañ, Poland ined air cooled type) on deck and in hold. 1 fixed pitch propeller - 5 blades One of the holds is prepared for IMO dange- rous cargoes of 1.4s, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1-4.3, 5.1, Hold 2-5 cell guides fitted with stoppers, The shorter version – B178/III, of which 6.1 (except liquids FP<=61°C), and 9 clas- abt 5,25 m above tank top, facilitate trans- already 10 units have been ordered - featu- ses. Hold No 1 additionally prepared for IMO portation of 40 ft containers above break res deadweight of 37 125 t at length of 205.25 class 1.1-1.6 class dangerous cargoes. bulk cargoes. m and 2785 TEU container capacity.

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B178-I

B178-III

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THE LONGEST SERIES SETTING

STANDARDS Robert Rickmers, B170 type container ship sister ships: 46 units number of sister ships still on order: 5 n post war history of shipbuilding, not taking into consideration so called „stan- Idard ships”, such as Freedom or Neo- Liberty types, there were very few desi- gns built to multiple orders. One of the lon- Four cargo holds, engine room and ac- 4.1-4.3, 5.1, 6.1 (except liquids FP<=61°C), gest ship series, and one of the most suc- commodation aft, transom, asymmetric 8 (except liquids FP<=61°C) and 9 classes. cessful, most popular designs is Szczecin stern, bulbous bow, one transverse bow Hold No 1 additionally prepared for IMO Shipyard’s B170. thruster. dangerous cargoes 1.1-1.6 classes. B170 are so popular, that they have be- Holds No 1-3 prepared for IMO dange- Holds No 2 - 4 cell guides fitted with stop- come a standard and a synonym for their rous cargoes of 1.4s, 2.1-2.3, 3, 4.1-4.3, 5.1, pers, abt 5,25 m above tank top, for trans- range of size, with brokers referring to „B170” 6.1, 8 and 9 classes. Hold No 4 prepared portation of 40 ft containers above break type while quoting freight rates for any ship for IMO dangerous cargoes of 1.4s, 2.1-2.3, bulk cargoes. of similar size, so B170 have become an industry standard and point of reference. There have been 47 units built of this design over the recent decade in several MAIN CHARACTERISTICS mutations slightly differing according to spe- Classification: GL Hull: 100 A5 Containership, IW, NAV-0, cific requirements of each owners in size or SOLAS II-2 Reg.19, Machinery: MC AUT being geared or gearless. The first unit in Gross tonnage 16 500 highly successful B170 series was Elisa- beth Rickmers, delivered in 1995. The last Net tonnage 8 675 of them, Robert Rickmers, of B170-III, as 15th Deadweight 23 000 t unit in this version was delivered in 2003. Length o.a. 184.10 m However Russian owner Fesco and Italian Length b.p. 171.94 m one – Costa Container Lines are so ple- Breadth moulded 25.30 m ased with Szczecin designs, that they have Depth to main deck 13.50 m decided to come back for more. Further 5 Freeboard draught 9.90 m units are on order from those owners. Cellular, geared container vessel inten- Container capacity: ded for carriage of: 20 and 40 ft ISO stan- holds 634 TEU, on deck 1096 TEU (IMO visibility) dard containers in holds and on deck, 45 Total 1730 TEU and 48 ft containers on deck and cellular 200 reefer plugs on deck type Eurocontainers in holds except of side 14 t TEU capacity: 1107 units stacks, dangerous cargo containers in holds Speed (service) at 9.85 m draught: 19.70 kn (90% MCR, 15% sea margin) No 1 – 4, reefer containers on deck, break Endurance 15 000 Nm bulk cargoes in holds No 2 – 4. Complement 24 + 1 pilot Single screw motor ship fitted with one fixed pitch propeller, driven by slow-speed 1 main engine SULZER 6RTA62U 13,320 kW at 113 r.p.m. engine. - build by HCP Poznañ, Poland, 1 fixed pitch propeller 5 blades

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MODERN SHORT-SEA FREIGHT 2800 LANE METRES RO-RO VESSEL

n 2006 and 2007 six multi-purpose con- ro newbuildings will enter trade with Bal- B201 con-ro vessel Itic and European ro-ro operator Trans- sister ships: not built yet – on order fennica of Finland. These vessels orde- red by Transfennica’s main shareholder, number of sister ships still on order: 6 Spliethoff, Amsterdam, are a start of the si- xth generation of ro-ro vessels in Finnish owner’s fleet. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS These new 6th generation vessels are incorporating features enabling fast and Classification: 100 A1 Roll on-Roll off Cargo Ship, reliable service even in heavy ice condi- Container cargoes on Trailer Deck and Weather Deck, tions. The vessels of the sixth generation Ice Class 1AS, 1AS Finnish Ice class rules, LI, IWS will be more versatile and have a carrying LMC, UMS, SCM, NAV 1, with descriptive notes: PCWBT capacity of about the double in containers Gross tonnage 24,800 GT and trailers in comparison to Transfennica’s Net tonnage 7,400 NT present successful fifth generation of 20+ Deadweight (freeboard draught) 18,250 t knot fleet. New vessels of B201 type from Szczecin shipyard will feature speed of 22 Deadweight (design draught) 12,800 t knots. Length o.a. abt 205.00 m The modern con-ro’s will be characteri- Length b.p. 190.00 m zed by main ro-ro cargo area with wide stern Breadth moulded 25.50 m axial ramp, and smaller – lo-lo part, being Depth to Weather Deck 21.25 m one open hatch container hold fore. The Depth to Trailer Deck 15.65 m ships will be suitable for road trailers, com- Depth to Main Deck 9.00 m mercial vehicles, mafi trailers, cassettes, Design draught 7.20 m paper, containers with holds prepared also for 1-8 class IMO dangerous cargoes. Summer draught abt 8.40 m Speed at design draught 22.0 kn Lane length abt 2800 m Container capacity 660 TEU (reefer connections available) 2 bow thrusters, 700 kW each, with AST 2 electro-hydraulic steering gear 2 anchor-mooring winches 4 mooring winches 2 life boats 1 watertight stern ramp

