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City of Rotterdam
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Steve Ellwood
, May 18 2011 08:57 PM
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City of Rotterdam inbound for the first time to the Port of Tyne, North East England on 18th May 2011. This was her maiden voyage from the Ship yard in Japan. Photographed from Western Quay North Shields.
IMO number 9473468
Call Sign 3FUA7
MMSI 372002000
LOA:140.00 m
Beam: 22.50 m
Draught : 8.30 m
Gross tonnage : 21143
DWT : 4693
Year of build : 2011 @ KYOKUYO SHIPYARD, SHIMONOSEKI JAPAN
Flag : Panama
Port of Registry : Pamama
Owner : PICER MARINE SA - Japan
Manager : NEW ASIAN SHIPPING CO LTD - China
Chartered to : Nissan Cars - Japan
Big lump of metal that steve..................
Noisy bugger as well - this is meant to be one of the new generation of environmentally friendly vessels.
Regards
Steve
Regards
Steve
Looks more like a plane than a ship at the fore end, Steve. Looks the business though.
Aye so much for progress marrrrra, a bet she's a rolly bas*ard................
Hi Wilf
Technically speaking - semi-spherically shaped bow reducing wind resistance
Regards
Steve
Technically speaking - semi-spherically shaped bow reducing wind resistance
Regards
Steve
just looks weird to me.
shouldnt be roly, the stabilisers should take care of that
shouldnt be roly, the stabilisers should take care of that
One thing you don't want in a Car Carrier is for it to roll about - too many damaged cars as a result
Regards
Steve
Regards
Steve
Courtesy of Ships & Offshore @ http://www.shipandof...hip-design.html
Quote
Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation, Yamaguchi, Japan, will start building a new series of 2,000 units type pure car carriers with an innovative hull design which significantly reduces wind resistance.
The company commenced research for the development of totally new and aerodynamic hull shape design above the water line at the beginning of 2007. the goal was to reduce wind resistance and gain higher fuel efficiency, which means lower running costs for ship owners/operators and lower CO2 emission for the Earth.
The development was code-named "SSS bow" because it was aiming at giving a Semi Spherical Shaped bow to pure car carrier, that is usually squarely shaped and quite susceptible to wind pressure. Wind tunnel tests at Research Institute for Applied Mechanics of Kyushu University proved that its wind resistance is up to 50% less than that of conventional PCC design.
The head charterer of the series, Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd. gave high marks to the design for her good performance in both economical and ecological aspects. The vessels are planned to be operated in Europe and North Sea areas by its subsidiary company, Euro Marine Carrier B.V. of Holland. We look forward to having their performance results in real conditions.
The first SSS bowed vessel is scheduled to be delivered in the end of this year, after keel laid in June, while her sister will be completed three months later.
The company commenced research for the development of totally new and aerodynamic hull shape design above the water line at the beginning of 2007. the goal was to reduce wind resistance and gain higher fuel efficiency, which means lower running costs for ship owners/operators and lower CO2 emission for the Earth.
The development was code-named "SSS bow" because it was aiming at giving a Semi Spherical Shaped bow to pure car carrier, that is usually squarely shaped and quite susceptible to wind pressure. Wind tunnel tests at Research Institute for Applied Mechanics of Kyushu University proved that its wind resistance is up to 50% less than that of conventional PCC design.
The head charterer of the series, Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd. gave high marks to the design for her good performance in both economical and ecological aspects. The vessels are planned to be operated in Europe and North Sea areas by its subsidiary company, Euro Marine Carrier B.V. of Holland. We look forward to having their performance results in real conditions.
The first SSS bowed vessel is scheduled to be delivered in the end of this year, after keel laid in June, while her sister will be completed three months later.
Whit length of runway does that thing need tae take off!? Jumbo797!?
space ship enterprize