Methane Nile Eagle 01
Zeebrugge 25 August 2010

 

Name

METHANE NILE EAGLE

Type

Gas carrier

Membrane tank liquefied natural gas carrier

IMO-number

9321770

Call sign

ZCDX2

Flag

Bermuda

Port of registry

Hamilton

GT

95.753 t registered

DWT

79.006 t

NT

28.726 t registered

Length

283,062 m overall

270,00 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

43,40 m moulded

Draught

Summer: 12,03 m

Air draft

Maximum: 50,00 m above baseline with radar mast in lowered position and approximately 56,00 m with radar mast in raised position

Freeboard

14.013 mm

Depth to upperdeck

26,00 m moulded

Speed

Guaranteed speed: 20,2 knots at a draft of 11,40 m and at main steam turbine output of 22.734 kW

Built

2007

Steel cutting

26.07.2006

Keel laid

15.01.2007

Launch date

17.03.2007

Delivery date

05.12.2007

Builder

Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Limited
Geoje
South Korea

Yard number

1588

Hull material

High strength steel & Ordinary strength steel

Hull type

Double hull

Bulkheads

Water tight: 24

Gas tight: 2

Oil tight: 4

Propulsion system

1x Steam turbine UA-400 - 14.305 kW at 5.075 rpm

1x Steam turbine UA-400 - 14.747 kW at 3.350 rpm

Type: Reversible geared, cross compound, steam driven

Manufacturer: Kawasaki Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

Horsepower at Maximum Continuous

Rating (MCR): 29.052 kW at 90,0 rpm

Horsepower at Nominal Continuous

Rating (NCR): 26.147 kW at 86,9 rpm

Propeller

1x Nakashima - Bronze-ABS-Type 4 Ni-Al bronze

Steam piping system

2x KHI UME65/52 - 75,5 bar

Heating Surface: 3.061 m² each

Generators

3x NTAKL-RC - each 3.450 kW

Manufacturer: Nishishba Elec.

Minimum cargo temperature

-163°C

Maximum cargo pressure

0,25 bar

Cargo capacity

Total cargo capacity at 100% full: 145.597m³

Number of tanks

Ballast: 15

Lubricating oil: 9

Fuel oil: 8

Fresh water: 6

Sludge: 4

Diesel oil: 2

Chain: 1

Tank capacities

Diesel oil: 346 m³ / 311,4 t

Fresh water: 1.064,2 m³

Fuel oil: 8.014,6 m³ / 7.274,252 t

Lube oil: 314,7 m³ / 283,23 t

Tank ballast: 55.708,4 m³

Lifting equipment

1x Machine room crane MacGregor GP100-0610 - SWL 6,0 t

1x Elevator LUTZ SPFA13 - SWL 1,0 t

2x Hose handling crane Dong Woo Mach. HH250-0525 - SWL 5,0 t each

1x Provision crane Dong Woo Mach. GP160-0518 - SWL 5,0 t

1x Provision crane Dong Woo Mach. GP 250-1018 - SWL 10, t

Crew

32

Operator

Ceres LNG Services Ltd.
69, Akti Miaouli
Piraeus
Greece

Registered owner

Egypt LNG Shipping Limited