Tankers and Gas Carriers
| Akpo FPSO | ||
The deck with some of the processing topsides installed. |
The observation bridge of the Akpo FPSO. |
Construction of the topsides is underway at the HHI yard. |
The Akpo FPSO under construction. |
Topside modules at the yard ready for installation aboard the Akpo FPSO. |
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| Alexander - | ||
The Alexander is an Oil/Chemical Tanker designed to carry clean and dirty petroleum products and IMO type two chemicals. |
The shaft line has a controllable pitch propeller and elastic coupling. |
To enable docking and manoeuvring, the Alexander has one tunnel bow thruster with controllable pitch. |
Alexander is classified by Bureau Veritas. The vessel and all of its equipment is built according to the regulations. |
Alexander has an overall length of 115.3m and a length between perpendiculars of 108m. It has a moulded breadth of 18.6m and the moulded depth to main deck is 10.25m. |
Alexander from the stern. |
| Carlos Fischer - | ||
Carlos Fischer travelling from the Kleven Florø shipyard. |
Carlos Fischer under construction. |
Rear of the Carlos Fischer wheelhouse. |
Hose handling and general stores transfer is taken care of by cranes on the deckhouse roof and alongside the funnel on the starboard side. |
Carlos Fischer stern. |
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| Clipper Hebe - Gas Tanker | ||
The Clipper Hebe can handle various chemicals. |
The Clipper Hebe underwent trials in late 2007. |
The Clipper Hebe is the first in a series of four tankers to be built at the Papenberg yards, Germany. |
The Clipper Hebe has a tank capacity of 17,000m³. |
The gas systems were designed by TGE Engineering. |
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| Fantasy and Fidelity - Oil Tankers | ||
The Fantasy in Euronav livery. |
The Fidelity flying the Greek flag. |
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| Frank A Shrontz - | ||
The Frank A Shrontz is the first in a series of four new-generation VLCCs. |
The Litton navigation system incorporates a dual C Plath gyrocompass. |
The accommodation house is based on the shipyard standard 'footprint'. |
The tanker is powered by a Samsung-MAN B&W 7S80MC Mk Vl engine. |
Cargo control system for valve and pump control, valve position indication and manifold valves. |
The bridge of the Frank A Shrontz. |
| Front Century - | ||
The 311,000 DWT class VLCC, Front Century, built at Hyundai Heavy Industries was delivered to Frontline Ltd on 23 July 1998. |
The ship permits one-man bridge operation (NAV1), with functionally arranged wheelhouse and equipment and good visibility. |
A loading rate of 20,500m³ can be sustained through the manifolds. |
The Front Century has adopted a new hull form, featuring small bluntness of fore part and a 58m breadth. |
Front Century is powered by a seven-cylinder, turbo-charged Hyundai-MAN B&W 7S80MC (VI) main engine. |
The electric panel. |
| Gasleys - LNG Carrrier | ||
Gaselys passing under a bridge on her way to sea trials. |
Final checks being undertaken before going out to sea. |
Gaselys has dual-fuel capability. |
The accomodation and control systems are situated in the stern. |
Gaselys has been awarded a Green Passport. |
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| Geo Barents - Seismic Survey Vessel | ||
The Geo Barents is on operations in the Gulf of Mexico. |
The hull was converted from a fishing trawler and extended. |
The Geo Barents uses tunnel thrusters and an azimuth system for accurate manoeuvring. |
| Grand Elena - LNG Tanker | ||
The Grand Elena is one of two LNG carriers constructed for the Sakhalin II project. |
The ships are chartered for an initial 20 year period. |
The Grand Elena and Grand Aniva are both ice class vessels. |
The Moss-type storage tanks have a 147,000m³ capacity. |
Both ships were launched on 4 October 2007. |
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| Inigo Tapias - | ||
The Inigo Tapias will transport Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) from Trinidad and Tobago to Spain. |
The LNG carrier Inigo Tapias was built in Izar's Sestao shipyard for Naviera F. Tapias. |
The discharge time for the entire ship is 12 hours. |
Installation of the LNG cargo system, which is based on four NO96-E2 membrane type tanks. |
The main engine propulsion system is based on a steam turbine. |
The Inigo Tapias has an LNG cargo capacity of 138,189m³, or 135,930m³ at 98.5% full. |
| Iran Delvar - | ||
The Iran Delvar VLCC. |
The Iran Delvar has a complete double skin double bottom unit with a bulbous bow and transom stern with an open water frame. |
The Iran Delvar being delivered. |
How the fuel is related to speed. |
The engine is linked to a single screw four-bladed fixed pitch keyless LIPS propeller. |
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| M/T Lycian Chemical / Product Tanker | ||
The ship was constructed in the Celik Tekne Shipyard in Tuzla Bay, Turkey |
The Lycian is the first of a series of six |
The vessel has been chartered to StatoilHydro for the first part of its operational life |
| Mikhail Ulyanov Ice-Class Tanker | ||
The Mikhail Ulyanov will serve platforms in the Arctic. |
The enhanced hull of the Mikhail Ulyanov can break through ice of around 1.5m thick. |
The Mikhail Ulyanov will be ready for summer 2009. |
