THE ECHO - Ferrostaal

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projects & contracting
THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR
With shipbuilding projects, as with the construction of industrial
plants, all of the different threads are brought together by
MAN Ferrostaal in Essen. Each of the delivered ships was built at
Damen Shipyards Galatzin in Romania under the supervision
of the customer, Wappen-Reederei, and MAN Ferrostaal. As the
general contractor, MAN Ferrostaal is responsible for sourcing the
materials (including high-tech equipment), just-in-time delivery
of components, execution and coordination of new building
projects and handover of the tankers according to schedule. Also
collaborating on the project are the issuing house Hansa
Hamburg Shipping and the KfW banking group. These will
provide the investment required to realize the projects, which
amount to a total order volume of 214 million euros.
Since the charter books for the SCOT tankers are already fully
booked, four more ships are to be built and are scheduled for
completion by the same partners in 2007 and 2008. The transportation
of oils and fats promises additional long-term opportunities
for the chemical tankers. The IMO has therefore announced
stricter transportation regulations for 2007. Currently, only very
few tankers would be in a position to comply with these. Petra
Kapp, Project Manager for SCOT tanker projects at MAN Ferrostaal
AG, is confident about how this market will develop: “The SCOT
tankers MT “Wappen von Frankfurt” and MT “Wappen von
Stuttgart” currently comply with all known safety regulations,
even those that have not yet come into force. These ships and the
four new tankers will afford us a great opportunity to service the
increasing demand for high-quality tanker tonnage.”
Anna Fontaine
As safe as possible: The double hull minimizes
the risk of leakage for the Wappen tankers.
CARGO CARRIED BY THE SCOT 8000 TANKERS:
Paraffins: Saturated hycrocarbons, main
components of crude oil, slack wax
Lubricating oil additives: Agents that are added to base oils
to give them lubricating properties
Molasses: A syrupy liquid by-product of the
production of sugar from sugar
cane and sugar beet that has been
shown to have health benefits
Chemicals/
Oil products: Kerosene, benzenes, lubricating oil
Edible oils: Sunflower oil, groundnut oil, castor oil