GREAT SHIPS of 2017M/V Ireland & M/V Donald M. James M/V Ireland and the M/V Donald M. James are two new 24 MT/day in the loaded condition. Two wet scrubbers 1,100 KW permanent magnet shaft generator supplies buildings based on the BDelta68 design by Deltamarin from Belco Technologies are installed, one for the main the full sea load. The ships are ? tted with a gravity feed of Finland and optimized for our operation in the U.S. engine and the other for the three generators onboard, cargo discharge system consisting of conveyors and a Gulf. The stern is optimized for ef? cient water ? ow into allowing the ship to burn 3.5% Sulfur fuel while in ECA 79 meter discharge boom designed by EMS Tech. The the propeller and with the use of a pre-swirl stator. With and in port. The scrubbers are of the inline run dry de- system is capable of discharging aggregates at 4,500 an ef? cient propeller and rudder design by Deltamarin, sign. The water treatment system extracts all PM into a MT/hr. The bottom of the holds are lined with UHMW the ships are expected to achieve a fuel consumption of drycake for disposal ashore while the water is recycled. plastic by QuadrantShip Name(s) M/V Ireland & M/V Donald M. JamesShip Type 68,000 dwt bulk carrierShip Builder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy IndustryShip Owner/Operators Vulica Shipping Company Ltd.Ship Designer Deltamarin - FinlandDelivery Date October 2017 & December 2017Classi? cation Lloyd’s Register Length, o.a. 229 mLength, b.p. 225 mBreadth 32.3 mTons DWT 67,150 m Depth 20.2 m Draft 12.2 knots Speed 13.5 Fuel Typ IFO 38 3.5 %SulfurMain engines MAN B&W G60ME-C9.5 Total installed power 8,600 kW at 80 rpmBow Thrusters 1 x Rolls-Royce, 1,750 kW Stern thruster 1 x Rolls-Royce, 1,000 kW? xed pitch G Propellers 4-bladed Generators HimsenPM shaft generator WE TechEngine controls KongsbergRadars, Auto Pilot & AIS Beijing HighlanderDepth Sounders: SkipperRadios MotorolaGPS, GMDSS, Satcom Thrane & ThraneMooring equipment Mitsubshi MasadaFire extinguishing systems Tyco CO2Heat exchangers APVMotor starters SchneiderLifeboat NorsafeLiferafts SurvitecCoatings PPG - SigmaBWMS Qingdao Headway - Ocean GuardLED lighting Glamox Nantong Maige Cultural Media Company Ltd44 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • DECEMBER 2017MR #12 (42-49).indd 44 MR #12 (42-49).indd 44 12/6/2017 12:20:14 PM12/6/2017 12:20:14 PM