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Eternal Promise FR36 – Press Release

Aug 28, 2024

Macduff Shipyards Build 704 - 'Eternal Promise'

Macduff Ship Design are pleased to confirm the recent completion and delivery of the new build fishing vessel, ‘ETERNAL PROMISE, FR 36’, to owners Whitelink Seafoods Ltd, Fraserburgh. This fishing vessel was built by Macduff Shipyards and is intended to fish year-round, around the coastal waters of the UK.

ETERNAL PROMISE is the second vessel built by the yard for Whitelink Seafoods with the first vessel handed over in 2019. The vessel was originally intended to be a sister ship to the previous vessel, but a decision was taken by the yard and owner to build a new design which would offer increased deck/fishing gear space, improved crew welfare, a more efficient hull form, and a new stern gear package with an aim to improve overall fuel efficiency.

Designed by the yard with close assistance from Macduff Ship Design. During the early design phase the Wolfson Unit in Southampton were contracted to complete a case study of three different hull forms. The first hull form was the hull form of the previous vessel which was tested in order to establish a benchmark for hull resistance. The second and third hull forms featured the same main body, but with different variations of the bulbous bow to help identify the best shape to reduce overall resistance. The results from the study indicated a reduction in hull resistance at the two test speeds of 8 and 10 knots for both variants, but with one showing a slight improvement over the other due to the bulbous bow wave interaction with the hull. Given the increased hull size and displacement for the new vessel, this was deemed to be a success. By carrying out CFD analysis for vessel hull forms at the early design stage, it allows the yard to ensure that new designs are always improving and lets the yard test its design concepts and to make sure they work before putting into production.

To further reduce the environmental impact of the ETERNAL PROMISE, the propulsion package was very carefully considered. The vessel features a Masson Marine W6400 gearbox with a 7.446 : 1 reduction, which coupled to the efficient, slow speed Mitsubishi S6R2 engine, results in a slow propeller speed of 181 rpm at full throttle, or around 110 rpm when trawling at typical loadings. Due to the lower propeller speed, a large 2.5 m four bladed skewed Kaplan propeller could be fitted, within modern propeller nozzle, both supplied by Teignbridge propellers UK. The propeller is 15% larger in diameter than the previous vessel and increases theoretical bollard pull by 5%.

The ETERNAL PROMISE also features two IMO Tier III certified engines. The main engine, a Mitsubishi S6R2-T2MPTK-T3 rated at 480 kW @ 1350 rpm, was supplied, and commissioned by Padmos in the Netherlands. Also provided was a dedicated SCR unit and urea/AdBlue system for this engine which allows the engine to meet the new, more stringent emission standards set by the IMO. The SCR unit, though physically large, was able to be fitted into the engine room and had a high noise reduction rating of 35 dBa, reducing the noise levels experienced both inside and on deck by the crew. As well as the main engine, the auxiliary engine which provides main hydraulic and backup electrical power onboard was also certified to IMO Tier III standards, and again features its own SCR unit and urea/AdBlue system. ETERNAL PROMISE is the fourth vessel built by the yard to feature IMO Tier III compliant engines.

The hull of ETERNAL PROMISE is built entirely from steel, apart from the wheelhouse and masts which are aluminium, and features a double chine hull form, curved transom stern and optimised bulbous bow. Below deck, from aft to forward, the vessel features the cabins, engine room, fish hold and a large freshwater tank forward of the collision bulkhead. Whereas above deck across the transom full width is the galley/mess, followed by accommodation and dry locker compartments, open deck space in way of the winches and an enclosed whaleback forward where the scallops are picked and sorted at the end of the conveyors.

A bespoke hydraulic deck machinery package was fabricated by the yard including two heavy duty split winches fitted with Hagglunds compact CA100 motors giving a core pull of 11 t each. Further to this a set of hydraulic tipping doors, outriggers and catch conveyors were fitted to both sides of the vessel, all manufactured in house by the yard. The two large Bopp gilson winches were supplied by J C Hydraulics and a MFB8 landing crane was supplied by Thistle Marine.

