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CMA CGM Marco Polo is the first container ship in a class of three owned by the CMA CGM group. On 5 November 2012, it became the largest containership in the world measured by capacity, as it can hold 16,020 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit containers). The previous largest was<a href="http://www.mighty-ships.com/2011/07/mv-emma-maersk.html" target="_blank"> Emma Mærsk</a> and her seven sisters of the Mærsk E-class. TheMaersk Triple E class, currently under construction, will be even larger.<br />
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The capacity is 10,000 TEU if all are fully loaded 14 ton containers, compared to 11,000 for Emma Mærsk.</div>
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Symbol of the pioneer spirit of the CMA CGM Group, the new 16 000 TEU vessel, owned by CMA CGM, sails under the UK flag.<br />
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Built by DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering) in South Korea, the giant of the seas displays exceptional dimensions: 396 meters long, 54 meters wide, with a draft of 16 meters. The CMA CGM MARCO POLO is the first of a series of three 16 000 TEU vessels, that will all be named after great explorers. The delivery of the two next vessels is expected in 2013.<br />
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The FAL1 operates the largest vessels of the CMA CGM fleet and offers its customers a fixed-day, weekly connection between Central and South China, the main exporting zones of the country, and Northern Europe. The direct service to Southampton and to Hamburg offers European importers the fastest transit times of the market.<br />
The FAL1 is part of a global network of 8 CMA CGM services connecting Asia to Europe Atlantic, the most thorough offer on the market, and which is based on 29 vessels of 11,400 to 16,000 TEUs.<br />
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In line with the sustainable development policy of the Group, CMA CGM MARCO POLO is equipped with all the latest environmental technologies: <br />
<b>An electronically controlled engine</b> allowing a significantly reduced consumption of fuel(-3% on average) and of lub oil (-25%)<br />
<b>A twisted leading edge rudder</b> improving the hydrodynamics of the vessel (optimisation of the water flow), and significantly reducing energy expenditures as well as CO2 emissions.<br />
<b>A Pre-Swirl Stator®</b> allowing the straightening up of the water flow upstream from the propeller in order to improve its productivity. Combined with the twisted leading edge rudder, this innovation optimizes the hydrodynamics of the vessel and makes it possible to reduce by 2 to 4% the consumption of energy and the atmospheric emissions.<br />
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<b><u>Technology found on board the Marco Polo</u></b><br />
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The CMA CGM Marco Polo has all the very latest innovative technologies to protect the environment.<br />
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<b>An “Exhaust Gas Bypass” system</b>, which improves the energetic efficiency of the vessel, reducing the fuel consumption by 1.5% at low speeds.</div>
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<b>An electronically controlled engine</b> allowing a significantly reduced consumption of fuel(-3% on average) and of lub oil (-25%)<br />
<b>A twisted leading edge rudder</b> improving the hydrodynamics of the vessel (optimisation of the water flow), and significantly reducing energy expenditures as well as CO2 emissions.<br />
<b>A Pre-Swirl Stator®</b> allowing the straightening up of the water flow upstream from the propeller in order to improve its productivity. Combined with the twisted leading edge rudder, this innovation optimizes the hydrodynamics of the vessel and makes it possible to reduce by 2 to 4% the consumption of energy and the atmospheric emissions. </div>
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We have also fitted a<b> ballast water treatment system</b>. The water is filtered and passed under UV lamps to ensure that no living organism is transported in the ballast tanks to colonize the habitat of local species during rotations.<br />
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We have also modified the engines to reduce the quantity of NOx (nitrogen oxide) in the exhaust gases.<br />
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Modifications have also been made to the pipe plan to facilitate use of low sulphur MDO (diesel) in European ports.<br />
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Finally, from now on the regulation requires calculation of an energy efficiency index and sets maximum values that will gradually decrease (called EEDI or the Energy Efficiency Design Index). The target set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) by 2025 is a 30% reduction of the EEDI. The CMA CGM MARCO POLO already meets the 2025 demand with an EEDI value of 10.37, that’s 31% below the maximum value allowed.<br />
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In addition, the Marco Polo has an electronically-controlled Wärtsilä engine which reduces fuel and lube oil consumption by 3% and 25% respectively on average. The installed engine is the smaller 11-cylinder version of the world’s largest marine engine found on board the Maersk E-class, the 14-cylinder, 80,080 kW Wärtsilä 14RT-flex96C.<br />
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<tr valign="top"><td style="vertical-align: top;">Class & type:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">Container ship</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="vertical-align: top;">Tonnage:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">175,343 GT<br />
85,361 NT<br />
187,625 DWT</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="vertical-align: top;">Length:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">396.0 m (1,299 ft 3 in)</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="vertical-align: top;">Beam:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">53.6 m (175 ft 10 in)</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="vertical-align: top;">Draught:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">16.0 m (52 ft 6 in)</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="vertical-align: top;">Depth:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">29.9 m (98 ft 1 in)</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="vertical-align: top;">Installed power:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">Wärtsilä 14RT-flex96C (80,080<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>kW)</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="vertical-align: top;">Propulsion:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">Single shaft, fixed-pitch propeller</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="vertical-align: top;">Speed:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">25.1 knots (46.5 km/h; 28.9 mph)</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="vertical-align: top;">Capacity:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">16,020 TEU<br />
1,100 TEU (reefers)</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td style="vertical-align: top;">Crew:</td><td style="vertical-align: top;">27</td></tr>
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CMA CGM notes the Marco Polo will be operated on the <b>French Asia Line</b> (FAL 1) and for those of you looking to catch a glimpse of her, here’s her schedule over the next few months:<br />
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<li>Hong Kong (13 nov)</li>
<li>Chiwan (13 nov)</li>
<li>Yantian (15 nov)</li>
<li>Port Kelang (19 nov)</li>
<li>Tanger (6 dec)</li>
<li>Southampton (10 dec)</li>
<li>Hamburg (12 dec)</li>
<li>Bremerhaven (14 dec)</li>
<li>Rotterdam (16 dec)</li>
<li>Zeebrugge (17 dec)</li>
<li>Le Havre (19 dec)</li>
<li>Malta (26 dec)</li>
<li>Khor Al Fakkan (5 jan)</li>
<li>Jebel Ali (7 jan)</li>
<li>Ningbo (23 jan)</li>
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<b>About the FAL 1 route</b><br />
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The FAL1 operates the largest vessels of the CMA CGM fleet and offers its customers a fixed-day, weekly connection between Central and South China, the main exporting zones of the country, and Northern Europe. The direct service to Southampton and to Hamburg offers European importers the fastest transit times of the market.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> • Length: 330.00 m</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> • Beam: 38.00 m</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> • Gross Tonnage: 141,000 GRT</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> • Capacity: 3,600 passengers</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> • Engine: Wartsila F-series</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> • Speed: 22.0 kn</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> • Shipyard: Fincantieri Monfalcone in Italy</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> • Year: 2013</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> • Owner: Princess Cruises</span><br />
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Royal Princess is the largest projected European cruise ship, which will be the flagman of Princess Cruises. The cruise ship was presented on ceremony in Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard in front of the representatives from the shipbuilder and shipowner in Augist 2012, 1 year and a half after the building started. The delivery of the Royal Princess is scheduled for spring of 2013, when will be laid down her sister-ship. It is expected the cruise ship Royal Princess to enter in service in June 2013, when will be the maiden voyage – 12-night cruise out of Barcelona and Venice. The cruise ship is really impressive, designed with special view of the details and luxury. The owners of Princess Cruises wanted to create ship, which will not only be the largest vessel under the European flag, but also to offer 5-star vacations on board with many attractions and entertainments. The cruise ship Royal Princess has length of 330.00 m and beam of 38.00 m. Such large vessel has gross tonnage of 141,000 GRT and capacity for 3,600 passengers with double occupancy.</div>
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<span id="more-263"></span> The builders and the designers promised that cruise ship Royal Princess will be one of the most luxury vessel built ever. The ship has total number of 1,780 cabins for the guests, 81% of which are with own balconies. Such large percentage was never reached before by any shipbuilder, as the design of the vessel is really innovative. The passengers will be served by over 2,000 crew members, who will make the voyage even more impressive than you have ever dreamed about. The size of the vessel allow integration of many different attractions and really interesting entertainments. The ship will have own ballroom, four different dining options and really nice cafes, clubs and lounges. The cruise ship will offer to the guests a lot of sports facilities and recreation places, which definitely will make the guests voyage remarkable. The ship has also pools and large park, where the guests may have walks and enjoy the ocean breeze.</div>
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The cruise vessel Royal Princess has also new-generation ground-breaking class and new future-proof design of the hull, which increases the power and highly decrease the resistance from the water. The paint is also highly environmental, decreasing the overgrowth and not releasing any pollution substances. The space on board is used rational with decreasing the wasted tonnage and giving more space for the passengers, more attractions and recreational activities. Definitely the design of the ship allows it to fit to any cruise and to adapt to Alaska voyages or Caribbean tours. The engineering is also high quality providing low fuel consumption and low CO2 emissions. The main engines installed on board of the cruise ship Royal Princess are four Wartsila F-series marine diesel engines with high output power at low rpm. Two of the engines are 12-cylinders and the other two are 14-cylinders. The service speed of the ship will be about 22.0 knots, while the maximum one will exceed 24.0 knots.</div>
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Auxiliary engines 2 x 8AL 20/24<br />Bow Thruster 3 x Brunvoll<br />Cruising speed 17 knots<br />Range at cruising speed 12 000 nautical miles<br />Fresh water capacity 120 t<br />Fresh water maker 20 t/day<br />Fuel capacity 870 t<br />Fuel consmp. per day 10 t cruise<br />Deck crane HSBC-80 (SWL 6,5 t)<br /><br /><div>
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At a festive ceremony in Sochi, on 16 September 2011, a new seismic exploration vessel called Vyacheslav Tikhonov was named for SCF Group, and a flag of Russian Federation was raised. Russian PM Vladimir Putin and other high government and business officials took part in the ceremony.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzOua85EU0tUFe0T0SDwyLbaqKNv36z4u_u1K37MahFIpD4Lsa3iLT8E_7qd-QYDAq5td43kfDniQGt0AF-syhKZbKTe3ytJ4gsfmQrm8i4cojcsEBMDT98s7odQze_NTivvQNpDJefs/s1600/Vyacheslav+Tikhonov,+putin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzOua85EU0tUFe0T0SDwyLbaqKNv36z4u_u1K37MahFIpD4Lsa3iLT8E_7qd-QYDAq5td43kfDniQGt0AF-syhKZbKTe3ytJ4gsfmQrm8i4cojcsEBMDT98s7odQze_NTivvQNpDJefs/s640/Vyacheslav+Tikhonov,+putin.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />The vessel is designed for geophysical exploration on the continental shelf of the Arctic and sub-Arctic seas, operating in harsh weather and ice conditions.<br /> <br />The ship is named after a prominent Soviet and Russian actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, a recipient of numerous state awards, including the titles of People’s Artist of the USSR. His unforgettable roles, especially the most famous acting as a Soviet spy Stirlitz in the TV series “Seventeen Moments of Spring”, are very well known in the country.<br /><br />Immediately after the ceremony Vyacheslav Tikhonov started working under contract - seismic exploration work for the Tuapse Trough Project on behalf of OAO NK Rosneft and ExxonMobil. The ship will be operated jointly by SCF and OAO Sevmorneftegeofizika - one of the leading Russian seismic companies. The two companies participated together in the tender by OAO Rosneft, for the implementation of marine seismic surveys on the continental shelf in the Black Sea, during 2011-2012.<br /> <br />Previously, SCF Group had acquired the ship under a bareboat charter agreement with Polarcus, one of the world’s leading companies specializing marine seismic exploration.<br /> <br />The high-tech X-bow 3D seismic exploration vessel was built in August 2011, and is the youngest of six existing vessels of this kind in the world. The vessel has modern equipment and several unique technical features. The hull, the bow and the stern of the vessel have a special form and the ship has eight seismometer cable assemblies, she also has optimised parameters for her diesel-electric propulsion system. These are technical solutions designed to maintain smooth operations at low temperatures, supported by the vessel’s enhanced ice-class and overall high safety standards.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCGt4MbB8p0j_JAKHFR6zXNqSN6MuAfzyMHhOdHH0QbhjLLifh-yGSlOunUmww-M_WesM8nBWdFEelIam6GDO93OSqcVcJpPhVcJ2TNrQ_mV412m88TEv4oSIC7PlTCyvotoFPOs22n4/s1600/Vyacheslav+Tikhonov,+mighty+ships.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCGt4MbB8p0j_JAKHFR6zXNqSN6MuAfzyMHhOdHH0QbhjLLifh-yGSlOunUmww-M_WesM8nBWdFEelIam6GDO93OSqcVcJpPhVcJ2TNrQ_mV412m88TEv4oSIC7PlTCyvotoFPOs22n4/s640/Vyacheslav+Tikhonov,+mighty+ships.png" width="640" /></a><br />During the ceremony a series of agreements were signed, including an agreement with United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) on further production of these kinds of vessels in Russia.<br /> <br />The vessel is included in the Russian Register of Ships, she flies the Russian flag and will be managed by a Russian crew of seafarers and seismic specialists. The technical management of the ship is run by SCF Novoship, (Novorossiysk), one of the oldest and most professional tanker companies in the world.<br /> <br />The addition of this modern ship, to Russia’s seismic survey fleet, will expand the range of services provided to oil and gas companies operating on the Russian continental shelf. It will also give the SCF-SMNG partnership access to the latest technologies for data collection and the use of a seismic fleet, with a special focus on Arctic operations. The new vessel will reduce the technological gap between Russian contractors and the leading international seismic survey companies.<br /> <br />This news is another example of how SCF is developing as a strong national offshore player, with extensive expertise and focus on operating in the Arctic and harsh environments.<br /> <br />Sovcomflot President & CEO Sergey Frank said:<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3wuCXmHDKaJqTTq9BJVNZzsiXBp2de8hYTcdeI5za4KyQxW2diDvU5gW2BDY0P0KDo0GNg4yl_fvSjmVcMDwc9H8gPzr3wHglWEb9No3xND_8-oACmAPu1fs314SwliqXN1wqhSILpo/s1600/VYACHESLAV+TIKHONOV,+mighty+ships+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3wuCXmHDKaJqTTq9BJVNZzsiXBp2de8hYTcdeI5za4KyQxW2diDvU5gW2BDY0P0KDo0GNg4yl_fvSjmVcMDwc9H8gPzr3wHglWEb9No3xND_8-oACmAPu1fs314SwliqXN1wqhSILpo/s640/VYACHESLAV+TIKHONOV,+mighty+ships+2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />“Strengthening our fleet with the addition of this seismic vessel is fully in line with SCF’s strategy targeted towards providing specialised shipping services for Russia’s continental shelf. It is an important step towards developing a closer partnership between SCF, SMNG and the consortium of Rosneft and ExxonMobil in the marine seismic segment. The Russian fleet and domestic marine geology will gain access to the latest technologies for data collection, and this undoubtedly will contribute to cutting the technological gap between Russian subcontractors and the world’s leading seismic survey companies. It promotes import substitution of services, whilst upgrading Russia’s ageing seismic fleet and equipment”.</div>
