Steel Cutting of Hull No. H2534
May 15, 2015Launching of MV “Interlink Activity”
May 16, 2015Delivery of LPGC “BALEARIC GAS”
SMC is pleased to report delivery of LPGC “BALEARIC GAS”, hull No. S4024, from STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, Korea. The vessel is the third from a series of 4 x 22,000 cbm LPG carriers, ordered by Ultragas International S.A. Principal particulars: LOA = 159.7 m, B = 26.6 m, D = 17.4 m, T design/scantling = 8.4/11.2 m. Propelled by MAN B&W 6S50ME-C8.2 (derated) developing 6,579 KW x 110 rpm at NCR, the vessel will operate at a service speed of 16 knots. The Danish flagged vessels are classed under Lloyd’s Register (LRS), with following characters: +100A1, Liquefied Gas Carrier, Ship Type 2G, Propylene, Propane, Commercial Propane, Propane-Butane Mixtures, Anhydrous Ammonia, Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM), I-Butane, Butylenes, Butadiene, N-Butane, Dimethylamine, Diethyl ether, Ethylamine, Isoprene(Monomer), Isopropylamine, Vinyl Ethyl Ether, C4-Fraction, Pentanes(all Isomers), Pentene(all Isomers), Maximum Pressure 5.3 bar and Minimum Temperature -52°C, Specific Gravity 972 Kg/m3, ShipRight (ACS(B)), +LMC, UMS, LI, *IWS, “ShipRight(BWMP(S,T),SCM)”,+Lloyd7sRMC(LG), GreenPassport In order to to reduce emissions and improve fuel economy the vessel is including cutting edge features, such as main engine part-load tuning and turbo charger with variable turbine area (VTA), as well as cargo economizers and VGC system, ——————- The vessel sailed from shipyard on May 19