Primary hydraulic power is provided by a Tier III Doosan 4AD126 auxiliary engine providing 287 kW of power at 1500 rpm. An electric motor pump set retrieve system is also fitted.

Cooling systems for all engines and hydraulics onboard are served by box coolers supplied by Blokland Non-Ferro.

Electrical power onboard is provided by a Mitsubishi generator set supplied by Macduff Diesels Limited, with a rating of 98 kWe. As a backup a 98 kWe alternator was also fitted to the front end of the auxiliary engine, giving complete redundancy.

The electrical systems onboard were designed and fitted by R.D. Downie who also fabricated the vessels switchboard and control panels for all the pumps and motor starters. In addition to this R.D. Downie also provided the fire, bilge and gas alarm systems onboard along with the navigation light panel and assisted with the installation of the navigation equipment.

The catch handling system built by the yard and Northeast Fabricators. The fish hold refrigeration system along with ice machine was supplied and fitted by Airo-tech Solutions Ltd and both are fitted in the forward whaleback.

The vessel was fully painted by the yard with International products applied to a comprehensive marine spec.

The high specification navigation package was supplied and fitted onboard by both Woodsons of Aberdeen and Furuno UK.

General Particulars

Length overall: 19.98 m

Length Registered: 16.45 m

Beam: 7.40 m

Depth: 4.20 m

Gross Tonnage: 147 t

Depart port displacement: 250 t

Fresh water capacity: 10,000 li

Oil fuel capacity: 21,000 li

Hold capacity: 33 t bagged scallops

Service Speed: 9.0 knots

Crew: 7

List Of Major Suppliers

Hull development, construction drawings and stability information supplied by Macduff Ship Design

Mitsubishi S6R2 main engine supplied by Padmos, Netherlands

Propeller and Nozzle supplied by Teignbridge, UK

Gearbox supplied by Masson Marine, France

Generator set supplied by Macduff Diesels Ltd, UK

Auxiliary engine set supplied by Watermota, UK

Box cooling systems for each engine and the hydraulic circuit supplied by Blokland Non Ferro, Netherlands

Pumps supplied by Azcue Pumps SA, Spain

Deck machinery equipment supplied by the yard

Landing crane supplied by Thistle Marine, UK

Fire doors supplied by B-15 Marine Ltd, UK

Weathertight doors supplied by Winel, Netherlands

Triple rudder system supplied by the yard

Steering gear supplied by Scan Steering APS, Denmark

Wheelhouse windows and portlights supplied by HK Van Wingerden & An BV, Netherlands

Fish handling system and conveyors supplied by the yard.

Refrigeration system and ice machine supplied by Airo-tech Solutions Ltd, UK

Paint system by International, UK

Wheelhouse chairs supplied by Norsap, UK

Oil fuel filter/separator and main engine oil fine filter supplied by CC Jensen, UK

Pressure washers supplied by Grampian Power Clean, UK

Anchors and chain supplied by Fendercare Marine, UK

Switchboard and electrical system supplied and installed by R D Downie Limited, UK

Workboat World 2023 Awards

May 2, 2024

The 2023 Awards Season Is Here

Macduff Ship Design are pleased to announce that we have been awarded ‘BEST PRAWN TRAWLER’ for the ZENITH, ‘BEST AQUACULTURE LANDING CRAFT’ for the TURAS A ‘BHRADAIN and ‘BEST SMALL TRAWLER’ for the COPIOUS in Workboat Worlds 2023 awards organised by Work Boat World – Baird Maritime.

We are glad that our designs continue to be well received and recognised not only by our customers but also by wider industry.

Links:

AWARDS 2023 | Best Prawn Trawler – Zenith – Macduff Ship Design – Baird Maritime

AWARDS 2023 | Best Aquaculture Landing Craft – Turas a ‘Bhradain – Macduff Ship Design – Baird Maritime

AWARDS 2023 | Best Small Trawler – Copious – Macduff Ship Design – Baird Maritime

Tug deliveries and future projects – Press Release

Oct 11, 2023

Macduff Ship Design Tug Deliveries And Future Projects

Macduff ship Design has seen a number of ASD tug deliveries over recent months and some interesting development work completed on future tug technology.