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Overall length: 466 feet <br />
Beam: 59 feet <br />
Draft: 15.3 feet <br />
Average speed: 16 knots <br />
Ice class: 1C <br />
Passenger decks: 6 <br />
Passenger capacity: Limited to 199 on <br />
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Crew: 136 <br />
Gross tonnage: 10.700 GRT <br />
Electric Motors: 2 x 2,3 MW <br />
Standards: USPHS – U.S. Coast Guards Rules <br />
Comfort Class 1 – “Clean” Ship Certification <br />
Flag: French <br />
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<b>The Le Boreal</b> is the newest ship sailing to <i>Antarctica </i>- launched in May, 2010. '<u>Le Boreal</u>' features elegant design and innovative state-of-the-art marine technology. The vessel boasts a convenient and sensible layout, aided by three passenger elevators. She offers a single seating dining room, al fresco dining, an outdoor heated pool, and a modern lecture facility and theater, as well as an ample and comfortable gathering area and library. A full-service salon, steam rooms, spa and fitness center complete the amenities.<br />
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Exceptionally Spacious Accommodations
The large Staterooms and Suites range in size from 200 to 398 square feet. 95% of the ship’s accommodations feature private balconies.<br />
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Exclusive Deluxe (Luxury) Suite and Stateroom Amenities
All Suites and the majority of the Staterooms feature two twin beds which can be converted into one queen-size bed, a private bathroom with shower (some with bathtub), international direct dial telephone, satellite flat screen television, DVD/CD, iPod dock with speakers, wireless Internet access, safe, minibar, full-length closets, writing desk/dressing table, hair dryer, duvet and plush terry cloth robes.<br />
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Exceptional Dining Experience/Flexible Dining Options
International and local cuisine is served in the stylish, spacious Dining Room in a single, unassigned seating; alfresco in the casual indoor-outdoor Grill Restaurant on Deck 6, available at select times; or from 24-hour Room Service.<br />
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Continental breakfast, buffet breakfast, buffet lunch, afternoon tea, a three-course dinner and a late-evening snack are served daily. Complimentary wine and beer are served at lunch and dinner. Additionally, bar service is available on the Sun Deck.
Exceptional and Spacious Public Areas
Public areas have been designed to accommodate passenger numbers exceeding the ship’s capacity to ensure guests can enjoy an inviting, spacious ambiance.<br />
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The attractive 3,000-square-foot Le Club lounge, where nightly entertainment is showcased, is complete with a dance floor, while the Panoramic Lounge is designed to offer breathtaking views. The state-of-the-art theatre is the perfect venue for lectures, cultural performances and film screenings. There is a library, casino, Internet salon offering Internet access and computer stations for personal use, beauty salon, elevator and infirmary. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410141700761542161.post-23106635303806328822012-04-03T16:03:00.000+03:002012-08-29T16:44:48.054+03:00m/v Polarcus Amani<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Speed recorded (Max/Average): 14.9/10.3 knots <br />
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ULSTEIN delivered the next generation seismic research vessel Polarcus Amani to marine geophysical company Polarcus on 29 March 2012. The vessel is of the SX134 design from ULSTEIN, and is vessel number seven in Polarcus’ fleet of some of the most modern and advanced seismic vessels in the world; all with the X-BOW® hull line design.</div>
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Polarcus Amani is the first Polarcus vessel built by ULSTEIN’s own shipyard in Norway. She is soon to be followed by her sister vessel, yard number 293, due for delivery at the end of Q2.</div>
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Polarcus Amani is an arctic-ready vessel designed and built for operations in arctic waters. She carries the ICE-1A* and Winterized Basic notations from DNV, and can operate in first-year ice of up to 1 metre thickness without the assistance of icebreakers. The entire vessel is ice-reinforced with thicker ribs and skin plates. She has de-icing and ice-preventing systems at critical tanks and pipelines, and propellers, gears and thrusters are dimensioned for withstanding operations in ice. Escape corridors and rescue equipment are also protected against icing during arctic operations. Although 3D seismic acquisition will only take place in ice-free, or possibly bergy water conditions, the arctic qualities of the vessel enables it to move through ice on her way to and from the survey area, or remain in icy areas waiting for the ice to clear, increasing the operational window of the vessel.</div>
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<b>Environmental efforts</b>Minimising environmental impact is central to Polarcus’ business philosophy and a focus area in all the company’s activities. This is particularly important when operating in fragile areas such as the arctic. A number of environmental initiatives have been taken when designing and building the Polarcus Amani.<br />
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“We take every precaution to prevent or minimise our environmental footprint,” says Peter Zickerman, Executive Vice President of Polarcus, and continues: “The vessel’s double hull and its advanced bilge water cleaning system and ballast water treatment system reduce emissions to water down to a minimum. The vessel, like the other vessels in our fleet, runs on marine gas oil (MGO) with low sulphur content and has high specification exhaust catalysts, which clean the exhaust before it is emitted to air. Polarcus Amani is also equipped with a diesel electric propulsion system. The vessel’s X-BOW hull line design is another of its many green features, in that it reduces fuel consumption and therefore emissions to air. This is one of the reasons why we only have X-BOWs in our fleet.” <br />
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The hydrodynamic efficiency of the X-BOW, which leads to reduced emissions and more cost-effective operations, is not its only benefit. With its superior sea-keeping abilities, it also provides a safe and comfortable workplace for the crew both during transit and seismic surveys. This is particularly the case in heavy sea. The X-BOW eliminates slamming and hence increases the well-being of those on board. <br />
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“The X-BOW’s gliding movements and the absence of slamming allows us to relax and sleep uninterruptedly – a definite benefit for the people on board, says a chief officer in Polarcus, who has plenty of experience with the tiring effect slamming has on the body from his time on board vessels with a conventional bow.<br />
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Tûranor PlanetSolar, also known under the project name PlanetSolar, is an entirely solar powered boat that was launched on 31 March 2010. It was built by Knierim Yachtbau in Kiel, Germany, and was designed by LOMOcean Design, formerly known as Craig Loomes Design Group Ltd.. It is the largest solar-powered boat in the world.</div>
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Similarly to Earthrace, another boat designed by LOMOcean Design, Tûranor PlanetSolar is planning to set a round-the-worldrecord that will promote the use of sustainable energy. Instead of using Bio Diesel like Earthrace, Tûranor PlanetSolar plans to exclusively use solar power. In doing so, Tûranor PlanetSolar will become the first ever boat to circumnavigate the world using solar power alone. In order to fulfill this challenge, the boat is covered in over 500 square meters of solar panels rated 93 kW, which in turn connect to one of the two electric motors in each hull. Although its hull is capable of hosting 200 persons, the shape of the boat means that it will be able to reach speeds of up to fourteen knots. The boat's hull has been model tested inwind tunnels and has been tank tested to determine the hydrodynamics and aerodynamics of the hull. This 31 meter long boat has been designed to be used as a luxury yacht after the record attempt is finished.</div>
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On 27 September 2010 Tûranor PlanetSolar started on a journey around the world in Monaco. With this expedition, the iniatiors of the project would like to focus the public awareness on the importance of renewable energies for environmental protection. The crew of six will circumnavigate the globe solely with the aid of solar power. Captain of the expedition is Frenchman Patrick Marchesseau. Other participants are Christian Ochsenbein (Bern, Switzerland) and Jens Langwasser (Kiel, Germany); as well as project initiator Raphael Domjan (Yverdon-les Bain, Switzerland). On the first leg across the Atlantic Ocean technician Daniel Stahl (Kiel, Germany) and first mate Mikaela von Koskull (Finland) were part of the crew. On 27 November 2010 the solar boat reached Miami. A significant stopover was Cancún, during the United Nations World Climate Conference.</div>
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At the centerline of the world tour, the French Canadian Captain Erwann Le Rouzic took over in New Caledonia mid may 2011, for the further circumnavigation sharing the master's responsibility with Captain Patrick Marchesseau.</div>
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End of May 2011, the world's largest solar boat docked at Brisbane, where in an official ceremony the "PlanetSolar Relay for Hope" was launched, a global relay children and young people can take part in and present their visions and hopes for a solar energy driven world through essays, qIkY0KVkSsqOSt_97xPA77kGjAW-xkaw5rNs-bhmuDz41cGXjcRrdH8V-n7nszQVZ0c24BNftY_pzgOLright: 1em; text-align: justify;">
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On the first solar boat expedition around the globe, the TÛRANOR PlanetSolar has already reached two records: fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by solar boat and longest distance ever covered by a solar electric vehicle.</div>
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The current routing around the globe (subject to favourable weather and nautical conditions) foresees stopovers in several port cities to inform the public about the importance of sustainable and renewable energies.</div>
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The boat is registered in Switzerland and was financed by a German entrepreneur. Construction cost was € 12.5 million. The name Tûranor, derived from J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, translates to "The Power of the Sun".</div>
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Name:MSC Divina<br /> Lenght: 333.00 m<br /> Beam: 38.00 m<br /> Draft: 8.29 m<br /> Height: 66.81 m<br /> Deadweight: 13,188 m.t. <br /> Passengers: 3,502<br /> Crew: 1,719<br /> Power: 29,250 hp<br /> Speed: 23.7 kn<br /> Sipyard: STX Europe<div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><br /></span>MSC Divina is the newest cruise ship of MSC Cruises. The ship was built in the French shipyard STX Europe and completed in the beginning of 2012, as she will enter in service in May. The cruise ship is one of the most luxury and most impressive new vessels and has large measurements, great capacity and really wonderful entertainments. The cruise ship MSC Divina has length of 333.00 meters and beam of 38.00 meters. The depth of the vessel is 8.29 meters and the height is 66.81 meters. The gross tonnage of the ship is 137,936 gross tons and deadweight of 13,188 metric tons. These measurements are making MSC Divina the largest ship in Fantasia class vessels of MSC Cruises. The main engine of the cruise ship is Wartsila 16V38B, which will give output power of 21,800 kW (equals to 29,250 hp). This power is enough for the giant cruise ship to reach maximum speed of 24.5 knots, while the cruise speed if 23.7 knots.<br />
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The cruise ship has total 18 decks, 13 from which are available for the passengers. The cruise ship MSC Divina is one of the most wonderful and luxury cruise ships and offers to the guests the most impressive holidays on board. The ship has 1,739 cabins on board, which are able to host 3,502 passengers. The cabins are from four different classes, as the most luxury ones are the VIP suites. Only 99 staterooms from this class are available on board of MSC Divina, as they have own verandahs with beautiful ocean view, bathroom with vane and luxury design. The VIP suites offer 24-hour butler service, as the guests who are sleeping there will have definitely great vacation. Also it is good to mention that not only the VIP suites offer beautiful view, as more of 80% from all the staterooms have ocean view, luxury interior and comfortable equipment. The crew on board is 1,719 members, who will care for the good service, navigation, machinery and all the entertainments. In any case MSC Divina is one of the most impressive vessels, which was ever built.<br />
