No. 383 June - July 2017

MES delivers GOOD HORIZON, 182,000DWT type bulker— First vessel of MES’s Eco-Ship neo182BC —Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES)
completed and delivered a 182,000DWT type bulk carrier,
GOOD HORIZON (HN: 1927) at its Chiba Works on March
30, 2017. This is the first vessel of neo182BC, the nextgeneration Eco-Ship design of Dunkerque-max Capesize
bulk carrier, which features high fuel efficiency. The neo
182BC is the 4th Eco-Ship design in MES neo series,
which follows the neo 66BC, neo 56BC and neo 60BC.
The vessel achieves over 182,000 deadweight tons with
the Dunkerque-max dimension of overall length of 292
meters and breadth of 45 meters, and offers improved
transportation efficiency with the adoption of a newly
developed highly efficient hull form and adequate cargoholding capacity. The new form of bow and stern, highly
efficient propellers and energy-saving devices minimize
energy consumption.
Environmental protection is achieved through measures
such as the ballast water treatment system based on the
BWM Convention, the double-side skin fuel oil tanks according to the MARPOL regulation on fuel oil tank protection
and low sulfur fuel oil tanks to satisfy the strengthened
restriction for SOx emission.
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The main engine, MITSUI-MAN B&W 6S70ME-C9.5
Diesel Engine, complies with the MARPOL NOx restriction (Tier-II) for exhaust gas emissions, and has superiorfuel consumption over a wide range of output through optimal engine tunings.
Compliance with facility requirements for transit of the
Panama Canal Third Set of Locks enhances the operational flexibility. Compliance with the SOLAS Noise Codecontributes to improved crew working and living environments.
Principal particulars
Length (o.a):292.00m
Breadth (molded):
44.98mDepth (molded):
24.70mDWT/GT:
182,342mt/94,818
Main Engine: Mitsui-MAN B&W 6S70ME-C9.5 Diesel
Engine x 1 unit
Service Speed:abt. 15.0kt
Complement:
25
Registry:
PanamaClassification:NK
Delivery:March 30, 2017
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JMU completes mega container ship, NYK HAWKJapan Marine United Corporation(JMU) delivered the NYK HAWK, amega container ship, to Vista Ship
Holding S.A. at its Kure Shipyard on
March 31, 2017. This is the fifth of aseries of 15 vessels, which are being
newly constructed by JMU with its
expertise and experience and based
the data and information based on theactual operation of the Far East - Europe route.
The vessel can load containers in
18 rows and 11 tiers in the cargo holds,
and 20 rows and nine tiers on the deck,and the total loading capacity is 14,000
TEUs (including 1,120 reefer containers.
The vessel achieves high propulsion
efficiency through its sophisticatedlower resistance hull form and JMU’soriginal energy saving devices such as
the Surf-Bulb® (Rudder Fin with

Bulb) and L.V.
fin (Low Viscous
resistance Fin).
The vessel isdesigned to operate with minimum ballast water at loading
conditions, due tothe superior stability and hullstreng th. The
hull construction incorporates the
structural brittle crack arrest designfor ultra large container ships which
was developed by JMU and JFE SteelCorporation.
The main engine is a Diesel United
Wartsila W9X82, which is electronically controlled with common rail system and environmentally friendly,
contributing to reduced fuel oil con-sumption at various speed ranges.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B (mld.) x D (mld.) x d (mld.):364.15m x 50.6m x 29.5m x 15.75m
DWT/GT:
139,335t/144,285
Main engine: WARTSILA W9X82
diesel x 1 unit
694
Speed:
22.5ktComplement:
30
Classification:NK

LNG fuel gas supply system

Sanoyas receives AIP from ABS for standard design

Sanoyas Shipbuilding
Corporation and Seika
Engineering Corporation
have received an Approval in Principle (AIP)
from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)under the IGF code* forthe low pressure type
LNG fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for medium
speed engines, which was
jointly developed by
Sanoyas and Seika. Approval was granted for the standard
design of the FGSS and standard construction of a fuel tank and vaporizerof the gas-fueled propulsion system forships. Since the IMO regulation ofSOx emission in global sea areas isscheduled to be effective in 2020, LNG
fuel will be widely accepted as a clean
fuel. Therefore, Sanoyas will also target overseas customers for the FGSS.
Sanoyas has extensive experiencein building vessels and LPG tanks
together with piping systems, andthey will help in the development of

low temperature gas
tanks with vacuum insulation, and the company has modified its
own land-use equipment for marine applications based on the
IGF code.
[IGF Code*: The International Code of
Safety for Ships using
Gases or other Lowflashpoint Fuels]
Photo shows Mr. Katsuji Fukutani,
President of Seika Engineering
Corporation (left) and Mr. Shuhei
Yamamoto, Director & Senior
Managing Executive Officer ofSanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation(right), receiving the AIP from Mr.
Akira Akiyama, Vice President of
ABS Japan.
ship arrangements, bunker systemdesign, gas supply and control systems, as well as monitoring and safety
features. Seika also has superior experience in the construction of ultra-

