Mv Endeavor: world’s largest cement carrier
Mv Endeavor was delivered by Dry dock World’s Nanindah Shipyard, Indonesia end June 2009, to owners Setaf-Saget (Bourbon Group), France.
As a special purpose vessel, she is able to load/discharge up to 800 mt/hour using a pneumatic system with rubber hoses connecting shore side facilities with the vessel’s four cargo holds. These have a combined capacity of 26.830.46 cu.m. – an awful lot of cement! Secondary mechanical handling can also be utilized.
Capt. Mikhail Gumenyuk is in command of the seventeen members of the full trade will be for Cementia Holding – cement supply to Port Louis, Mauritius.
Vessel’s dimensions:
- Built Indonesia – 2009 y. at Drydock World Nanindah
- GT/NT – 17596/7236
- L.O.A. – 170.0 m
- L.B.P. – 166.328 m
- Length WL – 168.941 m
- Mld. Breadth – 27.55 m
- Depth mldf – 14.20 m
- Summ draft – 10.04 m; Summ displ – 37306.87 mt; Su,, dwt – 29425.11 mt
- Main Engine – MAK 8M32C (two engines M.C.R. 2x4000 kW)
- Cargo holds – 4 Total cap. – 26830.46 cu.m
- Loading – pneumatic plant (7 comressors) in the middle cargo control room for loading/discharging, cap. 800 mt/hr. Mechanical loading with shore loader available. Loading/discharging via rubber hoses.
- Propeller type – controllable pitch “Scana Voida Norway”
- Rudder – semi-balanced type stream line
- Steering gear – Rolls Royce
- Bow thrusters – Rolls Royce
- L/boats – 1 Free-fall & 1 Rescue
- ER Fire-fighting – water mist system
- Video surveillance cameras for cargo operations.
