Ice-class

The World’s Largest Ice-Class Multipurpose Ship Delivered!

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COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers have taken delivery of a 68,000-dwt ice-class multipurpose vessel, the Green Kemi. While being the multipurpose pulp ship, the vessel also meets the requirements for the transport of large equipment, as well as super long and overweight cargo. 

Well Equipped

The vessel was delivered in Dalian, and features a length of 226.8 meters, a width of 32.26 meters and a draft of 19.3 meters. The vessel meets the requirements of the CCS...

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Will a ship carrying Australian cargo get stuck… in ice?

Pictured: the Russian icebreaker “капитан уадаев” (Captain Chadaev) which operates in the Russian Arctic Circle. Photo credit: Anton Kraev via Unsplash.

A bit of an unlikely question for Australians, right? Wrong. Or, at least, it could well be wrong in the not-too-distant future.

Europe-Asia… and thence to Australia

About 15 per cent of all of Australia’s containerised cargo comes from / goes to Europe. Containers are normally transhipped into / out of Australia via Singapore or Port Klang...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/will-a-ship-carrying-australian-cargo-get-stuck-in-ice/

VIDEO: Brodosplit delivers Quark polar expedition cruise ship

Seattle, Wash,, headquartered Quark Expeditions has taken delivery of its technologically-advanced, Ice ClassA+, PC6, polar vessel, Ultramarine, in a handover ceremony at the Brodosplit shipyard in Croatia.

The 125 meter long, 199 passenger, 13,762 gt expedition cruise ship has been built to a design by Sembcorp Marine’s Bergen, Norway, headquartered subsidiary LMG Marin.

“Today, we took ownership of more than a new ship. We officially welcomed into our fleet a game-changing vessel that will soon...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/cruising/video-brodosplit-delivers-quark-polar-expedition-cruise-ship/

Crowley Fuels Inks Contract To Build Ice Class ATB

According to a MarineLink article, Crowley Fuels has signed construction contracts to build a 55,000-barrel articulated tug-barge (ATB) designed to serve the Western Alaska market with delivery of clean fuel products.

Features satisfying demanding conditions

The 410-foot ATB will have enhanced performance features for the demanding river and sea conditions of Western Alaska, an area that depends on safe and reliable marine delivery services during the short open-water season. 

An ATB consists of a...

http://mfame.guru/crowley-fuels-inks-contract-to-build-ice-class-atb/

Finnish ice class rules review requirements for ships reaching age 20

The Finnish Transport Safety Agency (TRAFI) requires vessels whose keel was laid before 1 September 2003 to comply with the minimum power requirement of the current Finnish ice class rules when they reach the age of 20, according to a regulatory update by DNV GL.

The vessel can only keep its current Baltic ice class when the installed engine power complies with the minimum requirement. This engine power requirement is higher than the one which the vessel had originally been designed with.

However,...

https://safety4sea.com/finnish-ice-class-rules-review-requirements-for-ships-reaching-age-20/

Maersk Considers Sending Container Ship Through Arctic But Questions Remain


The Danish shipping company, Maersk, the world’s largest operator of container shipping, is studying the feasibility to position an ice-class container ship on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to operate between Far East Asia and Northern Europe. In statements made to High North News, Maersk confirmed that the company considers Arctic passage as an option for its new 3,600 container ice-class vessels, which will operate in the North and Baltic Seas. The company is currently conducting a study on...

http://www.highnorthnews.com/maersk-considers-sending-container-ship-through-arctic-but-questions-remain/