Mary Arctica: a heavily ice-strengthened container ship for Greenland service

摘要

A most interesting ship that was delivered last month (although originally scheduled for completion at the turn of the year) was the 8870dwt container vessel Mary Arctica. This heavily ice-strengthened design, created by the Danish consultancy Carl Bro, was built in Poland by Gdansk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa, which in recent years has been involved in several innovative newbuilding projects alongside its repair activities. Detail design work and workshop drawings of this, the largest ship built there, were handled by Remontowa itself. Mary Arctica, like her earlier cousin, Irena Arctica, and the larger and different container ship Sea Arctica (presented in Significant Ships of 1995 and 1994 respectively), is specially conceived for trading with her owner, Royal Arctic Line (a joint Danish/Greenland operation), to and around Greenland, hence the high level of ice strengthening employed. Strengthening on the newest ship is based on Royal Arctic's experience with its existing vessels, which has resulted in an extension to the ice belt, and with ice frames and strength of the structure specified to be above the requirements of Det Norske Veritas.