The transportation of floating dock

 

Non-powered floating dock “K-790” need to be transported from Zhoushan, China to Equatorial Guinea by towing method.

 

Early Mar.2010, “K-790” was be towed in Long.XXX°XX.X′N/Lat.XX°XX.X′E , Zhoushan, China to Singapore.

 

Mid Mar. 2010, floating dock arrived at the XXX shipyard located at Batam (Long.XXX°XX.X′N/Lat.XX°XX.X′E) ,which is near to Singapore. After loading a small boat , crew changing and bunking completed, the ship sailed from Singapore. (navigation route: pass the Malacca Channel and India Ocean.

 

Late Apr.2010,the floating dock “k-790” will arrived at Durban Long.XXX°XX.X′S/Lat.XX°XX.X′E

 

After transporting pass the Good Hope, the ship sails towards to Equatorial Guinea (Long.XXX°XX.X′S/Lat.XX°XX.X′E)，the destination of this voyage.

 

The sailing time calculated to be about 65 days.

 

The towing distance is about 10372 nmiles.

 

Details of the floating dock “k-790” as follows:

Lightweight	13230t
Length (working deck )	210.00m
Breadth	42.00m  out side
Breadth	36.00m  in side
Depth	15.00m   top deck
Depth	11.50m   safety deck
Depth	4.00m    work deck at c.l
Depth	3.80m    work deck at s.l
Draft	13.5m    max. sinking
Draft	3.7m     full draft
Draft	0.70m    light draft
f.o capacity	abt 50m
f.w capacity	abt   140m3
waste oil capacity	abt 530m3
w.b capacity	abt 38700m3
water ballast pump	3 sets     3000m3/h
crane	2sets   15/3*15/40m
lifting capacity	abt. 14500 ton