Dry Cargo Vessels

Aachen Cargo Container Vessel
The Aachen is the first of six general cargo container vessels being for Intersee.	In order to enable the vessel to operate in icy areas, the ship has been fabricated with transverse frames, fore and aft.	The Aachen is being built at the Koninklijke Niestern Sander shipyards.
The Aachen has a deck area of 908m², which affords the vessel a container capacity of 104 TEU.	The accommodation and navigation bridge is At the stern of the Aachen.	The entire navigation equipment, including the Ecdis system, was supplied by Radio Holland.

Andromeda -
Andromeda has two flush-sided holds, the first reflects the foreship fairing, while the second hold is fully box-shaped.	The vessel is destined to be deployed in between Europe, the USA and Canada, transporting parcel cargo.	The enhancement of freight catchment potential by fitting the first hold for 30 changes of air per hour means that certain types of fresh produce can be transported and delivered in the required condition.
Power is transmitted from the engine through Rent Tacke reduction gearing to a Berg controllable pitch propeller. The installation offers an open-water speed of 14 to 15 knots, with 14 knots being the advertised service speed.

Antwerpen Express -
Antwerpen Express is the first in a series of seven panamax containerships under construction for Hapag-Lloyd at Hyundai.	The 4,864 TEU panamax containership Antwerpen Express was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.	Antwerpen Express’ cargo arrangements comprise six cellular cargo holds, five of which are arranged forward of the superstructure and engine room, with the sixth positioned aft.
Antwerpen Express has been fitted with a seven-cylinder MAN B&W two-stroke K98MC engine.	The vessel is equipped with a STN Atlas navigation and command system (Nacos).

BG Ireland -
The BG Ireland single-deck container vessel is 134.65m long and has a container capacity of 750 TEUs.	The BG Ireland ballast system.	The three cargo holds have movable cell guides.
The BG Ireland hull structure is essentially composed of transverse and longitudinal frames.	BG Ireland engine room.	The main propulsion system is a MaK 8M43 medium speed diesel engine.
Flender Navilus GUCP 900 reduction gearbox.	The Nav Aids systems includes an ARPA radar, an EPA radar, two Inmarsat C terminals and two GPS Navigators.

Brazil Manu - Iron Ore Carrier
The Brasil Maru is one of the largest iron ore carriers in the world.	MOL has five super-sized iron ore carriers.	MOL has a fleet of over 800 ships.

Cala Pino -
The cargo carrying area of the Cala Pino is divided in to three squared-off holds. These three holds are subdivided horizontally by three tweendecks. The resulting layout consists of 12 cargo compartments, each giving a minimum headroom of 2.23m above the gratings, thereby optimising stowage of trade-standard pallets of 1x1.2m.	The conventional reefer vessel Cala Pino was delivered to GF Invest subsidiary Armatori Partenopi in the second half of 1999. The 13,492dwt Cala Pino is one of four new buildings ordered by the GF Invest group from Fincantieri's Ancona yard.

CCNI Potrerillos -
The CCNI Potrerillos bulker is a transom type structure with a bulbous bow.	Bridge control consoles. Stein & Sohn of Germany supplied the main engine control system.	The CCNI Potrerillos is driven by a Cegielski/ Sulzer 6RTA58T main diesel engine.
The engine room equipment also includes electrically driven pumps.	A cross-section of the CCNI Potrerillos midship.	The CCNI Potrerillos has an overall length of 185m, or 175m between perpendiculars.

Century - Inland Waterway Container Vessel
The Century inshore container vessel has an overall length of 110m and an overall beam of 11.4m.	The Century can carry 208 20ft containers and is even designed to sail with coupled barges.	The Century’s power is provided by a pair of flexibly-mounted Cummins KTA 50 M2 main engines, each with an output of 1,193kW at 1,800rpm.
The main engines are connected to Reintjes WAF663 gearboxes, exhibiting a reduction ratio of 5.458:1, transmitting to two 1,750mm diameter fixed pitch propellers by means of a 175mm Sepers shaft.	The Century is equipped with a SD1300 bow thruster unit manufactured by Van Wijk of Werkendam powered by a 511kW.Cummins KTA19-G3 engine.	The navaids package contains Furuno RHRS2005RC colour radars, a Radio Zeeland Sigma 130 wind-speed meter, a Radio Zeeland Sigma 550 autopilot and a Radio Zeeland Sigma 120 echosounder.

Clifford Maersk -
After sea trials in Skaggerak, the waters south of Norway, Clifford Maersk entered service for AP Moller’s container shipping arm, Maersk Sealand.	Clifford Maersk is the tenth vessel in a series of large containerships, built by AP Moller subsidiary Odense Steel Shipyard at its yard in Lindo on the Danish island of Fyn.	The Clifford Maersk loads up at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia on 7 February 2000.

