No. 384 Aug. - Sept. 2017

NAMURA completes 250,000 DWT type ore carrier, CAPE HAYATOMO

Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. delivered the CAPE
HAYATOMO, a 250,460DWT ore carrier, to NSC0410
Shipping S.A. at its Imari Shipyard & Works on May 11,
2017. This is the first vessel of the second generation ofthe WOZMAX® (Western Australia [Aussie: OZ] Max)
series, which is optimized for the three major loading portsof iron ore in Western Australia, Port Hedland, Port
Walcott and Dampier. The mooring arrangement also satisfies the requirement of Ponta Da Madeira in Brazil. Thevessel achieves over 250,000 deadweight tons with shallow draught of 18 meters, and improves efficiency for cargoloading and unloading compared with the first generation
with adaption of seven holds and seven hatches.
The straight bow shape can reduce wave resistance atservice speed condition and improve propulsion performance in actual sea conditions. Further improvement ofpropulsion performance and fuel saving can be achieved
with adoption of two energy saving devices, the Namura
flow Control Fin (NCF) and Rudder-Fin both developed
by Namura, an electronically controlled main engine, ahigh efficiency propeller, and low friction type anti-fouling
paint.
The vessel complies with the latest requirements of theinternational rules and regulations, such as IMO PSPCWBT for corrosion protection of water ballast tanks to inFor further information please contact:crease safety of the vessel. For environmental protection,
the vessel is equipped with a main engine and generator
engine compliant with the Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78
regulations to reduce NOx emissions. An air seal type stern
tube sealing device is adopted to reduce the risk of oil leakage, and low sulfur fuel oil tank is provided to satisfy therestrictions on SOx emissions.
A grey water holding tank is arranged in the engine
room double bottom to collect grey water in port.
The ballast water treatment system to control the quality of ballast water is equipped for protection of the marine
environment prior to coming into force of the International Convention for the Control and Management ofShips’ Ballast Water and Sediments. The centralized fresh
water cooling system adopted for the machinery spaceequipment contributes to easy maintenance.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B (mld.) x D (mld.) x d (mld.): 329.95m x 57.00mx 25.60m x 18.00m
DWT/GT:
250,460t/135,933
Main engine: MAN B&W 6G80ME-C9.5 diesel x 1 unit
Complement:
28
Registry:
PanamaClassification:NK
Website: http://www.jsea.or.jp

JAPAN SHIP EXPORTERS' ASSOCIATION

15-12, Toranomon 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 Tel: (03) 6206-1661 Fax: (03) 3597-7800 E-Mail: postmaster@jsea.or.jp

No. 384 Aug. - Sept. Page 2

Ship of the Year Award 2016 goes to car carrier
DRIVE GREEN HIGHWAY

The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers presents
awards every year to Japanese-built
ships with notable technical, aesthetic
and social aspects. This year the Society has selected nine candidate vessels in total for this year’s award, the27th such occasion.
The society’s meetings to decide on
and announce the choice for the Shipof the Year 2016 award were heldon May 29 at Meiji Kinenkan inMinato-ku, Tokyo, and finally chosethe car carrier, DRIVE GREENHIGHWAY of Kawasaki Kisen
Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line). The award
winner is a large car carrier with acapacity for 7,550 vehicles, constructed by Japan Marine United andpositioned as the flagship of the environmentally friendly fleet built up by*NYK BLUE JAY

the shipownerunder its “DriveGreen Project”
since 2013.
The choice of
this car carrier
for t he 2 016
award was basedon the use of CO2
r e duc i n g fe atures in many
parts of the vessel, and the superior anti-pollution features including
advance adherence to tightened international regulations against air pollutants (SOx and NOx) in its exhaustgas, an aspect of particular importance to human society.
In addition, the TARANAKI SUNand two other vessels powered by theworld’s first methanol-fired main engines were awarded a special technical prize, and divisional awards weregiven to FERRY SHIMANTO (largepassenger ship division), HIMESHIMA (small passenger ship division), N Y K BLUE JAY* (largecargoship division), YUSEISHO(small cargoship division), UME
MARU (fishing boat/work vessel di-Marine Engineering of the Year 2016 Award
given to Container-Packaged SOx Scrubber

