Press Release
February 27th, 2019
Sumitomo Corporation
Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation
Uyeno Transtech Ltd.

LNG Bunkering Vessel to Start Operation in Tokyo Bay in 2020

Sumitomo Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President
and Chief Executive Officer: Masayuki Hyodo), Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port
Corporation (Head Office: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; President & CEO: Masamichi
Morooka; hereinafter, “YKIP”), and Uyeno Transtech Ltd. (Head Office: Yokohama,Kanagawa Prefecture; Chairman & President: Takashi Ueno; hereinafter, “UyenoTranstech”) (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the trio”) have ordered an LNG Bunkering
Vessel(Note 1; hereinafter, “the Vessel”) from Japan Marine United Corporation via
Ecobunker Shipping Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Presidentand CEO: Shu Nakamura; hereinafter, “Ecobunker Shipping”), a joint venture established bythe trio.
After jointly studying the commercial feasibility of Ship-To-Ship LNG Bunkering Business inTokyo Bay (Note 2) (hereinafter, “the Business”), the trio recently came to an official decisionon launching the Business, and will move ahead with constructing the Vessel and preparing
for its operation with the aim of starting services in 2020.
The Vessel will be Asia’s first Bunkering Vessel able to supply both LNG fuel (Note 3) andcompliant marine fuel oil (Note 4), and it is expected to have the world’s largest gross
tonnage for such Bunkering Vessel at 4,100 tons. Its LNG tank capacity will be 2,500m3 (theequivalent of around 1,500 tons of marine fuel oil), making it possible to supply the LNG fuelneeded for a round trip between Asia and North America (Note 5). The oil tank will have acapacity of 1,500m3, making it one of the largest for a bunkering vessel operating in Tokyo
Bay. The oil tank will be converted to a LNG tank depending on LNG fuel demand growth inTokyo Bay.

SOx emission restriction in general sea areas is scheduled to go into effect on 1st January
2020, and it is anticipated that other environmental regulations will be imposed tightly innear future, such as greenhouse gas emission restriction in accordance with the Paris
Agreement. The trio will be undertaking the Business through Ecobunker Shipping topromote wide spread of eco-friendly bunker and to make Tokyo Bay one of the world’s LNG
bunkering hubs.
(Note 1) Bunkering vessel: a marine fuel supply vessel(Note 2) STS (Ship-to-Ship) transfer: A method for supplying marine fuel to vessels at theberth or anchorage area by bunkering vessels(Note 3) LNG fuel: an environmentally-friendly alternative marine fuel that emit no sulfur
oxides (SOx), up to 80% less nitrous oxides (NOx) and up to 30% less carbon
dioxide (CO2) than conventional marine fuel oil(Note 4) Compliant marine fuel oil: an alternative marine fuel oil that complies with the tighter
sulfur content restrictions imposed by the International Maritime Organization(IMO) from 1st January 2020
(Note 5) This estimate presumes fuel consumption of a Panamax container ship, car carrier,etc.
<Reference>■ Basic vessel specifications
Length:Approx. 95.57 m

Beam:Approx. 15.8 m

Draft:

Approx. 4.4 m

Gross tonnage:

Approx. 4,100 mt

LNG tank capacity:

2,500m3

Compliant marine fuel oil capacity: 1,500m3
Home port:■ Business structure

Port of Yokohama

■ Profile of Ecobunker Shipping
Name of company:

Ecobunker Shipping Co., Ltd.

Shareholders:Sumitomo Corporation, YKIP, Uyeno Transtech

Location:

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

Date established:

November 5, 2018

[Inquiries on this matter]
Sumitomo Corporation
Mr. Yamawaki or Ms. Kazama
Mass Media Relations Team, Corporate Communications Department
TEL: 03-6285-3100
Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation
Mr. Sugita, Mr. Seshimo or Mr. Nakamura
Planning Department
TEL: 045-680-6582
Uyeno Transtech Ltd.
Mr. Hidaka, Mr. Niizuma, or Ms. Saito
Business Strategy And Promotion Division
TEL: 03-5500-3160