ILS Ltd’s traditions in icebreaker design
continuing in a new multipurpose vessel
F
innish Environment Institute and the
The main dimensions of the vessel are:
with two Ulstein Aquamaster azimuth
shipyard Uudenkaupungin Työvene
Maximum length 71,4 m
thrusters by Rolls-Royce each of 2700 kW
Ltd signed the shipbuilding contract of a
Breadth 14,5 m
effect. The main electric motors are invert-
new multipurpose vessel on October 26th,
Depth 7,0 m
er-driven and designed for demanding ice-
2007. The project design of the vessel has
Draft 5,0 m
breaker use. The bollard pull of the vessel
will be approximately 64 tons. The main
been made by ILS Ltd, which will also continue as the main designer in the project.
The total size of the vessel’s oil collection
diesel generators of the vessel will be de-
Responsible for the design and installations
tanks is about 1000 m³ and the chemi-
livered by Wärtsilä. The vessel’s main en-
of the vessel’s electricity is Telesilta Ltd.
cal collection tanks, which are made of
gines are four type 9L20 DE Marine die-
The new vessel will be constructed
stainless steel, are about 180 m³. The sta-
sel engines, each of them possessing the
for oil and chemical spill abatement du-
ble oil spill recovery equipment will be de-
power of 1800 KW.
ties in all climate conditions of the Gulf of
livered by Lamor Corporation Ab, and the
Totally there are 14 vessels intended
Finland. A special emphasis in the design
equipment for oil recovery in ice condi-
for oil spill recovery. The new vessel will be
has been laid on action in harsh ice con-
tions, which are placed in containers, are
the first that’s equipped also with chem-
ditions. T H