Sunny Dream
Shin
Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd. (SKD) completed construction of
the 12,000DWT chemical tanker, SUNNY DREAM (HN: 5572), for the
co-owners, Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd. and Solar Ships
and Trading S.A., at the Hashihama Shipyard.
The vessel has 16 cargo tanks and 2 cargo tanks on the upper
deck, the material of which is high-grade stainless steel. Loading
of various types of chemicals is possible. Cargo tank bulkheads
are vertically corrugated bulkheads, and deck longitudinals
and transversals are arranged on the upper deck. This design
eliminates hull members inside the cargo tanks to facilitate
tank cleaning. Each cargo tank has a submerged pump as cargo-handling
equipment. This permits unloading several different cargoes
separately and simultaneously and avoids contamination between
cargoes. Shin Kurushima has developed a new hull design that
has increased propulsion efficiency for the vessel based on
R&D achievements at the company’s Research Institute, and the
vessel is mounted with the Turbo Ring and A.S. Fin as energysaving
attachments. Combined effects of the new hull and these attachments
can demonstrate an increased navigation speed together with
energy saving performance. Fuel oil tanks are based on double
hull construction to ensure safe and environmentally friendly
navigation. The vessel
has obtained the Class NK Notification “M0.” Therefore, the
main engine can be operated remotely from the bridge, and at
the machinery control room, the main engine and auxiliary machinery
can easily be operated by the remote control or centralized-
control systems. The company created a great vessels and we
all know the innovations, which this shipbuilder made in cruise
ships and yachts
building. They did really high innovations for engineering of
some great ships, just like Oasis
of the Seas and MSC
Orchestra.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d: 124.03m x 118.50m x 19.60m
x 11.50m x 8.278m
DWT/GT: 12,222t/7,771
Main engine:B&W 6L35MC (Mark6) diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 13.3kt