FGSS model specifications
Type of ship: Bulk carrier of 749GT forcoastal service
Type of prime mover: 4 stroke, internal combustion engine
Fuel tanks: 2 sets with 41m3 capacity
Horizontal and cylindrical type withvacuum insulation
Vaporizers: 2 sets with 400kg/h capacity
Vertical and cylindrical type with vaporizer for fuel tank pressurizing
Buffer tank: Vertical and cylindricaltypeNo. 383 June - July Page 3

MHI completes 31,000GT car/passenger ferry, LAVENDER
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) delivered the
LAVENDER, a 31,000GT passenger and car ferry, to Shin
Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd. on February 28, 2017. The ferry
was designed and built at the Shimonoseki Shipyard &Machinery Works of MHI and is now plying the route between Niigata and Otaru in the Sea of Japan.
The LAVENDER was constructed with a new hull design and efficient propulsion system to increase the service speed and reduce the fuel consumption compared withprevious vessels. The Vertical Stem Form, a newly-developed hull design, reduces the hull resistance, and the Proximity Twin-Screw System with shaft brackets, which
achieves a closer clearance between the two screws, has
improved the propulsion efficiency and reduced the hull
resistance. Moreover, the vessel adopts the Mitsubishi Air
Lubrication System (MALS) that covers the ship bottom
with air bubbles to reduce frictional resistance between
the hull and seawater.
The LAVENDER provides passengers with a heartwarming experience. The accommodations have bright andwarm designs intended to evoke nostalgia in the passengers, and has an open-air bath and entrance hall built in
the wellhole style. The space combines old and modern
themes. The vessel’s coastal route in the Sea of Japan gives
views of very beautiful scenery at dusk on the terrace or
the decks.

Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B (mld.) x D (mld.) x d (mld.): 197.45m x
188.00m x 26.60m x 20.30m x 7.20m
Gross tonnage:
31,389Speed, service:25.0 kt
Cargo loading capacity
Tracks:150 units
Cars:
22 units
Complement
Passengers:
600 persons (Coasting service)
Crew & others:
54 persons
Machinery
Main diesel engines:
2 units
Main propeller (CPP):
2 units
Port of registry:Otaru, Japan

Naikai completes passenger/car ferry, CALANTHE OKUSHIRI
Naikai Zosen Corporation completed construction of the CALANTHEOKUSHIRI, a 3,650GT passenger/
car ferry, at the Setoda Shipyard for
its owner Heart Land Ferry headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on
April 20, 2017. The ferry is now plying
between Esahi, Okushiri Island, andSetana in Hokkaido.
The CALANTHE OKUSHIRI ispowered by two engines and two pro-pellers and steered by twin rudders.
The ferry hull form employs the bulbous bow and the ordinary catamaran type stern, which have improved
propulsion performance and seaworthiness. Fin stabilizers are installedat the ship mid section to decrease
rolling motion during navigation.
Maneuverability is also increased bya bow thruster and the twin Schilling
rudder with maximum rudder angleof 70 degrees effective at slow
speed.
Cargo vehicles
embark throughthe aft ramp door
and are accommodated on the
car decks. A starboard elevator
allows the aged
and the disabled
to move from thevehicle decks to passenger cabindecks, achieving a barrier-free environment.
Principal particulars
87.05mLength (o.a.):
15.00mBreadth (mld.):
9.60m
Depth (mld.):
Draught: 4.00m (scantling, mlod.)593t/3,631
DWT/GT:
Passenger/vehicle carrying capacity
460 passengers (Limited to six-hour
travel)16 crew members
18 8-ton trucks
48 passenger cars
Main engine: Daihatsu-6DKM-28ediesel x 2 units (two propellers)
MCO: 2,207kW x 750/240min-1 x 2
units
Speed, service:
about 17.5kt
Classification: JG, Class II (Limited tocoasting area)
Port of registry: Wakkanai, Japan
Completion:
April 20, 2017

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New JSEA President appointed

