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Shuttle Tanker
A shuttle tanker is a ship designed for oil transport from an off-shore oil field as an alternative to constructing oil pipelines. It is equipped with off-loading equipment compatible with the oil field in question. This normally consists of a taut hawser arrangement or dynamic positioning to maintain the position relative to the field, an off-loading arrangement of pipes, and redundant safety systems to ensure that the potentially flammable crude oil is handled safely in a harsh environment. Shuttle tankers initially started operating in the North Sea. They are now in use also in Brazil, and trials have been carried out in Gulf Of Mexico. There are plans to take up such operation in the Arctic Sea, north of western Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... +Shutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Knutsen
''Karen Knutsen'' is a shuttle tanker built in 1999. It was originally named ''Knock Whillan'' flying a Liberian flag. On 15 July 2003 it was renamed ''Karen Knutsen'' and reflagged to Isle of Man on 22 December 2003. Its home port is Douglas, Isle of Man, Douglas. It is owned by Knutsen O.A.S. Shipping AS and managed by KNOT Management AS. History The ship was originally ordered on 4 April 1997. The keel was laid on 25 August 1998 in yard number 1125 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea. The launch took place on 4 December 1998, and it was completed on 18 March 1999. Description ''Karen Knutsen'' has an overall length of 273.95 metres, an Length between perpendiculars, LPP of 264.0 metres, and is 50 metres wide. It has a gross tonnage of 88,109 tons and deadweight of 145,000 tons. This ship can travel at a speed of approximately 14.7 knots. The Draught (hull), draught is about 16.02 metres. References External links Current location at vesselfinder.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