The most recent completion has been that of the 25m ASD harbour tug ‘PNT Bholu’. The vessel was built by Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works in partnership with Tor Group who provided a comprehensive design, material and supervisory support package. Following successful trials, the vessel has now been delivered to the Pakistan Navy where it has started service. The vessel is a 48 T bollard pull harbour tug and is powered by twin Cummins QSK50-M1 marine engines delivering 1529 Kw @1800 rpm. These each drive a Schottel SRP 360 FP azimuth thruster fitted with a 2200mm fixed pitch propeller. The vessel is fitted with a forward towing winches supplied by DMT and an aft towing bollard fitted with tow hook, and is fully FiFi equipped.

The third recent delivery is a landmark design for Macduff Ship Design being the first vessel designed for an Indian owner and built by an Indian shipyard. The 21m ASD tug /service vessel, ‘River Pearl 10’, has been handed over to its owners Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited by Synergy Shipbuilders from their yard in Goa, following successful trials where the vessel exceeded the contract requirements of 10 knots speed and 10 T bollard pull. ‘River Pearl 10’ is designed as a multirole tug / service vessel with large open working deck aft, forward focsle and wheelhouse. The main propulsion is provided by twin Cummins KTA19 M3 engines delivering 500 Hp @ 1800 rpm through twin Hydromaster Z drive ASD units all supplied by Parikh Power. On deck there is a main aft towing bollard fitted with tow hook.

Further to this we have also seen over the past month the completion of the 30m ASD harbour tug ‘Abdul 11’. The vessel was built by Tor Group and following successful trials has now been delivered to the owner The Urban Region of the Future, in Saudi Arabia. The vessel is a 65 T bollard pull harbour and anchor handling tug and is powered by twin Cat 3516 marine engines delivering 2000 Kw @1600 rpm. These each drive a Kongsberg 205S azimuth thruster fitted with 2500mm fixed pitch propellers. The vessel is fitted with forward and aft towing winches supplied by DMT marine equipment who also supplied the small winches, capstans and chain stopper. The vessel is also designed to complete anchor handling duties with a stern roller and shark jaws, and is fully FiFi equipped.

Late Summer also saw the delivery of a 30m ASD Harbour tug to its new owners PD Industries. The vessel was built by Tor Group international for their own operations in 2022 and has now been renamed as ’Dalton Hunter’ and delivered to its new owners on the East coast of Canada. The vessel is a 45 T Bollard pull harbour tug with forward winch and aft tow hook, and is fully FiFi equipped.

Further to these new vessel deliveries we have spent the past 6 months working closely within a consortium of companies including Harland and Wolff, Kongsberg and Echandia to develop the concept for a 25.5m 65 T bollard pull ASD battery electric harbour tug. The aim of the concept is to develop a vessel that will meet the needs of most in harbour tug operations within the UK in full electric mode. The vessel will be supplemented by two HVO driven generators for unusual operations including longer coastal voyages and tows to ensure a fully green solution to the requirements of this sector. It is hoped that this concept can be developed into a working demonstrator and onto a product that Harland and Wolff can market to the shipping industry. Beyond this exciting project we hope to be able to further develop the concept to apply to smaller and larger tugs and onto other vessel types.

River Pearl 10 – Press Release

Aug 21, 2023

21.0m ASD Tug ‘RIVER PEARL 10’ for Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited

Macduff Ship Design is pleased to announce that the 21m ASD tug /service vessel, ‘River Pearl 10’, has been delivered to its owners Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited. The vessel was completed by Synergy Shipbuilders at their yard in Goa and has recently completed successful trials exceeding the contract requirements of 10 knots speed and 10 T bollard pull.

The vessel is a landmark design for Macduff Ship Design being the first vessel designed for an Indian owner and built by an Indian shipyard. We are now working with a number of clients within the market and are looking forward to meeting them and other clients when we will be exhibiting on the Parikh Power stand at INMEX SMM India in October.

‘River Pearl 10’ is designed as a multirole tug / service vessel with large open working deck aft, forward focsle and wheelhouse. The layout will allow for the vessel to complete a wide range of harbour operations including docking and undocking of vessels, marine services to anchored vessels including crew transfer, delivery of supplies and work with customs officers.

