Coal To Be Unloaded From Shen Neng 1

Published Jan 17, 2011 3:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Australian officials have confirmed the relocation of the Shen Neng 1 to Hervey
Bay

Maritime Safety Queensland General Manager Patrick Quirk said the Shen Neng
1 is expected to begin ship-to-ship transfer of its coal cargo.

“Our objective has always been to have the ship removed from our waters as
quickly as possible, but we won’t compromise on the safety of our people and the
protection of our environment,” Quirk said.

The ship was transporting about 19,000 tons of coal when it ran around on the Great Barrier Reef on April 3, 2010. The removal of the coal is expected to take up to two weeks and then the ship will be towed to China.

The ship was built by Sanoyas Hishino Meisho in 1993. The ship is 225.00 metres (738 ft 2 in) long overall, with a beam of 32.66 metres (107 ft 2 in) and a draught of 13.29 metres (43 ft 7 in). Her air draught is 41.68 metres (136 ft 9 in). The ship is powered by a 2-stroke Single Action 6-cylinder Sulzer 6RTA62 diesel engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine can propel her at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h).

The ship was originally named BESTORE and was owned by Scinicariello Ship Management, Italy. It was sold for $34,000,000 in 2007, and was renamed as Shen Neng 1, meaning "Shenzhen Energy" in Chinese. The ship is owned by Shenzhen Energy Transport Co. Ltd and managed by TOSCO?KEYMAX International Ship Management Co. Ltd , a Sino-Japanese joint venture, and carries a crew of 23