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GTR
Campbell (GTRC), famed designer of standard ships including
the Freedom, Friendship, Fortune and more recently Fantasy,
is currently in the midst of a programme of bulk carrier
production that in total numbers 24 ships of four designs,
all building in Chinese yards. |
The
GTRC designs in production and order books are as follows: |
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Festiva
- a 27,000 tonne dw design - eight on order, four
delivered at New Century Shipbuilding |
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Fortune
Mk II - a 27,000 tonne dw design - six on order, three
delivered at Wuhu Shipyard |
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Valiant
- a 32,500 tonne dw design - six on order, three delivered
at Xingang Shipyard |
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Galaxy
- a 51,000 tonne dw design - four on order, three
delivered at New Century Shipbuilding. |
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A
measure of the intense activity that GTRC is involved
in is highlighted by the events at the beginning of May
2003 - on May 9th the latest Valiant was launched while
next day the fifth Festiva was delivered. Both vessels are
for the account of Dockendale Shipping, of Nassau, and have
been chartered long term, the Festiva to MUR South Africa
and the Valiant to IVS South Africa (The UnicornGrindrod
group). The sixth Festiva is scheduled for delivery on the
25th of May and the fourth Galaxy on June 30th. GTRC carries out the construction supervision of these vessels
on behalf of various Owners. GTRC working closely
in conjunction with all parties has ensured on time or early
delivery.
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Festiva
design :- |
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The
Festiva is a geared 27,000 tonne dw bulk carrier design
intended for world wide trade with five self trimming cargo
holds, No 3 of which is shorter than the others and arranged
with a double hull for the carriage of ballast water. Built
to ABS class, the Festiva is suitable for a tank top loading
of 23 tonnes/m2 and is equipped with four 30-tonne electro-hydraulic
cranes with provision for grabbing.
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The
Valiant :-
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This
design is a slightly larger vessel which is arranged with
a double hull to meet the latest thinking on bulk carrier
safety. Again with five holds and classed by ABS, it is also
equipped with four 30-tonne electro-hydraulic cranes but differs
from its slightly smaller sister as this design is built to
Ice class D0.
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Further
details of both designs are given below. Meanwhile GTRC
is continuing to develop new and advanced designs to meet
the needs of owners tomorrow. Key feature of the latest
designs is the adoption of a double hull as proposed by
many sectors of the industry as a means of reducing the
problems of damage and corrosion that have resulted in the
loss of many older vessels in the past. Details of the new
designs are scheduled to be released in the near future. |
| Principal
particulars of Festiva and Valiant designs |
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FESTIVA |
VALIANT |
Length,
oa
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178.43m |
179.28m |
| Length,
bp |
169.00m |
172.00m |
| Beam,
mld |
26.00m |
28.00m |
| Depth,
mld |
13.80m |
15.20m |
| Draft,
design |
9.60m |
10.20m |
| Draft,
scantling |
9.675m |
10.65m |
| Deadweight,
design draft |
26,750
tonnes |
32,500
tonnes |
| Deadweight,
scantling draft |
27,000
tonnes |
34,600
tonnes |
| Gross |
17,944
tons |
22,072
tons |
| Net |
9,697
tons |
11,132
tons |
| Main
engine |
MAN
B&W 7S42MC |
Sulzer
6RTA TB |
| Output,
mcr |
6,555
kW at 131 rpm |
7,650
kW at 116.3 rpm |
| Speed,
service |
abt
14 knots |
abt
14.5 knots |
| Endurance |
abt
17,500 sea miles |
abt
20,830 sea miles |
| Class |
ABS |
ABS |
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