Naikai Zosen Corporation has completed construction of the 45,000DWT product tanker, High Energy (HN: 83), for Diamond Product Tanker S. . at the Setoda Shipyard. The tanker as the maximum permissible beam o go through the Panama Canal and as the double hull construction in ompliance with MARPOL treaty. Cargoes include petroleum products such as light and heavy oils, crude oil, palm oil, etc. The total cargo tank capacity is 54,000m3. Twelve cargo oil tanks and two slop tanks are provided.
Four types of cargoes (four groups) can be loaded simultaneously. The load capacity
is designed to be 25% volume for each tank. Cargoes are unloaded with four electric motor drive screw pumps of 800m3/h capacity. The High Energy has a slender hull to achieve high speed. A high forecastle is provided to prevent the bow from swashing and increases seaworthiness as a high-speed medium range product tanker, attaining energy saving.
Moreover, adoption of a special rudder facilitates ship maneuvering in a narrow port. Thus the ship operation efficiency has increased totally. The accommodation quarters is isolated from the engine casing to decrease noise and vibration. The crew
can enjoy quiet free time at their accommodation quarters.
The overal length of the ship is 179.90 meters and the beam is 32.20 meters. The depth of the ship is 19.25 meters, with maximum allowed draft of 11.65 meters. With this draft the High Energy has deadweight of 46,874 metric tons with gross tonnage of 28,245 GT. This ship has also very good main engine Hitachi-B&W 6S50MCC with full power of 8,530 kW, which gives to the ship maximum speed of 16.1 knots and the cruising speed is 15.7 knots.
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