SCOT-8000 class
 Cross section of a SCOT 8000 tanker
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The short form SCOT 8000 ( S afety C hemical O il T anchor) is a series of product- and chemical tankers special design with a carrying capacity of 8,000 tons.
The tankers are driven and maneuvered by two separate propulsion systems in separate engine rooms and two separate propeller and rudder systems. In addition, they are built with a double hull. The entire concept makes them one of the safest tankers in the world.
security concept
Accidents involving oil tankers with only one outer hull have often caused serious environmental disasters. After the Exxon Valdez tank disaster in 1989, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided to use tankers with a second outer hull ( double-hulled tankers) from a certain ship size . From 2015, only tankers of this safe construction may be used.
The SCOT 8000 tankers are equipped with a double hull in the bottom area and on the side outer skin, which the general contractor calls the "crumple zone". In the event of a collision, damage to the cargo and fuel tanks can be avoided or mitigated. In the event of an accident, the hull of the SCOT 8000 type offers more than twice as much resistance as ships with a simple outer hull.
In addition to the required IMO safety guidelines, all important systems on board are duplicated and operated separately from each other (redundancy principle): two main engines, which are housed in spatially separate engine rooms, two main switchboards, two ship propellers, two rudders. The redundant system of drive and control ensures the highest level of safety in the event of failure of important technical components in order to maintain the maneuverability of the tanker.
The classification society Germanischer Lloyd has awarded the tankers of the SCOT 8000 series the highest "safety rating" RP3 50%.
As product and chemical tankers , the ships are designed for the transport of over 500 different liquids, such as paraffins, lubricating oil additives, chemicals, oil products and edible oils. The 16 tanks provided for the various products with sizes between 120 and 1185 cubic meters can be heated separately. Their cleaning is guaranteed by a special coating inside. The cargo is handled by 16 pumps with a pump output of 200 to 300 cubic meters per hour each. The erasure rate is around 1,000 cubic meters per hour.
The concept of the SCOT 8000 safety tanker was developed by the Hamburger Wappen-Reederei in cooperation with the Lindenau shipyard in Kiel . As general contractor, MAN Ferrostaal AG is responsible for the construction of the ships that are being built at the Șantierul Naval Damen shipyard in Galați , Romania . The Hamburg Wappen shipping company currently manages twelve SCOT-8000 ships.
The ships
| Ship name | Build number | IMO number | Commissioning | Renaming and whereabouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Hamburg | - | 9255799 | December 2002 | - |
| Coat of arms of Berlin | - | 9255804 | May 2003 | - |
| Coat of arms of Munich | - | 9255816 | June 2003 | - |
| Coat of arms of Bavaria | - | 9255828 | September 2003 | - |
| Bremen coat of arms | - | 9260835 | December 2003 | - |
| Coat of arms of Leipzig | - | 9260847 | February 2004 | - |
| Frankfurt coat of arms | - | 9274537 | December 2005 | - |
| Coat of arms of Stuttgart | - | 9274549 | May 2006 | - |
| Coat of arms of Dresden | - | 9365245 | August 2007 | - |
| Coat of arms of Nuremberg | - | 9365257 | December 2007 | - |
| Flensburg coat of arms | - | 9365269 | November 2008 | - |
| Coat of arms of Augsburg | - | 9378022 | March 2009 | - |
| Data: Equasis, IHS Fair Play | ||||
literature
- Kurt Grobecker, Eberhard Petzold : SCOT 8000 - tankers of the future. Protocol of a Mediterranean voyage. Convent Verlag, Hamburg 2004
- Ralf Witthohn: Billions in orders from Germany - Romanian shipyards; HANSA magazine 02/2003, pp. 58–60
- Daily port report (THB) from January 10, 2008, p. 1: Tenth "SCOT 8000" for Wappen-Reederei
- Brief description of the SCOT 8000 as a PDF document from MAN Ferrostaal
- Brief description with photos of various SCOT tankers operated by the Hamburger Wappen-Reederei
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Germanischer Lloyd
- ↑ Equasis homepage (English)
- ↑ IHS Register of Ships homepage (English)