|
|
TRADER
- a modern double hull bulk carrier designed to comply with
latest IACS/IMO regulations |
GTRC
Campbell behind the new set of orders by Clipper in China |
GTR
Campbell, the famed designers of standard design ships like
Freedom, Fortune, Friendship, Fantasy, Fortune MKII, Festiva,
Valiant and Galaxy in cooperation with their associated
concept design firm – Algoship Designers Ltd of the
Bahamas are behind the recent wave of new building orders
of the TRADER class handysize double hull bulk carriers
by their long term clients Clipper Group of the Bahamas
with Shanhaiguan Shipyard and CSIC. |
Algoship
has in the past developed the double hull handy size bulk
carriers of the Fantasy and Valiant types and the double
hull handymax size bulk carrier of the Galaxy type for Clipper,
Dockendale and Unicorn. Algoship was also instrumental in
bringing out the Fortune MKII and Festiva designs. All of
these designs are being built in various Chinese Shipyards. |
The
Bahamas based GTR Campbell Marine Consultants, which maintains
a 40 strong team of multinational professionals were retained
for the supervision of all these designs. Since first entering
China in 1994 GTRC has successfully supervised more than
50 vessels for Clipper or their associate Ship-owners and
facilitated the deliveries on time or ahead of time by their
proactive project management. |
The
TRADER design is made based on numerous discussions between
the Chartering and operations department of Clipper and
the technical department of their technical managers –
Dockendale Shipping Co Ltd., and drawing on GTRC’s
own experience in standard ship design and supervision for
various owners such as Unicorn, Navarone, Pyrsos, Egon Oldendorff,
Aug Bolten and Transmer. |
The
highly optimized TRADER design incorporates high specification
machinery and equipment with safe margins, high specification
paint coating including Tar free light coloured “surveyor
friendly” paints for ballast tanks, tin free antifouling
paints with sixty months life, a 1300 mm wide double hull
giving ample access for surveys and inspections. |
The
characteristic Algoship wide hatches (75% of the beam) with
minimum overhang, large cargo hold tank top foot prints
with small side hoppers and square bulkhead stools and four
sets of 30 ton cranes fitted with radio controlled grabs
enables the TRADER design to handle cargoes without the
assistance of secondary cargo handling equipments such as
forklifts, pay-loaders etc. This not only reduces cargo
damages but also substantially reduces the cargo handling
time and costs. |
In
the past, Shanhaiguan, a CSIC yard, has predominantly focused
on ship repair. This project will be an important step for
them in their attempt to become a new building yard. GTRC
and CSIC have cooperated over 8 years during which time,
GTRC was able to revive Xingang and Xinhe shipyards which
had gone bankrupt before GTRC had come into the picture.
Both these shipyards are very active and successful today.
Under the current CSIC vice-president Mr. Yu Shi Chun, who
was the then president of Dalian Old Shipyard, GTRC was
able to make record early deliveries of the Fantasy vessels.
The New Century Shipyard has enjoyed phenomenal growth after
GTRC launched the Festiva and Galaxy designs in this yard.
Shanhaiguan and CSIC are relying on the knowledge, experience,
expertise, and proactive supervision of GTRC to achieve
yet another milestone. |
Algoship
and Shanhaiguan Shipyard have retained MASTEK Heavy Industries
of Pusan Korea to carryout the basic and detail design in
order to achieve a better quality of detailed design and
material control. MASTEK a closely associated partner of
Algoship in their design development activities are also
active in China. Their recent major project is the total
design package supplied to New Century Shipyard for a series
of Panamax Tankers built for Italian buyers. Algoship and
MASTEK are now developing a double hull super panamax bulk
carrier to be built in China for their international ship
owner clients |
The
model test of the Trader was carried out at KRISO model
basin in Korea. |
ABS
has been retained to class the vessel. Latest ABS rules
including SAFEHULL Phase-B, IACS and IMO regulations applicable
to bulk carrier shall be applied to the TRADER design |
| Brief
Particulars of the TRADER: |
| Length,
oa |
178.70 |
m |
| Length,
bp |
170.00 |
m |
| Beam,
mld |
28.00 |
m |
| Depth,
mld |
14.00 |
m |
| Draft,
design |
9.50 |
m |
| Draft,
scantling |
9.70 |
m |
| Deadweight,
design draft |
29,300 |
t |
| Deadweight,
scantling draft |
30,000 |
t |
| Cargo
hold volume |
40,000 |
m3 |
| Gross |
20,000 |
t |
| Tank
top strength |
20 |
t/m2 |
| Cargo
gear |
4
x 30 |
t |
| Main
Engine |
Man
B&W 6S42MC Mk VII |
| Output,
MCR |
6,480
kW at 136 rpm |
| Speed,
service |
14.3 |
knots |
| Endurance |
15,500 |
sea
miles |
| Class |
ABS |
|
| Class
Notation |
ABS
+ A1 (E) Bulk Carrier, + AMS, ACCU, SH, SHCM with
description of “ESP” and “Strengthened
for carriage of heavy cargoes – No. 2 &
4 holds may be empty” |
|
| |
|
|
