Topic: Knock Nevis may be bound for the Ship Breakers (Read 7127 times)

The Ferry Man · « **on:** November 09, 2009, 12:55:45 »

The Knock Nevis may be bound for the scrapyard. From Shipspotting, it is reported that she is outside Fujairah and awaiting orders. She may or may not be scrapped

http://www.dn.no/energi/article1735098.ece

Cat320DL · « **Reply #1 on:** November 09, 2009, 15:29:30 »

That's too bad.

bsm2003 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 09, 2009, 16:22:20 »

Quote from: Wave Music on November 09, 2009, 14:13:19

Me no speaky on Spanish...

BTW, are there any recent shots of the Jahre Viking / Knock Nevis ? Everytime I search, I find only old ones everywhere in the web & on Shipsotting.

The article is in Norwegian

siso7 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 09, 2009, 16:27:14 »

Quote from: Wave Music on November 09, 2009, 14:13:19

Me no speaky on Spanish...

Me neither, but I do speak and read norwegian

For the rest, Google translate is pretty good

TJK · « **Reply #4 on:** November 09, 2009, 16:48:09 »

Here you have the article in Google english

The world's largest ship skrapes
this is probably towards the end of the giant ship "Knock Nevis", perhaps better known as the "Jahre Viking".

"Jahre Viking" was the world's biggest supertanker. After a long roller-coaster career as a tanker, was retired years spent as a floating storage vessel for Fred Olsen Production under the name "Knock Nevis". Now it towards the end.

"Knock Nevis" seeking work in Brazil and India, but the "base case" is that the ship is a scraping candidate, said CEO JÃ¸rn T. Roka in Fred Olsen Production at Pareto Securities Oil and offshore seminar Thursday, according to news agency TDN Finans.

Thus, it is probably the end for a bit of Norwegian shipping history. "Knock Nevis" as the ship is called today is almost a mile long - 458 meters. By comparison, one of the world's tallest buildings - Petronas Towers in Malaysia - the 424 meters.

When the ship working as a supertanker, it was too large for the English Channel. Fully loaded ship is 25 meters deep, as the Suez and Panama canals were also sidelined. Although most ports were simply too small for this giant ship.

The ship was in a class by itself. The largest tankers in the world is called very large crude carriers (VLCC) and Ultra Large Crude Carriers (ULCC). VLCCer is up to 320,000 deadweight tonnes while ULCCer normally used for ships of 320,000 deadweight tons. "Knock Nevis" however, is in a separate class with an incredible 564,763 deadweight tons.

Ship's history
The ship was originally commissioned by a Greek ship owner who went bankrupt before delivery. The yard Sumitomo sold, therefore, in 1979 the ship to a Hong Kong company to cover its costs. The buyer wanted to make the ship even bigger than the planned 480,000 dÃ¸dvekttonnene, so first in 1981, the ship was launched under the name Seawise Giant.

A few years later came the disaster, the ship was hit by missiles in the Iran-Iraq war. After the war, however the ship acquired by the owner Jorgen Jahre, repaired and in 1991 it was again launched under the name "Jahre Viking". In 2004 the ship was bought by First Olsen Tankers and converted to an FSO - a floating storage vessel. The ship has since conversion in 2004 served as storage vessels on a field in Qatar

Ballast · « **Reply #5 on:** November 09, 2009, 20:48:37 »

A vessel with that size and the age of 30 isnt something to be ashamed of! Most bulkcarriers and VLCC's visit the beaches in India on a younger age.

matt5674 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 09, 2009, 22:15:25 »

I protest against scrapping Knock Nevis, the world's largest ship. If she's gone what ship will hold the record of largest ship? QM2? She ain't larger than the Oasis. Titanic can't hold it caue she is in two. the Nevis must stay here and now!!!

LukeL · « **Reply #7 on:** December 22, 2009, 23:29:15 »

http://www.tradewinds.no/shipsales/article550282.ece

"The largest ship ever built is heading for a breakerâ€™s beach in India, the worldâ€™s leading cash buyer claims.

GMS says the 671,803-cbm Knock Nevis, best known as the Jahre Viking (built 1979), has arrived at anchorage off Alang.

It follows much speculation the worldâ€™s former largest ship would be scrapped after its near $30m exit from Fred Olsen in late November.

It was widely expected the vessel would be calved up in Bangladesh, the traditional end of the road for VLCCs and capesize bulkers.

In its weekly report, GMS said: The appearance of the Knock Nevis (81,899-ldt) as an Indian sale would have certainly irked the Bangladeshi recyclers, keen to snap up the biggest vessel on offer.

â€œBangladesh has performed remarkably well this year in absorbing the majority of the capesize and VLCC tonnage at very firm levels, so to lose out on a vessel of this size would definitely come as a surprise and (possibly) even a blow to some.â€

No price has been given for the scrapping of the Knock Nevis, which was bought by an Indonesian bunkering outfit in late November.

Other tankers scrapped in the past week have fetched around $360 per ldt in India and $370 per ldt in Bangladesh. This would mean the Knock Nevis sold for between $29.48m and $30.30m.

GMS added: â€œThere was some concern over whether India has the capacity to take such vessels. However, the sale has been confirmed to Indian buyers and the vessel arrived off Alang anchorage.

