Histria Ivory

History
NameHistria Ivory
OwnerHistria Shipmanagement
Port of registryValletta,  Malta
Ordered2005
BuilderConstanța Shipyard
Yard number571
Launched2006
Completed2006
In service2006
Identification
General characteristics
Class & typeOil tanker
Tonnage25,804 GT 40,450 DWT
Length179.93 m (590 ft 4 in)
Beam32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draft11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
Depth16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Installed power12,360 kW (16,580 hp)
Speed15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity47,803 m3 (1,688,100 cu ft)

Histria Ivory is a chemical/oil products tanker owned by the Romanian shipping company Histria Shipmanagement and is registered in Valletta, Malta.[1][2]

History

Histria Ivory was built by the Constanța Shipyard in 2006 as a 40,450 DWT ship used for the transportation of oil and oil products and chemical products.[2] The ship is chartered by the Italian oil and natural gas company Eni.[2]

Technical description

The Histria Ivory is equipped with a double hull, one two-stroke acting diesel engine MAN B&W 6S50MC-C with a capacity of 9,480 kW (12,710 hp) directly acting on the propeller shaft and a four-bladed fixed propeller built by Wärtsilä Propulsion Netherlands.[2] It also has another three auxiliary MAN B&W 6L23/30H diesel engines with a capacity of 960 kW (1,290 hp) each.[2] The ship has 14 hydraulically driven centrifugal deepwell Framo cargo pumps, 10 pumps with a capacity of 500 m3 (18,000 cu ft) per hour, two pumps with a capacity of 200 m3 (7,100 cu ft) per hour, one pump with a capacity of 100 m3 (3,500 cu ft)per hour and one portable pump with a capacity of 150 m3 (5,300 cu ft) per hour.[2]

The ship is equipped with five manifolds, a discharge capacity of 3,000 m3 (110,000 cu ft) per hour, a cargo handling capacity of 3,750 m3 (132,000 cu ft) per hour, one Liebherr hose-handling crane with a reach of 22 m (72 ft), an Alfa Lawal JWSP-26-C100 freshwater conversion plant with a capacity of 30 m3 (1,100 cu ft) per day and a Jowa Bio STP3 sewage-treatment plant capable of sustaining 34 people.[2] The ship has ten cargo tanks, two tanks with a capacity of 3,550 m3 (125,000 cu ft), four tanks with a capacity of 4,900 m3 (170,000 cu ft), four tanks with a capacity of 5,100 m3 (180,000 cu ft) and two slop tanks with a capacity of 1,000 m3 (35,000 cu ft).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Histria Ivory ship". Histria Shipmanagement. 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Nava ?Histria Ivory? a primit botezul" (in Romanian). Cuget Liber. 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2009-02-09.