No. 396 Aug. - Sept. 2019

For zero-emission and automatic navigation

Oshima completes Japan's first electric battery-driven ferry e-Oshima

Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. completed the E/V e-Oshima, a 340GT type electric battery-driven ferryboat, on
June 12, 2019. The e-Oshima has been designed as a ferryboat for transporting Oshima's customers from its shipyard to the opposite shore. The ferryboat has the following
features for zero emission and safe automatic navigation.
The main propulsion system includes two azimuththruster units driven by electric motors, which also facilitate berthing and unberthing. Electric power is supplied
by a 600kWh battery with adequate capacity to make several crossings. The battery power source allows the ferryboat to be completely free from emissions with less noiseand vibration for passenger comfort.
The e-Oshima is Japan's first civilian vessel that uses a
DC (direct current) grid system. The DC power distribution system is compact, so the internal arrangements are
more flexible, and power distribution from the battery tothe thrusters is very effiicient.
The automatic ship navigation system installed on thee-Oshima has been developed jointly by Oshima and MHIMarine Engineering, Ltd. The system functions mainly
control course keeping and speed, with collision andgrounding avoidance as well as support for berthing andunberthing. An actual demonstration of the automatic
For further information please contact:navigation system carried out with the ferryboat showedthat collision with other vessels and grounding could beautomatically avoided. This automatic ship navigation
system was selected as one of the automated vessel projects for FY2018 promoted by Japan's Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The verification
test will be conducted to assess the system performanceand safety in 2019.
Oshima has a management policy of "emphasizing theglobal environment," so Oshima Shipbuilding Co. will continue to supply innovative vessels like the E/V e-Oshima which
incorporate energy-saving technologies and next-generation environmental technologies for marine transport.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (Summer): abt. 35.00m x 9.60m x 3.80m
x 2.60m
GT:
340 (JG)
Loading capacity:
50 passengers
1 bus and 4 cars, or 8 cars
Battery capacity:abt. 600kWhSpeed, service:
Max 10.0kt
Classification:JG (calm water area, limited within 5 nm)
Registry:
Japan (Saikai City, Nagasaki Pref.)Completion:June 2019
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JMU completes 83,000m3 type LPG carrier, LILAC PROMENADE

Japan Marine United Corporation(JMU) delivered the LILAC PROMENADE, a 83,000m3 type liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, toSMILE SHIPHOLDING S. A. at its
Ariake shipyard on May 31, 2019. Thisis the first vessel of the very large gascarrier (VLGC) newly developed after
integration of Universal Shipbuilding
Corporation and IHI Marine United

Inc. This is the first VLGC constructed
by JMU in fifteen years. The vessel
was designed to consider port restrictions of both in Japan and worldwide.
In addition, the vessel is designed tocomply with the regulations for thenew Panama Canal.
The IMO Type A independent
cargo tanks which has much construction records and soundness are installed in cargoholds. Complete
secondary barrier is made using
steel for low
temperature.
Various latest
technologies developed through
JMU's experience in shipbuilding havebeen incorporated into thevessel. High propulsion performanceis achieved by the application of lower
resistance and high effiiciency hull
form and optimized energy saving
devices such as the Super Stream
Duct®, SURF-BULB® and ALV-Fin®.
Fuel oil consumption is further improved by application of the new electronically controlled marine diesel
engine and low friction paint. Phase
2 of the Energy Effiiciency DesignIndex (EEDI), which is required forvessels contracted for construction
on or after 2020, is achieved.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B x D x d: 230.0m x 36.6m x
22.2m x 11.3m
DWT/GT:
53,100t/51,000
Main engine: WinGD 7RT-flex58T-D
diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service:
16.75kt
Complement:
30
Classification:
ClassNK

