Çiçek Shipyard delivers
Frecciamare, the first of four 3100dwt tankers designed for a variety of
roles including bunkering duties
The Turkish shipbuilder
Çiçek Shipyard has delivered the 3,087dwt double-hull tanker
Frecciamare to the Italian shipowner Ciane Anapo Spa. Based in one of
Italy's major ports, Augusta, on the east coast of Sicily, Ciane Anapo is part
of the Novella Group, headed by Marco Novella, and specialises in coastal
tanker and bunker operations.
Frecciamare was completed as Chem Flower, the
first of four identical vessels now being built by Çiçek Shipyard
for its associated shipowning company White Tulip Shipping, based in Malta.
White Tulip then sold Chem Flower to Ciane Anapo shortly after completion,
leaving Çiçek to make some minor modifications to meet the new
owner's requirements.
Although Ciane Anapo intends using this first vessel
for bunkering duties, the four ships are extremely flexible, all being capable
of worldwide trading, transporting oil products, chemicals (IMO type II) and
vegetable, animal and fish oils.
MarineLine coatings were selected by
Çiçek to give the ability to carry a wide range of cargoes while
high manoeuvrability is guaranteed by the choice of twin azimuthing propellers
and a bow thruster. They are classed by Bureau Veritas and constructed to meet
Ice B standards.
According to Berke Çiçek, Vice President
of Cicek Shipyard, interest from European owners for such vessels is strong,
despite the overall weak state of the shipping market. He explained:
"New double-hulled vessels such as
Frecciamare and her three sisters now under construction are in great
demand to replace older tonnage and because we took the initiative to start
construction to our own account, the new owners have benefited from an
extremely short delivery period. We are talking to a number of other potential
owners and charterers and are confident of finding buyers who can secure
immediate and profitable employment for these vessels.
"We were interested to see that
Frecciamare's owner Ciane Anapo envisages employing its new vessel in
the bunker trades as we had identified this market as particularly attractive.
Many bunker tankers are still single-hull and quite elderly. There is a
replacement market and there is also a requirement for larger vessels like ours
since average ship sizes continue to grow. Large containerships, for example,
take on board substantial amounts of bunkers and they also expect a fast rate
of delivery."
Mr Çiçek continued:
"For the next three vessels, we are able to
offer late changes in specification, for example in the choice of tank
coatings, thus providing great flexibility when discussing potential
charterers' precise requirements. We are, with due notice, able to make more
radical changes, as might be requested by owners with specific employment in
mind."
Frecciamare: principal particulars
| Length
(oa): |
84.91 |
| Length (bp):
|
77.97 |
| Breadth: |
12.60 |
| Depth: |
6.40 |
| Design
draft: |
5.30 |
| Scantling
draft: |
5.40 |
|
|
| Deadweight: |
3,087 tonnes (at
5.30m draft) |
| Gross: |
1,980
tons |
| Main engines:
|
2 x 6-cylinder
Mitsubishi S12R-MPTK diesels each generating 94-0 KW @ 1600 re/min |
| Service
speed: |
11 knots at 85%
mcr |
The shipowner
Ciane Anapo Spa was formed in 1967 by the merger of
two shipping companies, Ciane and Anapo, named after two small rivers in the
Syracuse area. Its full name, Ciane-Anapo, Compagnia di Navigazione e
Bunkeraggi Spa, reflects its two lines of business: bunkering (transport of
fuel oil, diesel and lube oil for vessels in port) and mainstream shipping,
principally coastal.
Anapo was set up in 1958 in Augusta, just north of
Syracuse, and Ciane in 1959, and the merged company has had a branch office in
Genoa since 1967. It carries out bunkering in these two ports under special
licenses, which require the use of small tankers, that load from coastal
installations.
Augusta is one of Italy's largest ports, a major
centre for oil refining and a popular bunkering centre, being on the main
east-west trade route through the Mediterranean.
The shipbuilder
Çiçek Shipyard is located on Tuzla Bay,
near Istanbul, and in addition to the small tankers, its current orderbook
includes 58,000dwt and 25,000dwt bulk carriers. It has a long track record of
constructing chemical tankers from 8,000dwt up to 40,000dwt in size.
The largest vessels are constructed in a 37m wide
building dock while ships of up to 25,000dwt can be built on an adjacent
slipway. The 3,100dwt tankers are being constructed on a second slipway,
capable of building ships of up to 3,500dwt.
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Notes to Editors:
Downloadable photographs to accompany
the press release are available at
http://www.dunelmpr.co.uk/Cicek-Photogallery.htm. The
caption reads:
"The Turkish shipbuilder
Çiçek Shipyard has delivered to Italian owners the first of four
3,100 dwt chemical tankers that it is building. Named Frecciamare, she
is expected to be employed in the bunker trades."
Cicek Shipyard, located in Tuzla Bay, has
two slipways and a panamax-sized building dock.
Construction of vessels in the building
dock began in 2006. The first and still the only such facility in Turkey, it is
served by a 300 tonne gantry crane and has already been used to construct four
IMO II chemical tankers. The building dock is currently being extended to 250m
in length.
Construction of smaller ships takes
place on two slipways. The larger one is 160m in length and is served by a
200-tonne gantry crane. A smaller slipway suitable for building coastal vessels
is currently being used for the construction of four 3,150 dwt IMO II chemical
tankers for delivery in 2008.
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