The Japan Institute of Marine Engineering has given the Marine Engineering of the Year 2016 Award to theContainer-Packaged Type Hybrid SOxScrubber System jointly developed by
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(MHI) and Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha,Ltd. The official ceremony to present
the award was held at the Kaiun Clubon July 7.
The Hybrid SOx Scrubber System
is equipped with two different washing lines, one using fresh water andthe other using seawater, selected according to the characteristics of the sea
area. No major alteration of engine
room arrangement is required, since
its main equipment items except thescrubber tower and tanks are housedin two containers. Moreover, the system is easy to be installed in not only
newly built ships but also in ships already in service. The container can beeasily transferred from one ship to another if needed inthe future.
The new system is installedin the car carrier
DRIVE GREEN
H IGH WAY of
Kawasaki Kisen
Kaisha, Ltd. (“K”Line) as part of“ K ” L i ne’s
“ D R I V E

DRIVE GREEN HIGHWAYvision) and AUGUST EXPLORER*(special-purpose vessel division).
The prize giving ceremony was held
on Friday, July 7 at the Kaiun Clubas a joint event by three maritime
technical societies including The Japan Institute of Marine Engineeringand the Japan Institute of Navigation.

*AUGUST EXPLORER
GREEN PROJECT” under a joint research arrangement by “K” Line, Japan Marine United, Nippon Kaiji
Kyokai (NK), MHI and Mitsubishi
Kakoki Kaisha, and with support fromNK under its joint research scheme
in response to the industry’s request.
Containers onboard DRIVE
GREEN HIGHWAYNo. 384 Aug. - Sept. Page 3

MHI completes AIDAperla, a new-generation cruise ship
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(MHI) delivered the AIDAperla, thesecond of two large cruise ships being
built for AIDA Cruises at the Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Workson April 27, 2017.
The AIDAperla has 18 decks, is 300
meters in overall length, has gross
tonnage of 125,000 tons, and isequipped with 12 restaurants, 18 bars
and an on-board brewery. The numerous indoor public amenities include
vast areas dedicated to health and fitness such as the Spa and Gym, andindoor recreational water facilities
under large foil domes (one with awater slide) which provide entertainment and enjoyment for all ages. The
ship has a total of 1,643 staterooms,
so is the most extensive ship in theAIDA Cruise fleet.
The AIDAperla is part of theworld’s first series of cruise ships
equipped with Mitsubishi Air Lubrication Systems (MALS), MHI’s proprietary technology that enhances fuelefficiency. Other cutting-edge technologies that save energy, increaseautomation and reduce manpower
needs include a pod propulsion system, liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelsupply system, the latest gas emissions treatment system, and a new
air-conditioning system that saves onenergy consumption by using wasteheat. The vessel is also equipped withstate-of-the-art technologies to ensure
safety onboard.
The AIDAperla was christened ina splendid ceremony which took placein Palma de Mallorca on June 30,
2017. She is deployed for year round
7-day cruises out of Palma de Mallorca

to cities in the Mediterranean, including Corsica, Rome/Civitavecchia, Florence/Livorno and Barcelona.
Principal particulars
L (o.a) x B x d (des.): 300m x 37.6m x8m
GT:
abt.125,000
Decks:
18
Staterooms:
1,643
Restaurants:
12Bars:18
Passengers:
abt. 3,300
Propulsion:
14MW x 2 sets
Main engine:
12MW x 3 units,
10.8MW x 1 unit

JMU completes passenger/car ferry, SUNFLOWER FURANO

Japan Marine United Corporation(JMU) delivered the SUNFLOWER
FURANO, a 14,000 GT domestic passenger/car ferry, to MOL Ferry Co.,
Ltd. on April 27, 2017. The vessel wasbuilt at the Isogo Works of JMU’s
Yokohama Shipyard and has enteredservice between Oarai in Ibaraki andTomakomai in Hokkaido.
The vessel can achieve higher propulsive performance with the newly

developed hull form and energy saving technologies such as contra-rotating propellers (CRPs). The vessel hasa hybrid propulsion system that drives
the CRPs by main engines and/or electric motors. Under normal seagoing,
the CRP is driven by two main engineswith lower fuel consumption. For
maneuvering in a harbor, the CRPs
are driven by two electric motors, andside thrusters are driven by powerfrom the shaft
generators
driven by the twomain engines.
The hybrid propulsion system issuitable for passenger/car ferries, which havepriority not only
in sea going operations but also
in maneuveringin harbors.
The accommodation of the vessel
has been well designed for comfortable voyages for the passengers. Thevessel has a great variety of cabins
such as suite rooms, premium rooms
with a balcony, barrier-free rooms,
and private rooms allowing pets, etc.
In the public spaces, various facilities
are arranged such as the promenadewith partially open deck, grand bathrooms with sauna, dog run spaces, etc.
Principal particulars
Length (o.a.):
199.70m
Breadth (mld.):
27.20mGross tonnage:
13,816
Service speed:
24.0ktMain engine:
2 units
Propulsive motor:
2 units
Officers and crew:
46 members
Passengers:
590 persons
Cargo loading capacity:
About 160 trucks
About 100 passenger cars