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The cruise ship is project for 742 million USD, which was ordered in September 2011 and first was projected with name MSC Fantasia. However, the godmother of the ship Sophia Loren, requested from MSC's boss to change the name to MSC Divina, because she was impressed by the beauty and comfort of the vessel. The cruise ship has 4 outside swimming pools, Aurea Spa resort, Balinese massage and many more attractions and beauty salons. Also on board there are sport facilities, such as fitness center, basketball and football fields and mini golf. One of the most impressive attractions is the Exercise center overlooking the water, which is impressive and beautiful place for young and old people. On board of MSC Divina also there are parks, sunbathing places, lounges, bars and restaurants, which will care for nice and pleasant time during the vacation of all the guests. Of course for the ladies, one of the most interesting places on board is Piazza St. Marco shopping center, where the guests are able to visit some of the best known shops of the famous branches for clothing, cosmetics and etc. In any case MSC Divina will give you the most incredible holiday on board and will offer you a lot of attractions, entertainments and destinations. The cruise ship will start operations in May 2012 with beautiful holiday tour in Mediterranean sea. Definitely MSC Divina is one of the most beautiful cruise ships, built ever and one of the largest MSC Cruises vessels. </div>
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Length 125m<br />
Beam 21m<br />
Draft 6m<br />
Service speed 12knts<br />
Max speed 14knts<br />
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Displacement 4,000 tons<br />
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Green power installed.<br />
MB & Daimler Bluetec power generation 1,200kws<br />
<u>Wing Sail power generation 300 to 900kws</u><br />
<u>Solar cells 200kws</u><br />
<u>Ker & Power sailing regeneration up to 100kws</u></div>
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<b>Black Magic is a 4,000 ton Solar Hybrid Vessel</b> that reduces GHG emissions by 75 to 100% by harnessing energy from the Sun, Wind & Waves.<br />
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<b>The currently available Green Technology present in Black Magic includes:</b><br />
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<b>Mercedes Benz</b> & Daimler DD16 <b>Bluetec </b>diesel electric power generation<br />
Hydro & Aerodynamic advances in wave piercing pentamaran hull design.<br />
Azimuth counter rotating CLT high torque propeller system.<br />
State of the art fully rotational wing sails.<br />
KER & Power sailing regeneration.<br />
Maximum solar cell deployment (2,000 square meters)<br />
Energy efficient equipment; including AC & refrigeration waste heat recovery.<br />
Computerized energy management, maintenance & guidance systems.<br />
Lithium ion UPS.<br />
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<u>Solar cells, Power sailing regeneration, Ker and Plug-in power sources charge a lithium ion UPS storage system that runs all hotel services</u><br />
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The same UPS allows Black Magic to navigate harbors and inland water ways with Zero Emissions.<br />
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Combine the above with 300 to 900kws of Wing Sail Propulsion to arrive at virtually unlimited Zero Carbon Cruising at an average speed of<br />
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Black Magic is a 10,000 ton per year Certifiable Carbon Offset Project, equivalent, to the annual Carbon Footprint of 2,500 people across the globe.<br />
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Lenght: 882 feet 9 inches (269.06 m) Breadth: 92 feet 6 inches (28.19 m)<br />
Height: 104 feet (32 m)<br />
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Draught: 34 feet 7 inches (10.54 m) Displaced: 52,310 tons<br />
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RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. She was the largest ship afloat at the time of her maiden voyage. One of threeOlympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line, she was built between 1909–11 by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. She carried over 2,200 people – 1,316 passengers and about 900 crew.<br />
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After leaving Southampton on 10 April 1912, Titanic called at Cherbourg in France and Queenstown, Ireland before heading westwards towards New York. She was sailing about 375 miles south of Newfoundland when she hit an iceberg four days into the crossing, at 11:40 pm (ship's time; UTC-3) on 14 April 1912. The glancing collision caused Titanic's hull plates to buckle inwards in a number of locations on her starboard side and opened five of her sixteen watertight compartments to the sea. Over the next two and a half hours, the ship gradually sank as she filled with water. Passengers and some crew members were evacuated in lifeboats, many of which left the ship only partly full. A disproportionate number of men – over 90% of those in Second Class – were left aboard due to a "women and children first" protocol followed in loading the lifeboats. Just before 2:20 am Titanic broke up and sank bow-first with over a thousand people still on board. Those in the water died within minutes from hypothermia caused by immersion in the freezing ocean. The 710 survivors were picked up from lifeboats by the RMS Carpathia a few hours later.<br />
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The disaster was greeted with worldwide shock and outrage at the huge loss of life and the regulatory and operational failures that had led to it. In its aftermath, public inquiries were held in Britain and the United States that led to major improvements in maritime safety. One of its most important legacies was the establishment in 1914 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), which still governs maritime safety today. Many of the survivors lost all their money and possessions and were left destitute; many families, particularly those of crew members from Southampton, lost their main bread-winners. They were helped by an outpouring of public sympathy and charitable donations. Some of the male survivors, notably the White Star Line's chairman, J. Bruce Ismay, were criticised for perceived cowardice for leaving the ship while women and children were still on board, and faced ostracism and social isolation.<br />
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Titanic has become one of the most famous ships in history, her memory kept alive by numerous books, films, exhibits and memorials. The wreck of the Titanic remains on the seabed, gradually disintegrating at a depth of 12,415 feet (3,784 m). Since its rediscovery in 1985 thousands of artefacts have been recovered from the sea bed and put on display at museums around the world.<br />
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Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches (269.06 m) long with a maximum breadth of 92 feet 6 inches (28.19 m). Her total height, measured from the base of the keel to the top of the bridge, was 104 feet (32 m). She measured 46,328 gross register tons and with a draught of 34 feet 7 inches (10.54 m), she displaced 52,310 tons.<br />
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All three of the Olympic-class ships had eleven decks (excluding the top of the officers' quarters), eight of which were for passenger use. From top to bottom, the decks were:<br />
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Boat Deck, on which the lifeboats were positioned. It was from here in the early hours of 15 April 1912 that Titanic's lifeboats were lowered into the North Atlantic. The bridge and wheelhouse were at the forward end, in front of the captain's and officers' quarters. The bridge stood 8 feet (2.4 m) above the deck, extending out to either side so that the ship could be navigated while docking. The wheelhouse stood directly behind and above the bridge. The entrance to the First Class Grand Staircase and gymnasium were located midships along with the raised roof of the First Class lounge, while at the rear of the deck were the roof of the First Class smoke room and the relatively modest Second Class entrance. The wood-covered deck was divided into four segregated promenades, for officers, First Class passengers, engineers and Second Class passengers respectively. Lifeboats lined the side of the deck except in the First Class area, where there was a gap so that the view would not be spoiled.<br />
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<b>A </b>Deck, also called the Promenade Deck, extended along the entire 546 feet (166 m) length of the superstructure. It was reserved exclusively for First Class passengers and contained First Class cabins, the First Class lounge, smoke room, reading and writing rooms and Palm Court.</div>
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<b>B </b>Deck, the Bridge Deck, was the top weight-bearing deck and the uppermost level of the hull. More First Class passenger accommodation was located here with six palatial staterooms (cabins) featuring their own private promenades. On Titanic, the A La CarteRestaurant and the Café Parisien provided luxury dining facilities to First Class passengers. Both were run by subcontracted chefs and their staff; all were lost in the disaster. The Second Class smoking room and entrance hall were both located on this deck. The raised forecastle of the ship was forward of the Bridge Deck, accommodating Number 1 hatch (the main hatch through to the cargo holds), various pieces of machinery and the anchor housings. It was kept off-limits to passengers; the famous "flying" scene at the ship's bow from the 1997 filmTitanic would not have been possible in real life. Aft of the Bridge Deck was the raised Poop Deck, 106 feet (32 m) long, used as a promenade by Third Class passengers. It was where many Titanic's passengers and crew made their last stand as the ship sank. The forecastle and Poop Deck were separated from the Bridge Deck by well decks.</div>
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<b>D </b>Deck, the Saloon Deck, was dominated by three large public rooms – the First Class Reception Room and Dining Saloon and the Second Class Dining Saloon. An open space was provided for Third Class passengers. First, Second and Third Class passengers had cabins on this deck, with berths for firemen located in the bow. It was the highest level reached by the ships' watertight bulkheads (though only by eight of the fifteen bulkheads).</div>
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The Orlop decks and the Tank Top were at the lowest level of the ship, below the waterline. The orlop decks were used as cargo space, while the Tank Top – the inner bottom of the ship's hull – provided the platform on which the ship's boilers, engines, turbines and electrical generators sat. This part of the ship was dominated by the engine and boiler rooms, areas that passengers would never normally see. They were connected with higher levels of the ship by flights of stairs; twin spiral stairways near the bow gave access all the way up to D Deck.</div>
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Titanic was equipped with three engines – two reciprocating four-cylinder, triple-expansion steam engines and one centrally placed low-pressure Parsons turbine – each driving a propeller. The two reciprocating engines had an output of 30,000hp and a further 16,000hp was contributed by the turbine. The White Star Line had previously used the same combination of engines on an earlier liner, the SS Laurentic, where it had been a great success. It provided a good combination of performance and speed; reciprocating engines by themselves were not powerful enough to propel an Olympic-class liner at the desired speeds, while turbines were sufficiently powerful but caused uncomfortable vibrations, a problem that affected the all-turbine Cunard liners Lusitania and Mauretania. By combining reciprocating engines with a turbine, fuel usage could be reduced and motive power increased, while using the same amount of steam.<br />
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The two reciprocating engines were giants, each 63 feet (19 m) long and weighing 720 tons. Their bedplates alone weighed a further 195 tons. They were powered by steam produced in 29 boilers, 24 of which were double-ended and 5 single-ended, which contained a total of 159 furnaces. The boilers were 15 feet 9 inches (4.80 m) in diameter and 20 feet (6.1 m) long, each weighing 91.5 tons and capable of holding 48.5 tons of water.</div>
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Titanic carried a total of 20 lifeboats: 16 wooden lifeboats with a capacity of 65 people each and four Englehardt "collapsible" lifeboats (identified as A to D) with a capacity of 47 people each. In addition, it had two emergency cutters with a capacity of 40 people each. All of the lifeboats were stowed securely on the boat deck and, except for A and B, connected todavits by ropes.Those on the starboard side were odd-numbered 1–15 from bow to stern, while those on the port side were even-numbered 2–16 from bow to stern. The two cutters were kept swung out, hanging from the davits, ready for immediate use, while collapsible lifeboats C and D were stowed on the boat deck immediately inboard of boats 1 and 2 respectively. Collapsible lifeboats A and B were stored on the roof of the officers' quarters, on either side of number 1 funnel. There were no davits to lower them and their weight would make them challenging to launch.<br />
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Titanic had 16 sets of davits, each able to handle 4 lifeboats. This gave Titanic the ability to carry up to 64 wooden lifeboats, which would have been enough for 4,000 people – considerably more than her actual capacity However, the White Star Line decided that only 16 wooden lifeboats and four collapsibles would be carried, which could accommodate 1,178 people, only one-third of Titanic's total capacity. At the time, the Board of Trade's regulations required British vessels over 10,000 tons to carry 16 lifeboats with a capacity of 5,500 cubic feet (160 m3), plus enough capacity in rafts and floats for 75% (50% for vessels with watertight bulkheads) of that in the lifeboats. In principle, the White Star line could even have made use of the exception for vessels with watertight bulkheads, which would have reduced the legal requirements to a capacity of 756 persons only. Therefore, the White Star Line actually provided much more lifeboat accommodation than was legally required.<br />
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<b>Sinking</b><br />
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At 11.40 pm (ship's time), lookout Frederick Fleet spotted an iceberg immediately ahead of Titanic and alerted the bridge. First Officer William Murdoch ordered the ship to be steered around the obstacle and the engines to be put in reverse, but it was too late; the starboard side of Titanic struck the iceberg, creating a series of holes below the waterline. Five of the ship's watertight compartments were breached. It soon became clear that the ship was doomed, as she could not survive more than four compartments being flooded.Titanic began sinking bow-first, with water spilling from compartment to compartment as her angle in the water became steeper.<br />
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Those aboard Titanic were ill-prepared for such an emergency. There was only enough space in the lifeboats for a third of her maximum number of passengers and crew, and the crew had not been trained adequately in carrying out an evacuation. The officers did not know how many they could safely put aboard the lifeboats and launched many of them barely half-full. Third-class passengers were largely left to fend for themselves, causing many of them to become trapped below decks as the ship filled with water. A "women and children first" protocol was generally followed for the loading of the lifeboats and most of the male passengers and crew were left aboard.<br />