The vessel will operate on charter at Deendayal Port in Gujarat India and has been delivered following a year-long construction period which followed a detailed design process involving the owners, the shipyard and Macduff Ship Design. ‘River Pearl 10’ is constructed entirely from steel to a hard-chine, hull form. The design was a development of an existing proven hull which was further developed to provide the vessel with the required performance characteristics whilst maintaining the operational specification and owner requirements.

The main propulsion is provided by twin Cummins KTA19 M3 engines delivering 500 Hp @ 1800 rpm through twin Hydromaster Z drive ASD units all supplied by Parikh Power. On deck there is a main aft towing bollard fitted with tow hook. The vessel has ‘D’ fendering all around the vessel and ‘W’ style fenders around the bow to assist with pushing operations. These are complemented by a further D fender positioned down the vertical bow.

The vessel is designed around a maximum complement of 10 with separate cabins for the Captain and Chief Engineer below the focsle deck and an 8 man crew cabin below the main deck casing. The main deck casing houses a large galley mess area with seating for crew or up to 10 passengers. The forward compact wheelhouse offers commanding views all round with main steering console and a small crew seating area.

Vessel Particulars

Length OA: 21.0 metres

Breadth: 7.2m

Depth: 3.0m

Maximum draft: 2.0 m

Fuel Capacity: 23,500 litres

Fresh Water Capacity: 7,500 litres

Zenith BF 106 – Press Release

Aug 10, 2023

Macduff Shipyards Build 701 - 'MFV Zenith'

Macduff Ship Design are pleased to announce the completion of the new build fishing vessel, ‘ZENITH, BF 106’. The vessel was built by Macduff Shipyards for owner Mark Robertson, along with sons Paul and Adam. This fishing vessel replaces the owner’s previous two fishing vessels, ZEYPHR BF 601 (ex UBEROUS) built by the yard in 2005 and ZENITH BF 106 (ex DAYSTAR) built by the yard in 2008. The vessel is intended to fish out of Fraserburgh in the North East of Scotland, targeting primarily prawns in the North Sea region.

ZENITH is the second vessel in a series of three sister ships, all of which are being built at the yards newly developed Buckie site. The vessel follows on from the CELESTIAL DAWN BF 109 which was handed over in the summer of 2022, and will itself be followed by the third sister ship FOREVER FAITHFUL, now well under construction. All three vessels feature the same hull form and general fishing arrangement; however, each have their own unique internal layout to suit the owners’ preferences.

Designed between the yard and Macduff Ship Design, during the early design phase of the lead vessel the yard commissioned the Wolfson Unit in Southampton to run a case study of two hull forms utilising CFD technology. The first hull form was a design previously built by the yard for a similar type of fishing. The second was the new concept model featuring increased length, a gradual bustle forward of the propeller and a unique stem where the bulbous bow was not fully submerged but rather tapered gradually into the bow’s upper region. Results from the study indicated a significant reduction in hull resistance at the two test speeds of 8 and 10 knots which has now been verified during the first year of service of the sister ship. Another significant difference between designs were an increase in beam from around 7.0 m of earlier vessels in this category up to around 7.6 m. The increase in beam allowed the vessel to carry less internal ballast whilst also creating more deck space which was of particular benefit within the accommodation and fish processing areas. This increase in hull efficiency enables the owner to save fuel, and in turn, reduce the emissions and environmental impact of the vessel.

To further reduce the environmental impact of the ZENITH, the propulsion package was very carefully considered. The vessel features a Novga (previously Heimdal) CPP stern gear package with a 2.3 m diameter controllable pitch propeller, housed within a nozzle, coupled to a large reduction gearbox complete with two PTOs for hydraulic power, driven by a Caterpillar C18 main engine with power output of 600 hp. With one engine driving both propulsion and hydraulics, the engine is kept with an efficient operating window with no significant periods of idling and energy loss.

