Oberon is car carrier property of Wallenius Lines, which is the company owning one of the largest fleets of the world. The ships of the company are large and high quality, having large number of innovations and modern equipment. Of course the ship Oberon is not moving away from the standard. Motor vessel Oberon has overall length of 231.60 meters, while the length between perpendiculars is 219.30 meters. The car carrier has beam of 32.26 meters, air draft of 51.96 meters and height to upper deck of 34.70 meters. The ship Oberon is quite large having capacity for 8,000 cars or combination of 3,484 cars and 466 busses or heavy vehicles. The ship has draft 11.30 meters, fully loaded with cargo. These measurements of the ship Oberon are giving deadweight of 30.134 metric tons, while the gross tonnage is 71,673 gross tons and net tonnage is 33,513 net tons. Definitely the car carrier Oberon and her sister ship Aniara are the largest car carriers of the world, having not only the largest capacity, but also largest measurements. And such large vessel cannot be built elsewhere, because of the restrictions in many ship-yards. The shipbuilder, which was able to create such a giant was Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and their ship-yard DSME in Korea. The ship-builder installed on board of the large car carrier strong and reliable main engine of MAN B&W 8S60ME-C7... date: 26th May, 2010
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Fidelio is part of the family of Wallenius Lines, owning the largest
car carriers of the world and having one of the largest fleets.
The ship is having capacity for 8,000 cars or combination of 3,484
cars and 468 busses or heavy vehicles. The car carrier m/v Fidelio
is sister-ship of m/v Faust, which we already mentioned in our reviews.
The ship has overall length of 227.80 meters and moulded beam of
32.26 meters. The air draft of m/v Fidelio is 51.98 meters and maximum
summer draft is 11.30 meters. The ship is having 13 cars decks,
5 from which are movable. The cargo volume capacity of the car carrier
is 67,300 cubic meters and these measurements are giving to the
vessel deadweight of 30,137 metric tons. The car carrier has gross
tonnage of 71,583 gross tons and net tonnage of 33,546 net tons.
The ship can be loaded from two points � stern deck and starboard
deck. The both decks are having height of 6.50 meters and width
of 9.50 meters, with capacity of 260 tons. The ship is designed
according to latest requirements for stability and design. The engineering
is from highest class and the main engine is MAN B&W 7S60MC-C
with total power of 21,490 hp at 105 RPM. The propeller is with
fixed step with a high efficiency and power increase to provide
flap rudder makes up the propulsion and steering arrangement. For
easier maneuvering is installed a bow thruster... date: 26th May, 2010
One of the most discussed car carriers last days was Asian Glory, which was hijacked by pirates around the shores of Somalia. The ships sailing in the location are often victim of attacks, in spite of the strong military ships in the vicinity. The Asian Glory is car carrier built in 1994 and sailing for the fleet of Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd. The ship has overall length of 184.07 meters and a beam of 30.60 meters. The Asian Glory has moulded depth of 31.86 meters and summer draft of 8.82 meters. These measurements are giving for the vessel large cargo space and capacity for 4,363 units. The car carrier has summer deadweight of 13,363 metric tons and displacement of 27,739 metric tons. The Asian Glory is quite large vessel with gross tonnage of 44,818 gross tons and net tonnage of 13,445 net tons. The TPC value of the ship is 44.770 metric tons and we already discussed the importance of this number. The car carrier Asian Glory has main engine MAN 8UEC560L, which is giving power of 9,058 kW. This power is enough for the ship to reach service speed of 18.0 knots. This speed is enough for the ship to operate profitable for the ship-owner. The fuel consumption at service speed is 39.00 metric tons of heavy fuel per day and 0.10 metric tons of diesel oil per day... date: 2nd January, 2010
One of the newest and most modern car carriers is Brasilia Highway. The Ro-Ro vessel was built in 2009 in Marugame Shipyard from the famous builder - Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd. The vessel is quite modern and very large having capacity for 6,237 units. The ship has overall length of 199.97 meters, while the length between perpendiculars is 192.00 meters. The value is quite important for navigation and ship handling. The beam of Brasilia Highway is 32.26 meters and the depth of the vessel is 34.48 meters. While the ship is fully loaded the draft can reach 10.00 meters. The deadweight of the ship is 18,793 metric tons and the gross tonnage is 59,440 gross tons. The ship is modern, large and very reliable. The ship has main engine Kobe Diesel-MITSUBISHI B&W 8UEC60LSII, which is high economy and very high power. The engine is giving power of 13,260 kW at 100 rpm, which is enough for service speed of 20.0 knots. The cargo ship has 11 car decks and also one garage on the upper accommodation deck in the aft part. Two of all cargo decks are liftable specially for cargo handling and cargo operations. The ship has also one deck available for roll-on/roll-off with two movable ramps. The aft ramp allows the ship to be loaded and discharged from 3 points, which make the process very short... date: 2nd January, 2010
