NeWs
Ro-ro China
Largest ro-ro ships Jurong for
WWL’s owners Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA of Norway and
shanghai…
Wallenius Lines of Sweden have also ordered four of
the world’s largest ro-ro vessels from Mitsubishi Heavy SembCorp Marine subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd
Industries’ (MHI) Nagasaki yard in Japan for delivery in (JSPL), has entered into an agreement to acquire a 70%
2011 and 2012. equity stake in Shanghai Jurong Marine Engineering &
The new ships will service Wallenius Wilhelmsen Technology Co, which offers services for marine design
Logistics and have a carrying capacity of 138,000m
3
, close work. It undertakes design and drafting work assigned by
to 10% more than the WW/OW partnership’s most recent JSPL.
ro-ro carriers. JMET said it would recruit further engineers in China to
Designed in collaboration with MHI, it is said that the provide the design and drafting back-up for the projects.
vessels will be very flexible and safe in the way they carry
high and heavy roll-able cargoes, static non-containerised China
equipment, and cars. A new hull design will reduce fuel
oil consumption and exhaust gas emissions. In a novel
…and Blohm + Voss
development for a ro-ro ship, the energy derived from the Blohm + Voss Industries has launched a new sales and
exhaust gases will drive the entire ships’ energy needs at sea. service station in China. The sales representative office,
An advanced ballast treatment system will also be installed formerly located in the city centre of Shanghai, has been
to reduce harmful transfer of micro-organisms between extended by a service station of its own, thus, offering all-
different ecosystems. inclusive service: sales, repair, and spares.
WW and OW are pursuing an extensive newbuilding Located at Xinzhuang Development Zone southeast of
programme. This currently comprises some 43 vessels to Shanghai, the new office offers easy access to Hangzhou
be delivered up to 2012. motorway and Hongqiao airport. With a total area of
1600m², the new building features modern office space
Class and an air-conditioned spare parts store, as well as a
Heavy DNV links
workshop area.
Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has selected DNV
as a partner in the classification of a pair of innovative large
semisubmersible heavylift newbuildings. LR class scholarships
These 50,000dwt vessels are purpose-designed and will
be built for Cosco.
The vessels are under dual class to DNV and CCS. Pictured are Dr Ulrich Förster, Lloyd’s Register
Su Wei, the general manager of GSI’s Marine Research eMeA, Ralf Nagel, senator for ports and economics
Institute, said: ‘Several years ago, we worked with DNV of the Freie Hansestadt Bremen and Prof Josef
on two smaller 18,000dwt vessels for Cosco Shipping Ltd stockemer of the Hochschule, following the signing
(COSL). These new vessels are much larger and more of the agreement through which the Lloyd’s Register
complex. The owner worked with DNV on the earlier educational Trust will sponsor eight new scholarships
vessels, which have done very well in the market since related to marine technology and shipping
delivery, so the owner specifically requested to work with operation technology studies at the Hochschule,
DNV again on this project.’ Bremerhaven.
Ms Su said that the ships would have a redundant
propulsion system (DNV RPS notation) and were also being
built in accordance with very specific stability calculations,
particularly relating to submersion for loading.
Ying Hui, the head of the DNV hull section, Shanghai,
added: ‘The submersion system works to a depth of 26m,
which is extremely deep, so the submersion concept using
compressed air is like a submarine.’
The two 50,000dwt vessels will be delivered in the second
half of 2010. These purpose-built heavylift vessels have a
large open cargo deck measuring 177m x 43m and will be
capable of transporting the largest semisubmersible and
jack-up rigs currently in the market.
The vessels are highly versatile and can handle a wide
range of cargoes such as offshore structures, drilling rigs,
topsides, jackets, FPUs, FPSOs, barges, and other floating
and non-floating structures.
8 The Naval Architect January 2008
NA Jan - p6+
8.indd 8 04/01/2008 15:16:01
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108