Ariake Maru

Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd. has completed ARIAKE MARU (HN: 5456), a 45,920DWT product tanker, for co-ship owners of Solar Shipping and Trading S.A. and Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd. The ships from this series are designed to carry mainly fuel oil, gasoline, jet fuel, and naphtha as well as crude oil. The ship hull form is based on the performance verified with scale model tests, and alleviation of noise and vibration and increase in propulsion performance are achieved. The A.S. Fin and Turbo Ring are attached to the stern to improve fuel consumption. The tanker has 14 cargo tanks and two slop tanks. This arrangement allows efficient cargo loading. A residue tank is separately from these tanks to prevent the marine pollution. The cargo tanks are constructed with corrugated bulkheads and bulkhead stools for the lower sections, and the shell side is double hull construction. The deck longitudinals and transverses are installed on the upper deck side, thus eliminating any projections such as members inside the cargo tanks. This facilitate tank cleaning and maintenance. The tanker has four electric-drive cargo pumps, the revolving speed of which is controlled by inverter to increase cargo handling efficiency. The Man Zero notification is applied to the engine room. The main engine and related machinery can remotely be operated from the bridge, or the engine control room. Thus centralized control can be achieved easily. The navigation and radio systems are the latest models complying with the international rules. The ship is from new generation propulsion system, which is giving high efficiency and low fuel consumption. This will be integrated in cruise ships too, in relations with the newest Annex still unattended from IMO.

  Principal particulars:

Length, o.a.: 179.88m
Length, b.p.: 172.00m
Breadth, mld.: 32.20m
Depth, mld.: 18.70m
Draught, mld.: 12.05m
DWT/GT: 45,920t/28,097
Main engine: B&W 6S50MC-C Mk 7 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: abt. 15.2kt
Classification: NK
Completion: August 2008

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