Contship Aurora -
The Contship Aurora is the first of three sister ships.	The Contship Aurora will sail a route eastbound via Suez and return via Panama to the eastern seaboard of the USA and back to Europe.	The Contship Aurora uses a Sulzer model 9RTA96C-B engine with an output of 69,360bhp at 102rpm or 62,940bhp at 98.5rpm.
The Contship Aurora has a total TEU capacity of 4,121 units.	The bridge control system is designed for one-man operation.

Courageous Ace -
Courageous Ace is a Pure Car / Truck Carrier, built by Minaminippon Shipbuilding for Mitsui OSK Lines.	Other vessels in the same series include Utopia Ace (pictured), Heroic Ace, Splendid Ace, Martorell, Progress Ace, Prominent Ace, Liberty Ace, Paradise Ace and Freedom Ace.	The vessels' bows are aerodynamically rounded and bevelled along the bow line to help reduce pressure from headwinds and generally minimise wind resistance.
Liberty Ace, sister ship to Courageous Ace.	Paradise Ace arriving at port.

Dalfoss Reefer
The Dalfoss reefer.	The Dalfoss reefer can also take pallets and containers.	The maiden voyage was to Canada.
The ship has the latest navigation equipment.

Dole Chile -
The two Dole self-sustaining fully cellular vessels combine a hatchcoverless configuration with a record breaking concentration of perishable cargo-carrying capacity.	The vessel is deployed primarily in transporting bananas from Costa Rica to the east coast of the USA.	Dole Chile is equipped with two shipboard gantry cranes, each with a carrying capacity of 40t, to ensure rapid cargo handling.

Eilbeck / Reinbeck / Flottbeck / Barmbeck -
The Eilbeck was formally launched in January 2005 at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg.	The sister ships are the MS Eilbeck, MS Reinbeck, MS Flottbeck and MS Barmbeck.	All four container ships have been chartered by the Canadian operator CP Ships.
In the midship section holds are designed as so-called 'open-top ships', while on the forward end, as well as on both sides, hatch covers are provided.	The ships are noteworthy due to being in the highest ice-class (Finnish-Swedish 1A Super).	The ships are powered by MAN B&W two-stroke engines which generate an output of 12,640kW.

Fairstar Fjell
In August 2005, Fairmount acquired two barges from Norway’s BOA Offshore for $45m.	The Fjell will be used to transport floating and non-floating cargoes utilised by gas and oil industry.	The Fjell was originally built as a 25,000t barge in 2000 at Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing, China.

Fensfjord - Cargo Vessel
Fensfjord is a general cargo vessel built by Peters Shipyard.	The ship being fabricated.	The holds are covered by hatch covers, handled by a crane.
The ship has a four-bladed controllable pitch propeller.	The bridge features a digital integrated navigation system supplied by Radio Holland.

FESCO Anadyr - Cargo Vessel
The FESCO Anadyr her maiden voyage in January 2008.	The FESCO Anadyr has two electro hydraulic cranes for cargo handling.	The FESCO Anadyr has been configured to work in Russian ports with a fast turnaround.
The FESCO Anadyr's engine room is fully automated.

Flinterforest -
The Flinterforest dry cargo container vessel is able to carry 144 TEU containers.	The cargo hatch covers - supplied by Coops and Nieborg - are pontoon hatch type with the covers handled by a travelling gantry crane.	The design of the Flinterforest features a raised forecastle and quarterdeck with the deckhouse located aft.

Geeststroom and Geestdijk Containerships
Geeststroom and Geestdijk were especially developed to transport 45ft-high cube containers, the largest used on European roads.	The moveable cell guides means that the ships can accommodate containers in varying lengths and heights.	The vessels have a service speed of 18 knots (90% MCR, 15% sea margin) at a draught of 7.32m.
The Geesestroom has a total TEU / FEU capacity of 804 and 361 units respectively.	Manoeuvring in port is assisted by a 700kW Wartsila bow thruster and a 500kW stern thruster.	Geeststroom wheelhouse panel including bow and stern thruster controls.

Happy River -
Happy River, first of a new class of four 16,000dwt heavy-lift ships.	Happy River loading a 564t offshore module for ELF Congo.	The Happy River bridge.
Happy River being used for coal transportation.	The Happy River was built for heavy lift. It can also be used to carry forest products, general cargoes and containers.	Happy River with a cargo of four columns, the heaviest being 660.4mt.
Happy River also offers capability for general cargo and break bulk.