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Two hours and forty minutes after Titanic struck the iceberg, her rate of sinking suddenly increased as her forward deck dipped underwater and the sea poured in through open hatches and grates. As her unsupported stern rose out of the water, exposing the propellers, the ship split apart between the third and fourth funnels due to the immense strain on the keel. The severed bow section headed for the sea bed, while the stern remained afloat for a few minutes longer, rising to a nearly vertical angle with hundreds of people still clinging to it. At 2.20 am, the stern sank, pitching the remaining passengers and crew into lethally cold water with a temperature of only 28 °F (-2 °C). Almost all of those in the water died of hypothermia or cardiac arrest within minutes. Only 13 of them were helped into the lifeboats though these had room for almost 500 more occupants.<br />
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Distress signals were sent by wireless, rockets and lamp, but none of the ships that responded were near enough to reach her before she sank. A nearby ship, the Californian, which was the last to have been in contact with her before the collision, saw her flares but failed to assist. Around 4 am, RMS Carpathia arrived on the scene in response to Titanic's earlier distress calls. 710 people survived the disaster and were conveyed by Carpathia to New York, Titanic's original destination. 1,517 people were lost, either drowning inside the sinking ship or freezing to death on the surface (kept from drowning by their lifebelts).<br />
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<b>Survivors and victims</b><br />
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Of a total of 2,224 people aboard Titanic only 710, less than a third, survived and 1,514 perished. Second and Third Class passengers were least likely to survive. The highest survival rates were among women and children in First Class. The table below shows the survivors and victims for passengers and crew onboard the RMS Titanic. Passengers are subdivided into men, women and children for each class while crew is divided into men and women.<br />
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<tr><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left;">Children, First Class</th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">6</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">83%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">17%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">5</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">1</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left;">Children, Second Class</th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">24</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">100%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">0%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">24</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">0</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left;">Children, Third Class</th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">79</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">34%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">66%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">27</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">52</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left;">Women, First Class</th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">144</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">97%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">3%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">140</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">4</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left;">Women, Second Class</th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">93</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">86%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">14%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">80</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">13</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left;">Women, Third Class</th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">165</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">46%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">54%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">76</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">89</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left;">Men, First Class</th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">175</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">33%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">67%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">57</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">118</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left;">Men, Second Class</th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">168</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">8%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">92%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">14</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">154</td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: left;">Men, Third Class</th><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">462</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">16%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">84%</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">75</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em;">387</td></tr>
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<i>source: wikipedia</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410141700761542161.post-81725580364022287152012-03-05T13:20:00.000+02:002012-03-05T13:20:13.485+02:00m/v Radiance of the Seas<br /><div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjrG9SkQwucrESlGuUTPNRRQZ_AWyuGIUonmaN6AOEbDkIz3zlEPTtf_4LpnV8BV-3e0sT-wRW7u_jsh41w7_fyBk1oLmxnv2sWcrAuHQOjOTQdOyxkTF5EEkd7pmVxIEWvG5sqLkTkY/s1600/radiance-of-the-seas-mighty-ships+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjrG9SkQwucrESlGuUTPNRRQZ_AWyuGIUonmaN6AOEbDkIz3zlEPTtf_4LpnV8BV-3e0sT-wRW7u_jsh41w7_fyBk1oLmxnv2sWcrAuHQOjOTQdOyxkTF5EEkd7pmVxIEWvG5sqLkTkY/s400/radiance-of-the-seas-mighty-ships+2.jpg" width="400" /></a>Lenght: 294 m<br />Beam: 32 m<br />Draft: 8.50 m<br />Deadweight: 90,090 m.t.<br />Year Built: 2001<br />Passengers: 2,100<br />Crew members: 860<br />Staterooms: 1,050<br />Decks: 12<br />Speed: 25 kn<br />Registry: Bahamas
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Radiance of the Seas is one of the most beautiful cruise ships is operated by Royal Caribbean International. The vessel is with length of 294 meters and a beam of 32 meters. This ship is as luxury as 5-star hotel and will give you a nice feeling of board. You will feel perfectly on board and I’m sure that from the first sight you will love it. The displacement of the Radiance of the Seas is 90,090 gross tons, and when we are talking in numbers, I should announce that this vessel has 12 decks for its guests. </div>
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The last two decks are situated for perfect sea view, and are called penthouse. Only the most important persons on board have the opportunity to take a room there. The ship is as good equipped for the VIP guests as for the normal passengers. The total numbers of all passengers that may be on board is 2,100 and the number of crew that will serve the guests is about 860 members. The ship is registered in Nassau and sailing under the flag of Bahamas.<br /> Interesting about engineer construction of the cruise vessel Radiance of the Seas is that it is the first gas-turbine ship built for the company of Royal Caribbean ships. The system gives to the vessel higher speed for less fuel consumption. With this system the vessel gets a speed of 25 knots, while crossing the ocean, and the maximum speed is with 2-3 knots more. This is very interesting to design such high technology engine and it is much more ecological, because the emissions of CO2 are less of diesel engines. </div>
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<br /> The ship is not only good ecological engineer outfit, but also good cruise ships with all luxury equipment for the customers on board. It doesn’t matter are you sailing in 1st or business class or you are VIP guest, you will feel like a king on board. On the whole area of 60 thousand square meters there are public rooms with casinos, restaurants, bars, lounges, cafes and shops. You are in some kind of sailing city on board of Radiance of the Seas. The beautiful ship was built in 2001, and for the year of building it is one of the best man made constructions. The Radiance of the Seas has some interesting innovations, just like gyroscope linked pools, which is stabilizing the top level with the horizon. But this is only the beginning and I cannot explain all extras that this ship has, but they are thousands. All the luxury is coming from it, in spite of its ages. </div>
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Carisbrooke Shipping took delivery of the first SUPER GREEN 8500 vessel from China’s Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The vessel was delivered after successful seatrials and started her maiden voyage in the direction of Korea to pick up her first cargo.<br />
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Designed by Groot Ship Design, the SUPER GREEN 8500 is a Germanischer Lloyd-classed, 8,500 DWT multi-purpose dry cargo ship. This vessel is powered by the MAK 6M32C Low Emission Engine.</div>
Length o.a. : 109.95m<br />
Beam mld. : 17.40m<br />
Depth moulded to main deck: 11.40m<br />
Draft: 7.93m<br />
Air draft in ballast: approx 31.4m<br />
Deadweight (approx): 8,500 tonnes<br />
Gross tonnage (approx): 6,143<br />
Net tonnage (approx): 2,458<br />
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Total cargo hold volume (excl tweendeck):<br />
10,688 m3 = 377,400 cbft<br />
Heavy fuel oil: 255m3<br />
Gas oil: 222m3<br />
Ballast water: 3,666m3<br />
Fresh water: 76m3<br />
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1 Hold / 1 Hatch<br />
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Hold dimensions:<br />
Length: 70.00m (tanktop) / 76.30m (at tweendeck height)<br />
Breadth: 13.80m / 8.28m<br />
Height: 11.30m / 5.30m<br />
Vessel totally boxed over a length of 58.80m (BxH 13.80m x 11.30m),<br />
narrowing box in front (LxBxH 11.20m x 8.28m x 11.30m),<br />
lowering box aft (LxBxH 6.30 x 13.80 x 5.30)<br />
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Hatch dimensions:<br />
76.30m x 13.80m / 8.28m<br />
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Tweendeck:<br />
12 panels covering complete hold (LxB 70.00m x 13.80m/8.28m)<br />
Clear height above / below tweendeck 5.27m / 5.35m<br />
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Grain bulkheads:<br />
4 grain bulkheads, consisting of 8 tweendeck panels.<br />
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Load capacities:<br />
Weather deck hatches: 2.5 ton/m2<br />
Tweendeck load: 3.5 ton/m2<br />
Tank top load: 18 ton / m2<br />
Vent: 12 air changes per hour<br />
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Container fittings on hatchcovers:<br />
dovetail fittings for container twistlocks (TEU & FEU)<br />
& D-rings for lashing rods at 40ft corners<br />
Containers in hold: 204 TEU<br />
Containers on hatches: 174 TEU<br />
Total: 378 TEU<br />
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2 x 80mt swl at 15m radius, starboard mounted cranes<br />
max outreach 45 ton at 24m.<br />
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At sea in good weather conditions:<br />
about 12.2 knots on about 9.6 mt IFO 380 cs<br />
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Propeller: 4.29m diam. CPP in nozzle<br />
Bow thruster: 400 kW, 1,300mm diameter, frequency controlled</div>
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The RO/RO vessel MV Tønsberg is "Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA" 150 years anniversary vessel, named after our city of origin in Norway. Tønsberg is the world’s largest, most modern ro-ro vessel, specially designed to carry high and heavy cargo. The vessel was delivered from the yard in Nagasaki, Japan in March 2011 and is now commencing service.<br />
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<br />Build year: 2011 <br />Owner: Wilh. Wilhelmsen <br />Flag: Malta <br />Length over all: 265 <br />Beam: 32.26 <br />Depth to Upperdeck: 33.22 <br />Draft, design/max: 11 <br />Gross tonnage: 76,500 <br /><br />
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This new generation of RO/RO vessels for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Round the World Liner Service is designed for efficient transportation and handling of High & Heavy rolling cargo, Non Containerised Cargo (NCC), Breakbulk, Special Project Cargo and cars.<br />
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The RTW service is a 110 - 120 days roundtrip from Europe to US East Coast, Oceania, South East Asia, Far East, US West Coast, US East Coast across the Atlantic back to Europe.<br />
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Major design objectives: Optimum hull shape to give good form stability and low resistance, good transport economy, efficient and safe cargo handling, minimum environmental impact.<br />
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<b>General Arrangement</b><br />
The vessel is arranged with engine room aft, mooring decks forward and aft on deck 5 and wheelhouse forward to give space for weather deck cargo. Accommodation to be arranged for a crew of 36 in two tiers on the weather deck; one for public spaces and offices and one for living quarters to improve rest & recreation for the crew.<br />
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Low double bottom construction to reduce vertical centre of gravity of lightship and cargo.<br />
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Fuel oil in protected deep tanks forward and aft.<br />
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Deck no 5 is watertight to provide a second watertight barrier, in addition to the freeboard deck (deck 4). The hull will be constructed with double ship sides up to deck 5.<br />
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Pilot ladder, gangway, bunker station and Rescue boat (only port side) to be arranged in one continuous recess on deck no 5 on each side of the vessel. Free fall lifeboat to be arranged aft, with safe emergency walkway from the accommodation block. <br />
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Cargo hold to be arranged for efficient and safe cargo handling with completely flush bulkheads or horizontal cargo support rails to support efficient stowing of breakbulk cargoes on all decks.<br />
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Generally, single row pillars at abt 15 m longitudinal spacing.<br />
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6 fixed cargo decks for H&H, NCC and breakbulk,: Deck 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7.<br />
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Deck no 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, including relevant internal ramps, to be strengthened for fork lift operations and roll trailers of varying payload. Main deck to be strengthened for heavy lift trailers including Samson type trailer.<br />
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3 hoistable decks for flexibility and maximum utilisation: Deck 4B, 6 and 8. Deck 6 and 8 is intended for cars and constructed with plywood plating to save weight. Although experience with hydraulic jigger winches in use in our present fleet is excellent, electrical winches will be used on the Mark 5 to eliminate the risk of hydraulic oil spills entirely.<br />
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Thorough studies of cargoes and trends have helped to determine the clear height of all decks. Part of the main deck will have a higher clear height than previous generations RO/RO ships.<br />
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Transverse ventilation of cargo holds to be arranged.<br />
