Maritime Reporter, December 1991

<BODY> <div> her owner, Del Monte Fresh Fruit International. The 519-foot-longby 77-foot-wide Del Monte Quality is powered by AESA-MAN B&W 6L60 MC six-cyl- inder derated 13,750-hp main en- gines, each turning a Navalips fixed- pitch propeller, allowing for a nor- mal service speed of 20 knots at the full load draft. Auxiliary power is supplied by four 1,400-hp Bazan MAN B&W Holeby gensets. The reefer is able to carry either goods put into containers or palletized refrigerated cargo of all kinds, including bananas, pine- apples, citrics and frozen meats, at any temperature between +150 C and -250 C, in her four refrigerated holds. The Del Monte Quality carries ABS classification and is designed to comply with ACCU-class. Con- trol of the refrigerating plant, pro- pelling machinery, auxiliary ma- chinery and generating plant is car- ried out by an integrated computer system. Watch and control of the different parameters is carried out by means of cathodic ray monitors with menu controls located in differ- ent places of the ship. For easy handling of containers, the Del Monte Quality is equipped with two sets of twin-mounted cargo cranes, built by Fabrica San Carlos under license from Hagglunds, with equalizers and spreader incorporat- ing powered rotation, twist-lock op- eration and hydraulic open/close gravity point adjustment. DEL MONTE QUALITY Equipment List Main engines AESA-MAN B&W Propellers Navalips Auxiliary diesels Bazan MAN B&W Holeby Cargo cranes . Fabrica San Carlos Hagglunds DITLEV LAURITZEN Danyard Circle 90 on Reader Service Card The world's largest refrigerated cargo ship, the 765,000-cubic-foot, 422-TEU Ditlev Lauritzen, was de- livered this year by Danyard A/S of Denmark. The first of four of a new class, the Ditlev Lauritzen sails un- der the Danish flag as part of the Lauritzen fleet. Developed as part of Denmark's "Project Ships," the reefer is equipped with a Lyngso Valmet A/S Integrated Ship Control System, DITLEV LAURITZEN Equipment List Main engine MAN B&W Propeller KaMeWa Gear Renk-Tacke Generators Kaick Steering gear Frydenbo Bowthruster Brunvoll ISC Lyngso Valmet Route Control System Sperry Marine C02 plant Ginge-Kerr Davit Schat Davit Auxiliary engines MAN B&W Holeby Cranes 0&K Refrigerating plant Sabroe Ceilings Dampa Log, radar and gyrocompass Sperry Marine Paint Hempel which allows one man to supervise the vessel's navigation and monitor and control all machinery and cargo systems. As a result of her ISC technology, the Ditlev Lauritzen is approved for operation by a six-man crew. The ISC integrates navigation and the monitoring and control of machinery in a single computer sys- tem. The operator supervises and administers ISC from the ship's bridge. The navigation systems includes route planning and automatic ad- justment of course and speed to con- form with planned route. A Sperry Marine Route Control System is in- tegrated with the ISC system through a Lyngso Valmet bridge system. With an overall length of539 feet, breadth of 79 feet and scantling draft of 33 feet, the single-screw Ditlev Lauritzen has five cargo holds and five electrohydraulic O&K cranes. Three of the cranes are rated SWL 36/8 tons with an outreach of 57/60 feet and two, SWL 8 tons with an outreach of 57 feet. Propulsion is supplied by a single two-stroke turbocharged MAN B&W 6L60MC crosshead diesel engine, with an output of 15,300 bhp at 121 rpm. The engine is directly coupled to a four-blade highly skewed KaMeWa controllable-pitch propel- ler. ECSTASY Kvaerner Masa-Yards Circle 80 on Reader Service Card The second "floating city" built by the Helsinki, Finland, shipyard of Kvaerner Masa-Yards for Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc., the 70,000-grt M/ S Ecstasy, was delivered during the past year. The Ecstasy, sister of the M/S Fantasy, which made her debut last year, operates in the Caribbean on weekly cruises to Nassau, San Juan, St. Thomas and on alternating weeks to Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios. With her gross tonnage of70,637, ECSTASY Equipment List Main engines (6) Sulzer Alternators ABB Drives Electric propulsion motors ABB Drives Engine controls KaMeWa/Stromberg/Valmet Propellers KaMeWa the Ecstasy is able to carry almost 2,600 passengers in 1,020 cabins, served by a crew of over 900. She has an overall length of855-1/2 feet, waterline beam of 103.4 feet and draft of 25.3 feet. The propulsion system is a diesel-electric plant fea- turing Sulzer type engines with elec- trical shaft drives. The total power developed is 42 MW. There are six thrusters, three forward and three aft, with a total of 12,000 hp. She has a speed of 21 knots. From the Ecstasy's seven-deck- high Grand Atrium, passengers can walk the "City Lights" promenade and enjoy the urban conviviality of such rooms as the Metropolis Bar, Chinatown, Rolls Royce Cafe and the Neon Bar. FRONT DRIVER Hyundai Heavy Industries Circle 76 on Reader Service Card The first of three 167,000-dead- weight ton OBO carriers, the Front (continued) 1L MM/CJ/IP HZ £_ Z ODIAC ZODIAC HURRICANE Ridig-Hull Inflatables are unmatched in ruggedness, strength of materials, engineering and sophistication of nautical design. Featuring a complete line from 14' to 46', inboard or outboard power, ZODIAC HURRICANES are aimed at professionals who know what they want. Commercial, Industrial, Oil Rig, Fire, Rescue and Law Enforcement Profes- sionals who refuse to associate with anything but the best. Write now for specs. ZODIAC of North America Gov't & Professional Div. P.O. Box 400 Stevensville, MD 21666 (301) 643-4141 ext 3009 FAX (301) 643-4491 L.A. CA (213) 728-6081 20 Circle 202 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>