SISTEMAR congratulates EMPRESA NAVIERA ELCANO (ENE), Spain, for the delivery of M/V CASTILLO DE MALPICA and M/V CASTILLO DE NAVIA, 120.000 dwt bulkcarriers ordered to SHANHAIGUAN NEW SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY CO. LTD. (SHG), and fitted with CLT propeller.
The selection of the CLT propeller designed by SISTEMAR was made after extensive study at model scale field, comparing conventional and CLT propellers; the test results were clearly in favor of the CLT design and prompted the Owners to install the CLT propeller. CLT propeller for both vessels have been manufacturing by DALIAN MARINE PROPELLER CO. LTD.
The sea trials, carried out in the East Chine Sea, confirmed the successful results foreseen by SISTEMAR extrapolation to full scale of model test results. The installation of the CLT propeller increased the propulsive efficiency by more than 6% with regard to the results expected for the alternative conventional propeller so that the contractual ship speed has been achieved with a significant margin of more than 0,3 Kn.
Both, the Owner (ENE) and the Shipyard (SHG) have shown their satisfaction with the results obtained and have confirmed their interest to study the application of CLT propeller for future projects.
In fact, SHG and SISTEMAR have signed a non-exclusive co-operation agreement with the aim to make feasible to the Shipyard to offer to their clients, as an alternative, the installation of CLT propellers designed by SISTEMAR.
About EMPRESA NAVIERA ELCANO (www.navieraelcano.com)
Elcano was founded in 1942 by the National Institute for Industry (INI) with the name Empresa Nacional Elcano de la Marina Mercante, S.A. The company operated in the Spanish public sector until 1997, when it was entirely privatized.
Since then, the company has embarked on an ambitious programme of diversification, expansion and growth, through which, apart from consolidating the company, it has doubled its fleet and operates successfully in different countries, particularly in Brazil and Argentina.
Over its 73-year history, Elcano has owned and operated more than 230 vessels of all types: cargo carriers, cable ships, timber carriers, bulkcarriers, reefers, oil and product tankers, chemical tankers, LPG, LNG, etc, and has, over the years, acquired great prestige as a shipowner and operator and an excellent reputation as a shipping company.
Elcano is now the parent company of an international shipping group with subsidiaries in Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina and other countries, managing its own fleet of 27 vessels, with a total tonnage of over 2.2 million dwt, which Elcano has renewed and increased considerably since its privatization in 1997. This fleet, entirely managed by the different companies in the Elcano group, includes LNG vessels, oil and chemical / product tankers, LPG ships and bulkcarriers.
About SHANHAIGUAN NEW SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY CO. LTD. (www.shgsic.com)
Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. is a first class state-owned enterprise of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC).
The main business of SHGSIC is ship-repair , shipbuilding, ship conversion;off-shore engineering, construction.
About SISTEMAR
SISTEMAR, member of the CINTRANAVAL Group of companies, is the Spanish company who has developed CLT propellers. CLT propellers are the most widespread unconventional propeller (more than 300 installations worldwide). CLT propellers guarantee better performances over equivalent conventional propellers: lower fuel consumption, lower emissions, higher top speed, lower noise and vibration levels.