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Cargo securing by means of closely spaced circular holes and cloverleaves. Side lashing points arranged on all heavy decks and top lashing points on the main deck to secure high and heavy cargoes.<br />
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Weather deck to be arranged for the traditional transportation of Aquavit containers; project cargo such as windmill blades and yachts.<br />
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<b>Cargo Handling</b><br />
All cargoes to be loaded and discharged over a wide and strong stern quarter ramp<br />
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Internal ramps to be arranged in succession for efficient and safe cargo handling. Internal ramps between fixed decks to be 8 m wide.<br />
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Internal ramps leading down from main deck to be of fixed type with ramp covers. Internal ramps leading up from main deck to be of liftable type. In general, the ramp system is arranged to allow simultaneous cargo operations on all decks.<br />
4 m wide ramp to weather deck to be arranged to reduce dependence upon shoreside mobile crane.<br />
All hoistable decks (deck 4B, 6 and 8) to be operated by electric winches arranged under each car deck panel. Hoistable deck no 6 and 8 to be constructed with plywood top plating in a steel frame to save weight.<br />
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<b>Tank Capacities and Arrangement</b><br />
The vessel will have two pair of ballast water tanks in the double bottom to avoid excessive amounts of WB and reduce the free surface effect. All WB wing tanks connected to anti-heel system.<br />
Water ballast lines (GRE) to be arranged in double bottom with valves in a dry box for easy and continuous access.<br />
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WB tanks abt. 16,080 m3<br />
Fuel Oil tanks (100%, excl settling & service) abt. 4,970m3<br />
Fuel Oil tanks (100%, incl. settling & service) abt. 5,500 m3<br />
Diesel Oil tanks (100%) abt. 650 m3<br />
Fresh Water tanks (100%) abt. 475 m3<br />
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Service speed 20.25 kn<br />
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The vessel is powered by one electronically controlled slow speed, two stroke main engine and propelled by a single fixed pitch propeller.<br />
Electric power to be provided by a Steam Turbine generator and Shaft Generator in normal sea going condition. In port and during manoeuvring, electric power to be provided by 3 auxiliary generator sets (2,400 W each).<br />
Efficient low resistance rudder and transverse thrusters forward and aft is fitted to enhance manoeuvrability.<br />
All ancillary systems and fuel tanks to be arranged for operation on Low Sulphur Heavy Fuel Oil and Marine Diesel Oil.<br />
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Fuel efficient, modern electronically controlled main engine.<br />
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The Turbo Generator system is estimated to cut the total fuel annual consumption by about 5 - 6%. CO2, SOX and emissions of particles (PM) will fall proportionally; NOX emissions by about 3%.<br />
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All fuel oil tanks is protected against grounding and collision.<br />
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Ballast water treatment, 5 ppm bilge water separator and biodegradable stern tube oil contribute to reduced emissions to the sea.<br />
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Systems and equipment have been designed to minimize energy consumption. Examples include chill water air conditioning system, extra insulation in the accommodation bloc, dual speed water ballast pumps and several separate light zones in the cargo hold.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410141700761542161.post-56664769293013410532012-02-04T13:06:00.000+02:002012-02-04T13:07:18.247+02:00m/v Costa Concordia Salvage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The super-sized cruise ship Costa Concordia is half-submerged off Italy's Tuscan coast. So what will happen to the 450-million-euro (£372m) vessel?<br />
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As divers desperately scour the 1,500 cabins for signs of life, and hopes fade of finding more people alive, thoughts have turned to rescuing the ship.<br />
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Maritime salvage specialists already have staff at the scene assessing the Can a stricken cruise ship be salvaged? options.<br />
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"Only a few salvage companies could handle a job of this magnitude," says Mike Lacey, secretary general of the International Salvage Union.<br />
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"This goes on all the time but you don't hear about it because they aren't as spectacular as this one. But there's always a ship in trouble somewhere."<br />
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So what might be the fate of the Costa Concordia in the weeks, months and possibly years ahead?<br />
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<b>1. Underwater inspections</b><br />
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Search and rescue has priority, that's always the case, says Mr Lacey, but other underwater inspections will be under way to see what damage the rocks have wreaked to the hull.<br />
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"You can see the terrific damage above the waterline but who knows what has happened to the [submerged] starboard side of the hull?<br />
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"You can't put a ship like that on the rocks without doing damage."</div>
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<b>2. Pumping out the fuel</b><br />
Costa sinking: How it happened<br />
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Although there is no evidence that any of the ship's 2,000 tonnes of diesel oil has yet leaked, there are fears that if it slips on the rocks, one of the 17 tanks could breach and cause a spill.<br />
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The island's mayor has warned of an "ecological time-bomb", and anti-spill booms encircle the ship to minimise the threat of an environmental disaster.<br />
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A Dutch company specialising in salvage operations, Smit, has been asked to remove the fuel.<br />
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Its operations manager Kees van Essen said the company was confident the fuel could be safely extracted through a system of pumps and valves which vacuum the oil out to waiting tanks.<br />
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The process, involving engineers and divers, would take two to four weeks.<br />
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<b>3. Getting it upright</b><br />
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The process is called parbuckling, an old-fashioned way to get ships upright, says Mr Lacey. This involves barges with huge winches slowly heaving the ship into position, bit by bit.<br />
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"You need a huge turning movement - the power you need to apply to pull the thing into the vertical position. It's simple physics.<br />
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"There was a similar operation on the [capsized ferry] Herald of Free Enterprise in 1987 but that ship was a quarter of the size."<br />
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Air bags could be placed under the starboard side by divers and then inflated to help push it upright, he adds, but those alone would not have sufficient force.<br />
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<b>4. Removing what's inside</b><br />
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There is a huge amount of food on the ship, which will smell if not removed.<br />
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And the passengers' belongings in cabins on the port side will also need to be recovered, says Mr Lacey.<br />
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Much of what is inside the ship and below the sea level is likely to be written off, he says.<br />
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Some of it is has already floated to the surface.<br />
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"A lot could be replaced quite easily but the bigger damage is to the bottom of the ship - the machinery and electronic systems."</div>
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<b>5. Patching up the hull</b><br />
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"It's possible, with small areas of damage, to prefabricate a [steel] patch and put it into place," says Dawn Gorman, editor of the magazine, International Tug & OSV.<br />
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"But whether that's possible with damage this size, we don't know."<br />
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If it could be patched up, the next step would be to pump the water out and stabilise it, a very lengthy process, says Ms Gorman.<br />
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"It may be the ship isn't salvageable and it isn't possible to right it, patch it up and send it on its way, because fundamental damage has been done."<br />
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Last month the container ship Rena broke in two near New Zealand, after constant battering by the ocean, three months after it ran aground.<br />
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That's unlikely to happen to the Costa Concordia, says Mr Lacey.<br />
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"Rena was in a very exposed position so she got smashed up, but you won't get metal fatigue in this case. There isn't a huge fetch [the length of sea over which a wind blows] so she won't start rusting any time soon."</div>
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<b>6. Getting it towed</b><br />
Once upright, towing the ship using tugboats is very straightforward, and means it could be taken away for full repairs.<br />
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The Costa Concordia might be large for cruise ships, but not compared to some oil tankers and bulk carriers.</div>
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But given the damage, it may just be cut up and taken away in parts for scrap. The insurer has to assess the cost of repairs and the cost of getting it into a position to repair it.<br />
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"There's every possibility that it could be salvaged but it's going to be a very tricky salvage operation," says Richard Meade of Lloyd's List, a leading daily newspaper for the maritime industry.<br />
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"I think the likelihood is that this is going to be declared a total loss."<br />
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The car carrier Tricolor was cut up into nine sections after it sank in 2002 in the English Channel following a collision with a container ship.<br />
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Source: International Salvage Union</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410141700761542161.post-85525068191408876742012-01-14T23:32:00.000+02:002012-02-04T13:12:21.048+02:00m/v Costa Concordia<br />
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Costa Concordia is the largest and most luxury vessel from the family of Costa Cruises. The ship is the symbol of the largest cruise company is Europe. Costa Concordia is really amazing ship with length of 290.00 meters and beam of 36.00 meters. The cruise ship is having 114,500 gross tonnage and capacity for 3,700 passengers and 1,100 crew members.<br />
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These short facts are revealing in front of you the majesty of the cruise ship. Costa Concordia is the bijou of the cruise shipping in Europe. The vessel is sailing under the flag of Italy and proves the words for high quality and reliability. Many people claim that the ship was built around the largest on-board spa center of the world, instead of the opposite. This is quite expected if you know that Costa Concordia is having the largest spa center ever built on board of cruise ship. The Samsara <a href="http://costaconcordia.info/picture/Costa_Concordia_cruise.jpg"></a>Spa is large, luxury and fully equipped to give the visitors ability to have calm and relaxing time on board. But in spite of its size spa center is not the only one entertainment on board. Together with Samsara Spa guests have access to sport facilities, 4 pools, 7 restaurants and 13 bars. The night life is quite amazing with the luxury bars, lounges and dance-clubs. And after getting nice time in some of the clubs you can get a walk under the stars in some of the public parks, which are open 24 hours a day. The cinema on board is one of the highest rated attractions, because having the largest screen ever installed on board of cruise ship. <br />
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Many people prefer watching movies under the stars in the large facility instead of having drinks in the bars during the night. If you prefer the parties, definitely should visit the Havana bar, which is situated on the open air and give you great time in the hot summer nights.<br />
The cruise ship is giving the guests amazing entertainments and places where kinds and children can enjoy themselves and leave their parents on the ship's life. The children center is having Grand Prix Simulator, Virtual world, Squok Club with PlayStation Entertainment, games, roundabouts and cradles. The kids will have happy time, while the parents will enjoy their vacancy on board. The cruise ship is having also large number of sport facilities with more than 2,000 square meters fields for tennis, soccer, basketball and volleyball. The fitness hall is part from the spa center and has good equipment to keep your form during the holiday you have. Costa Concordia is known as the European green-ship having nice parks and trees, which will make you feeling that you are in the most luxury resort. <br />
With greatest regret we should tell that ythe cruise ship sank on 13th January 2012 close to the shores of Giglio Island. The ship had 3200 passengers on board and over 1000 crew members, when after a colision with a reef next to Italian shores. <br />
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The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia Aran aground on a sandbar off the west coast of Italy, killing three people.<br />
The 3,200 passengers and 1,023 crew on board the <a href="http://cruise-international.com/costa-concordia/">Costa Concordia</a> wereevacuated by lifeboats, helicopters and other ships in the area.<br />
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<a href="http://mightyships.blogspot.com/2012/02/mv-costa-concordia-salvage.html" target="_blank"><b>Costa Concordia Salvage</b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410141700761542161.post-87724289010953866842012-01-11T17:39:00.000+02:002012-01-11T17:40:46.974+02:00m/v Sovereign Maersk<div class="" style="clear: both;">
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Name: Sovereign Maersk<br />
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Beam: 42.80 m<br />
Depth: 21.00 m<br />
Draft: 14.50 m<br />
Deadweight: 104,690 m.t.<br />
GT: 91,560 g.t.<br />
Capacity: 8,160 TEU<br />
Year: 1997 <br />
Speed: 24.7 kn<br />
Engine: MAN B&W 12K90<br />
Power: 56,000 kW<br />
Shipyard: Odense Steel</div>