No. 384 Aug. - Sept. Page 4

BARI-STAR construction completes 100 vessels of the IS series
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
completed newbuilding of the “IS”
BARI-STAR on May 30, 2017, whichis the milestone 100th vessel of the IS
series 38,000 DWT type double hullbulk carrier (commonly called theBARI-STAR) and was named BERGE
PHAN XI PANG at its Imabari Shipyard.
Thanks to the high reputation
among the many local and overseas
owners, 100 vessels of the BARI-STAR
series have been built in about sevnyears since the NORD IMABARI wascompleted in 2010. The BARI-STARseries has been providing safe seaborne
transportation through carriage of various cargoes including steel products,logs, and others with good fuel consumption efficiency.
The Imabari Shipbuilding Group

BERGE PHAN XI PANG, 100th of “IS” BARI-STAR seriescontinues to devote its energy to building better ships which may earn thelong-lasting appreciation of owners
worldwide.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.):180.0mB (mld.):29.8m
D (mld.):15.0m
DWT/GT:
37,800t/23,300
Main engine: 6S50ME-C8.2 diesel x
1 unit

BV grants Approval in Principle to Mitsui noah-FPSO HullMitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
Co., Ltd. (MES) has obtained Bureau
Veritas Approval in Principle (AIP) for
the noah-FPSO Hull and associateddesign and construction methods following American Bureau of Shipping
specifications. This AIP provides assurance of the feasibility and reliability of the noah-FPSO Hull design.
The noah-FPSO Hull is a next generation FPSO (Floating Production,Storage and Offloading) platform, and“noah” stands for New Offshore
Adapted Hull. The noah-FPSO Hullallows a flexible approach to designand construction of the hull reflecting
production requirements, rather thanadjusting the production facilities tothe hull’s design.
The unique features are as follows:(1) The noah-FPSO Hull can beapplied to any operational field asa platform, optimizing both EPCI
processes and operation andmaintenance.
(2) The wide deck area of the noahFPSO Hull permits the installationof more complex and heavier
topsides compared with conventional FPSO conversions.
(3) The modular design concept of thenoah-FPSO Hull, assembling
appropriate modules, meets a wide
range of requirements of individual
oil fields, and provides for flexibility
in the event of design changes - asis common in FPSO projects.
(4) The standardized fore/aft modules
and the parallel-body module withadjustable length can be separately
constructed at different shipyards,
significantly expanding options forconstruction location, as well asscheduling ba sed on dockavailability.
(5)The unique hull form of the noahFPSO Hull consists of flat or 2dimensional bending plates, which
reduce construction costs andimprove operability and availabilityagainst green water or slamming
loading.
Applying the noah-FPSO Hull asa platform for the FPSO allows a new
business model for FPSO projects, andadditionally will provide fast-trackand flexible solutions to challenging
FPSO projects, so MES has launched
an open alliance, the “noah-Alliance”.
Joining the noah-Alliance enables
any shipyard around the world to construct noah-FPSO Hulls using MES
engineering services with a design andconstruction license and functional
design package.
MES is now marketing the noahFPSO Hull to establish the common
platform in the expectation that theFPSO market will expand significantly.

No. 384 Aug. - Sept. Page 5

KHI develops new-shaped Moss type LNG tankfor LNG carriers
Approvals obtained from three classification societies

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(KHI) has developed a Moss type LNG
tank with a new shape for LNG carriers, and acquired Approvals in Principle (AiPs) from three classificationsocieties including Nippon Kaiji
Kyokai, the American Bureau ofShipping and Det Norske VeritasGermanischer Lloyd (DNV GL). Approvals acquired from these threeorganizations, reputed for their particularly high technological capabilities
and authorization records among themajor classification societies in theworld, reflect the high reliability andfeasibility of the new-shaped Mosstype LNG tank.
In recent years, the seaborne volume of LNG has been growing alongwith greater use as a fuel for power
plants. So, larger LNG carriers aredemanded to satisfy the needs forhigher transport efficiency throughcapacity expansion while also keeping suitability for passage through thenew Panama Canal.
The new-shaped Moss type LNG
tank has achieved improvement involumetric efficiency without sacrificing the sloshing-free performance,
which is an advantage of Moss type
LNG tanks, and the ease of inspection during the construction process
and after a delivery. Tank capacity isexpanded by deforming the round vertical section of the spherically formed

