The bulk carrier Cape Canary is one of the latest products of Asian Shipbuilding, constructed and finished by Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation. The vessel has overall length of 292.00 meters and length between perpendiculars of 288.00 meters. The beam of the bulk carrier Cape Canary is 45.00 meters and depth is 24.70 meters. These measurements are showing the size of the vessel and we can easily imagine the vision and the capacity of the vessel. The ship Cape Canary has deadweight of 182,557 metric tons, while the gross tonnage is 93,235 gross tons. When the ship is fully loaded the draft can reach 18.20 meters. The ship is really large and such giant is in need of reliable and strong engine. The main engine of the Cape Canary is Kawasaki-MAN B&W 6S70MC-C (Mk7) , which is engine from newest generation with low fuel consumption and high reliability. The main engine has power of 17,780 kW, which are giving the ability for the ship to sail with 15.3 knots. The main engine has improved structure and features. The main engine is giving low fuel consumption, due to more efficient propulsion system. The propeller is specially designed by Kawasaki to provide higher speed on low rpm. The ship Cape Canary is built according to latest requirements of IMO and MARPOL having large capacity, strong structural construction and high safety level. The ship Cape Canary is property of �K� Line Bulk Shipping (UK) Limited... date: 5th April , 2010
Ken Wave is bulk carrier built in 2010 by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding with deadweight of 56,104 metric tons. The ship is having overall length of 189.99 meters and length between perpendiculars of 182.00 meters. The beam of the ship is 32.25 meters and the draft, when the ship is fully loaded can reach 12.69 meters. The bulk carrier Ken Wave is having gross tonnage of 31,759 gross tons and cargo capacity for more than 70,000 cubic meters, which is providing large profits for the owner. The bulk carrier was built in the Chiba Works Shipyard, which is one of the best Asian workplaces for building of large vessels. The builders installed quality and reliable engine Mitsui-MAN B&W 6S50MC-C , which is providing total power of 9,070 kW at 125 rpm . The main engine is quite high revolutions for ship engine, but having low fuel consumption and giving pretty large service speed of 14.5 knots. The main engine is complies with all the requirements of MARPOL and IMO for low CO2 emissions and provide s high number of flexibility . The ship is designed to be from Handymax type and is part of the series of Mitsui , which are highly appreciated on the market and orders are flying to the shipbuilder. Ken Wave is made according to IACS Common Structural Rules designed with hull shape to de effective and fuel saving. The main engine is designed to have low fuel consumption and how lub oil consumption, based on high effective propulsive performance . The bulk carrier Ken Wave has 5 cargo hold and all of them are designed to be proper for different cargoes even heavy cargoes... date: 5th April , 2010
One ore carrier, which is revealing the newest technologies in ship-building is Cosco Ansteel. The cargo ship has deadweight of 297,719 metric tons and gross tonnage of 150,971 gross tons. The ship was built in the years of financial crisis according to latest requirements and latest innovations on ship-building and engineering. The cargo ship has length of 327.00 meters and moulded breadth of 55.00 meters. The Cosco Ansteel has depth of 29.25 meters and when fully loaded has draft of 21.40 meters. The ship is quite large and building of such vessel always cost a lot of troubles for the ship-builder. The company created this modern and very large ship is Universal Shipbuilding Corporation and the ship-yard hosted this giant is Ariake Shipyard. We can see that this vessel is created according to latest requirements of IMO and requirements for high profit and low fuel consumption from the ship-owner Sinobright Shipping Ltd. The cargo vessel Cosco Ansteel has main engine Hitachi MAN-B&W 6S80MC-C, which is very high quality allowing the ship to reach maximum speed of 15.1 knots, while the service speed is 14.5 knots. The ship is Unimax ore carrier, which is created for transport iron ore from the ports in Brazil to China.The ship has deadweight under 300,000 metric tons... date: 29th December, 2009
One of the newest and most modern bulk carriers definitely is Alexandra P. The owner of this beauty is Auckland Trading Co registered in Liberia, which gave the flag for the ship also. The Capesize bulk carrier was built by Sasebo Heavy Industries Co Ltd, which is new company engaged with ship-building. The cargo ship has deadweight of 181,255 metric tons and gross tonnage of 93,385 gross tons. The overall length of the ship is 292.00 meters and the length between perpendiculars is 283.00 meters. The moulded breadth of the ship is 45.00 meters and the depth is 24.70 meters. Really we can imagine the size of this bulk carrier and know how many cargo she is carrying only with one voyage. The draft, when Alexandra P is fully loaded is 16.50 meters. Such large ship is in need of very reliable and strong engine, which will give enough power for the engine to reach service speed needed for carrying bulk. Because the required speed for carrying bulk is not so high, more important for the ship-owner is to have vessel with low fuel consumption at this speed. The main engine used from the ship-builder is MAN B&W 6S70MC-C, which gives power enough for the vessel to sail with 15.4 knots. The fuel consumption with this speed is about 69.10 tons per day. The speed is for vessel sailing under ballast... date: 29th December, 2009