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The large container ships impress us with size, capacity and technology development. Sovereign Maersk is one of the largest container ships built ever. The cargo ship is owner and managed by Ap Moller Maersk, which is one of the largest operators in maritime transport. Sovereign Maersk has large and impressive measurements and environmental technology. The cargo ship has overall length of 331.98 meters, beam of 42.80 meters and depth of 21.00 meters. The draft of the cargo ship, when the ship is fully loaded can reach 14.50 meters. The size of the vessel is not itself of the owner, but hull design is improved to have large capacity of cargo. The deadweight of Sovereign Maersk is 104,690 metric tons and the gross tonnage is 91,560 gross tons. The capacity of the container ship is 8,160 TEU, divided into 17 containers tiers and 13 rows. The cargo handling on such type of ship is really hard job, because of the large amount of different cargo types and destinations, but the improved Maersk Software is making this job really fast and easy. This is speeding up the work of the Chief Officer and the operation of the ship. <br />
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The cargo ship was built in 1997 in Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark. The shipbuilder is definitely one of the highest quality and best known builders of the world, as most of the large European ships are built there. The cargo ship builders have made one of the most powerful, most profitable and most environmental ships, installing some of the latest technologies in shipping and engineering. Sovereign Maersk has main engine MAN B&W 12K90 with total output power of 75,000 hp (or about 56,000 kW). The main engine of the container ship has 12 cylinders, which is one of the most discussed engines on MAN. The engine has oil mist problem, which caused explosion of Sovereign Maersk, but the problem was quickly solved from the company of MAN. The container ship has improved propulsion system and propeller, which allow the ship to reach service speed of 21.0 knots (24.7 knots maximum speed). The container ships are in need of high speed because of the specific operations, which they are providing. The hull design and engineering were created to increase the propulsion power and to decrease the fuel consumption and the CO2 emissions. The company Maersk Line is operating with the ship is various locations and especially on long routes between Asia and Europe.<br />
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The cargo ship Sovereign Maersk is sailing under the flag of Denmark International Register and registered with IMO under 9120841. The call sign of the vessel is OYGA2 and the MMSI is 9120841.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410141700761542161.post-28874478888193644092011-11-16T15:40:00.000+02:002011-11-16T15:40:00.820+02:00Eoseas Concept Cruise Ship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Eoseas is a concept cruise ship being developed by STX Europe in collaboration with Stirling Design International (SDI). <br />The 105,000t ship will have an overall length of 305m, breadth of 60m and draft of 8m. Eoseas is being developed as a part of the Ecorizon programme launched by STX France in 2007. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div>
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STX's Ecorizon programme <br /><br /><br />Ecorizon is a technical programme aimed at developing innovative marine clean technologies and alternatives to oil fuels. The project attained maturity in 2009 after two years of research and development work. <br />Jointly funded by STX Europe and the Regional Council, Ecorizon consists of five major work programmes including energy management, air emission management, water management, waste management and sustainable design. <br />Ecorizon addresses the entire environmental footprint of the ship throughout the design, construction and operation stages. The long-term goal of the concept is to reduce the use of non-sustainable energy to 50% by 2015. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPdGn1UOU3ELW9OO8JvmNVGn2k7bqDfKsC6iPX612tkGsewt4nONhwR_1pwZ-I0hizyDby8R5Guk4jnnzYcuilaUoG-GVQh5ZJ1L0DRmsSZmZA6EywIC7yDzB-9soZie9_tzDtby1d8c/s1600/3-cabin-interior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPdGn1UOU3ELW9OO8JvmNVGn2k7bqDfKsC6iPX612tkGsewt4nONhwR_1pwZ-I0hizyDby8R5Guk4jnnzYcuilaUoG-GVQh5ZJ1L0DRmsSZmZA6EywIC7yDzB-9soZie9_tzDtby1d8c/s640/3-cabin-interior.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Eoseas design and features <br /><br />Eoseas incorporates a pentamaran hull design. The double hull design will feature long promenade decks on both sides of the ship. <br />The ship will be a trimaran on five hulls, of which two hulls on either side will have the same fore-and-aft plane. An air cushion under the main hull optimises the hydrodynamic characteristics of the vessel. <br />The double skin on the ship will function as a natural air conditioning system. The frictional resistance of the ship is reduced with the air film injection and the froude number is reduced by incorporating vertical bow. <br />Fresh water is generated onboard using highly efficient multistage evaporators and reverse osmosis. The ship will feature an advanced wastewater purification system to treat grey and black waters. An absorption chiller absorbs rain water from the upper decks. It uses heat generated from engines. <br />The design objectives of the Eoseas are to reduce power consumption by 50%, emissions of CO2 by 50%, SO2 by 100%, NOX by 90% and ash by 100%. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZfTmX_MtgHrWcJhd2W1T7l2f1AAVWvF1lM2CkyZKN2T5BchX78O0EnXIev8pvZ8lPXzl33ZLWods3BhRTtRfqh6KE1R7ec0IT6xweHwIbk7QyIecNKjwSS1YX3KzAJRqCeKJbcD_A_I/s1600/4-eoseas-rear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZfTmX_MtgHrWcJhd2W1T7l2f1AAVWvF1lM2CkyZKN2T5BchX78O0EnXIev8pvZ8lPXzl33ZLWods3BhRTtRfqh6KE1R7ec0IT6xweHwIbk7QyIecNKjwSS1YX3KzAJRqCeKJbcD_A_I/s640/4-eoseas-rear.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Accommodation onboard the concept cruise ship <br /><br />Eoseas can accommodate 3,311 passengers in 1,403 cabins. There are 555 cabins for 1,089 crew members. The ship allows the passengers to fully explore the maritime environment. The passenger space ratio of the ship will be 31.7 when full and 37.4 based on lower berths occupancy. The cabins are designed to use natural lighting and are fitted with presence sensors and light sensors. The energy management systems in the cabins reduce energy consumption by 30%. <div>
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Propulsion and power <br /><br />Eoseas will be powered by four dual-fuel LNG diesel electric generator sets. Each genset provides 8MW power for propulsion and hotel load. There are four screws, two pump propellers with shaft lines on the outriggers and two pump propeller pods on the central hull. LNG is stored in a storage system similar to that of LNG carriers and is transferred in a pressurised service tank. The ship will have an advanced heat recovery plant to recover thermal energy.8,300m² photovoltaic panels fixed on side and upper deck provide maximum power of 108MW and an average of 270kWe. The organic waste gasification plant onboard generates 300kWe syn gas which is used in the generator sets. The ship is equipped with an innovative sail concept patented by STX France. The sails mounted on five masts over 12,440m² significantly use wind energy for propulsion. STX France conducted 13 tank tests with different hulls and propulsion configurations during 2008 and 2009, achieving 17% improvements over conventional propulsion / hull systems. The innovative propulsion system aboard the ship enhances fuel efficiency, redundancy and manoeuvring. <br /><br /> <br /><br />source: <a href="http://www.ship-technology.com/">http://www.ship-technology.com/</a></div>
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Name: Octopus<br /> Lenght: 126.20 m<br /> Beam: 21.00 m<br /> Draft: 5.66 m<br /> Year: 2003<br /> Shipyard: Lurssen Yachts <br /> Passengers: 26<br /> Engine: Mercedes Benz<br /> Power: 19,200 hp<br /> Speed: 20.0 kn <br /><br /> <br /><br />A lot of yachts impress us with their design, style, interior and engineering, but for Octopus the list is not so short. The luxury yacht is property of Paul Allen, one of the founders of Microsoft and the richest men in the world. The yacht is impressive with overall length of 126.20 meters, which is about 414 feet and the length between perpendiculars is 109.96 meters. The super-yacht was built in the yard of Lurssen Yachts in 2003, which is one of the highest quality yards, creating some of the most luxury and largest yachts of the world. The yacht Octopus has beam of 21.00 meters and draft of 5.66 meters. <div>
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These measurements are too large for motor-yacht and definitely can be compared with small ship, but Octopus is one of the most luxury motor yachts, which were ever built. The guests’ capacity of Octopus is only 26 persons, who will be served by 57 crew members and staff persons. The yacht Octopus is made by steel, while the superstructure is aluminum. These materials are providing reliability of traveling, high comfort and decrease of the deadweight. The yacht has 41 staterooms, divided into 3 categories – Owner site, VIP stateroom and Guests rooms. The owner suite is definitely the most luxury apartment on board, consisted by 2 rooms, large verandah, and luxury interior created by the interior designer Jonathan Quinn Barnett. The other staterooms are also quite luxury and highly comfortable, providing large living area and great sea-view.</div>
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The engineering of the yacht should be reliable and powerful, because otherwise the yacht will lose a lot from her beauty. The main engines are 8 units Mercedes Benz engines each with power of 2,400 hp (total 19,200 hp or 14,320 kW). These engines are giving for the yacht enough power to reach cruise speed of 17.2 knots and maximum speed of 20.0 knots. The yacht has 850 metric tons of fuel capacity and 175 metric tons of fresh water capacity. This bunkering is giving for the yacht range of sailing of more than 800 nautical miles. The yacht Octopus was refitted in 2008 and a lot of innovations were installed on board, for more comfortable and more environmental traveling. The luxury motor yacht has active and passive stabilizers, which are decreasing rolling in heavy sea. Also Octopus has AIS, ECDIS, NAVSAT and etc, which are increasing the safety of navigation all around the world.</div>
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Carnival Breeze is the third Dream-Class cruise ship being built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy, for Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL). She is the sister ship of Carnival Dream and Carnival Magic, which were delivered in 2009 and 2011 respectively. <br /><br />Dream-Class cruise ships are the largest passenger ships ever built for CCL. They are also the largest cruise ships built in the history of Italian shipbuilding. <br /><br />Carnival Breeze is anticipated to enter service in June 2012 with 12-day Mediterranean cruises. She will then be shifted to Miami, Florida, in November 2012 for year-round six and eight-day Caribbean operations. <br /><br />Design, features and dimensions of Carnival Breeze <br /><br />"Carnival Breeze will be powered by a diesel-electric dual propulsion engine." <br />The design of Carnival Breeze was developed from her existing sister ships and has the same outdoor set-up. Her design is inspired by tropical ambiances. She will be coated with warm colours and will be given chromatic colour shades created by Partner Ship Design (PSD). <br />PSD has also designed most of the public areas including the staterooms, central area, shops, promenade deck, dance lounge, restaurant deck, spa, bars, entertainment lounge and open decks. <br />A four-slide water park will be outfitted on the last deck. A promenade will run across the ship's external perimeter. <br />The 128,500t ship will cruise at a maximum speed of 22.5kt. She has an overall length of 306m. Length between perpendiculars is 269.2m and moulded breadth is 37.2m. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZGt3SWoQmN8nweO5OAJ_cJkchYfKqHbPRRNqlZ8lRkCz7Uk4d5SGZ_97Z8fPJ5ptoBdC4oTuLLulATAXXgNMQju2GIKgscIIUZXhxnhCCHZbGYX_Lyei6HcjIKigSGAyTOEZ7Sqflgg/s1600/2-carnival-breeze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZGt3SWoQmN8nweO5OAJ_cJkchYfKqHbPRRNqlZ8lRkCz7Uk4d5SGZ_97Z8fPJ5ptoBdC4oTuLLulATAXXgNMQju2GIKgscIIUZXhxnhCCHZbGYX_Lyei6HcjIKigSGAyTOEZ7Sqflgg/s640/2-carnival-breeze.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div>
Construction of Carnival Cruise Lines' newest ship <br /><br />Orders for the construction of the ship were placed by Carnival Corporation, the parent company of CCL, in December 2009. The first building block for the ship was put in place in December 2010. <br />Carnival Breeze remained dry docked for about nine months (December 2010 to September 2011) in the Monfalcone shipyard's dry dock area. Here, the building blocks were assembled and welded together to construct the midship. <br />A coin ceremony and float out of the ship took place in September 2011. Sea trials and interior designing are expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2012. The ship is expected to be delivered in May 2012.. <br /><br />Accommodation and staterooms onboard <br />A total of 3,690 passengers can be accommodated in 1,845 cabins. There will be 746 additional cabins to accommodate 1,386 staff members. <br />The ship's staterooms include the Interior, Ocean View, Balcony, Suite and Cloud 9 Spa staterooms. <br />Deluxe Ocean View staterooms feature a separate washroom and are suitable for families. Balcony staterooms are specially designed for smooth sea breeze and sea view experiences. <br />Ocean Suites offer more space and feature a big balcony, VIP check-in, bathroom with whirlpool tub and walk-in closet. Cloud 9 Spa staterooms feature private spa access and special amenities. . <br />Some of the Ocean View cabins can be provided with five berths and two bathrooms to accommodate larger families. All staterooms will feature a new Caribbean-inspired interior decoration, television, full bathroom with shower and copious closet and drawer space. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvvSfDbRr_jv1O9QdWUTJiMS9ONEtUnQJPyMjtTQwLYKBQhnJvot9kDB4v3q4JY20pYz1ch2bslze2limFj8-VWRUc6FRv8c7fE2OhVjyyHQIJIAqcN7aNwa0pPixGOgpyZpgAcuhPuE/s1600/3-carnival-breeze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvvSfDbRr_jv1O9QdWUTJiMS9ONEtUnQJPyMjtTQwLYKBQhnJvot9kDB4v3q4JY20pYz1ch2bslze2limFj8-VWRUc6FRv8c7fE2OhVjyyHQIJIAqcN7aNwa0pPixGOgpyZpgAcuhPuE/s640/3-carnival-breeze.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div>
Dining, entertainment and other facilities on the Carnival Breeze <br /><br />Blush Dining Room and Sapphire Dining Room are two of the ship's main dining rooms. <br />"Carnival Breeze is the third Dream-Class cruise ship being built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy." <br />They will offer a variety of starters, entrees and desserts. Lido Marketplace will have casual dining options with indoor or outdoor seating. <br />Sushi Bar, Cucina del Capitano, Lanai BBQ and Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse will be the other dining venues. <br />Cloud 9 Spa will be a two-level spa featuring a sauna, fitness centre, beauty parlour and thermal suites. There will also be a Thalassotherapy pool. The SportSquare sports bar will offer sports such as basketball, football, jogging and strength training. <br />Clubs and lounges will include Ovation Main Show Lounge, Limelight Aft Lounge, Liquid Nightclub and Piano Bar 88. <br />Club O2, Video Game Room and Camp Carnival will be dedicated play areas for children. A two-level health and wellness centre for children will also be available. <br /><br />Power and propulsion <br /><br />Carnival Breeze will be powered by a diesel-electric dual propulsion engine. Total electric propulsion will be 2 x 21MW. <br /><br /> <br /><br />source: <a href="http://www.ship-technology.com/">http://www.ship-technology.com/</a> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> </div>
