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WHAT DOES LOLO MEAN? LoLo – Lift-on Lift-off THRE
E The cargo was lifted on and off the vessel using a lifting crane. FIRST: m/s RIGOLETTO AND m/s TRAVIATA WHEN: 1955 LOADING CAPACITY: 290 CARS RoRo – Roll-on Roll-off The cargo was driven onboard by its own engines. FIRST: m/s ANIARA WHEN: 1963 LOADING CAPACITY: 240 CARS PCC – Pure Car Carrier A RoRo vessel built specifically to transport cars. FIRST: m/s DON JUAN WHEN: 1975 LOADING CAPACITY: 5,000 CARS PCTC – Pure Car Truck Carrier A vessel with hoistable cargo decks to accommodate a cargo combined of cars, trucks and any other cargo to be rolled onboard. FIRST: m/v RIGOLETTO WHEN: 1977 LOADING CAPACITY: 5,500 CARS. In 2006, the PCTC vessels m/v AIDA and m/v OTELLO were delivered, each with a loading capacity of 6,700 RT43-units. LCTC – Large Car Truck Carrier A LCTC vessel is a PCTC with a greater loading capacity. FIRST: m/v FAUST WHEN: 2007 LOADING CAPACITY: 8,000 RT43-UNITS HERO – High Efficiency RoRo A Post-Panamax PCTC vessel that is shorter but wider. FIRST: m/v TITUS WHEN: 2018 LOADING CAPACITY: 8,000 RT43-UNITS QUESTIONS FOR... An original 1966 Toyota Corona RT43 owned by Cargo System Design Manager Roger Palmqvist, Wallenius Marine. WHAT’S AN RT43 AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT IN SHIPPING? RT43 is the model code for the 1966 Toyota Corona sedan version. In shipping, an RT43 is the same as a Car Equivalent Unit (CEU). This is a standard car measurement used to divide a vessel’s total deck area to calculate how many units can fit onboard. The 6.39 m2 CEU is still in use by cargo designers and planners as the standard CEU to describe a vessel’s maximum carrying capacity for cars. The Corona was a small car, but its impact on the history of auto shipping is still noticeable today. ... JOHAN MATTSSON, PRESIDENT OF WALLENIUS MARINE 1 A FEW FUN FACTS ABOUT TITUS, THE FIRST HERO VESSEL • The total cargo space is equivalent to 10 soccer fields • 165,000 lashing holes in all cargo holds • The main engine of 14,100 kWh is equivalent to 331 Scania V8 engines of 16.4 litres • During its estimated 25 service years, TITUS will circle the globe about 100 times • A full cargo of cars takes 2½ days to load and secure • The propeller has 4 blades, weighs 32 tonnes and has a diameter of 7.3 metres 2 3 VESSEL ELONGATIONS AT HYUNDAI VINASHIN SHIPYARD IN VIETNAM What do you do when you need more cargo space but haven’t the time to build a new ship? You cut the vessel in half, place a 28-metre section in the gap and weld all pieces together. The process takes about one month instead of a two-year-long project of building a new vessel. In 2005, starting with m/v MIGNON, Wallenius Marine managed the elongation of five vessels, increasing each vessel’s loading capacity by 1,300 cars or 20%. In total, Wallenius Marine oversaw the elongation of 12 vessels. What makes Wallenius Marine unique compared to other Ship Management and Ship Design companies? “Wallenius Marine’s advantage with experience from ship owning, building and running vessels is quite unique on the third-party Ship Management market. Vessel owners and operators with a fleet of five to 15 vessels will benefit greatly from our experience.” Fast-forward five or ten years, what role does Wallenius Marine have in the shipping industry then? “We will then have presented the market with a vessel combining different sources of energy, focusing on fossil-free energy. We have played a strong role in and contributed to a quantum leap towards smart solutions for ocean-going vessels, taking safety as well as human aspects into consideration.” OUR WAY SHIPPING 5 What is the main challenge of a Ship Management and Ship Design company of today? “An imminent cost focus. We design, build, manage, crew and run our customers’ vessels at highest performance standard with lowest possible total cost over the vessels’ lifetime.” PHOTO: KARIN RÖSE