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Tankers
Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................... 5
Market Development......................................................................................... 5
Definition of a tanker.................................................................................... 5
Tanker types................................................................................................ 5
Tanker sizes................................................................................................. 5
Hull design.................................................................................................. 6
Tanker classes............................................................................................. 7
Tanker market.............................................................................................. 9
Average Ship Particulars as a Function of Ship Size......................................... 11
Average hull design factor Fdes .................................................................. 11
Average design ship speed Vdes ................................................................ 12
Ship speed V as a function of actual draught D.......................................... 12
Propulsion Power Demand as a Function of Ship Size...................................... 13
Average tankers (without ice class notation)............................................... 13
Average tankers with ice class notation...................................................... 13
Propulsion Power Demand of Average Tankers as a Function of Ship Speed.... 17
Small and Handysize tankers..................................................................... 17
Handymax tanker...................................................................................... 17
Panamax tanker......................................................................................... 17
Aframax tanker.......................................................................................... 18
Suezmax tanker......................................................................................... 18
Very Large Crude Carrier VLCC............................................................... 18
Ultra Large Crude Carrier ULCC.............................................................. 18
Summary........................................................................................................ 19
References..................................................................................................... 19
Introduction
Tanker types
[2].
Chemical tanker
Market Development
Product tanker
Definition of a tanker
Gas tanker.
construction of today.
marking.
transports.
rier.
Tanker sizes
propulsion.
Tanker type
Dimensions
Small
Handysize
Scantling draught up to
approx. 10 m
Handymax
Overall ship length
approx. 180 m
Panamax
Ship breadth equal to
Overall ship length up to
(re port facilities)
Overall ship length up to
(re canal lock chamber)
Passing ship draught up to
max.:
Panama Canal
125,000 - 170,000 dw
The lock chambers are 305 m long and 33.5 m wide, and the larg
est depth of the canal is 12.5 -13.7 m. The canal is about 86 km
long, and passage takes eight hours.
The canal was inaugurated in 1914 and its dimensions were based
on Titanic (sunk 1912) to be the largest ship of that time.
The canal is about 163 km long and 80 -135 m wide, and has no
lock chambers.
Most of the canal has only a single traffic lane with several passing
bays.
A continuing dredging of the canal may in the future open for big
ger ships.
Table I
At present, the canal has two lanes, but a future third lane with an
increased lock chamber size (427 m long, 55 m wide and 18.3 m
depth) has been decided by the Canal Authority and is intended to
open in 2014, at the 100th anniversary of the Canal.
Suez Canal
max.:
21.3 m (70 ft)
70 m
approx. 820 m2 (945 m2)
500 m
Suezmax
Ship draught up to
Ship breadth up to
Draught x breadth up to
Overall ship length up to
approx. 41 - 44 m
max.:
32.2/32.3 m (106 ft)
Aframax
AFRA American Freight Rate
Association
Ship breadth
Number of ships in %
30
by a space of up to 2 m. Furthermore,
in general, all existing single hull chemi
cal and oil tankers over 5,000 dwt in in
ternational trade have to be phasedout
21.1
15
10
19.8
20
24.4
25
13.4
8.7
6.7
5.8
5
0.1
CC
UL
VL
ez
CC
ax
m
ax
ra
Classes
Su
Pa
Af
na
ax
ax
ym
Ha
Ha
nd
Tanker classes
nd
ys
Sm
ize
all
Handysize
30
Handymax
25
Panamax
Aframax
20
VLCC
ULCC
350,000 dwt)
5.3
5.8
2.1
0.8
CC
VL
ez
m
ax
Classes
Su
ra
m
ax
Af
na
m
ax
0
Ha
nd
ym
ax
10
5
15.1
14.5
15
19.7
dy
s iz
36.7
UL
CC
Ha
n
Small tankers
Sm
all
Pa
Table I.
gine installation.
Number of ships
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
ULCC
VLCC
Suezmax
Aframax
Panamax
Handymax
Handysize
Small
the Canal.
320,000 dwt)
Aframax tankers.
African ports.
m 2.
transportation costs.
m2.
Number of ships
Tanker market
1800
1600
1400
ULCC
VLCC
Suezmax
1200
Aframax
1000
Panamax
Handymax
800
Handysize
Small
600
400
200
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45 46-50
51Age of ships in years
Fig. 4b: Percent of delivered tankers still in operation for a given 5-year period
er than 25 years.
2.1
2.0
Lpp
B
Dscant
dwtscant
Fdes
See Fig.4b.
m3/t
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
Demand of tankers
In the coming years, there will be a de
Aframax
Handymax
Small
Handysize
VLCC
Panamax
Suezmax
ties.