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Port of Hamburg, the largest seaport in Germany, lies between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. It is the second biggest container port in Europe and the 11th biggest in the world. <br /><br />Spread over 7,250ha, it is an important port for cargo transport between Central and Eastern Europe. It can be accessed from the North Sea through the Elbe River. The Port of Hamburg is a universal port capable of handling all kinds of goods. It offers a range of services for handling cargo, customs clearance, quality control, storage and packing or distribution. A total of 320 berths are available at the port. <br /><br />Facilities at the German port <br /><br />"The port is operated by the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), a public service institution." <br />The port features four large container terminals capable of high-performance handling. Three of the terminals are operated by Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA), a port logistics group based in Europe. Capacity of the terminals is being continually expanded to meet the growing demands for cargo handling. <br />HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai is the Port of Hamburg's largest cargo handling facility. The terminal features nine berths and an area of 1.4 million square meters.It is equipped with 27 container gantries, including modern Twin-Forty container cranes which are capable of loading or unloading two 40-foot containers in a single movement. Maximum depth is 15.3m and quay length is 2,850m. The terminal will be expanded in the future to enable it handle 5.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmJXQG8BNq-BHWPKoypbYDOdpxIHdzuFT80VYq0OkI7LyHKPomlOLUUjg0hv-sn7YrSJotnd_vqVUH-kuqBntKKH3T2WyL1Vsg6uKKazNIJrqyFAB_yBQNIYOQcdGadW-alU90mgZipo/s1600/2-port-of-hamburg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmJXQG8BNq-BHWPKoypbYDOdpxIHdzuFT80VYq0OkI7LyHKPomlOLUUjg0hv-sn7YrSJotnd_vqVUH-kuqBntKKH3T2WyL1Vsg6uKKazNIJrqyFAB_yBQNIYOQcdGadW-alU90mgZipo/s640/2-port-of-hamburg.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder began operations in 2002 as a joint venture between HHLA and Hapag-Lloyd. The terminal is spread over an area of one million square meters and has four cargo berths. Maximum depth is 16.7m and length of quay is 1,400m. The terminal features 15 container gantry cranes. <br />The Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg features six berths and a quay length of 2,080m. Maximum depth is 15.3m and terminal area is 1.2 million square meters. Operated by Eurogate Group, the terminal is equipped with 24 container cranes. HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort has an area of 600,000m2 and four container berths. Maximum depth is 15.2m and length of quay is 1,230m. <br /><br />The terminal is equipped with 12 container cranes. It features its own container rail station which has been operational since 2008. The station has 720m of track and three Transtainer cranes capable of handling block trains efficiently. The Port of Hamburg also features 42 multipurpose terminals capable of handling general cargo and bulk cargo. The general cargo terminals handle cargo such as vehicles, fruits, metals, iron, paper and cardboard. Some of these terminals include Wallmann Terminal, C. Steinweg Süd-West Terminal and Rhenus Midgard - Dradenauhafen. The port handled 2.6mt of general cargo in 2010. <br /><br />"Port of Hamburg, the largest seaport in Germany, lies between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea." <br />Bulk cargo terminals are also available at the port and are equipped with grabs, suction equipment and conveyors. The port handled 40mt of bulk cargo in 2010. Companies handling bulk cargo at the port include Vopak Dupeg, Hansaport Hafen, Kalikai, G.T.H. Getreide Terminal Hamburg and Rhenus Midgard. <br />The port's cruise terminals include Cruise Terminal HafenCity and Cruise Terminal Altona. <br />Cruise Terminal HafenCity has two berths. Length of quay is 460m and maximum depth is 12m. <br />Cruise Terminal Altona opened in June 2011 and features one berth. Terminal area is 1,500m2 and quay length is 360m. Maximum depth is 10.6m. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5WIK8rKYJXFjSMseLMJasX-vtCcWxOcREHsP4Uo6doMKKy4xgXSMV3CuuFR77fHqNHkc9oHm9KXg_XHgl075v75CGSztxq7JjXC1Yh6spYXIC9-WM2YEpe9xxs8_929YgMRih0N9Hac/s1600/2-terminal-altenwerder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5WIK8rKYJXFjSMseLMJasX-vtCcWxOcREHsP4Uo6doMKKy4xgXSMV3CuuFR77fHqNHkc9oHm9KXg_XHgl075v75CGSztxq7JjXC1Yh6spYXIC9-WM2YEpe9xxs8_929YgMRih0N9Hac/s640/2-terminal-altenwerder.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Operator of the Port of Hamburg <br /><br />The port is operated by the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), a public service institution. HPA is responsible for the development and maintenance of the port. It is also responsible for making timely investments to meet the demand for cargo handling. <br /><br />Future plans for the second biggest container port in Europe <br />Capacity of the Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg is to be extended towards Bubenday Ufer. The expansion will enable the terminal to handle six million TEUs per annum. Construction is scheduled to be carried out between 2015 and 2019. Area of the Container Terminal Tollerort will be expanded and two additional berths will be constructed in future. <br /><br />A new terminal is also being planned for cruise liners. <br /><br /> <br /><br />source: <a href="http://www.ship-technology.com/">http://www.ship-technology.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410141700761542161.post-85612158373243520472011-11-03T20:58:00.000+02:002011-11-03T20:58:23.927+02:00Port of Philadelphia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Port of Philadelphia is situated on the bank of the Delaware River, 151km south of New York City and 216km north of Washington D.C. The port is believed to be the number one perishables port in the USA. The port facilities are located along a five kilometre stretch of the river within the limits of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The port was designated as a strategic military seaport by the Defence Department in 2002. It registered a 17% increase on its total cargo output in 2010, handling 3.64 million metric tons (mt) of cargo against 3.11mt in 2009. Containerised cargo grew from 222,900 TEUs in 2009 to 264,059 TEUs in 2010, an increase of 18% year on year. Non-containerised cargoes posted growth of 32%. The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) takes care of the management, maintenance, marketing and promotion of the port facilities. The PRPA, created in 1989 by an act of the Pennsylvania legislature, is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. <br />
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The depth of the river channel at the port is 40ft. The Packer Avenue Marine Terminal has an area of 112 acres. Its depth at mean low water (MLW) is 12.2m. Piers 96 and 98 have a combined terminal area of approximately 55 acres and an alongside depth of 9.75m. Terminal area of Pier 84 is 13.9 acres. It is served by a 260.6m long berth. Terminal area of Pier 82 is 13.3 acres, that of Piers 78 and 80 is 44.4 acres, and that of Piers 38 and 40 is 12 acres. Tioga Marine Terminal has a terminal area of 116 acres and alongside depth of 10.8m. <br />
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Philadelphia Port construction <br />
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The Port of Philadelphia is more than 300 years old. Most of the port's facilities, including piers and waterfront warehouses, were built and maintained by private concerns in its early years of operation. These facilities were built without major help from the central government or its agencies. Major improvements took place at the port in 1960s and 70s. The Packer Avenue Marine Terminal and Tioga Marine Terminal were built during this period. The PRPA, after its creation in 1989, built an additional on-dock warehouse at Tioga Marine Terminal, a forest products warehouse at the Piers 78/80 Forest Products Distribution Centre and a refrigerated warehouse at Pier 82. Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project was commenced in March 2010 to deepen the main navigation channel to 45ft. The $311m project is being undertaken by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The federal government will fund about two-thirds of the cost and the remainder will be borne by PRPA. <br />
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The Port of Philadelphia is served by two terminals and eight piers. The Packer Avenue Marine Terminal is the largest and the busiest facility, and is specialised in handling heavy lift, steel products, containers, frozen meat and fruits. It is served by six berths and a roll-on / roll-off (RO/RO) ramp. It has two dry and one refrigerated storage warehouses. The Tioga Marine Terminal is considered as a base for the Chilean fruit business. It also handles paper, containers, plywood, breakbulk cargo and steel. It has one compartmented warehouse, two dry warehouses and a cold storage with racked storage for 6,000 pallets. Piers 96 and 98 are served by two berths and specialised in handling automobiles, project, trucks and heavy equipment cargoes. They are facilitated with an auto-washing shed and a service building. Cocoa beans and cocoa products are handled at Pier 84 which is served by one container berth. The pier has two dry storage warehouses. Pier 82 is a 13.3 acre facility specialised in handling breakbulk, paper, fruits and vegetables. Piers 78 and 80 handle newsprint, coated paper, wood pulp other forest products. Pier 80 has two container berths with RO/RO ramps. Piers 38 and 40 are served by three container berths. <br />
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Operators involved in the Port of Philadelphia <br />
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Packer Avenue Marine Terminal is operated by Greenwich Terminals, while Tioga Marine Terminal is operated by Delaware River Stevedores. Piers 38, 40, 78 and 80 are operated by Penn Warehousing and Distribution. Pier 82 is operated by Horizon Stevedoring, while Dependable Distribution Services is the operator of Pier 84. <br />
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Packer Avenue Marine Terminal has one Kocks heavy lift container crane, three Kocks container cranes, one Paceco container crane and two Hyundai container cranes. Terminal equipments include 11 toploaders, 100 forklifts and eight reach stackers. Piers 96 and 98 are equipped with forklifts, shuttle equipment and rail loading equipment. Piers 78 and 80 are provided with more than 100 customised lift trucks, 40 tractors, 30 vans, 35 flatbeds and five fifth wheels. Piers 38 and 40 are provided with 25 forklifts, 30 tractors, 20 vans and 35 flatbeds. Pier 82 is equipped with a Liebherr Mobile Harbor Crane. Tioga Marine Terminal is set up with two Kocks container gantry cranes and a Liebherr Mobile Harbor Crane. <br />
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The PRPA has planned to expand the port facilities by constructing Southport Marine Terminal in order to increase the port's capacity by three times. The terminal is estimated to cost $2bn to $3bn and is expected to be completed in 2014. Bids for the design and construction of the facility were sought in May 2010. A consortium of Delaware River Stevedores, Marine and Ports America Group and Hyundai Merchant Marine Shipping Agency was selected as the winning bidder in October 2010. <br />
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The Port of Brisbane is the largest general cargo port in Queensland, Australia. It is located at the mouth of the Brisbane River, about 15 miles from the Central Business District of Brisbane, Queensland. The port is currently the fastest growing container port with 978,814 TEUs traded in 2010-11; it is the third busiest port in Australia with its total trade being 33 million tons in 2010-11. <br /> <br /><br /><div>
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Port of Brisbane details <br /><br />The Port of Brisbane is a purpose-built 7.5km² facility and is accessed via the Moreton Bay. <br />General cargo berths have alongside depths of 29.52ft to 45.93ft; container berths have depths up to 45.93ft and oil berths up to 46.91ft. Grain berth is 42.65ft deep and the coal berth is 44.29ft deep. <br /><br />Port of Brisbane construction <br /><br />The port emerged as a main commercial centre in mid-1800s. Cairncross Dockyard was built during World War II. The industrial and port structures changed forever after the completion of two major phases of development which began in the 1960s. The first container terminal was built in 1969. The general purpose berth and terminal was opened in 2009 at an investment of A$57m. Wharf ten, a 1,220.47ft dedicated container berth, was opened in June 2009 at a cost of A$65m. Berths 11 and 12 are under construction and are scheduled for completion in 2012 and 2014 respectively. The construction contract for berths 11 and 12 was awarded to Smithbridge Australia in September 2010 and June 2011 respectively. <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOn1doWRwrkrPTc-x0Y_4hCN9HzxAUiffnh0JxzdyBjDTY_AUYyEscqY0vPui-TVHsTaNVWC96RAy6uKMD1CeHVUhG9RW1ySG9FF5F5C71HYnoofkLGxQCRP0Dcj9U282nO6dO0Wi_MI/s1600/3-port-of-brisbane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOn1doWRwrkrPTc-x0Y_4hCN9HzxAUiffnh0JxzdyBjDTY_AUYyEscqY0vPui-TVHsTaNVWC96RAy6uKMD1CeHVUhG9RW1ySG9FF5F5C71HYnoofkLGxQCRP0Dcj9U282nO6dO0Wi_MI/s640/3-port-of-brisbane.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Facilities at the general cargo port <br /><br />Most of the facilities are located at the Fisherman Islands. The port is served by 29 operating berths and more than 23,622ft of quayline. Container terminals include seven container berths with 5,905.51ft of quayline. The general cargo and motor vehicles terminal has three berths with a total length of 2,296.58ft. The terminal handles containers, break-bulk cargo, motor vehicles and other roll-on roll-off cargo. Dry-bulk terminals include a coal terminal, grain / cottonseed / sugar terminal, woodchips terminal, cement / clinker plant, general purpose wharf and general purpose berth. The Pinkenba bulk terminal, Pinkenba and Gibson Island fertiliser / chemical plant, Queensland Bulk Terminal, Bulwer Island cement / clinker plant and Hamilton wharves / Maritime wharves are located upriver. Wet-bulk terminals handle crude oil and refined products. Vegetable oils are also shipped through these terminals. Brisbane multimodal terminal (BMT) acts as an interface between the container terminals and the road and rail networks. It facilitates movement of goods and cargo in and out of the port by rail. Dry dock and ship repair facilitates are available at Forgacs Cairncross Dockyard. Wharves eight, nine and ten feature 1,796 plug points for refrigerated goods and 5,766 ground slots for dry goods. Wharf three has 15,000m² storage sheds. <br /> <br /><br />Operators of the Queensland port <br /><br />The Queensland Government has leased the port to PBPL for a period of 99 years. <br /><br />PBPL is owned by the Q Port Holdings consortium, comprising Global Infrastructure Partners, Industry Funds Management, QIC Global Infrastructure and Tawreed Investments. As per the lease agreement, PBPL is responsible for management and development of the port and its facilities. Australian Amalgamated Terminals (AAT) operates berths one, two and three. Berths four, five, six and seven are operated by DP World Brisbane, while Berths eight, nine and ten are operated by Patrick Terminals. Berths 11 and 12 will be operated by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH). <br /><br /> <br /><br />Equipment used <br /><br />Berths one to three are equipped with a mobile harbour crane and a 66t single-lift container crane. Berths four, five, six and seven are equipped with two Super Post-Panamax twin-lift container cranes, two Post Panamax single-lift container cranes and two Panamax single-lift container cranes. Berths eight, nine and ten are served by 27 machine-controlled straddle carriers and five gantry cranes. Two of the cranes have heavy lift capacities of 40t, two are 75t and one is 80t. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3DNN33GuJmeKkLnYMMgReiw0RyhGM1RwY0x6YF5UwWprFY_Y4CYKudNGGyDMifCqURu_xp3LYgnRIhhXbm1kDFLsxwHb__89BAZ72vb1txls_XMJosDWopO1ZRb8Xl3UCJ_G9GAsrVQ/s1600/4-port-of-brisbane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3DNN33GuJmeKkLnYMMgReiw0RyhGM1RwY0x6YF5UwWprFY_Y4CYKudNGGyDMifCqURu_xp3LYgnRIhhXbm1kDFLsxwHb__89BAZ72vb1txls_XMJosDWopO1ZRb8Xl3UCJ_G9GAsrVQ/s640/4-port-of-brisbane.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /> <br />Future plans for the Port of Brisbane <br /><br />PBPL has drafted a future port expansion plan to add 2.3km² of port land and provide increased berth space. The reclaimed land will be filled over 15-20 years. Another project is the sand extraction project, for which approval has already been granted by the Environmental Protection Agency. A total of 15 million cubic metres of sand will be extracted from the Spitfire Channel in Moreton Bay over 15 years. <br /><br /> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410141700761542161.post-76884395803128846842011-11-03T20:39:00.000+02:002011-11-03T20:39:26.789+02:00Port of Amsterdam<br /><br />The Port of Amsterdam is a tideless port located on the banks of the North Sea Canal and IJsselmeer, a shallow artificial lake located in the northwest part of the Netherlands. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The port is connected to major international transport flows such as the North Sea, Den Helder, Markermeer, IJsselmeer and the River Rhine. <br /><br />The port is the second largest in the Netherlands in terms of transshipment. It is ranked fourth among European ports. In the first half of 2011, the port handled 37.5 million tons of cargo, an increase of 5.7% compared to the first half of 2010. <br /></div>
