by Oliver McBride | Aug 21, 2023 | Business Features, Featured News, Latest News
Karstensen Shipyard delivered the new 79.95-metre ALTAIRE, a pelagic trawler, to Altaire Fishing of Shetland at the end of June 2023 Atlas Copco Ga30vsd
Newbuilding 469 “ALTAIRE” was handed over to owners Altaire Fishing Co of Shetland on 29 June 2023 from Karstensen Shipyard.
The hull for “ALTAIRE” was built by Karstensen Shipyard Poland in Gdynia, and arrived in Skagen in November 2022.
New “ALTAIRE” replaces skipper Chris Duncans previous command of the same name. The new vessel will operate along the same pattern as the existing vessel, with a traditional pelagic trawl fishery, where target species are mackerel and herring.
Altaire Fishing Company is owned by Interfish of Plymouth, headed by Jan Colam together with skipper Chris Duncan and chief engineer Ivan Reid both from Shetland.
The new ALTAIRE built by Karstensen Shipyard underway
Karstensen Shipyard is very proud with the new delivery, which continues long standing working relations with both Mr Colam and Altaire Fishing Company. Cooperation has been with maintenance and repairs on “Altaire” for a good few years. And with newbuilding of KS-465 “Artemis” which is jointly owned by Interfish and Wiseman Fishing Company.
The vessel design, specification and arrangements is a result of an extensive and close cooperation between owners and yard where all solutions are optimized and tailor made to suit owners and crews specific requirements.
Main focus has been set on optimizing working, safety and comfort for the crew, optimizing catch handling- and storage facilities and optimizing of fuel consumption. In order to reach above targets, the vessel is fitted out with all the newest developed machinery and equipment.
The new ALTAIRE built at Karstensen Shipyard for Altaire Fishing of Shetland
The hull is built in steel with two continuous decks; main deck and shelter deck, and with long forecastle- and boat decks. Wheelhouse, boat deck 02, funnel and masts are built in aluminium.
Hull shape is of round bilge construction with bulbous bow and stern skeg, flared stem and transom stern.
Below main deck the hull is subdivided into the following watertight compartments: Forepeak, sonar room, azimuth thruster room. RSW pump- and manifold room, insulated RSW-tank section, engine room with main engine connected to one reduction gearbox with one, ducted propeller and aftpeak with fuel- and lub oil tanks.
On main deck the hull is arranged with: Forepeak, RSW machinery room, RSW-hold/trunk section with SB/PS corridors and central room for unloading (vacuum) system. Abaft hold section SB accommodation area, PS engineers workshop, control room, engine store and all aft CL hydraulic room with steering gear. Accommodation on main deck is arranged with 3 single crew- and 3 engineers cabin, all with en-suite toilet/shower facilities, laundry, wellness area with trim room and sauna and stairs and corridors. In order to create best possible design for low noise, the accommodation is located as far away from the propeller as possible. In addition a number of constructive steps will be made, in order to create a low noise level.
Karstensen Shipyard and Altaire Fishing of Shetland signed the contract for the new vessel in December 2020
On shelter deck arrangements are: Store room in forepeak, generator room SB and aft/under forecastle store room. Abaft forecastle enclosed loading deck with centre deck house and hatches for the 14 RSW-tanks. Water separator in aluminium with fixed pipe chutes in stainless steel for loading the RSW-tanks.
Abaft midship, full width superstructure with corridor PS. Accommodation in superstructure is arranged with: 6 1 man crew cabins- and 1 hospital, all with en-suite toilet/shower facilities, steam bath, changing room, coffee bar and stairways and corridors. SB of superstructure incorporates a large trawl workshop.
Abaft superstructure trawl deck with 2 net drums in side-by-side arrangement. At transom SB/PS hydraulic stern gates and hydraulic operated guiding pins.
On Boat deck 01, anchor winch is mounted in enclosed space below whaleback. Abaft of this, roll reduction tanks. Boat deck 01 is fully enclosed from stem to aft of superstructure. Forward on Boat deck 01, water separator covered by horse-shoe breakwater structure, which incorporates sampling room and store room as well as foundation for foredeck crane.
On Boat deck 01 abaft midship, deck house in centre. Accommodation in deck house: Day room, TV-lounge and mess room / coffee bar, galley with provision room (and separate fridge-/freezer rooms) and stairways and corridors. PS fan room for ventilation for engine rooms and hydraulic pump room, as well as exhaust trunks.
Abaft deck house (on Boat deck 01), 2 off trawl winches. All aft fish pump deck, with fish pump and hydraulic hose reel. Integrated in aft ship construction and boat deck 01 is also trawl gallow, which accommodates 2 main towing blocks as well as tail- and top line blocks. Net sounder winch is fitted on top of gallow.
