Manasota is large bulk carrier property of the ship-owner DryShips Inc. The vessel was built in 2004 in the famous shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries. The bulk carrier has deadweight of 171,061 metric tons. The vessel is among the largest bulk carriers of the world. This is a great engineer outfit and the measurements of the ship are very large. The length of Manasota bulk carrier is 288.88 meters, the beam is 45.00 meters and the draft while the ship is fully loaded is 17.70 meters. This large vessel is very beautiful and high technology. The motor vessel Manasota is sailing under the flag of Malta, not due to the low requirements, but mostly because of the low taxes about owning a ship. The main engine of the vessel is MAN B&W 6S70 MC with maximum power of 22,000 hp. The vessel is not designed with double hull, because of the type of cargo it is carrying. The main cargo is grain in bulk, and the capacity of the cargo holds for grain is 191,422 cubic meters.And I told that this vessel has a new and most modern design and outfits. I think that we should start explaining the ship’s innovations with the shape of the hull. It is standard share with crossed angles, because of higher speed and low water resistance. Here the designer tried to find the most optimized shape for large cargo capacity and low water resistance. With this optimization, the designers did crossed angles inside and outside and this helps to be optimized the hull shape. Also with this innovation the discharging is pretty easier, because there will actually have no angles in the holds. And the ballast tanks are situated into the diagonals and vessel is feeling absolutely stable and very high profitable. When talking about innovations, on board of Manasota there are also many new features about world shipping. The engine is created as the most modern engines with low CO2 emissions and high power at low rpm. This makes it strong, very efficient and environmental. And when the story is about ships, and shipping on the first place should be the nature and protecting it from prolusion. The fuel tanks are situated in the aft part of the vessel and there the bottom is made with double hull just to prevent pollution and to be easier for work on the engine party. You should see such large and interesting ship, because it is not only beautiful but also very helpful for the all ship sailing. And this is Manasota bulk carrier, property of Dry Ships Inc.
date: 28th March, 2008
Ship's Facts
Name: Manasota
Type: Bulk Carrier
Lenght: 288.88 m
Beam: 45.00 m
Draft: 17.70 m
Deadweight: 171,061 m.t.
Year: 2004
Engine: MAN B&W 6S70
Power: 22,000 hp
Speed: 15.10 kn
Shipyard: Hyundai HI
Registered: Malta