Definitely talking about innovations in ship-building we should mention the car carrier Auriga Leader. The ship was finished at the end of 2008 year by the Asian ship-builder Nippon Yusen K.K. but yeasterday was launched by the ship-operator NYK Line. The car carrier has 200.00 meters length and beam of 32.26 meters. The depth of the ship is 34.52 meters and while fully loaded the ship has draft of 9.70 meters. The car carrier Auriga Leader is really not so large ship, but new, modern and so much innovated. The feature, which got our attention was integrated 328 solar panels on board, which will give about 10% from the power of the cargo vessel. The ship has deadweight of 18,758 metric tons and gross tonnage of 60,213 gross tons. The cargo capacity of the car carrier is 6,400 units. The ship was designed and built in Kobe Shipyard in Japan, which is high prove for quality of the ship and materials used. The ship will be the first of the new generation ships, driven by solar power. Actually on board of Auriga Leader is inserted only a little solar panels, which will reduce the main engine work and will decrease... date: 3rd July, 2009
One of the newest Japan ships definitely is Michigan Highway. The cargo ship was finished in 2008 in the ship-yard of Toyohashi Shipbuilding in Japan. This is one of the highest qualitied ship-yard of the world, which created some of the best car carriers, sailing nowadays. The ship is single hull vessel with overall length of 199.94 meters, while the length between perpendiculars of the vessel is 190.00 meters. The vessel has moulded beam of 32.25 meters and depth of 34.20 meters. The draft while the car carrier Michigan Highway is fully loaded can reach up to 8.50 meters. These measurements are giving large cargo capacity... date: 16th June, 2009
The car and vehicle carrier Positive Leader is one of the newest and most modern vessels of Oceanic Trader S.A. The cargo ships from this type are carrying thousands of cars with one voyage, making the trade between Asia and Europe faster. The car carrier Positive Leader was built in Shimonoseki Shipyard and Machinery Works in 2006 by the one of the most known ship-builders - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. This is high prove for the words that this ship is among the most modern and most beautiful car carriers of the world. The ship has overall length of 180.00 meters, while the length between perpendiculars is 171.70 meters. The beam of... date: 16th June, 2009
Motor vessel Tamerlane is one of the car carriers sailing around the oceans. The ship is pretty new, designed with the new technology of Mark IV, which was the highest technology for the year of building of this beautiful vessel. Actually the ship was built in the year 2000 into the famous and well known ship-yard of Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. in Korea. Tamerlane is ro-ro ship with overall length of 240.60 meters, beam of 32.26 meters and maximum draft of 11.75 meters. The car carrier has depth of 32.45 meters and air draft of 46.00 meters. Tamerlane is not so large car carrier with deadweight... date: 29th January, 2009
PCC Grand Victory is newly built car carrier with pretty large size and capacity. The ship was built in June 2008 by shipbuilder Shin Kurushima in the ship-yard of Onishi Shipyard. The cars carrier is property of Dynamic Inventor Marine S.A. and is operated by the same company. Grand Victory is car carrier, which is designed and projected by the latest requirements about environmental and efficiency. The ship has overall length of 199.99 meters and length between perpendiculars of 192.00 meters. The beam of Grand Victory is 32.26 meters, the depth is 35.80 meters and the draft, while the ship is fully loaded is 9.62... date: 29th January, 2009
The Maritime Transport is one sector of economy, which is developing quickly and dynamically. The Car Carrying is part, which is absolutely new and not so good, but we can see that Car Carriers are becoming better and better with every month. Luna Spirit in a nice prove for my words. The vessel Luna Spirit is vessel built in 2007 from the famoust ship-builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The vessel has an overall length of 180 meters and the length between perpendiculars of 171.70 meters. The beam of Luna Spirit is 30 meters and the depth is 30.94... date: 20th August, 2008
When talking about new ships, we should mention the vessel Morning Chalotte. The vessel is one of the newly built car carriers. The overall length of Morning Charlotte is 199.94 meters and the length between perpendiculars is 190.00 meters. The beam of the car carrier is 32.20 meters, the depth is 34.34 meters and the draft, while ship is fully loaded is 10.00 meters. The car carrying is part of the large economy sector of maritime transport and the developing of each part of the logistic is very fast. The car carrier Morning Chalotte has deadweight of 22,578 metric... date: 20th August, 2008