On boat deck 02, deck house with ventilation room and accommodation. Accommodation contains: 4 officer cabins with en-suite toilet/shower facilities, conference room, instrument room and stairways and corridors. On PS of deckhouse MOB deck and –davit.
A stairwell shows the luxurious interior of the new fishing vessel ALTAIRE from Karsetensen Shipyard
Karstensen's Shipyard A/S
built by Karstensen Shipyard Poland, Gdynia, Poland.
Paint supplier: PPG Sigma – vessel completely sandblasted and hot-zinc sprayed.
DNV +1A Fishing Vessel E0 TMON, hull: Ice-C.
Inside the wheelhouse on the new ALTAIRE
Wheelhouse on top of deck house, with 360° view. Funnel with deck PS.
Extensive array of electronic equipment (navigation, fish finding and communication), all supplied by Furuno UK, SeaMech, Marport and KS Elektro.
LED navigation lights: Den Haan.
Search light: 2 x Seematz LED.
Tank level controls: Mobrey alarms.
Power management: Deif Delomatic 4 PMS system.
Vessel is fitted with frequency converter for floating frequencies between 50 and 60 Hz.
Alarm panel / IAS: Marine Control Services.
The engine room in the new ALTAIRE
Main engine: Wartsila 12V31, 7320 kW @ 750 rpm.
Propeller plant: Wartsila 4G1095, d4200 mm.
Reduction gearbox: Wartsila SCV 100/2-PDC68.
Shaft alternator: Marelli MJRM 710, 3300 kW / 4125 kVA.
Auxiliaries: 2 x Wartsila W16V14, 1158 kWe @ 1800 rpm.
Harbor set: 1 x Scania DI 09, 200 kWe @ 1800 rpm
The Wartsila 12V31 in the new ALTAIRE
Main engine: MAN 8L27/38, 2920 kW.
Propeller system: MAN VBS860, d4700 mm.
Reduction gear: Renk RSVL-1120, 800/92 rpm.
Shaft generator: AvK DSG 99 M1-6W, 1650 kW / 2250 kVA @ 1200 rpm – water-cooled
Auxiliary engines: 2 x Volvo Penta D16, 556 kWe @ 1800 rpm / Power House.
Steering gear: 1 x Kongsberg SR662 – 170 kNm.
Rudder: 1 x Kongsberg FB-H 2330×4500 (flap).
Thrusters: 2 x Brunvoll FU-45-LTC-1550, 700 kW / 952 HP
Starting air compressor: 2 x Sperre HL2/77A
Service air compressor: Atlas-Copco GA11FF
Bilge Oil separator: GreenOil filter.
Bilge Oil transfer pumps: 2 x Desmi.
Bilge Oil remote sounding: MCS.
Sludge Oil separator GreenOil filter.
Rudder: Kongsberg high lift flap rudder.
Steering gear: Kongsberg Tenfjord SR 722.
Stern thruster: 1 x Brunvoll FU-74, 1400 kW / 1904 HP.
Retractable thruster: 1 x Brunvoll AR-80, 1470 kW / 1999 HP.
Starting air compr.: 2 x Sperre HL2/105A.
Working air compr: 1 x Atlas Copco MAS GF11FF
Fuel oil cleaning: Alfa-Laval P615.
Lub oil cleaning: Alfa-Laval P615.
The auxiliary engine room in the new ALTAIRE
FO transfer pumps: 2 x Desmi.
Remote sounding: API / Marine Control Services.
Pumps: Main engine cooling: Desmi.
Deckwash-, fire- and bilge pumps: Desmi.
Deck sump pumps: ITT Flygt
Main coolers: Kelvion, box coolers.
FW pressure sets: 2 x Desmi.
Hot water tank: OSO, 200 l/ 2x15kW.
The trawl winch supplied by Karmoy on the new ALTAIRE
Hydraulic winches: – all supplied by Karmoy Winch, main system:
The monitoring room on the new ALTAIRE
Fish pumping equipment delivered by Sea Quest of Killybegs, Ireland:
Deck cranes: – all supplied by Sea Quest of Killybegs, Ireland:
Trawl blocks: Brdr. Markussen, Blue Line
Anchors & chains; AC-14, supplied through Max Fodgaard.
The RSW pump room on the new ALTAIRE
The RSW Vacuum pump room on the new ALTAIRE
The lounge room and galley onboard the new fishing vessel ALTAIRE from Karstenshipyard
Accommodation in the deckhouse includes: Dayroom, mess, galley with provisions room, corridors, and stairs.
Another view of the lounge room onboard the new ALTAIRE
MOB-boat davit: Viking MDM DAF-275E.
Life rafts: 2 x Viking, 20 pers.
The coffee dock onboard the Shetland fishing vessel, the ALTAIRE, built by Karstensen Shipyard
All text and photos supplied courtsey of Karstensen Shipyard
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