At the end of April 2007 the order book
accounted for 1850 tankers corre
sponding to about 35% of the existing
fleet in number.
10
ULCC
dwt
600,000
500,000
Small
Handysize
VLCC
Suezmax
Aframax
Handymax
Panamax
to the 1970s.
(m)
(m)
25
20
15
10
Small
Handysize
Handymax
0
0
100,000
200,000
ULCC
VLCC
m
30
Suezmax
Aframax
(t)
Panamax
scantling draught
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000 dwt
Deadweight of ship at scantling draught, dwtscant
11
ULCC
VLCC
Suezmax
Aframax
Handymax
Panamax
Small
Handysize
Ship speed, V
knots
knots
17
+2
16
+1
draught D
Depending on the actual deadweight
15
14
-1
Design
draught
60
60
70
70
80
80
90
90
100
100
110
110
12
120
% Actual draught
120
% Displacement
Fig.10: Ship speed at actual draught for the same propulsion power of tankers
tion
notation)
icecovered seas.
560,000 dwt.
m).
also shown.
13
Small
dwt
5,000
8,000
10,000
Scantling draught
Length overall
Length between pp
Breadth
Design draught
Sea margin
Engine margin
m
m
m
m
m
%
%
6.4
100
94.5
16.0
6.0
15
10
7.5
116
110
18.0
7.1
15
10
8.0
124
117
19.0
7.5
15
10
9.0
141
133
21.9
8.4
15
10
9.3
155
147
24.0
8.6
15
10
9.6
170
161
25.5
8.9
15
10
knots 13.5
kW
2,340
14.0
3,300
14.5
4,100
15.0
5,700
15.5
7,100
15.5
7,700
1.
2.
6S26MC6
3.
5S35MC7
6S35MC7
5S40MEB9
5S50MC6
6L35MC6
6L35MC6
7S35MEB9
5S50MCC7/MEB8
5S35MEB9
5S35MEB9
4.
knots 13. 0
kW
2,000
1.
5S26MC6
13.5
2,830
5L35MC6
14.0
3,530
6S42MC7
6S46MCC7
6S46MCC7
8S35MC7
7S40MEB9
7S40MEB9
14.5
4,900
15.0
6,200
15.0
6,800
6S35MEB9
5S50MC6
5S50MCC7/MEB8
5L35MC6
5S40MEB9
5S46MCC7
5S50MC6
3.
5S35MEB9
knots 14.0
kW
2,760
5S42MC7
6S40MEB9
5S46MCC8
7S35MC7
6S42MC7
6S40MEB9
14.5
3,840
15.0
4,750
15.5
6,600
16.0
8,200
16.0
8,800
1.
5S35MC7
6S35MC7
7S35MC7
6S40MEB9
6S50MCC7/MEB8
2.
7S26MC6
6L35MC6
8L35MC6
8S35MEB9
6S50MC6
7S50MC6
5S35MEB9
6S35MEB9
7S42MC7
7S46MCC7
7S46MCC7
9S35MC7
8S40MEB9
8S40MEB9
4.
Fig.11: Ship particulars and propulsion SMCR power demand, Small and Handysize tankers
Fig.12: Ship particulars and propulsion SMCR power demand, Handymax and Panamax tankers
Propulsion Trends in Tankers
5S50MCC7/MEB8
6S50MC6
5S35MC7
3.
14
25,000
2.
4.
15,000
Handysize
20,000
6S50MCC7/MEB8
dwt
Aframax
85,000
105,000
115,000
Scantling draught
Length overall
Length between pp
Breadth
Design draught
Sea margin
Engine margin
m
m
m
m
m
%
%
12.1
244
233
42.0
11.0
15
10
14.7
244
233
42.0
13.4
15
10
15.0
250
239
44.0
13.5
15
10
14.6
270
256
46.0
13.5
15
10
16.1
274
264
48.0
14.8
15
10
17.0
274
264
50.0
15.6
15
10
knots 15.0
kW
12,300
15.0
13,400
15.0
14,300
15.0
15,200
15.0
16,000
15.0
16,800
1.
2.
165,000
7S60MCC7/MEC7
5S70MCC8/MEC8
6S70MCC7/MEC7
7S60MC6
7S60MC6
5S70MCC7/MEC7
6S70MC6
6S70MC6
3.
5S70MC6
5S70MC6
5S70MCC7/MEC7
6S70MC6
8S60MC6
8S60MCC7/MEC7
4.