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The total amount of transshipment in 2010 was 72.7 million tons. A total of 198,530 sea cruise ship passengers and 264,540 river cruise ship passengers visited the Amsterdam port in 2010. <br /><br />The Amsterdam port authority, as part of the local government, is responsible for operation, management and development of the whole port area. <br /> <br />Design of Port of Amsterdam <br /><br />The Port of Amsterdam comprises 680ha of water surface and 1,960ha of land area that consists of port sites, quaysides, roads, railways and dikes. Of the total land area, 310ha is allocated for infrastructure, 1,305ha is issued for business sites and 345ha is available for rent or lease. <br /><br />The port can be accessed from the sea as well as from inland waters. The sea route access is through the North Sea Canal. Oranje locks and Amsterdam Rhine canal provides access from inland waters. The maximum draught reserved to use the lock is 13.72m. The North Sea Canal is 275m wide and 20km long at the approach. <br /><br />The port authority has taken various environmental measures to improve the natural environment in the port area. The Port of Amsterdam, in cooperation with Municipality of Zaanstad and Amsterdam's Department of the Environment and Buildings Inspectorate, has initiated a project called Afval = Grondstof (Waste = Raw Material). <br /><br />The basic principle of this project is that residue flows and waste material produced by one company might become a source of raw material or source of energy for another company. The port provides project management, subsidy applications and location to those companies which want to exchange residue flows. <br /><br />The port has also initiated the Port of Amsterdam Sustainability and Innovation Fund. For this, the authority is giving two million Euros in the form of subsidies for projects that can lead to sustainable and innovative development in the port area. <br /><br />Other environmental measures include use of wind turbines for power generation, installation of shore power outlets at all public barge mooring facilities, production of energy by incineration of waste and installation and expansion of vapour recovery units in oil terminals. <br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbkKU5eW4v3ngbULqxr0UkQ7tZ3iE6EKLf297EkG8n2dNU3zIIuAN96rOTJtXlcctUFZVW5Db-aIrKAEQHQNp3vOqyKpUtE5q7mkMuxS3bQFPmPy1sPiMkfJlg2DoP3Dy_UT1OGEEg_0/s1600/7-petrol-port.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbkKU5eW4v3ngbULqxr0UkQ7tZ3iE6EKLf297EkG8n2dNU3zIIuAN96rOTJtXlcctUFZVW5Db-aIrKAEQHQNp3vOqyKpUtE5q7mkMuxS3bQFPmPy1sPiMkfJlg2DoP3Dy_UT1OGEEg_0/s640/7-petrol-port.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Construction timeline and history <br /><br />The first major development took place in the later half of 16th century and in the 17th century. The Ooster and Westerdok dikes were built in 1832 and 1834 respectively. Construction of the North Sea Canal in 1876 enabled seafaring vessels to reach the Port of Amsterdam. The first part of the West port was built in early 1930s for a Ford car factory and the first part of the Asiahaven harbour was built at the end of 1970s. The Afrikahaven harbour was opened in 2000. An all weather terminal was opened in 1998 by Waterland Terminal, a multipurpose, stevedoring and terminal operating company. The Passenger Terminal Amsterdam was opened in 1999 and Amsterdam Container Terminal became operational in 2001. <br /> <br /><br />Facilities and equipment at the Port of Amsterdam <br /><br />The Port of Amsterdam is a multifunctional port capable of handling, storing and shipping cargoes ranging from cocoa beans to coal, and from paper to oil. The port is served by three types of terminals for breakbulk, containers and energy. The Koopman Car Terminal has a surface area of 350,000m2. Its maximum depth is 12m and quay length is 350m. Automotive stevedore and RO/RO activities are performed here. The Amsterdam Marine Terminal handles containers, RO/RO and general cargo. Its quay length is 210m and maximum depth is 10.5m. <br /><br />The Amsterdam Container Terminal has a total surface area of 620,000m2. Its quay length is 645m and maximum depth is 15.5m. The terminal is served by five 100mt gantry cranes. The VCK Terminal, located in Suezhaven / Beringhaven, is an all round logistic service provider. It has a total surface area of 175,000m2 and is equipped with a 55t crane. The Waterland Terminal is also located in Westhaven. Its covered surface area is 77,500m2 and open area is 110,000m2. The terminal is equipped with three gantry cranes. BP Amsterdam Terminal has a total surface area of 880,000m2 and maximum depth of 14.6m. <br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ep0jtN5ZFJOA4v8wWGszaxEcmnKpdRA8jrahIy3UO33HaM-HYySs_4vTpa8AQKFgrSL1aYjgshF7a2fAE2MGTJ25v1OF142HaKSqUgc14Ba6e301JI3Iy6j3ggSqUNlm9ZewVklXqcM/s1600/4-cargo-capacity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ep0jtN5ZFJOA4v8wWGszaxEcmnKpdRA8jrahIy3UO33HaM-HYySs_4vTpa8AQKFgrSL1aYjgshF7a2fAE2MGTJ25v1OF142HaKSqUgc14Ba6e301JI3Iy6j3ggSqUNlm9ZewVklXqcM/s640/4-cargo-capacity.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Operators at the major European port <br /><br />The Koopman Car Terminal is operated by Koopman Logistics Group. The Amsterdam Container Terminals / Amsterdam Marine Terminals are operated by Amsterdam Container Terminals (ACT) BV. <br />Some other operators operating breakbulk terminals include Ter Haak Group, VCK Group and Waterland Terminal BV. Operators of energy terminals include Overslag Bedrijf Amsterdam, Rietlanden Terminals, Oiltanking Amsterdam, Eurotank Amsterdam, NuStar Energy, Noord Europeese Wijnopslagbedrijf (NEWOB), Vopak, Westway Terminals, Tankstorage Amsterdam Greenmills, Vesta, Icova, Nuon and Afval Energie Bedrijf. <br /> <br /><br />Future plans for the Port of Amsterdam <br /><br />The port authority is planning to build a new sea lock to simplify access to the port region. For this purpose, a covenant was signed by the Government of Netherlands, Province of Noord-Holland and the city of Amsterdam in November 2009. The new lock is expected to be operational by 2016. <br /><br /> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410141700761542161.post-89000428725974670542011-11-03T12:30:00.000+02:002011-11-03T12:30:38.073+02:00m/v Siem Swordfish<br />
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The Siem Swordfish is a new ROV
(remotely operated vehicle) support vessel constructed for Siem Offshore AS by
Kleven Werft at their yard in Norway (hull number 315, keel was laid in October
2006). The ship is of an MT 6016 L design (designed by Marin Teknikk AS) and
will operate in a variety of different waters carrying out ROV support, subsea
surveys, diving support, deep-sea crane operations, inspection, repair,
construction and maintenance.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: BG;">The ship, which was delivered in June
2007 (christened in Gerainger Fjord on 27 August 2007), is on a five-year
charter to Veolia Environment Inc (with an option to buy the vessel when the
charter is complete). The 4,800-gross-ton vessel is of a clean design (Clean
Class and COMF-V rate 3) which means lower fuel consumption and lower emissions
with a notation of DnV X 1A1, ICE C, Supply vessel, SF, E0,DYNPOS-AUTR,
Comf-V(3),Naut OSV (A), Clean Design, DK(+), Helideck-S.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: BG;">Technical</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: BG;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: BG;">The ship has an overall length of
103.7m, length between the perpendiculars of 96.8m, loaded length of 94.8m, a
beam of 19.7m, a draft of 6.2m, net tonnage of 1,450t and a deadweight of
4,500t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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driven and makes use of frequency controlled propellers, pumps and fans. The
ship is powered by Caterpillar engines and uses Rolls-Royce AZP100FP azimuthing
thrusters to provide main propulsion (able to make 16kt). There is also a
Kongsberg SDP21 dynamic positioning system for accurate maintenance of position
when engaged in operations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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arranged for 100 crew and personnel. There are 24 single-berth cabins with
separate bathroom, 24 double-berth cabins with separate bathroom, three
four-bed cabins and eight one-plus-one-man cabins (Pullman).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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activities includes a conference room with nine seats, a four-person office on
the shelter deck, a sky lobby reception and TV room, one conference room on the
captain's deck, two survey / operations rooms on the bridge deck, and three
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: BG;">Work equipment</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: BG;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: BG;">The ship is equipped with four cranes
from Hydra-marine including: one 150t active heave compensated subsea crane,
one 70t active heave compensated subsea crane and two 5t deck cranes. The large
crane (Hydra-marine HMC 3568) is capable of making a 150t lift and can operate
to a depth of 3,000m using 64mm galvanised non-rot wire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with a strength of up to 10t/m² (deck cargo capacity is 2,150t). There is a
7.2m × 7.2m moon pool with a flush hatch and also various ROV areas such as a
workshop, LARS area, storage area and launch area. The ship also has a helideck
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<br /><br />The 4,765dwt Thames Fisher is the first of three double-hulled product tanker vessels built at the Vickers Shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness for James Fisher Tankships. The vessel was delivered in October 1997. Its two sister ships, Humber Fisher and Mersey Fisher were built in 1997 and 1998, respectively. The Mersey Fisher is slightly different and features a modified crossover connection on the cargo manifold. This enables the vessel to carry a greater range of parcels. <br /><br />Design <br /><br />The Thames Fisher has a gross tonnage of 2,760t and a net tonnage of 1,464t. The distance between the bow and centre manifold is 48m. The manifold spread is 4.8m and it has a 15.5m beam. <br />The Thames Fisher is 91.4m long overall and has a 6.02m design draught. The vessel's ballast parallel body length is 40m. <br /><br />Cargo systems <br /><br />The Thames Fisher has cargo tank volume capacity of 5,100m³ at 98%. The vessel was designed to carry refined oil products with a flashpoint below 60°C, and some categories of edible oils. The cargo piping and manifolds had been manufactured from stainless steel. The cargo system volume comprises five pairs of tanks, with capacities ranging from 550m to 3,405m. The vessel can unload a full cargo in about six hours. This is enabled by a series of ten 175m³/h (at 100m head) deep well hydraulic cargo pumps supplied by Frank Mohn. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNneUl1W9UUZ3zYwKd1T1ufNwERXvLSvTYSUi0SqPvrZJuBCOQn50brCR1oJoIskVAowxnQ-uywatrsnX9826aCN-XDEGSl_rlaXrdFUpudgDofk3UezUKuIF3x4NeEGoUIDlSdxZRBs/s1600/thames6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNneUl1W9UUZ3zYwKd1T1ufNwERXvLSvTYSUi0SqPvrZJuBCOQn50brCR1oJoIskVAowxnQ-uywatrsnX9826aCN-XDEGSl_rlaXrdFUpudgDofk3UezUKuIF3x4NeEGoUIDlSdxZRBs/s640/thames6.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />"The Thames Fisher has a gross tonnage of 2,760t." <br /><br />The cargo tanks also feature the use of stainless steel heating coils. These are able to maintain cargo temperature at 65°C allowing a high degree of flexibility in the types of cargo that can be transported. The vessel's thermal oil heater is a Wanson Termopac 2,500 3SC unit rated at 2,907kW. By using separate lines and pumps, up to six tanks can be simultaneously loaded/discharged. During loading/unloading a Whessoe gauge is used to provide temperature and volume information, supported by an MMC vapour lock. Immediately in front of the accommodation unit lie two 63m capacity slop tanks. These were designed to carry cargo if necessary. The ballast system is composed of 11 tanks, which total 2,200m. Two Transvac eductor-jets and Desmi ballast pumps have been fitted. <br /><br />Propulsion <br /><br />Propulsion is provided by a Ruston 8RK 270M main engine. This eight-cylinder in-line turbo-charged, four-stroke diesel unit is capable of delivering 2,300kW (3,083bhp) at 886rpm. It gives the vessel sufficient power to maintain a service speed of 12kt at 90% MCR. Fuel consumption is estimated to be around 9.6t of diesel per day. With a bunker capacity of around 180m, this gives the vessel a range of approximately 3,000nm. The two Cummins engine-driven alternator has an output of 600kW at 800rpm. A 600kW Stamford International shaft alternator has also been fitted. For a back-up power supply, there is an emergency generator that is capable of producing 95kW. The Thames Fisher has an Ulstein 3.5t thrust capacity bow thruster unit and a high lift rudder. It also has a 3,200mm diameter CP propeller, as well as the 600 AGSCKP main engine gearbox. <br /><br />Automation and control <br /><br />The cargo control system, accessed via the raised catwalk, houses the key cargo and ballast tank controls and pressure gauges. There are two 0.5t SWL hose handling davits fitted to handle the cargo hoses. All valves are opened and closed manually and there is no remote cargo handling control system on the bridge. <br />The bridge is well equipped with an array of navigational and communications aids including two Kelvin Hughes Nucleus anti-collision radar systems, one of which has an ARPA facility. GMDSS- standard communications are provided through a Marconi Salvor 6 unit. <br /><br /> <br /><br />source: <a href="http://www.ship-technology.com/">http://www.ship-technology.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1410141700761542161.post-33169792882615298792011-10-31T21:38:00.000+02:002011-10-31T21:38:37.746+02:00m/v Ken Wave<br /><div>
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