Kawasaki delivers first SO x scrubber-equipped LPG carrier
PYXIS PIONEER

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
delivered the PYXIS PIONEER (HN:1737), an 82,200m3 capacity LPG carrier, to Kumiai Navigation (Pte) Ltd.
on April 23, 2019. This is Kawasaki's
58th LPG carrier, and the first vessel
to include a SOx scrubber.
This vessel adopts Kawasaki's
uniquely developed bow shape called
SEA-Arrow, which significantly improves propulsion performance byminimizing bow wave resistance. The
main engine is an energy-effiicient,electronically-controlled, ultra-longstroke, two-stroke low-speed dieselengine. In addition, the Kawasaki
rudder bulb system with fins (RBS-F)
and the semi-duct system with contra
fins (SDS-F) are fitted to reduce fuelconsumption.
To satisfy the new restrictions on
SOx emissions which will be implemented by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2020,the vessel includes a set of SOx scrubbers at the exhaust gas outlets of themain engine and the power generator.
This system can also reduce the costof fuel oil, since general purpose fueloil can continue to be used after theregulations are tightened, without theneed to switch to low sulfur fuel oil.
Four independent cargo tanks areinstalled in the cargo holds for carrying liquefied petroleum gas. The tanks
are designed to provide optimal thermal insulation and absorb low-temperature contraction. The cargo tanks
are made with special cryogenic steel
for loading LPG with a minimum temperature of minus 46 o C. Thetanks arewrapped in urethane foam forthermal insulation.
The vessel isdesigned to be
fully compliant
with the New
P a n a m a x re -quirements and can navigate thenewly expanded Panama Canal,
which was completed in June 2016.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x L (b.p) x B x D x d:229.90m
x 226.00m x 37.20m x 21.00m x
11.20mDWT/GT:53,928t/47,236
Hold capacity:
82,391m3
Main engine:Kawasaki-MAN B&W
7S60ME-C8.2 diesel x 1 unit
Complement:29
Classification:
ClassNKRegistry:
SingaporeNo. 396 Aug. - Sept. 2019 Page 3

MHIMSB completes 83,000m3-type LPG carrier, FUTURE ACE--- Japan's first newbuilding VLGC equipped with SOx scrubber---

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
(MHIMSB) completed construction of
FUTURE ACE (HN: 2337), an LPG
carrier with a tank capacity of
83,272m3, and delivered the vessel on
March 29, 2019. This is the firstnewbuilding VLGC equipped withSOx scrubber in Japan. This is thefirst time Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has
utilized the SOx scrubber for a shipbuilt in-house. The vessel is the 12thof the third generation LPGC series
which was developed based on thefirst and second generation LPGC
series, of which the MHI Group hasdelivered 49 vessels in total of thefirst and second generations.
This new LPGC has been designedwith a concept of environmentally-friendly, easy and flexible operationand maintenance and high reliability
as main features. Higher propulsive
performance with less vibration compared with the conventional LPGC
was achieved by the sophisticated hullform, optimum design of propeller and
Mitsubishi Reaction Fin. Furthermore, the SOx scrubber is fitted to sat

isfy the SOx global cap limitation
which will comeinto force in 2020
and an electronically controlledmain engine
with low fuel consumption is installed to comply
with NOx limitation Tier II. The Ballast Water Treatment System is installed onboard.
Various improvements are incorporated for effiicient and flexible cargo
operation such as increase of unloading rate by auxiliary cargo pumps,
elimination of loading restrictions,cargo manifold arrangement allowing
docking at various terminals, etc. Inaddition, necessary fittings area r ranged to pass through theNeopanamax Locks.
Higher reliability was achieved by
the IMO IGC-code type B independenttank newly developed based on feedback from long experience, design
nowhow accumulated through con-structions of MOSS type LNG carriers and the state-of-the-art structural analysis system MHI-DILAM(Direct Loading Analysis Method).
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d: 230.0m x219.0m x 36.6m x 21.65m x11.575m (Summer)
GT:48,167
Cargo tank capacity:
83,272m3
Main engine: MAN Diesel & Turbo
Marine Diesel Engine 7S60MEC8.5 x 1 unit
Output:13,000kWh x 100min-1
Service speed:
17.0ktClassification:
ClassNK

Sanoyas provides FGSS and engineering service for LNG fueled ships
Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation
has decided to provide a Fuel Gas
Supply System (FGSS) and support
engineering service for LNG fuelledships. Due to the global environmental regulations, fuelling of ships isshifting from diesel oil to clean energy.
As a solution, natural gas is now
utilized more because of its cleanemissions.
Sanoyas has advanced technologies
in designing and constructing various
vessels as well as rich experiences inbuilding pressurized LPG storage
tanks including semi-refrigerated gas
tanks, and associated gas piping arrangements onboard. Based on its
expertise of marine engineering andgas storage tanks, Sanoyas has entered the business FGSS/engineering
service to cope with growing needs.
The company has already delivered
its first FGSS to Yanmar Co., Ltd. ofJapan. This FGSS will be installed ona bunker tanker to be operated inSingapore; the tanker is scheduled tobe completed inDecember 2019.
The FGSS is a lowpressure type consisting of a doubleshell vacuum-insulated LNG storagetank (photo),avaporizer, a buffer tank,etc. which is used

for four-cycle medium speed dualfuel engines.
The FGSS does not use any supply
pumps, but operates with a simple
system that pressurizes the tank inside with a pressurizer and a pressure
control valve. The controlled pressurethen supplies fuel LNG to the vaporizer from the storage tank.
Sanyas has confirmed the qualityof FGSS by good boil-off rate of
0.114%/day of the LNG storage tank,which had been proved by the thermal insulation performance test
carried out before the shipment.
More vessels are expected to use
LNG as marine fuel in the future. SoSanoyas says that it will offer theFGSS to any projects regardless ofship types, sizes, operation method,etc. Furthermore, the company will
provide the enhanced FGSS forlarge vessels like bulk carriers.