â€œAs such, one eager recycler is due to be kept busy for several months into 2010 and will have the prestigious honour to its name of having purchased the largest ship in the world.â€

Built in 1976, the Jahre Viking was a massive 564,000-dwt. It was converted into a Floating Storage & Offloading (FSO) unit in 2004 before being switched into an FPSO with its capacity increased a further 25%.

The vessel, which also carried the names Seawise Giant and Happy Giant, is still thought to hold the record for the longest ship ever built.

It was constructed by Japanâ€™s Sumitomo Heavy Industries at its Oppama shipyard, but was never delivered to its first Greek owner and spent its early life in lay-up.

The yard eventually sold it to Tung Chao Yung, founder of Orient Overseas Container Lines, in a deal which saw it lengthened. The name Seawise Giant (CYâ€™s Giant) was said to be a pun on the shipownerâ€™s name.

It was bought by Norwayâ€™s Loki in 1979 and was famously damaged in the Iran-Iraq war during a rocket attack.

Jorden Jahre bought the ship in 1991, when it was given the Jahre Viking name, before being sold on to Fred Olsen in 2004.

By Andy Pierce in London"

--tractorman-- · « **Reply #8 on:** December 22, 2009, 23:34:47 »

Such a shame this particular vessel has to be scrapped...

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #9 on:** December 22, 2009, 23:46:52 »

The largest ship in the world...

Such a shame.

Even though, she was sat there doing nothing...

Jack.

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 23, 2009, 00:07:36 »

Quote from: matt5674 on November 09, 2009, 22:15:25

I protest against scrapping Knock Nevis, the world's largest ship. If she's gone what ship will hold the record of largest ship? QM2? She ain't larger than the Oasis. Titanic can't hold it caue she is in two. the Nevis must stay here and now!!!

If you can better the $30 million or so, then perhaps you can buy it. It's a shame, but I doubt the Chief Exec of Fred Olsen gave much thought to which ship would now hold the title...

Wave Music · « **Reply #11 on:** December 23, 2009, 00:34:17 »

At least there's a little hope that the sea level will go down a bit as they scrapping her.

matt5674 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 23, 2009, 01:45:47 »

But it will continue rising when the polar caps melt

Wave Music · « **Reply #13 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:30:28 »

Quote from: matt5674 on December 23, 2009, 01:45:47

But it will continue rising when the polar caps melt

Well, then to compensate that, they'll have to increase the quantity of scrapped ships per year.

Minime · « **Reply #14 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:40:05 »

if we do that, the land will get so heavy that it will sink a bit for every ship that is scrapped, which will make the ocean rice again, which leads us back to square one.

Capt. Matt · « **Reply #15 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:45:23 »

matt5674 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 23, 2009, 04:46:15 »

The only way to stop the sea from rising from melting caps is to reduce pollution. But I still will miss Jahre Viking.

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #17 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:26:42 »

Quote from: matt5674 on December 23, 2009, 04:46:15

The only way to stop the sea from rising from melting caps is to reduce pollution. But I still will miss Jahre Viking.

Global Warming...Yeah Right..

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 23, 2009, 11:53:11 »

Hmmm... global warming... Its flaming well minus 5 out there!

Rising sea levels? Thank God for that... If it wasn't for rising sea levels, then Dover would still be attached to Calais and I'd have been campaigning for a road simulator to include DCITSE.

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #19 on:** December 23, 2009, 17:48:43 »

"The 564,650 dwt former ultra-large crude carrier, formerly Jahre Viking, has been renamed Mont and reflagged to Sierra Leone for a single voyage journey to India, the registry confirmed."

I wonder how much trouble this will cause..

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 23, 2009, 18:31:26 »

Quote from: IRI5HJ4CK on December 23, 2009, 17:48:43

I wonder how much trouble this will cause..

How do you mean?

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #21 on:** December 23, 2009, 22:32:41 »

I meant,

I'm sure the Jahre Viking has her own fans...Even though, having said that, I suppose there would not be that public connection. Unlike Ocean Liners, such as the SS France, or United States.

She'll be missed, but, I don't think there will be as big of a fuss, as there was with anything like the France.

Jack.

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 23, 2009, 22:34:34 »

The reality is that the owners won't give a damn about whether shipping fans are upset or not. Sorry, but it is the truth.

But next time you go and buy a pack or razor blades, or a saucepan or even a panel for a car there is a chance that you will actually own a piece of this ship!

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #23 on:** December 23, 2009, 22:47:19 »

Quote from: Stuart2007 on December 23, 2009, 22:34:34

The reality is that the owners won't give a damn about whether shipping fans are upset or not. Sorry, but it is the truth.

But next time you go and buy a pack or razor blades, or a saucepan or even a panel for a car there is a chance that you will actually own a piece of this ship!

I agree totally,

And It would not suprise me at all if the same happens to the SS United States, or maybe even QE2...I heard Dubai were selling her.

Jack.

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 23, 2009, 23:18:55 »

Unfortunately, every ship, car, 'plane, etc will have sentimental value to someone or other... Could you imagine how difficult it would be to keep all of them?

Take the US which seems to have preserved about every WW2 heavy ship they had (that the Germans/Japanese didn't scrap for them!)... and what's happened? No one can afford them.

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