Orange Sun (ship)

Orange Sun

Ship data flag  Liberia Ship type Fruit juice tanker Callsign A8HY8 home port Monrovia Owner Arctic Reefer Corporation Shipyard Aker Yards Florø Build number 146 Keel laying June 23, 2005 Launch October 14, 2006 Whereabouts In motion

Ship dimensions and crew length 204.85 m ( Lüa ) 197.35 m ( Lpp ) width 32.20 m Side height 19.20 m Draft Max. 11.40 m measurement 33070 BRZ / 9921 NRZ   crew 22nd

Machine system machine 1 × MAN B & W - diesel engine Machine performance 15,820 kW (21,509 hp) Top speed 17.5 kn (32 km / h) propeller 1 × controllable pitch propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 43420 dwt Container 348 TEU Tank capacity 29120 m³

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register Registration numbers IMO no. : 9342580

The Orange Sun is a special tanker designed as a fruit juice tanker .

details

The ship was built under hull number 146 at Aker Yards Florø in Florø , Norway . The keel was laid on June 23, 2005, the launch on October 14, 2006. The ship was completed on March 16, 2007. At that time, the ship was considered the largest fruit juice tanker in the world.

The ship by the Swiss company used ATLANSHIP in regular service between the Brazilian port of loading Santos and the port of discharge Rotterdam .

Technical specifications

The ship is powered by a two-stroke - seven-cylinder - diesel engine of the manufacturer MAN B & W driven the by Kawasaki Heavy Industries was built in Kobe under license. The type 7 S60MC-C engine has an output of 15820  kW . It acts directly on a controllable pitch propeller via the drive shaft . The ship reaches a maximum speed of 17.5  knots .

A shaft generator with an apparent power of 1725  kVA and three diesel generators with an apparent power of 1219 kVA each provide power. In addition, an emergency generator with an apparent power of 225 kVA was installed.

The ship has four holds with a total of 16 insulated tanks. The holds can be cooled separately. The total capacity of the tanks is 29,120 m³, the largest tank has a capacity of 1,820 m³.

The ship is prepared for the transport of containers that can be carried on deck. The container capacity is 348  TEU .

Incidents

The Orange Sun collided on January 24, 2008 in Newark Bay with a dredger installed on a barge . Damage occurred to both vehicles. The excavator lost around 100 gallons of hydraulic oil as a result of the collision  .

literature

• Allision of Liberia-Registered Fruit Juice Carrier M / V Orange Sun with US - Registered Dredge New York, Newark Bay, New Jersey, January 24, 2008 , Accident Report, National Safety Transportation Board ( PDF file ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} New tanker for fruit juice. Hamburger Abendblatt , March 20, 2007, accessed on February 20, 2013 . 
2. ↑ The Fleet. (No longer available online.) Atlanship SA, formerly in the original ; Retrieved February 20, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
3. ↑ Dom Yanchunas: Juice tanker collides with dredge in Newark Bay. Professional Mariner, March 3, 2008, accessed February 20, 2013 .