551 May 2009
Cosco Delivers Italian ATB
The barge notch showing port and forward link receptacles.
 Corona Australe alongside. |
Early in May the COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard will deliver one of two articulated tug barge units on order from their Italian customer Ilva Servizi Marittimi S.p.A. (www.rivagroup.com/eng/flash.htm ) The Italian-flagged tug, named Corona Australe, is fitted with a three-point Matsui Corp coupling system. Designed by Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design Co. Ltd, (www.bestwaysh.com) the 44.5 by 16.8-meter vessel is powered by a pair of 4080 kW Wartsila engines. Each engine will also drive a three-phase shaft generator. Additional electric needs on the vessel are met by two Cummins KTA19 powered 370 kW generator sets. An additional Cummins 6CTA 90 kW emergency gen set is also installed.
Cummins power also features prominently on the two identical barges that have been built for each tug. Each of the 150 by 23.9-meter barges are equipped with a pair of Cummins powered 200 kW generators. The barges will have four holds designed to carry steel coil, steel plate and slabs for the owners. With two barges for each tug, one can be left for cargo handling while the second is in transit with the tug.
Both tugs and barges will be classed by RINA (www.rina.org/ ). Design specifications called for a speed of not less than 13.8 knots at 85% of MCR (full loaded pushertug combined with full loaded barge at moulded designed draft, without sea margin). The 15000-dwt barges will have a hold volume of 13000 cubic meters.
Cummins gen set in the Barge engine room.
Looking from the barge back to the tug.
Looking over the tug's bow to the barge notch.
Cummins KTA19-powered gen set in tug's engine room.
The tug's shaft generator with power takeoff from gear box.
For further information:
Zhou Shuai
Deputy Manager
New-building Commercial Dept.
Cosco (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co. Ltd.,
Liuheng Town, Putuo Zhoushan
Zhejiang Province,
China P.C. 316131
Phone: +86 (580) 618 9840
E-mail: zhoushuai@cosco-shipyard.com
Web: www.cosco-shipyard.com
Simon Leng
Cummins Co. Inc. USA Shanghai Office
Suite 1103, 11th Floor
Metro Tower,
30 Tian Yao Qiao Rd.
Shanghai, 200030 200030
Phone: +86 21 6085 2701
Mobile: 1370 1835 643
E-mail: simon.leng@cummins.com
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