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Arklow Valley


Arklow Valley is the fourth ship in a series of ten which was built by Royal Bodewes in Hoogezand for Arklow Shipping in Rotterdam. The shipyard previously delivered the Arklow Vale, Arklow View and Arklow Valiant. Bodewes builds these cargo ships on the Winschoterdiep in no time, which are of high quality despite the short time in which they are made. They are at an advantage because they are able to both build the Casco and finish it in the exact same location. They continuously keep in mind what the client wants, which means they are able to change the concept if needed. This ship is a well thought through concept of a mini bulk carrier, suited for short sea transport in the Western European waters. The design of this Eco Trader was made bearing in mind to keep things simple, with as little superfluous technique on board the ship as possible, in order to reduce costs both in building and running it. For further cost reductions in running this type of ship they considered – from the perspective of size and tonnage – the laws and regulations involved in staffing and navigation and costs for insurance and fees for harbors. Within the 85 meters a freefall lifeboat is not a requirement, so the space can be used effectively. A compact, well thought through complete ship. It’s very easy to work with and orderly with a spacious volume at a minimum tonnage and length (86,90*15 with 2,999 tons). The design made by Royal Bodewes’ engineers was optimized by the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) from Wageningen. Thanks to its very efficient bottom part of the ship its resistance and fuel usage is very low. The 1,740 Kw of the MAK 6M25 main engine is more than enough to operate under difficult conditions in a successful and profitable manner.


The ship is provided with a single Caterpillar Propulsion Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP), which is powered by a MaK 6M25C marine diesel engine via a reduction gearbox. This 1740kW main engine is designed to run on heavy fuel oil (IFO180). The gearbox, a Siemens, has a Power Take Off (PTO) to a shaſt alternator of 348kWe. Wolfard & Wessels Werktuigbouw, of Hoogezand, provided the design, including delivery and installation of the engine room piping, auxiliary engine room equipment, and bilge/ballast equip- ment. In consultation with the shipyard, Arklow decided to use a ‘nozzled’ propellor. As a result, a large diameter Berg CPP with high thrust-efficiency, delivered by Caterpillar


Propulsion, is placed under the sleek transom shape. The bottom lines are faired in a steep upward slope towards the stern, while the ‘cigar’ shaped hull around the propeller shaſt improves the flow and the wake characteristics. Behind the ‘nozzled’ CPP is a Benes flap rudder, designed to improve the effective liſt generated by the rudder, and hence improve the manoeuvra- bility of vessels, especially at lower and moderate speeds. The rudder is operated by Rolls Royce Rotary Vane steering gear. The Verhaar Omega OFP (fixed pitch) bow thruster, driven by a Leroy Somer 300kW electric motor, further contributes to improved manoeuvrability.Besides the shaſt generator, the auxiliary equipment consists of two 154kWe generator sets and an emergency generator set of 66kWe. All generator sets are a combination of Sisu diesel engines with a Stamford alternator. The generator sets, including the shaſt alternator, are supplied by Veth Propulsion. The shaſt generator, referred to above, produces enough power for the entire vessel, for all consumers, during normal sailing. The generators are merely required when manoeuvring in harbour, or for powering the hold ventilation when carrying demanding cargoes. Alewijnse Marine Systems were responsible for the delivery and installation of the electrical systems on board.


Principal particulars Builder


Owner


Length oa Length pp


Breadth mld Depth mld


Draught design Speed trial


Royal Bodewes, Hoogezand, The Netherlands


Arklow Shipping Nederland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 86.93 m 84.98 m 15.00 m 7.17 m 6.35 m 12 kts


Cargo capacities Total hold volume 6258 cu.m Deadweight Tonnage


5158 tons 2999 GT


Tank capacities FO (IFO180) GO


Fresh water Ballast water


150 cu.m 95 cu.m 32 cu.m


1870 cu.m


Bodewes Shipyards, BN 723 Subcontractors and suppliers of equipment fitted on board the ‘Arklow Valley’ (partial list)


Alewijnse Marine Systems – Nijmegen


Wolfard & Wessels Werktuigbouw – Hoogezand


Almacs general alarm and monitoring system; switchboards, wheelhouse and ECR consoles


Design, delivery and installation of engine


room piping; delivery of auxiliairy engine room equipement and bilge/ballast equipement


SAM Electronics Nederland B.V. – Rotterdam Communication and navigation systems; Furuno radar and echo sounder; Raytheon Anschütz gyro autopilot magnetic compass


NRF – Mill


AMW-Marine – H.I. Ambacht Sperre – Rotterdam Aventics – Boxtel


Benes Machinefabriek – Hoogezand Caterpillar Propulsion Singapore Pte Ltd.


– Singapore Caldic Technics – Rotterdam Coops & Nieborg – Hoogezand


Corrosion & Water-Control – Moerkapelle Arklow – Rotterdam


Kostabo Products B.V. – Harlingen Gebr De Haan – Hoogezand


Econosto Nederland – Rotterdam Fassmer – Germany NRF – Mill


GEA Westfalia Separator Nederland – Cuijk Hatecke GmbH – Germany Global Davit GmbH – Bassum Inoxcon (ACV) – IJsselstein Bureau Veritas – Groningen


Machinefabriek Bolier – Dordrecht Megator – England


Minimax Brandbeveiliging – Almere Güzel GmbH – Papenburg Reikon – Spijkenisse


Rolls-Royce Marine Benelux


– Pernis Rotterdam Veth Propulsion B.V. – Papendrecht


C-Nautical B.V. – Sappemeer GEA Westvalia – Cuijk Bendit – Groningen


Victor Marine – West Thurrock Vulkan Benelux – Alblasserdam Winteb – Winschoten


C-Nautical B.V. – Sappemeer


Verhaar Omega – Sassenheim (NL) Heatmaster – Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht


Heat exchanger


Renk reduction gearbox Air compressor Airdryer


Outfitting hull 1 rudder and rudder stock Controllable pitch propeller; stern tube seals


Shaſt generator


Gantry crane and hatch covers ICCP system Life raſts


Safety equipment


Heating Ventilation cooling and sanitary installation


Valves Gangway


Box coolers Separator Lifeboat


Mob crane and life raſt crane Central heating unit Classification


MaK main engine Sludgepump


CO2 plant and watermist fire extinguisher Jotun paint Azcue pumps Stearing gear


Scania diesel generating set; Sisu emergency diesel generating; Stamford alternator and shaſtgenerator


Mooring winch Separatorunit Isolation


Bilgewaterseperator Couplings


Deaeration caps Anchor and chains HRP bowthruster Boosterunit


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