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A LUXURIOUS MOTOR YACHT

n 30th July 2005, a luxurious mo- with elements of ebony, birch and special draulic crane installed on the main deck. tor yacht was launched at Stocz- ornamental veneer, whilst the tops of bath- The RIB allows the users to reach destina- Onia Conrad S.A. (Conrad Shipy- room and kitchen units, as well as those of tions inaccessible for the yacht. An automa- ard), which was made to a spe- small tables and bedside tables have been tic, remote-controlled stern ladder enables cial order for a U.S. client, on the basis of a of granite and marble. comfortable getting off when the yacht is design provided by him, created by Bill Di- Elegant accessories and especially de- mooring with its stern to the wharf. xon, a renowned English designer. signed lighting add to the image of comfor- The latest navigation equipment has It is the first yacht in Poland with such state- table and fully air-conditioned interiors. The- been installed on the yacht, including two of-the-art outfit and finishing standards. The re is also modern multimedia equipment radars, Furuno and Simrad, and GPS sys- vessel, built under the supervision of Ger- providing top quality entertainment during tem among others. The yacht has also been manischer Lloyd and MCA, 27 m length a trip. The vessel offers four luxurious eight- fitted with a system of TRAC stabilisers, overall of the steel hull with a two-storey person cabins and separate rooms for four aluminium superstructure, is meant to be crew members. What is more, there are also employed for recreational sea navigation. two luxury lounges, which make it possible TECHNICAL DATA With such a length overall, a yacht with three to organize parties for over 30 guests. complete decks and an extra sun deck is a Users also have at their disposal a ba- Length, oa 27.03 m rare occurrence. Thanks to its original con- thing platform abaft, comfortable sun beds Length, bp 24.37 m struction, the vessel from Stocznia Conrad and shower on the topmost sun deck, and Breadth, mld 7.00 m boasts space and comfort usually offered two tables on outer decks; one for ten pas- Draught 1.9 m by over 30-meter yachts only. sengers on the penthouse main deck, and Crew 4 persons The walls of all the accommodation in- the other for eight passengers on the deck Passengers 8 persons teriors of the yacht have been finished with situated higher. A spacious locker fore ma- decorative American cherry tree panels, kes it possible to take sports equipment for Bunker tanks 34.000 litres combined with fine fabric and mirrors in all passengers aboard the yacht. Fresh water tank 3.150 litres many places. Cabin furniture made from The yacht has been fitted with a rigid- Range 3.000 sea miles American cherry tree have been encrusted inflatable boat lowered to water with a hy- Speed 12.9 knots

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Interiors of the main deck offer a spa- cious luxury lounge with a dining-room, big kitchen, toilet for guests and comfortable owner’s cabin. The lounge, containing an elegant dining table for eight persons, re-

Photo: Conrad Shipyard creation furniture and 42-inch LCD TV set with home cinema, is connected through automatically sliding stern doors with the penthouse outer deck, fitted with comforta- ble sofas and teak table for 12 persons. The kitchen can be accessed directly from the outer deck, lounge and lobby. It has been fitted with a dishwasher, cooker, microwave oven, heating plate, waste squ- eezer, ice machine, big refrigerator, and a wine cooler. The owner’s cabin with a se- parate wardrobe and two bathrooms is si- tuated on the main deck. Thanks to big win- dows it offers daylight and stupendous views. It has been fitted with a royal bed, dressing table, capacious elegant furnitu- re, and a 42-inch LCD TV set. With its mar- ble floors and table tops, it will surely pro- vide the yacht’s owner with due luxury. Interiors of the top deck in its stern part Luxury interior of the yacht have a luxury lounge in store, with a dome which ensure the greatest comfort and sta- Caterpillar 600 HP engines, enabling the showing the sky installed on the ceiling, le- bility during a trip. During a stopover, the yacht to reach the speed of 12.9 knots, with ather suite, cocktail cabinet, bookcase, and yacht is secured in one place by two an- 2100 rpm. It also has two Northern Lights a 42-inch LCD TV set. In the bow part, there chors of 135 kg each, and when mooring, a generator units supplying the entire ample is a spacious wheelhouse fitted with the la- bow thruster by American Bow Thruster yacht outfit, as well as a central air-conditio- test navigation and steering equipment. company enables quick and easy manoeu- ning unit and other devices. After the RIB is lowered, outer part of the vring. In the bow part of the yacht behind the main deck may serve as a terrace with a In the stern part of the yacht, there are engine room there are two twin cabins for permanently fixed teak table for eight per- accommodation spaces for the crew: a cap- guests, each with a luxury bathroom, and sons, barbecue and an ice crusher. This is tain’s cabin, two-person crew cabin, bath- right fore there is a larger cabin for special where from stairs lead to the sun deck, where room and mess room. The midship frame guests, with a big bathroom and an additio- you can sunbathe or admire marvellous contains a modern engine room with two nal wardrobe. views. Photo: Conrad Shipyard

The yacht has been built at Conrad Shipyard.

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