The ship is being built by the Russian Admiralty Shipyard. |
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| Mt Piltene - Tanker | ||
The ship is part of an order of 14 double hull tankers for the LASCO fleet. |
The vessel is powered by a single screw Wartsila diesel engine. |
The hull has been designed to Ice Class 1B for service in seas such as the Baltic. |
| Navion Britannia - | ||
Navion Britannia is the joint venture between Statoil and Rasmussen. |
Amongst the various loading systems available on Navion Britannia, a conventional oil terminal can supply through the ship's midship manifold. |
Navion Britannia is a multipurpose shuttle tanker. |
Crude oil can be loaded into the Navion Britannia from an offshore facility. |
Navion Britannia left the yard fully equipped with an STP (Submerged Turret Production) system. |
Navion Britannia at work in the North Sea. |
The dynamic positioning system, controlled and monitored from the bridge, is based on two tunnel/retractable CP FR100LTC 2750 bow thrusters, each one capable of 2,200kW at 475rpm. |
Navion Britannia has three Brunvoll combined tunnel and retractable azimuthing thrusters (2x2,200kW bow, 1x1,400kW stern shown). |
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| Rina Amoretti - | ||
The Rina Amoretti is a 12,000tdw, 400m³ double hull tanker. |
The Rina Amoretti on sea trials. |
The valve and pipework system. |
Rina Amoretti incorporates an integrated computer system for cargo and ballast monitoring. |
The cargo export system. |
Much of Rina Amoretti's pipework has been fabricated in stainless steel. |
The valve manifold system. |
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| Stena Palva - Oil Tanker | ||
The Stena Poseidon is the sister ship of the Palva. |
The Poseidon and Palva have the same Ice Class 1A specification. |
The Poseidon and Palva were constructed at the Brodosplit shipyards, Croatia. |
The ships were constructed with a double hull. |
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| Stena Perros P-Max - Oil Tanker | ||
The bridge of the Stena Perros has fully integrated navigation systems and NAUT AW designation. |
The Perros is part of an order of ten tankers. |
The Perros P-Max Oil Tanker is the sixth in the series. |
The P-Max are designed to undertake their maximum loading capacity in shallow waters. |
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| Tarantella - | ||
The Tarantella is a double hull IMO II tanker. |
The tanker can achieve 14.5 knots in laden condition and 15.3 knot in ballast condition. |
The Tarantella has an overall length of 182.9m and a length between perpendiculars of 176m. |
The Tarantella is powered by a pair of MAK 8M32C four stroke trunk piston medium speed turbocharged diesel engines. |
The engines are coupled to a single stage vertical offset Metso reduction gearbox (600/105.7rpm) with integral clutches to engines. |
The bridge of the Tarantella. |
Tarantella during sea trials. |
Tarantella bridge showing navigation equipment. |
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| Tembek - LNG Carrier | ||
The Tembek is powered by diesel engines and not by LNG boil-off gas. |
The Tembek was christened in September 2007. |
The Tembek will sail between Qatar and the UK. |
The Tembek is part of a new generation of LNG mega-ships. |
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| Tempera - | ||
Tempera in normal seagoing mode. |
Tempera fully laden. |
Tempera in icebreaking mode. |
Tempera from starboard quarter. |
Tempera being escorted by a tug. |
Artist's impression of the Tempera prior to building. |
| Thames Fisher - | ||
The 4,500dwt Thames Fisher. |
The Thames Fisher has a gross tonnage of 2,760t and a net tonnage of 1,464t. |
Thames Fisher lit up at night at the VSEL yard. |
The Thames Fisher is 91.4m long overall and has a 6.02m design draught. These dimensions are governed by restrictions at the ports of call. |
The Thames Fisher tanker underway. |
The Thames Fisher has cargo tank volume capacity of 5,100m³ at 98%. |
| Tower Bridge - Liquid Tanker | ||
Tower Bridge is the third of six tankers built at the Admiralty Shipyards, Russia, for Sovcomflot. |
The Tower Bridge design, which was carried out by Admiralty Shipyards, specified a double hull in accordance with modern safety and environmental concerns. |
The naming ceremony of the Tower Bridge. |
Tower Bridge is designed to transport simultaneously more than five various types of cargo including crude oil and petroleum products, vegetable oils and IMO Type III chemicals. |
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| Vanessa - | ||
The Vanessa in port. |
Diagram of the Vanessa. |
Along the main deck of the Vanessa. |
The chemical carrier's engine room. |
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| Vedrey Tora - | ||
The hull was constructed in Russia and the vessel outfitted in Estonia. |
The Vedrey Tora will carry crude oil and oil products. |
The Vedrey Tora can carry six different products. |
| Zaliv Amerika - Oil Tanker | ||
The Zaliv Amerika being towed out by tugs to begin her maiden voyage to Alaska. |
The Zaliv Amerika is the first of a series of six new vessels of the Aframax class. |
The ship is under a three-year lease to Tesoro Far East Maritime Company. |
The Zaliv Amerika has been designed for ice operations. |
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