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Namura completes Malaccamax-type VLCC, APOLLO ENERGY

Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
delivered the 312,513DWT VLCC,APOLLO ENERGY, built at its Imari
Shipyard & Works, to KATORI NAVIERA S.A. on April 17, 2019. Thevessel is the second of the newly
developed 310,000DWT-type VLCC
compliant with the HarmonizedCommon Structural Rule
(CSR-BC&OT) for Namura.
The vessel has a length of about
339m to maximize the loading capacity and improved hull form for better
propulsion performance. Safety andeconomic effiiciency of the vessel has
been increased. The vessel also complies with the latest requirements ofinternational regulations, such as theIMO PSPC-COT and PSPC-WBT forcorrosion protection of cargo oil tanks
and water ballast tanks to increasesafety of the vessel.
The propulsion performance has
greatly been improved by adoption ofenergy saving devices developed byNamura, which include the Namura

flow Control Fin (NCF) and the Rudder Fin attached to the stern, together
with the wind force reduction typesuperstructure, hub vortex reduction
type propeller boss cap ECO-Cap, lowfriction type antifouling paint applied
to the outside shell, and an electronically controlled main engine which
contributes to reduction of fuel oilconsumption.
For environmental safety, the vessel
is equipped with a main engine andgenerator engine compliant with theAnnex VI of MARPOL 73/78 regulations (Tier II) to reduce NOx emissions.
The vessel has
three large capacity cargo oilpumps that enable loading/unloading of threegrades of cargooils and two
cargo oil stripping eductors for

unloading cargo oils more effiiciently.
The ballast water treatment system
to control the quality of ballast wateris equipped for protection of themarine environment to comply with
the International Convention for theControl and Management of Ships'
Ballast Water and Sediments.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B (mld.) x d (mld.) : 338.95m
x 60.00m x 21.05m
DWT/GT:
312,513t/159,984
Complement: 35 plus six (workers)
Registry:
PanamaClassification:
ClassNK

Production record of large marine diesel engines in FY2018

Mitsui E&S Machinery Co., Ltd.
(MES-M) today announced that its
machinery plant (Tamano-shi,Okayama) produced 164 units and3.89 million horsepower of Mitsui
MAN-B&W low speed diesel engines
in FY2018 (146 units and 3.77 million
horsepower in the previous fiscalyear).
Since the conclusion of a technicalalliance with B&W (currently, MAN

Energy Solutions) in Denmark on diesel engines in 1926, MES-M has a trackrecord of production as a top global
manufacturer, whose cumulative production horsepower exceeds 100 million horsepower. In the current fiscal
year, it plans to produce 208 units and3.98 million horsepower. In addition,
MES-M has installed a four-cylinder
test engine with a 500-mm cylinder
radius in the Tamano Works machinery plant and isdeveloping products to respondto NOx Tier III
regulations pro

moted by the International MarineOrganization (IMO) and CO2 reduction.
MES-M will also accelerate activities for NOx regulations, SOx regulations and fuel diversification, as wellas build a system that flexibly
addresses customer requests.
MES-M will undertake sales
activities, taking advantage oforders of diesel engines and gas
burning diesel engines that confirm
to NOx regulations. It will also continue to engage in sales activities ofengines for bulkers, tankers, car carriers and LPG vessels.

[Production records and plan of Mitsui MAN-B&W
low speed diesel engines in recent five years]FY2015 181 units/3.28 million horsepower
FY2016 180 units/3.76 million horsepower
FY2017 146 units/3.77 million horsepower
FY2018 164 units/3.89 million horsepower
FY2019* 208 units/3.98 million horsepower(* The numbers for FY2019 are planned)

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PCC BELUGA ACE wins Ship of the Year Award 2018

The Ship of the Year award of theJapan Society of Naval Architects andOcean Engineers is given to innovative vessels built in the past year
based on technical, artistic and social
considerations. This year, the 29thyear of the annual event, had ninevessels to consider.
The candidate announcement
meeting and the selection meeting for
the Ship of the Year Award 2018 wereheld on May 13 at the Meiji Kinenkan
in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and the winnerof the award was the PCC BELUGAACE with car carrying capacity of
6,800 units. Compared with previous
PCCs, the BELUGA ACE has a
streamlined appearance of original
design and uses innovative technologies as the next generation PCC. The
special award for technological accomplishment was given to the LNG carrier CASTILLO DE MERIDA constructed by Imabari Shipbuilding Co.

