HSC Benchijigua Express
Fast ferry Benchijigua Express in Puerto de Los Cristianos ( Tenerife )
Germanischer Lloyd 100 A5 HSC B OC-3
IMO no. 9299056
The Benchijigua Express is a trimaran fast ferry that. By the shipping company Fred Olsen Express is inserted between the Canary islands of Tenerife, La Gomera and La Palma in the Atlantic. It was named after a small town in the south of the island of La Gomera and since 1999 has been the third ship to bear the name.
The first Benchijigua Express ( IMO No: 9206712 ) was placed in service in 1999 and, renamed in the same year in Bentayga Express. Since 2004, it bears the name " Bencomo Express". In January 2000 the second Benchijigua Express ( IMO No: 9213337 ) on scheduled service between Los Cristianos and San Sebastian de la Gomera. In November 2004, it was renamed Bentago Express to make the name for the new Benchijigua Express free of the IMO number has been allocated 9,299,056.
With 126 meters in length, the Benchijigua Express applies after the USS Independence as the second largest trimaran in the world.
- 2.1 Hull
- 2.2 machinery and drive
History
Construction and commissioning
In June 2003, signed the Spanish shipping company Fred. Olsen Express and the Australian shipyard Austal Ships Pty. Ltd.. in Santa Cruz de Tenerife the contract to build a new high-speed ferry that should come in regular service between the Canary Islands used.
The Benchijigua Express was laid on 11 November 2003 at the shipyard in Henderson (Western Australia ) to Kiel. At this time, the trimaran hull No. H260 was the largest aluminum ship in the world. The launch took place on 25 September 2004. Upon completion, the ship on November 5, 2004 by Juana Hernández Cabrera, wife of Guillermo van de Waal ( CEO Fred. Olsen SA) was baptized. After the handover of Benchijigua Express was the transfer of the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean to the home port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Use
Since May 2005, the Benchijigua Express operates a service between the Canary islands of Tenerife, La Gomera and La Palma. The journey to La Gomera is about 50 minutes driving time to La Palma is specified with approximately two hours.
Technology
Hull
The trimaran hull of Benchijigua Express is made of an aluminum alloy and has been provided to protect against algae with a special surface coating. Inside there are two each ballast and trim tanks that can be filled within five minutes in reaching the harbor at low speed to stabilize the ship.
Machinery and drive
The powerful machinery of Benchijigua Express is installed in the middle of the three hulls. It consists of four 20-cylinder diesel engines of the MTU 8000M70, which are arranged in pairs in separate engine rooms in a row. At a speed of 1.150/min the motors develop a power of 8,200 kW (about 11,150 hp) at delivery of the ship. In 2006, the performance of the main diesel engines was during a six-week maintenance and modification time on each 9,100 kW (about 12,370 hp) increased (Series: MTU 20V8000M71 ). The exhaust gases are discharged via the rear engines, the bridge deck and a chimney, while the exhaust pipes of the front motors open as a wet system between the hulls.
The two rear motors act on transmission of the type Renk ASL65 on two controllable water jet propulsion type KaMeWa 125 SII. The front motors drive via a gear assembly ( Renk ASL2x80 ) and a long shaft system to another firmly installed water jet propulsion type KaMeWa 180 BII, which is designed as an additional drive ( "booster "). The electrical energy generate four MTU 12V 2000 M40 diesel generators, each with 575 kW.
The control of Benchijigua Express on the swiveling water jet drives that are supported at a low speed of two propeller gondolas type Ulstein Aqua Master UL601. They can be used in a special mode of operation, either independently of or together with this main drive.
For damping rolling movements of the ship is equipped with a pair of stabilizers on the longitudinal sides. A T-shaped fin ( "T- Foil" ) in the bow reduces the pounding.
The ship can accommodate up to 155,000 liters of fuel.
Equipment
The Benchijigua Express can accommodate up to 1,291 passengers on two decks. Because of the short crossing times, there are no passenger cabins. For vehicle transport truck 450 meters track length and 123 car parking or alternatively 341 car parking is available in the cargo deck. The car deck can be loaded and unloaded in 30 minutes.