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Norwegian Epic to its owner, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), in June. Te vessel was ordered in September 2006, and the


construction of the vessel started at the end of 2007. Norwegian Epic is the largest ship built in Saint-Nazaire shipyard. Key figures for Norwegian Epic


- Length : 330m - Breadth : 41m - Decks : 19


- Number of passenger cabins / passengers : 2114 / 5186 pax


- People onboard max. : 6430 - Propulsion : Diesel / Electric


- Flag : Bahamas Newbuildings


TECHNICAL PARTICULARS hull nos 1965 to 1969


Capacity: ..................................................... 158,500 dwt LOA: ...........................................................approx 274 m Breadth (moulded): .................................................48 m Depth (moulded): .................................................23.2 m Main engine: ..............................MAN B&W 6S70MC-C8


- Number of crew cabins / crew members : 1404 / 1730 crew


- Total propulsive power: 2 x 24MW - 137 revs/ min. about on 2 shaſtlines


- Classification : DET NORSKE VERITAS AET orders SHI


AET’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. AET President & CEO Hor Weng Yew said: “AET will


continue to invest in its fleet of large tankers – including Suezmax and VLCCs – as well as continued rejuvenation and expansion of its Aframax tanker and clean product tanker fleet over the coming years.” According to the Malaysian company this latest order


means the company has a total 17 ships in its orderbook, which also includes 10 Aframax tankers and three product tankers. Te ships will be used on the trades from the Middle


Suezmaxes AET has signed a contract with Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries for the construction of four 158,500dwt Suezmax tankers. Te vessels will be delivered between April and October 2012. Tese ships will be the first Suezmax vessels in the


company’s fleet to be owned AET. Construction work will be carried out at Samsung’s Geoje shipyard, but the signing ceremony took place at


From Left: HY Lee, Chief Marketing Officer, SHI; IS Roh, CEO, SHI; Datuk Nasarudin bin Mohd Idris, President & CEO of MISC and Deputy Chairman of AET; Hor Weng yew, President & CEO of AET; John Baptist, VP Global Commercial Projects and S&P, AET, signing the suezmax contract in June.


East and West Africa to Asia said AET. Engines


Wärtsilä in 80-unit


overdrive An order in excess of €23million to supply 80 main engines for bunkering tankers is cited by Wärtsilä as one of its largest ever orders. Some 40 new tankers for Hong Kong listed Brightoil Petroleum Group (BPG) will be built, with a contract signed for the first 10 at Zhejiang, China for delivery by June 2012. Te tankers will come in two sizes, 4100dwt and 7000dwt


and both designs have the same power configuration with a twin-screw propulsion set up driven by Wärtsilä 20 engines. Some of the vessels will operate in Chinese waters and will be classified by the China Classification Society and the remainder will trade internationally Bureau Veritas classification. Te 40 tankers will each be powered by two 6-cylinder


in-line Wärtsilä 20 medium-speed engines. Delivery of the first 10 engines is scheduled to take place between December 2010 and June 2011. Wärtsilä has also signed an eight-year spare parts and technical services agreement with BPG for all 80 engines. Key to the choice of engine was the Wärtsilä 20’s


maintenance-friendly design with overhaul intervals of up to 24,000 hours which has made the engine type a popular choice with some 2000 units installed worldwide. “Wärtsilä has a fine reputation for both quality and


reliability, and is able to support its customers and ship power solutions with a truly global service network. We are, therefore, very pleased to co-operate with Wärtsilä


12 The Naval Architect September 2010


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