Feature 1
MAN’s first S50ME-B
VLCC roped
The first MAN B&W 6S50ME-B8 engine order has been
into strong fibre
placed.
T
ORM, the Copenhagen-based maximum pressure. This gives a large
tanker owner, is the first customer degree of freedom to secure the optimal COSCO Dalian, a subsidiary of
to specify installation of MAN balance between NOx emissions and fuel China Ocean Shipping Co, has
Diesel’s latest MAN B&W 6S50ME-B8 oil consumption. selected mooring lines made
engine. The new unit has been chosen for All S50ME-B engines are available with Dyneema fibre for its newest
seven Guangzhou Shipyard International in five- to nine-cylinder variants, and Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC),
Co-built 50,500dwt chemical/product the B7/8 will have the same output and Cospearl Lake.
tankers. Engines will be delivered by installation data as the corresponding Following a successful eight-
MAN Diesel licensee DMD Dalian Marine S50MC-C/ME-C versions. Additionally, a month sea trial on its Cosmerry
Diesel. lower rev/min version with a higher power Lake VLCC, Cosco Dalian
MAN Diesel will supervise construction, concentration aimed at new ship designs believes that the Dyneema rope
shop tests, on-site installation, and has been added to the series, designated enabled a reduction in mooring
commissioning of the engines, as well S50ME-B9. time and improved crew safety.
as participating in subsequent sea trials. The exhaust valve of the entire range The new ship is equipped with
The company is using the ME-B series to is operated by a smaller camshaft than a full set of 22 ropes, each 280m
broaden the application of the ME concept normal, when compared with its MC-C long and with a required breaking
in its small bore and medium-sized two counterpart. The advanced fuel-injection strength of 1300kN.
stroke engines, using the electronic, fuel- control is an efficient way of managing Edwin Grootendorst, marketing
injection control already introduced in its current and future environmental manager heavy marine for DSM
large bore series. emission requirements, and an Alpha Dyneema, said: ‘More than 75%
This range is the first to be fitted with Lubricator comes as standard, aimed at of new-construction LNG tankers
TCA 66 turbochargers with variable ensuring a very low cylinder lubricating scheduled for delivery in the
nozzle rings technology, which facilitates oil consumption, due to the electronic, next few years will be equipped
the control of the scavenging-air pressure user-friendly interface, allowing precise with mooring lines made with
and thereby compression and cylinder adjustment. NA Dyneema, and we clearly see
increased interest for VLCC and
bulk carriers.’
Skaugen opts for Solasafe
Dyneema fibre is said to be as
strong as steel wire, but weighs
one eighth as much, claimed
to enable the rope to handle
Four new Aframax tankers from Skaugen Petro Trans have
more easily. This means that
been fitted with Solar Solve Marine’s Solasafe anti-glare
a mooring boat can carry two
Dyneema ropes simultaneously,
roller screens at their wheelhouse windows.
reducing mooring time. The fibre’s
elongation is less than 2.5% at
L
ightering tankers SPT Champion, transfer of crude oil, primarily in the break, a feature reckoned to
SPT Crusader, SPT Conqueror, waters of the USA coasts, the Arabian decrease backlash in case of
and SPT Challenger, all delivered Gulf, and the Mediterranean. failure.
during 2007 by Tsuneishi Shipyard, Japan, Solar Solve chairman, John Lightfoot, The company says that mooring
will be retrofitted with Solasafe anti-glare commented: ‘For whatever reason, the and towing ropes made with
roller screens. majority of Japanese-built vessels are Dyneema have an increased
The vessels are all of 105,000dwt delivered without anti-glare screens, which service life when compared to
capacity, at 123m long with a 42m beam, means we have to contact owners and both steel and synthetic ropes.
and incorporate enhanced manoeuvring operators afterwards to have them installed. It says lifetime expectancy
features with increased loading and de- In this case, we know that Skaugen is is between two and four times
ballasting capabilities. proud of its industry-leading standards greater. Nor is greasing of the
Skaugen Petro Trans is a joint venture of safety and dependability, and therefore rope necessary, as is the case for
between I M Skaugen and Teekay Shipping the installation of Solasafe screens is in line steel wire, meaning that there is
Corp, and its vessels provide ship-to-ship with this philosophy.’ NA no pollution of the deck area.
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