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No. 284 Dec. - Jan. Page 3

NKK completes membrane type LNG carrier, Surya Satsuma

NKK Corp. has completed
construction of the 22,500m3
LNG carrier, Surya Satsuma
(HN: 192), for Mitsui OSK
Lines, Ltd. and Nusantara
Shipping, Ltd. at its Tsu
Works. The LNG carrier is
the fourth built by NKK employing the GTT Mark III
(membrane) cargo containment system. Mitsui OSK
Lines has so far operated
spherical tank type LNG carriers. The Surya Satsuma is the first
membrane type LNG carrier for the
company.
The Surya Satsuma is now engaging in LNG transportation from In-

donesia to Japan for Hiroshima Gas

Co., Ltd. and Nippon Gas Co., Ltd. Although the Surya Satsuma has the
same length and width as the Surya
Aki, MOSS type LNG carrier operated

MES delivers multipurpose LPG

carrier to Maersk Company
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) has
delivered at its Chiba Works the 20,500m3 type multipurpose LPG carrier, Maersk Holyhead (HN: 1453), to its
owner, The Maersk Company Limited, following its sister
ship, Maersk Humber, delivered to the same owner in 1998.
The vessel with four (4) sets of twin cylindrical tanks,
so called bi-lobe tank design, has a cargo capacity of
20,500m3 and is ranked among the worlds largest for this
type.
The cargo tanks and cargo systems are so designed as
to load twelve (12) kinds of liquefied gases and chemicals
including LPG and ammonia. Cargo-handling equipment
can cope with a variety of cargoes, and reliquefaction equipment is installed on board the ship to treat gas evaporated
from cargo liquid.
The cylindrical cargo tanks are made of TMCP hightension steel developed by MES in collaboration with a
steel mill to satisfy severe requirements for low temperature and stress corrosion cracking to accommodate LPG
and ammonia.
Two additional cylindrical tanks with a capacity of 110m3
are installed on
the upper deck to
cope with transport of a small
quantity of cargoes, which improves cargoloading efficiency.
The wheelhouse is so ar-

on the same route since 1996,

the former has 18% more
cargo tank capacity.
At present, five LNG carriers with a cargo tank capacity of 18,800m3 - 22,500m3 are
operated on the routes between S.E. Asia and mediumsize cities in Japan. Four of
these carriers are membrane
types constructed by NKK.
Principal particulars: L
(o.a.) x B x D x d: 151.03m x
28.00m x 16.00m x 7.06m-; GT/DWT:
20,017t/12,493t; Main engine: Mitsubishi MS12-2; Output: 7,796kw; Speed,
service: 16.5kt; and Classification: NK

ranged as one-man bridge operation possible.

Principal particulars: L (o.a.) x B x D x d: 159.00m x
26.00m x 16.30m x 10.50m; GT/DWT: 17,980t/23,272t; LPG
tank capacity: 20,851m3; Main engine: Mitsui-MAN B&W
6S50MC x 1 unit; MCR: 9,900ps x 108rpm; Speed: 15.67kt;
Complement: 30; and Classification: DNV

IHI completes VLCC Ryuohsan for

Paramount Transport
Ishikawajima-Harima
Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
(IHI) has completed construction of the
281,050DWT
crude oil carrier, Ryuohsan
(HN: 3024 ), for Paramount Transport S. A. of Panama,
an affiliate company of Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd., at its Kure
Shipyard.
The carrier is the third double-hull VLCC of the three
vessels ordered by Mitsui OSK Lines. The first and second vessels were delivered to the owner in July and September 2000, respectively. These VLCCs are now engaged
in oil transport between the Middle East and Japan. IHI
has constructed 13 double-hull VLCCs including the
Ryuohsan, and will build six more such vessels at the Kure
Shipyard.
Principal particulars: L (o.a.) x B x D x d: 330.00m x
60.00m x 28.90m x 20.00m; GT/DWT: 149,282t/281,050t;
Main engine: DU-Sulzer 7RTA84T diesel x 1 unit; Speed,
service: 16.10kt; Complement: 23; and Classification: NK