Ltd. (see SEA-Japan No 389). The
ship features a gas and oil dual-fuelmain engine, dual-fuel diesel generators, dual-fuel auxiliary boilers, reliquefaction unit, and high-pressure gas
piping and duct systems, together
with high-level gas-handling systems.
The 12 members present, of thetotal of 13 incumbent selection committee members, made the choice ofthe BELUGA ACE, and other winners of individual sectors included theSUNFLOWER SATSUMA (largepassenger ship sector), the UMINOKO (small passenger ship sector),
the COOL EXPRESS (large cargo
ship sector), GENKAI (fishing andwork vessel sector) and the NMRI
Navigable AUV NO 4 (offshore structure/equipment sector). The prize
award ceremony, a joint event organized by the three academic societies
in the maritime science sector, took
place on July 12 at the Kaiun Club.

BELUGA ACE

New SAJ Chairman
appointed

Mr.Saito
The 77th annual general meetingof the Shipbuilders’ Association ofJapan (SAJ) took place on June 19
and elected 19 new directors.
Subsequently, the 671st board ofdirectors’ meeting was held, andMr. Tamotsu Saito was appointed
as the 37th Chairman of SAJ. Mr.
Saito is concurrently Chairman of
the Board of IHI Corporation.

CASTILLO DE MERIDA

Other Winners
Left to right (anti-clockwise) are:
The sister ferry SUNFLOWER SATSUMA (photo) and SUNFLOWERKIRISHIMA; The UMINOKO, a study
ship for elementary schoolchildren; TheCOOL EXPRESS, a versatile reefertransport together with vehicles andcontainers; The GENTKAI, a exper-

imental study ship equipped withechosounder reseach devices; and theNMRI Navigational AUV NO. 4.

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KYBELE HORIZONONE APUSKIRANA NAWA

Builder: Imabari Shipbuilding Co.
Ltd.
Ship type: Ore carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D: 320.0m x 55.0m x24.3m
DWT/GT: 240,750t /123,000
Main engine: 6G70ME-C9.5 diesel x
1 unitSpeed, service: 14.5kt
Classification: ClassNK
Completion: July 26, 2019

Owner: Chidori Ship Holding LLC
Builder: Japan Marine United Corporation
Hull No.: 5124
Ship type: Container carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d : 364.15m x 50.6mx 29.5m x 15.79m
DWT/GT: 138,611t/146,694
Main engine: WinGD W9X82 x 1 unit
Speed: 22.5kt
Complement: 30
Classification: ClassNK
Completion: April 19, 2019

Owner: Regulus Leasing Pte. Ltd.
Builder: Naikai Zosen Corporation
Ship type: Black product tanker
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d: 157.98mx 149.98m x 27.90m x 11.20m x
7.26m
DWT/GT: 18,960t/13,136
Main engine: Hitachi-MAN B&W
7S35MC7.1 diesel x 1 unit
MCO: 4,900kW x 170min-1
CSO: 4,165kW x 161min-1
Speed, service: about 13.4kt
Complement: 25
Classification: ClassNK
Registry: Singapore
Completion: March 20, 2019

PACIFIC JASPER

NORDIC
COPENHAGEN

MINERVA OLYMPIA

Owner: Friend Shine Shipping S.A.
Builder: Onomichi Dockyard Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: 750
Ship type: Oil/chemical tanker
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 175.00m x
32.20m x 19.05m x 13.10m
DWT/GT: 49,998t/29,513
Main engine: Mitsui MAN B&W
6S50ME-B9.5 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 15.0kt
Classification: ClassNK
Registry: Monrovia
Completion: April 23, 2019

Owner: Panamanian owner
Builder: Shin Kurushima Dockyard
Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: S-6030
Ship type: Chemical tanker
L (o.a.) x B x D: 151.5m x 27.1m x14.2m
DW/GT: 26,024t/16,572
Main engine: B&W 6S46ME-B8.5
diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.95kt
Classification: NK
Registry: PanamaCompletion: April 3, 2019

Owner: EMY SHIPPING S.A.
Builder: Sasebo Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: S846
Ship Type: Crude oil carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (mld.): 249.97m x
44.00m x 21.20m x 14.80m
DWT/GT: 114,661t/63,485
Main engine: MAN B&W 6G60MEC9.5 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 15.0kt
Classification: ABS
Registry: Hellenic Republic
Completion: May 9, 2019

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