| June
29, 2007 |
| LPG Carrier
BW Broker Delivered |
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Kobe,
June 29, 2007 - Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
today delivered BW Broker, an 80,000 m3 LPG
carrier, to Fair Wind Navigation S.A. The
carrier, identified as Kawasaki hull No. 1583,
is the 41st LPG carrier built by Kawasaki
Shipbuilding and the second of the same model.
The 226 m long vessel employs Kawasaki’s SEA-Arrow
(Sharp Entrance Angle bow as an Arrow) to
minimize bow wave resistance and significantly
boost propulsive performance. It is equipped
with four independent cargo tanks housed in
the cargo hold compartments, which are able
to absorb temperature contractions for the
storage of low-temperature liquefied gas.
These urethane foam insulated tanks are made
of special steel with low-temperature resistance
characteristics that can hold LPG at temperatures
as low as -46°C. The carrier is driven by
the Kawasaki-MAN B&W 7S60MC-C diesel engine,
an energy-saving, ultra-long stroke, two-cycle,
low-speed diesel engine. The Kawasaki rudder
bulb with fins (RBS-F) has been employed to
achieve maximum fuel economy. |
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