Photos: Karstensen Skibsværft - CLICK
The more than 80 meters long and 16.6 meters wide vessel's
hull is currently under construction in the "Baltija" Shipyard in Kleipeda,
Lithuania. The shipyard is a part of the Odense Stålskibsværft which is owned by
the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. It is known as a supplier of high-quality parts
for the shipbuilding industry.
Later this year the completion of this "special vessel" will begin, as the
director Tage Rishøj of Karstensens Skibsværft A/S, told us with a mixture of
"nord jutlandish" modesty and pride.
The start-up company behind this ship is lead by Mr and Mrs Rita Sævik and Espen
Ervik. Currently they operate all of the vessels they built themselves. Rita
Sæviks vessel KINGS CROSS is put up for sale while Espen Ervik's HERÖYHAV will
continuously be operated by the Ervik families company.
The new combined ??? and trawlboat is packed with as a series of groundbreaking
new technologies to benefit the environment and fish quality. At the same time
it sets a new standard for fuel-efficient propulsion.
The vessel is equipped with an integrated loading, cooling and unloading system
that was developed from the systems used in Norwegian "brønd-boats" which are
used for the transport of living salmon. In "Christina E" the fish will be
stored in 12 cylindrical RSW tanks which are used as vacuum containers with a
total capacity of 2.000m3. Under- and overpressure is used to load and unload
the pelagic catches. A characteristic feature of the system is the gentle
treatment of the catch.
The ship is equipped with a lower keel to be used for installation of marine
research equipment.
For operating in the oil industry the vessel is equipped with ROW equipment for
the handling of submarines and dynamic positioning equipment is also
installed,so the ship keeps it's position when working on installations at the
seabed.
Emissions are minimized by a exhaust catalyser. Additionally the ship has a
hybrid propulsion, which according to Take Rishøj means that the ship can be
operated solely by power from auxiliary electric motor at a lower speed. This
saves costs in relation to a constant use of the main engine.
Especially when the vessel is used as a service vessel in e.g. the oil industry
the hybrid propulsion system is expected to be an advantage.
In spring of 2011 Karstensens Skibsværft will deliver the newly built ship No.
414 "Christina E" to the Norwegian shipping company in Fosnavåg, Sunnmøre. The
ship is designed by Wärsila Ship Design Norway A/S and equipped with a 4.500 kW
MaK diesel engine. |