Kindia -
Kindia, a 21,270dwt container vessel with capacity for 1,600 TEU, was built at Hanjin Heavy Industries.	Heavy-lift cranes were employed to lower Kindia's engine and pre-fabricated accommodation block onto the vessel on the same day.	Her overall length is 168.0m, breadth 27.2m, depth 13.8m and draught 8.75m.
Main engine power is provided by a Korean-built MAN B&W 7S60MC-C diesel engine, with a maximum continuous rating of 21,490bhp at 105rpm.	OTAL's vessels are named after towns in West Africa. Kindia is named after a town in Guinea.	Delivery of the vessel coincided with OTAL's announcement of its biggest ever pre-tax profit of US$6.24 million.

Luzon Strait -
The Luzon Strait can accommodate 220 40ft containers with 200 reefer plugs or a total of 440 TEUs on deck.	Side entry doors allow access to the cargo and weather protection during unloading.	The deck of the Luzon Strait.
The main engine on the Luzon Strait has an output of 21,490bhp at a speed of 105rpm.

Manukai / Maunawili -
The Manukai and Maunawili container ships were built at the Kvaerner Philadelphia shipyard for Matson Navigation.	The Manukai and Maunawili have been designed to meet Hawaii's requirements for large container capacity.	The design for the Manukai and Maunawili is a single deck, forecastle and sunken aft mooring deck.
Installation of the deckhouse.	The engine is linked to a fixed pitch skew propeller, 7,200mm in diameter.	Artist's impression of the container ship.
The ship has a double skin with a thickness of 1.8m.

Michel - Container Vessel
The steering system is based on a Thefjord electro-hydraulic steering system.	The navigation equipment includes an Arpa X and S band chart radar.	Michel was built by Ferus Smit for the Belgian owners Switynk.
The Michel is driven by a MaK 8M25 medium speed diesel engine.

MOL Encore -
The MOL Encore, built at the IHI Marine United yard in Japan, has a total TEU capacity of 4,578.	The containership serves the Japan / Far East to North America West Coast route on a long-term bareboat charter from Kaisho Shipping Co.	The MOL Encore is fitted out with two electric winch / windlasses and four mooring winches, all manufactured by Nippon Pusnes.
The vessel can carry 2,070 containers in the holds and 2,508 on deck. These are arranged in eight tiers by 11 rows and seven tiers by 13 rows respectively.

MRS Pioneer -
MRS Pioneer was built at various locations in prefabricated module sections up to 300t.	Key structures of the MRS Pioneer sugar carrier being transported.	Project number 504 at FSW will go through life known as the 'sugar boat'.
A view of MRS Pioneer from the stern showing one of its safety features, a freefall lifeboat.	MRS Pioneer being delivered to its owner Mackay Refined Sugars PTY Limited of Australia.	The MRS Pioneer is 168.00m in length, with a breadth of 23.00m and a draft of 9.55m.

MS Beluga SkySails - Cargo Ship
The MS Beluga SkySails is a heavy cargo vessel.	The SkySails system can be retrofitted to any ship.	The sail could help make significant fuel cost saving.
The MS Beluga SkySails on sea trials.

MS Norilskiy Nickel - Specialised Container/Cargo Vessel
Norilskiy Nickel travels bow-first in the water.	The ship uses an azipod thruster.	The engine room of the ship.
The Norilskiy Nickel has two bridges, depending on the direction of travel.	The Norilskiy Nickel in port.	The ship moves stern-first through ice.

Norsky -
MS Norsky, the 2,600m ro-ro Carrier, delivered to Bore Shipowning BV by Aker Finnyards.	The space on the upper deck totals 1,130 lanemetres.	The bridge is designed for maximum ergonomy and ease-of-use of all the navigation and control equipment.
MS Norsky features an advanced control room.	Comfortable and functional driver accommodation adds quality to travel on-board.	Norsky is propelled by two medium-speed Wärtsilä NSD 46-series C nine-cylinder engines. Each gives an output of 9,450kW at 500rpm, and power totals 18,900kW.

OCCL Ningbo - Container Vessel
The OCCL Ningbo is the sixth in a series of 12 container vessels built by Samsung Heavy Industries for Orient Overseas Container Line.	OCCL Ningbo's, like its sister ship OCCL Shenzhen, is an 'SX' class vessel, boasting the largest declared capacity in the world (8,063 TEU).	There are nine holds - one aft of the deck house, and eight forward.
OCCL Ningbo can accommodate containers of 20ft, 40ft and 45ft, and heights of 8ft 6in and 9ft 6in.	The main engine, a MAN B&W 12K98MC-C design, is capable of generating an output of 68,520kW with a rotary speed of 104rpm.	In the holds, the units are laid out in nine tiers and 15 rows, whereas on deck they are arranged in seven tiers and 17 rows.
Refrigeration in the hold is carried out by a vent fan system.