Definitely the ships are the most important spot in maritime transport last years, but definitely bulk carriers are one of the most productive in the industry. Today we will present the motor vessel Red Sea Spirit. The ship has length of 146.00 meters and beam of 23.30 meters. The draft, when the ship is fully loaded is 9.44 meters, while the distance between the keel and the top of the mast is 54.24 meters. The ship has deadweight of 17,500 metric tons, while gross tonnage of the ship is 11,968 gross tons. The bulk carrier Red Seas Spirit has net tonnage of 6,534 net tons. The ship has 4 cargo holds, with 4 cargo hatches with pontoon type, which allow separate loading and discharging of the vessel. The ship was built in 1978 in Japan as general cargo vessel, but in 1999 in Turkey was reconstructed to become bulk carrier for the new Greek ship-owner - Carson Shipping Inc. The bulk carrier Red Sea Spirit has main engine Mitsubishi B&W6L55GF with power of 8000 hp. This power allows for the ship to realize maximum speed of 14.9 knots, while the service speed is 12.5 knots. With this speed the bulk carrier has fuel consumption of... date: 16th December, 2009
Azul Fortuna is one of the largest bulk carriers of the world and definitely one of the engineer wonders. The ship has overall length of 299.95 meters, while the length between perpendiculars is 294.27 meters. The moulded beam of the ship is 50.00 meters and the moulded depth is 24.10 meters. Azul Fortuna is really large ship with deadweight of 203,095 metric tons, while the draft, when the ship is fully loaded is 17.91 meters. The summer freeboard of the ship is 6255 mm and the cargo capacity of the ship is 217,968 cubic meters of grain. The ship Azul Fortuna has gross tonnage of 101,933 gross tons and net tonnage of 66,396 net tons. The ship is really amazing and we can tell that this is one of... date: 16th December, 2009
Splendiks is the name of newly built bulk carrier by the famous shipbuilder Universal Shipbuilding Corporation. The ship was completed in 2006 in Tsu Shipyard and really is amazing us with large cargo space, and measurements. The overall length of Splendiks is 300.00 meters, the beam is 50.00 meters and draft when the vessel is fully loaded is 17.88 meters. The size of the ship is really amazing and the deadweight is 203,233 metric tons, with gross tonnage of 101,933 Gross Tons. The ship Splendiks is really design according to latest requirements of IMO for ship stability and ship-safety. The ship is part of some new class called Newcastle-max... date: 29th June, 2009
RTM Wakmatha is the suitable bulk carrier for navigation through Great Barrier Reef, which is the making the ship very important for the ship-owner of Rio Tinto Shipping Limited. The bulk carrier has deadweight of 90,338 metric tons and gross tonnage of 53,988 gross tons. The overall length of the vessel RTM Wakmatha is 235.67 meters, while the length between perpendiculars is 226.00 meters. The beam of the vessel is 43.00 meters and depth is 19.50 meters. When the bulk carrier RTM Wakmatha is fully loaded the draft reaches 12.80 meters. The measurements of the ship are showing us the what this monster looks like. But the problem... date: 29th June, 2009
The company Bergesen ASA is one of the best known companies in bulk carrying. The ships of the company are among the largest of the world shipping. The one, we will present you today is exactly part of this fleet. The ship is Berge Bonde. This is one of the newest innovations and best built bulk carriers of Asian Shipbuilding. The vessel was completed in 2005 by Imabari Shipbuilding in one of the best quality yards – Saijo Shipyard. Berge Bonde is one 205,000 DWT ore carriers, registered in Panama and sailing under the flag of Bergesen ASA. The ship is really amazing in size with its overall length of 299.94 meters, while the length between... date: 16th June, 2009
Cape Dover is one of the new and large bulk carriers. The ship is really large and has deadweight of 185,000 metric tons. This is high value for this sector of maritime transport. We all know that bulk carriers are ships, which usually a times smaller than this one, because it is pretty hard to complete ship with such size, bulk cargo and enough ship’s stability. But Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation did it and created one of the best and most modern bulk cargo ships. Cape Dover was completed in 2006 in the Sakaide Shipyard. The proud owner of this beautiful ship is “K” Line Bulk Shipping (UK) Limited... date: 16th June, 2009
One of the largest bulk carriers of the world, definitely should be mentioned as Waterman N ship. Ships from the category of Waterman N are large bulk carriers, because of their size and cargo capacity. They can carry hundreds thousands of cargo around the oceans from one port to another, but with low productivity, because of low maneuverability and restrictions in bulk harbors. Waterman N has length of 328.00 meters and moulded beam of 54.00 meters. The draft of the vessel, when fully loaded is 20.00 meters and the deadweight tonnage is 260,000 metric tons. Such large bulk carriers are not built... date: 8th June, 2009
