The VLCC YUFUSAN

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has completed construction of the 311,389DWT double hull VLCC, YUFUSAN (HN: 1601), for Infinity Shipping Navigation S. A. of Panama at the Chiba Works. YUFUSAN is the second vessel designed with the new hull form called the Mitsui Malacca Doublemax. Both the deadweight and the cargo tank capacity are maximized for efficient transport of crude oil of typical density. In view of ocean and global environmental preservation, the double hull has been applied to both the vessel’s hull and the fuel oil tank of the vessel, for which the
double hull will become mandatory in the future regulations of International Maritime
Organization (IMO). The vessel equips the MIPB-Wing (Mitsui Integrated Propeller Boss with Wing), which is a newly developed device to improve propeller propulsion efficiency. The service speed and fuel oil consumption efficiency have been improved together with both advanced bow and stern form. The main engine adopts the electroniccontrol lubrication system for engine cylinders to decrease ship operation costs, and the steam turbo generating system is also employed, which recovers thermal
energy from the exhaust gas of the main engine. Other installations include the
fixed type flammable gas detecting system arranged in the ballast tanks and the pump room to confirm a safe working environment; GPS and differential GPS for ship positioning by satellite; electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) and automatic ship identification system (AIS) that ensure safe navigation and
ship operation; and color CCTV system in the engine room, which includes an alarm function in case of fire for monitoring from the wheelhouse and the engine control room.
The VLCC has overal length of 333.00 meters, length between perpendiculars of 324.00meters, beam of 60.00 meters, draught of 28.80 meters and 20.90 meters. The deadweight of YUFUSAN is 311,389 metric tons and gross tonnage of 160,216 gross tons.