P&O Nedlloyd Tasman -
The P&O Nedlloyd Tasman is the first of five sister vessels built for P&O Nedlloyd by Kvaerner Warnow Werft (KWW), based in Warnemünde, Germany. According to KWW, the vessels were the largest ever to have been built in Germany.	P&O Nedlloyd Tasman is deployed on one of the Grand Alliance’s services between Northern European ports and the Far East.	The vessel has an overall length of 278.01m, a moulded breadth of 40m and a draught of 14m. P&O Nedlloyd Tasman is designed with eight cargo holds and 15 hatches.
Propulsion is provided by a single Sulzer 10 RTA 96C with an output of 54,946kW (74,700bhp) at an MCR of 100rpm.

Pacific Heron - PTNL Nuclear Fuel Transporter
The Pacific Heron is armed to provide greater security.	The Pacific Heron uses state-of-the art navigation systems and its position is reported automatically to a control centre in the UK.	The ship will transport nuclear material from the UK to Japan.
The Pacific Heron is based on the ultra-safe INF 3 design.	The launch of the Pacific Heron.

Pensilvania - Bulk Transport Vessel
The Pensilvania is a Trader 7000 class vessel, built by Bodewes for Navesco.	The Pensilvania is a single-deck bulk transport vessel.	The layout consists of two holds with six separation bulkheads.
The double bottom and side tanks are used for ballast water which provides ballasting and trimming.	The Pensilvania has a six-person life raft in the stern, two 15-person inflatable life rafts and a Hatecke rescue boat.	The Pensilvania has a raised forecastle and poop deck with a wheel hose located over a three-tier accommodation block at the aft.
The vessel has been certified by Bureau Veritas under the notation + Hull Mach General Cargo ship/Container ship, Unrestricted Navigation.

Safmarine Cunene -
The Safmarine Cunene container ship in port.	The Safmarine Cunene can transport up to 2,490 container units.	The bulbous bow of the Safmarine Cunene.
Three cranes allow loads of up to 45t to be manoeuvred.	The Safmarine Cunene underway.

Salica Frigo -
The Salica Frigo under construction.	The hull being assembled.	Major equipment being installed.
The propeller being installed.	Aerial view of the Salica Frigo.	The stern of the Salica Frigo.
Line diagram of the Salica Frigo.

Schippersgracht -
The 21,402dwt tweendecker Schippersgracht was the first in a series of ten multipurpose vessels ordered by Amsterdam-based Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor.	The vessel has a hull reinforced to Lloyd’s Register ice class 1A requirements, due to its Baltic deployment, and meets UPM-Kymmene’s capacity, service speed, fast loading and discharging requirements.	The vessel, delivered in 2000, is deployed primarily in the shipment of paper from the Baltic to North America for Finnish forestry group UPM-Kymmene.
The container handling capacity provides for roughly 40% below deck stowage, with the remaining 60% carried on the weatherdeck.

Scot Mariner -
Arrival of the bow at the shipyard.	Map of Tille shipyard.	Morning of the launch.
Sections of the after peak tank.	Stern with propeller shaft opening.	Aerial view of the shipyard.
Fitting out bridge controls.

Star Osakana - Container / Cargo Bulker
The Star Osakana is one of the four new O-class ships, which possess one of the largest deadweight capacities of any cargo container ship able to use the Panama Canal.	The Star Osakana has a total of 11 cargo holds, which are sealed by weatherproof pontoons on the upper deck.	The vessel can accommodate a total of 2,286 TEU in lengths between 20ft and 40ft. There are also 22 reefer plugs available for refrigerated units.
The Star Osakana's sister ship, Star Oshimana.

Stolt Sagaland - Cargo Vessel
The Stolt Sagaland is will be able to transport liquid chemicals.	The Stolt Sagaland prior to delivery after final fit-out.	The Stolt Sagaland was launched in September 2007.
There are five more identical tankers to be delivered.

Tamesis -
The Tamesis underway.	Loading through the stern loading doors.	Artist's impression of the Tamesis.
The Tamesis coming into port.	The Tamesis ready for sailing.	The Wilhelmsen characteristic funnel.

Theodor Storm - Container Ship
The Theodor Storm container ship has a total capacity of 2,586 TEU.	The Theodor Storm is the second of a series of container ships, the first of which, the Thoman Mann, was launched in November 2003.	The single-decked vessel has an extended forecastle, which contains a breakwater.
The Theodor Storm is a proprietary design of Jurong Shipyard and was built at its Singapore yard.	The vessel is classified by ABS with the notation +1 (E), container carrier SH, +AMS +ACU.

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