10,241 t Self-Loading, Self-Discharging Sand Carrier
Built in 2022 (keel laid 26 July 2021, completed 25 August 2022), this steel-hulled, double-hull self-loading/self-discharging sand carrier combines large-scale dredged material handling with a strengthened safety profile, including one-compartment damage stability standard.
Principal Dimensions
Length Overall: 146.69 m | Length (LBP): 116.80 m
Summer Load Waterline Length: 119.20 m
Breadth (Moulded): 23.80 m | Depth (Moulded): 9.00 m
Light Draft: 3.225 m | Summer Draft: 5.800 m
Capacity & Displacement
Summer Displacement: 15,078.5 t
Light Displacement: 3,661.803 t
Reference Deadweight: 10,241 t
Hull & Structure
Hull Material: Steel, double-hull with combined framing
8 watertight transverse bulkheads
5 cargo holds (hoppers)
Double bottom spanning Fr. 29–Fr. 173
Damage stability: one-compartment standard
Crew Capacity
Maximum crew: 14 persons
Anchor Equipment
2 × Spek anchors (starboard/port), ~4,025–4,035 kg each
2 × electric windlasses, Model YMB-50, 37 kW
Anchor chains: 50 mm diameter, 247.5–275 m per side, Grade M3
Steering
2 rudders, electro-hydraulic main steering gear
Life-Saving Appliances
Liferafts: 2 × 20-person + 1 × 6-person, self-righting, davit-launched
Lifebuoys: 10 total (buoyant lifeline, self-igniting light, and light + smoke signal types)
4 × line-throwing appliances
Navigational Equipment
GPS, echo sounder, ECDIS, dual rudder angle indicators, marine radar (JMA-5312-6), standard and repeater magnetic compasses, inclinometer, dual shaft revolution indicators, and AIS — as fitted.
Signal Equipment
Full complement of navigation lights, day-shapes, flags, whistle, bell, gong, and signal lamps per class requirements.
Radio Equipment (Sea Area A1+A2)
MF/HF and dual VHF radio installations, three GMDSS survival craft VHF sets, NAVTEX receiver, EPIRB, and two AIS-SART units.
Main Propulsion
Twin diesel main engines, Model G8300ZC30B, manufactured by Ningbo Zhongce Power Machinery & Electrical Group Co., Ltd. (5 June 2021):
Engine No. 83000866 — 2,206 kW at 600 r/min
Engine No. 83000865 — 2,206 kW at 600 r/min
Paired with GWC52.62 gearboxes, twin 350 mm propeller shafts, and 260 mm intermediate shafts.