Cummins Vessel Reference #761

Stephen Qin, naval architect, assistant general manager and Senior Sales Manager, is justifiably proud of the volume and complexity of projects underway at GMG International Shipbuilding & Trading Co. Ltd. (GSHI). Last year they delivered a 5500 DWT tank ship along with seven other vessels. In March 2015 they had four more vessels ready for delivery and another 37 under construction or on the order books.

Typical of the sort of complex vessels that they have ready for delivery was the Jascon 68, a 5000+HP, 70-meter anchor handling vessel. Located on an upper deck, as is the class requirement, a 80 kW Cummins-powered emergency generator set stood ready should there be a catastrophic failure in the engine room.

However, like most engineers, Stephen was excited about a project that the yard was just getting started. This will be a 69.5 by 38-meter lift boat. Classed ABS, self-elevating unit, the operative features of the vessel are the four 91.5-meter tall legs with 3.3-meter diameters. The vessel can jack itself up at a rate of 0.8-meters per minute. The molded depth of the hull will be 5.8 meters.

The platform, with four electrically controlled cylindrical legs can offer jack-up support to drilling rigs, The lift boat can provide economical transportation with a capacity of up to 1400 tons. With its own propulsion it can relocate quickly.

The power to operate this lifting force is provided by four Cummins KTA50-DM1-powered generator sets. These produce 1000 kW of electrical power each. They also provide power for a wide range of electrical demands, including a 600 kW bow thruster and two cranes, on this complex vessel. The cranes, manufactured by SCM, include one capable of lifting 20 tons at 33-meter boom length and another that can lift up to 190 tons with a 40-meter boom length. Propulsion, at up to six knots, is provided by a pair of Kawasaki 1700 kW Z-pellers.

Accommodation is provided for 150 people in a range of single, double and four-man rooms. Four deck-mounted 20-ton mooring winches will be installed. There will also be a helideck suitable for a Sikorsky S92N or S61 model. Deck space will be 1100 square meters capable of supporting loads up to 1200 tons. The vessel will also be equipped with a Cummins KTA19-powered 400 kW emergency generator set.

Rendering courtesy of GMG, photos Haig-Brown/Cummins

For further information:

Stephen Qin
Assistant General Manager & Naval Architect
GMG International Shipbuilding & Trading Co. Ltd.
19/F, 726 Dong Feng Road
East, Guangzhou, China
P.C. 510080
Telephone: 86 20 3765 8213
Mobile: 86 1802 203 3862
E-mail: qinyi@cngmg.com

Weney Lee ???
Customer Support
Cummins Dealer
Yinpeng Group
No.5, Yihengxi Road,
Dongsha, Panyu,
Guangzhou,
Guangdong China
Phone: 86 20 84872872
Mobile: 1371 940 5000
URL: www.yinpeng.com
E-mail: weney_gzyp@163.com

Linda Zhang
Manager: Southern China
Cummins Inc., East Asia Marine
Phone: 86 20 3998 2999
Mobile: 86 136 0004 0695
E-mail: zhang.sujuan@cummins.com