conventional Moss type LNG tank toapproach a square, thereby reducing
the gap between the hull and the tank.
The main features of the newshaped Moss type LNG tank include
the following:(1) Compared with the conventional
spher ica l ta nk mounted on
155,000m 3 LNG carriers, thenew-shaped tank has increasedloading capacity by about 15%
without altering the tank breadthor length. This permits the new
LNG carrier to pass the new
Panama Canal while carrying
LNG of 180,000m3 in total.
(2) The tank height is less than theconventional stretched sphericaltank, so the visibility from thebridge and the ship’s stability areimproved.
(3) The new design tank belongs tothe same IMO independent tanktype B as the conventional Mosstype LNG tank, and achieves highreliability proven by an advanced
comprehensive structural analysis based on the traditional technique but utilizing a newly established strength evaluation technique.
(4) The curved shell of the tankformed from aluminum alloy
panel is virtually free from theinfluence of sloshing due to hull
motions. Therefore, no filling ra-New SAJ Chairman
appointed

Mr. Yasuhiko Katoh
The 75th annual general meeting of the Shipbuilders’ Association of Japan (SAJ) took place onJune 20 and elected 19 new directors. Subsequently, the 661stboard of directors’ meeting washeld, and Mr. Yasuhiko Katoh
was appointed as the 36th Chairman of SAJ. Mr. Katoh is also
Senior Adviser of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
tio restriction is required.
(5) The tanks can be easily inspectedduring the construction process
and after a delivery, resulting inhigh safety.
(6) KHI’s unique Kawasaki Panel
System, a thermal insulation system with performance ranked
among the world’s highest levels,
can be used to reduce boil-off gas
and restrain losses during transportation.

No. 384 Aug. - Sept. Page 6

ISUZU MARU

MEDI PERTHUNITY VENTURE

Owner: MISUGA S.A.
Builder: Oshima Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 10795
Ship type: Bulk carrierL (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 249.98m x
43.00m x 18.50m x 12.863m
DWT/GT: 100,165t/56,825
Main engine: JAPAN ENGINE
7UEC60LSE-ECO-A2 diesel x
1 unitSpeed, service: 14.00kt
Registry: Marshall Island
Classification: NK
Completion: April 14 , 2017

Builder: Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation
Hull No.: 1340
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B (mld.) x D (mld.) x d (mld.):199.99m x 32.24m x 18.38m x
12.868m
DWT/GT: 60,466t/34,164
Cargo hold capacity: 77,067m3
Main engine: MAN B&W 6G50MEB9.3 diesel x 1 unit
MCO: 7,740kW
Speed, service: about 14.3kt
Complement: 25
Registry: Panama
Classification: ABS

Owner: Happy Ambiance Limited
Builder: Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: 1387
Ship type: Tanker
L (p.p.) x B x D: 228.97m x 44.00m x21.8m
DWT/GT: 112,000t/60,200
Main engine: Mitsui MAN B&W
6G60ME-C9.2 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 15.2kt
Classification: LR
Completion: April 10, 2017

BENJAMINCONFIDENCE

KODIAK ISLANDMELODY FAIR

Owner: Southern Shipping Services
Inc.
Builder: The Hakodate Dock Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: 877
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d: 179.97m x 30.00mx 14.05m x 9.822m
DWT/GT: 34,898t/21,502
Main engine: MAN B&W 6S46MEB8.3 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.0kt
Classification: NK
Complement: 24
Completion: February 9, 2017

Owner: Kodiak Island Limited
Builder: Kanda Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: 559
Ship type: Log & bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 179.9m x30.0m x 15.0m x 10.527m
DWT/GT: 37,581t/23,275
Main engine: 6UEC45LSE-B2-ECO
diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.0kt
Registry: Hong KongClassification: NK
Completion: March 30, 2017

Owner: Hawk Marine CorporationS.A.
Builder: Saiki Heavy Industries Co.,
Ltd./Onomichi Dockyard Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: 722
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d(ext.): 195.00m x
32.26m x 18.60m x 13.00m
DWT/GT: 60,280t/34,808
Main engine: MAN B&W 6S50MEB9.3 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.5kt
Registry: Liberia
Classification: NK
Completion: March 30, 2017

Prepared and edited by Eureka International Inc.

Printed in Japan