259,000-dwt Double-Hull VLCC T.M. HARMONY
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) delivered the 259,000-dwt oil tanker T.M. HARMONY, built at the Chiba Works, to Maybaru Shipping and Trading Pte, Ltd. of Singapore in December, 1996.
The T.M. HARMONY is the first double-hull VLCC built by MES.
Features
1. To prevent oil pollution due to collision or grounding, cargo and ballast tank arrangements satisfy IMO MEPC new MARPOL regulation 13F.
2. Cargo tank area is divided into five cargo oil center tanks, five pairs of cargo wing tanks, one pair of slop tanks and five pairs of water ballast tanks which consist of double sides and double bottoms.
3. Safety items of double hull are :
-high structural reliability achieved with NK DATA
-hydro carbon delecting system and inerting/purging gas system in double hull spaces
-light colour bleached tar epoxy paint with back-up anode in water ballast tanks for easy oil leakage detection and good corrosion protection
-walkways under upper deck in water ballast tanks for easy inspection
4. Energy saving items are
-hull form with bulbous bow and stern frame line contributing to low resistance
-slow-speed and large-diameter propeller with Mitsui Hyper Propeller system
-low fuel-oil consumption type main engine MITSUI MAN B & W 8S80MC with derated service
-Mitsui ATG-S turbo generating system
5. Man-power saving items are
-remotely controlled valves, from cargo control room, in cargo and ballast lines
-remotely controlled and monitored cargo oil and CAW pumps from cargo control room
-one-man controlled cargo handling cranes
-main engine operated from bridge and engine consoles
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Length(o.a.)……………333.00m
Length(b.p.)……………318.00m
Breadth(mld.)……………60.00m
Depth(mld.)……………28.60m
Draft(mld.)……………18.80m
Gross tonnage……………150,551
Deadweight……………259,000MT
Main engine……………Mitsui-MAN B & W 8S80MC
MCR……………31,500PS×63.0rpm
NOR……………28,380PS×60.8rpm
Speed(max.trial)……………16.93knots
(service)……………15.85knots
Complement……………30
Classification……………NK
Handling gear……………20T×2
Cargo pump……………5,000m3/h×3
Loading capacity(tank)……………318,435m3