The C18 main engine on ZENITH was one of the first pair of IMO Tier III certified engines to be fitted by the yard. A SCR and urea/AdBlue system is fitted in the engine room, provided by Xeamos of the Netherlands, which allows the engine to meet the new, more stringent emission standards set by the IMO. Certification of the engine and SCR system was arranged by Finning CAT who assembled the complete system on their test bed in Cannock, with witnessing and certification provided by DNV/GL. The system was proven to work well during sea trials where the 35 dB reduction SCR silencer helped the reduce noise levels throughout the vessel.

The hull of ZENITH is built entirely from steel, apart from the wheelhouse and mast which are aluminium, and features a double chine hull form, transom stern and modern bow designed to cut cleanly through the sea with less energy leading to a reduction in fuel consumption and emissions along with increased crew comfort. In broad terms the layout of the ZENITH is like some of the other recent new builds produced by the yard. Below deck features the cabins, engine room, fish hold and a large freshwater tank forward of the collision bulkhead. Whereas above deck is situated the aft shelter, galley/mess and side passage area, fish processing area winch room.

Particular attention was paid by the owner to the arrangement of the accommodation and fish processing areas onboard. The galley is of considerable size with comfortable living space for the live on-board crew, as is the washrooms, laundry and dry locker spaces. The fishing processing area has been optimised and uses the available space neatly. Care and attention were also placed on positioning of equipment to maximise efficiency to reduce the crews workload. It features conveyor belt to sort the catch in place of a traditional tray which lifts the product out of the hopper and six different prawn washers within arm’s reach of the sorting belt. A flush hold unloading hatch is also fitted in the fish processing area forward which creates a larger floor space which is a benefit at sea when the hatch is not used anyway.

A bespoke hydraulic deck machinery package was fabricated by the yard including of a triple barrel winch featuring a Hagglunds compact CA210 motor, two split net drums complete with two Hagglunds compact CA100 motors per drum, two general purpose gantry winches and a cod end lifting winch. Thistle Marine of Peterhead supplied both the MFB8 landing crane and MBK7 power block crane, both of which featuring a slew ring base. A small hoisting winch is fitted to help the move the catch in the hold when landing.

Primary hydraulic power is provided by two pumps driven from the gearbox PTOS. At the owners request a unique secondary hydraulic system was fitted which features two electric motor driven pump sets, one of 75 kW and the other of 45 kW duty. These two pump sets allow the hydraulics to run very close to full power and speed, providing not only a net retrieve system but full redundancy.

Cooling systems for all engines and hydraulics onboard are served by box coolers supplied by Blokland Non-Ferro.

Electrical power onboard is provided by two Mitsubishi generator sets supplied by Macduff Diesels Limited, each with a rating of 98 kWe and of sufficient size to run the vessels power independently providing complete redundancy.

The electrical systems onboard were designed and fitted by R.D. Downie who also fabricated the vessels switchboard and control panels for all the pumps and motor starters. In addition to this R.D. Downie also provided the fire, bilge and gas alarm systems onboard along with the navigation light panel and assisted with the installation of the navigation equipment.

The fish processing deck features a catch handling system built by the yard and Northeast Fabricators. A separate compartment is formed within the fish processing area which house both the ice plant room as well as an access hatch and fixed permanent stair to the hold. The fish hold refrigeration system along with ice machine was supplied and fitted by Premier Refrigeration.

The vessel was fully painted by the yard with International products applied to a comprehensive marine spec.

The high specification navigation package was supplied and fitted onboard by Woodsons of Aberdeen.

General Particulars

Length overall: 22.75 m

Length Registered: 21.83 m

Beam: 7.60 m

Depth: 4.15 m

Gross Tonnage: 222 t

Depart port displacement: 310 t

Fresh water capacity: 15,500 li

Oil fuel capacity: 21,000 li

Hold capacity: 600 boxes

Speed: 10.0 knots

Crew: 6-8

List Of Major Suppliers

Construction drawings and stability information supplied by Macduff Ship Design

Caterpillar C18 main engine supplied by Finning Power Systems, UK

Nozzle supplied by Kort Propulsion, UK

Propeller and Gearbox supplied by Novga, Norway

Generator sets supplied by Macduff Diesels Ltd, UK