Rhourd Enouss LPG Carrier

Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation has delivered Rhourd Enouss (HN: 1547), a 59,392 square meters capacity LPG carrier, to Rhourd Enouss Transportation Corp. as an affiliate shipping company of Sonatrach Petroleum Corporation (SPG) of the UK SPG also is a subsidiary company of SONATRACH of Algeria. TheRhourd Enouss is the second delivery of three LPG carriers ordered by SPG from Kawasaki. Kawasaki had previously constructed four LPG carriers for SPG. Newbuildings of LPG carriers built by Kawasaki now totals 39.
Rhourd Enouss has a length of 204.92m, a beam of 32.20m and depth of 20.20m. The draft of the ship, while fully loaded is 12.10m.The main engine of Rhourd Enouss is Kawasaki-MAN B&W1 6S60MC-C with full power of 13,560kW at 105rpm. This allows to the vessel to reach a speed of 17.1 knots, and cruising speed of 16.3 knots.
TheRhourd Enouss has four cargo tanks of the independent tank type that allows contraction of the tanks due to liquefied cargoes such as NH3 besides LPG at very low temperatures. The cargo tanks are constructed with special steel durable to the lowest temperature of minus 50°C and insulated with urethane foam.
Reliquefaction units using three-stage compressors, cargo heaters, vaporizers, booster pumps, and aeration fans are also provided to facilitate cargo handling at ports. The engine and cargo section operation is also totally managed by an integrated automation system. Various machinery and valves of both sections can be monitored and controlled at the central control room.
The main engine is the fuel-saving super-long stroke, 2-cycle low-speed Kawasaki-MAN B&W type. The use of an electric-control lubrication system for the main engine also reduces the consumption of lubricant for cylinders. The Kawasaki SEA-ARROW bow is employed to increase propulsion efficiency since it is effective to reduce wave-making resistance.
The wheelhouse is equipped with advanced electronic navigation installations, which are centralized in a ship-shaped arrangement to increase handling accessibility, and contributed to acquiring the NAUT-OC notification. Furthermore, adoption of the tracking control system ensures the more accurate and safe course-keeping.