510 July 2008

Cummins Power for Swissco

Photos courtesy of Guangzhou Panyu Lingshan Shipyard.

Swissco Offshore, the Singapore-based vessel operator, has recently taken delivery from the Guangzhou Panyu Lingshan Shipyard of a 36-meter off shore support vessel. The Swissco Super, designated an Offshore Utility Support Vessel, joins their growing fleet (www.swissco.net/fleet.html) that includes a diverse range of vessels from crew boats to barges.

This newest vessel has a pair of Cummins KTA38M2 main engines each delivering 1200 hp to fixed pitch propellers in Kort nozzles though Reintjes WAF460 gears. The vessel is also fitted with a 150 kw electric driven HRP 2001 bow thruster. For electric needs it has a pair of Cummins powered 135 kw gensets.

Photos courtesy of Guangzhou Panyu Lingshan Shipyard.

On deck a single drum hydraulic towing winch with 40-ton retrieval capability (@the first layer) and a 100-ton brake is loaded with 600 meters of 40-m/m wire rope. The aft deck is 16.2x7.2 meters providing 116.64 square meters of clear deck space. Air-conditioned accommodation is provided for up to 20 crewmembers in two single, three twin and three four-bunk cabins. Electronics, including radar, GPS, weather fax, echo sounder, SSB and VHF radios are by JRC with the compass is Daikok Kelki and the autopilot of from Comnav.

In the Swissco Super’s 36x9.8-meter hull with its 4.3-meter molded depth there is tankage for 250 cubic meters of fuel and 100 cubic meters of water. The deckhouse is equipped with a water curtain system, and the vessel is fitted with two foam/water monitors as well as two boomless dispersant spray nozzles in the bow.

The vessel is classed under BV and registered in Singapore.

For further information:

Guangzhou Panyu Lingshan Shipyard Ltd.
The Second Industry Developing District
Lingshan, Guangzhou, China
Phone: (8620) 84998800
Fax: (8620) 84990052
E-mail: wuli@21cn.net
Web: www.lsshipyard.cn

Linda Zhang
Marketing Manager
Cummins China
Guangzhou, China
Phone: +86 136 0004 0695
E-mail: sujuanzhang@163.com

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