5S65MEC8
5S65MEC8
5S65MEC8
6S65MEC8
6S65MEC8
6S65MEC8
knots 14.5
kW
11,000
14.5
12,000
14.5
12,800
14.5
13,600
14.5
14,400
14.5
15,100
7S60MCC7/MEC7
1.
5S60MCC7/MEC7 6S60MCC7/MEC7
6S60MCC7/MEC7 6S60MCC8/MEC8
7S60MCC7/MEC7
2.
6S60MC6
6S60MC6
7S60MC6
7S60MC6
5S70MCC7/MEC7
5S70MCC7/MEC7
5S70MC6
5S70MC6
5S70MC6
6S70MC6
6S70MC6
5S65MEC8
5S65MEC8
5S65MEC8
6S65MEC8
15.5
15,000
15.5
16,000
15.5
16,900
15.5
17,900
3.
4.
Suezmax
125,000
150,000
knots 15.5
kW
13,800
5S70MCC7/MEC7
6S65MEC8
15.5
18,700
1.
5S70MCC7
6S70MC6
6S70MC6
6S70MCC7/MEC7
6S70MCC8/MEC8
2.
6S60MCC8/MEC8 6S70MC6
5S70MCC8/MEC8
6S70MCC7/MEC7
7S70MC6
7S70MC6
3.
7S60MC6
7S60MCC8/MEC8
8S60MCC7/MEC7
8S60MCC7/MEC7
7S65MEC8
4.
5S65MEC8
6S65MEC8
6S65MEC8
7S65MEC8
7S60MCC7/MEC7
6S65MEC8
Fig.13: Ship particulars and propulsion SMCR power demand, Aframax and Suezmax tankers
ULCC
440,000
dwt
260,000
VLCC
280,000
300,000
319,000
360,000
Scantling draught
Length overall
Length between pp
Breadth
Design draught
Sea margin
Engine margin
m
m
m
m
m
%
%
19.1
333
320
58.0
17.7
15
10
20.5
333
320
58.0
19.0
15
10
22.0
333
320
58.0
20.4
15
10
22.7
333
319
60.0
21.0
15
10
23.1
341
327
65.0
21.4
15
10
24.3
380
362
68.0
22.5
15
10
knots 15.5
kW
24,100
15.5
25,000
15.5
25,900
15.5
27,100
16.0
30,600
16.0
34,200
1.
2.
7S80MCC7/MEC7
7S80MCC7/MEC7
7S80MCC7/MEC7 7S80MCC7/MEC7
8S80MCC7/MEC7
7S90MCC7/MEC7 8S90MCC8/MEC8
7S80MC6
7S80MC6
6S90MCC7/MEC7 6S90MCC7/MEC7
6S90MCC8/MEC8
10S80MC6
9S80MC6
8S80MEC9
3.
6S80MCC8/MEC8
6S80MCC8/MEC8 6S80MEC9
4.
6S80MEC9
6S80MEC9
knots 15.0
kW
21,800
15.0
22,600
15.0
23,500
1.
6S80MC6
6S80MCC7/MEC7
2.
6S80MCC7/MEC7
7S80MCC7/MEC7
3.
7S80MC6
7S80MC6
6S80MEC9
knots 16.0
kW
26,600
16.0
27,600
24.7
460
440
70.0
22.8
15
10
16.0
42,200
12S80MC6
7S80MEC9
15.0
24,600
15.5
27,800
15.5
31,100
6S80MCC8/MEC8 6S80MCC8/MEC8
6S90MCC7/MEC7
8S80MCC7/MEC7 7S90MCC8/MEC8
7S80MC6
7S80MC6
7S80MCC8/MEC8
6S90MCC8/MEC8 11S80MC6
6S80MEC9
6S80MEC9
8S80MC6
9S80MC6
7S80MEC9
7S80MEC9
4.
560,000
16.0
28,700
16.0
30,000
16.5
33,500
16.5
37,600
1.
7S80MCC7/MEC7 6S90MCC7/MEC7
6S90MCC7/MEC7 8S80MCC7/MEC7
7S90MCC7/MEC7 8S90MCC7/MEC7
2.
6S90MCC7/MEC7 7S80MCC8/MEC8
7S80MCC8/MEC8 6S90MCC8/MEC8
10S80MC6
11S80MC6
3.
8S80MC6
8S80MC6
8S80MC6
9S80MC6
8S80MCC8/MEC8
9S80MEC9
4.
6S80MEC9
7S80MEC9
7S80MEC9
7S80MEC9
8S80MEC9
15.5
36,700
9S80MEC9
16.5
44,000
9S90MCC7/MEC7
Fig.14: Ship particulars and propulsion SMCR power demand, VLCCs and ULCCs
Propulsion Trends in Tankers
15
ULCC
VLCC
Suezmax
Aframax
Pana
Panamax
Small
Handysize
Handymax
SMCR power
kW
Aframax
35,000
Suezmax
40,000
30,000
1A Super
1A
15.0 kn
Small
15,000
Panamax
20,000
Handymax
Handysize
25,000
10,000
15.0
15.0
kn
1B
Normal SMCR
power for average
tankers without ice
class notation
1C
kn
5,000
0
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000 dwt
16
Handymax tanker
Panamax tanker
selected.
knots in service.
SMCR power
kW
11,000
Handysize
9,000
16.0
Small
8,000
7S40ME-B9
7,000
6,000
6S40ME-B9
6S42MC7
7S35ME-B9
5,000
6S35ME-B9
14.0
13.5 k
n
13.0 k
3,000
n
12.5 k
2,000
1,000
6S50MC-C8/ME-B8
6S50MC-C7
kn
kn
15.5
ip
h
s
e
g
avera
.0 kn
d
spee 15
kn
14.5
6S35MC7
6L35MC6
4,000
6S50ME-B9
kn
16.5
10,000
5,000
10,000
15,000
6S50MC6
5S50MC-C7
6S46MC-C7
5S50MC6
kn
5L35MC6
6S26MC6
25,000 30,000
35,000 40,000 dwt
Deadweight of ship at scantling draught
20,000
Fig. 17: Propulsion SMCR power demand of Small and Handysize tankers
SMCR power
kW
15,000
14,000
13,000
12,000
11,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
Panamax
6S60MC-C8/ME-C8
6S60MC-C7/ME-C7
Handymax
kn
16.0
k
15.5
7S50MC-C7
6S50ME-B9
6S50MC-C8/ME-B8
6S50MC-C7
15.0
14.5
6S50MC6
5S50MC-C7
6S46MC-C7
5S50MC6
6S40ME-B9
14.0
kn
ip
ge sh
avera
d
spee
6S60MC6
5S60MC-C8/ME-C8
5S60MC-C7/ME-C7
5S60MC6
kn
kn
5,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000 dwt
Fig. 18: Propulsion SMCR power demand of Handymax and Panamax tankers
17
Aframax tanker
In particular, the 6 and 7S60MCC/
MEC and 5S65MEC8 engines are to
day used for propulsion of the Aframax
tankers, see Fig. 19.
Suezmax tanker
For Suezmax tankers, the 6S70MCC/
MEC and 6S65MEC8 types are al
most exclusively used as the main en
gine today, see Fig. 19.
SMCR power
kW
Suezmax
22,000
Aframax
20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
7S60MC-C8/ME-C8
7S60MC-C7/ME-C7
6S60MC-C8/ME-C8
7S60MC6
6S60MC-C7/ME-C7
6S60MC6
12,000
10,000
16.0
6S70MC-C8/ME-C8
6S70MC-C7/ME-C7
kn
6S65ME-C8
6S70MC6
e ship
averag
speed
.5 kn
15
5S70MC-C7/ME-C7
5S65ME-C8
5S70MC6
n
15.0 k
n
k
.5
4
1
n
14.0 k
8,000
6,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
180,000 dwt
160,000
Fig. 19: Propulsion SMCR power demand of Aframax and Suezmax tankers
SMCR power
kW
50,000
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
16.5
VLCC
7S80ME-C9
7S80MC-C8/ME-C8
7S80MC-C7/ME-C7
7S80MC6
20,000
n
5k
16.
n
k
0
16.
n
5k
15.
kn
15.0 n
k
14.5
ship
rage
ave peed
s
16.0
kn
kn
15.5
15.0
kn
kn
9S90MC-C7/ME-C7
8S90MC-C8/ME-C8
9S80ME-C9
8S90MC-C7/ME-C7
7S90MC-C8/ME-C8
8S80ME-C9
7S90MC-C7/ME-C7
6S90MC-C8/ME-C8
6S90MC-C7/ME-C7
6S80ME-C9
15,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000 dwt
Deadweight of ship at scantling draught
17 .
45,000
18
n
0k
ULCC
Summary
References
Copenhagen, Denmark,
December 2004.
19
All data provided in this document is non-binding. This data serves informational
purposes only and is especially not guaranteed in any way. Depending on the
subsequent specific individual projects, the relevant data may be subject to
changes and will be assessed and determined individually for each project. This
will depend on the particular characteristics of each individual project, especially
specific site and operational conditions. CopyrightMAN Diesel & Turbo.
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