The 114th Annual General Meeting of theJapan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) selected 28 directors and two auditors in Tokyo on
May 25, 2017. Subsequently, the 610th Directors’ Meeting selected Mr. Shigeru Murayama,
Chairman of the Board, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., as the new JSEA President. Mr.
Murayama’s tenure will last the usual two years.
Mr. Murayama will complete a two-year term as
Chairman of the Shipbuilders’ Association of JaMr. Murayama,pan (SAJ) on June 20, 2017, having held the poNew JSEA President
sition since 2015.
At the same meeting, four Executive Vice Presidents of the JSEA wereappointed: Mr. Kazuo Ohmori, Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Corporation (reappointment); Mr. Yukito Higaki, President, Imabari Shipbuilding Co.,
Ltd. (reappointment); Mr. Yoshio Hinoh, Senior Executive Adviser, Sumitomo
Heavy Industries, Ltd. (reappointment); and Mr. Hiroshi Sato, Executive Officer, ITOCHU Corporation (reappointment).
Standing officers of JSEA include Mr. Satoshi Ito, Senior Managing Director (reappointment) and Mr. Hidetsugu Ueki, Managing Director and Secretary General (reappointment).

MHI-MME delivers regas boiler for FSRU
to Hoegh/HHI

Further eco-protestions with
NOx reduction and higher
heat efficiency

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd.
(MHI-MME) delivered a regas boiler
to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.
Ltd.(HHI) on January 30, 2017. The
regas boiler was installed on a floating storage and regasification unit
(FSRU) developed by Norwegian ship-

Changes to newcompany name
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Marine Machinery and Engine
Co., Ltd was renamed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine
Machinery and Equipment Co.,
Ltd. as of April 1, 2017, due tothe business restructuring that
separated the marine diesel engine business. (Refer to related
article entitled “MHI-MME’s
Marine Engine Division andKobe Diesel Co. integrated” onPage 2 of SEA-Japan No. 382)

owner, Hoegh.
The FSRU is a marine floating
facility that stores, regasifies, andtransfers liquefied natural gas (LNG)
to land pipelines. The regas boiler
mounted on the FSRU provides theregasification unit with the required
heat power (evaporation). As the regas
boiler is the key equipment for the
FSRU, MHI-MME has been chosen
as a qualified supplier based on highevaluations of its technology, quality
and reliability.
The boiler type for this project is adual fuel (oil/gas) MAC type boiler
MAC-90BF (evaporation capacity 90t/h), which has the reputation of highreliability and long life in the marine

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market. For this project, recovery of
the exhaust gas heat from the regas
boiler has improved the boiler efficiency by 12.5% from 82.5% to 95%.
MHI-MME also achieved huge NOx
reduction to less than 100 mg/Nm3, so
is acceptable in severe environmental
regulation areas. (*Only in the case of
Gas Firing Mode.)
MHI-MME has delivered many
main boilers (*dual fuel boiler), totalling more than 400 units. By applying this highly reliable technology to
the dual fuel aux. boiler including
regas boiler, MHI-MME will satisfy
severe environmental regulations andattract many customers.

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NOR-SHIPPING held successfully

The Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) took partin the 26th NOR-SHIPPING 2017 international maritime
exhibition (organized by Norges Varemesse) in cooperation with The Shipbuilders’ Association of Japan (SAJ)and with support from The Nippon Foundation. The exhibition was held from Tuesday May 30 through Friday June
2 at the Lillestrom Exhibition Centre in Norway. According to its organizer, 870 exhibitors from 75 countries participated in NOR-SHIPPING 2017, which attracted 15,500
visitors.
The JSEA set up a national stand in cooperation with
the Japan Ship Machinery and Equipment Association(JSMEA) as in previous years. Under this arrangement of
national participation, individual Japanese exhibitors could
engage in aggressive public relations activities in their own
booths. European and American shipowners and otherguests who visited the booths were impressed with theunique technologies of Japanese shipbuilding centered on
new-generation ships and technical features exemplified
by new hull forms and high fuel efficiency, and development of Eco-ships and environmentally friendly ships satisfying the tightened rules on CO2, NOx and SOx discharges. Japanese exhibitors had successful exchanges
with the many visitors, succeeding in promotion of Japanese ship exports and enhancing recognition of the Japanese presence in the maritime world.
Seminar (below)
A sponsored seminar was held on Wednesday May 31,
which included an invited lecture entitled “The Dry Bulk
Market - On a recovery track?” given by Mr. Bjorn Bodding,senior analyst at Clarksons Platou AS, and presentations
by three Japanese exhibitors, Japan Marine United,
Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, which gave presentations on “RoPax Ferry with
Enhanced Propulsion System”, “Approach to the Expansionof Usage of Gas as a Marine Fuel” and “Application of SOx
Scrubber to Large Size Container Ship”, respectively. The
seminar had
almost 100 participants inc l u d i n g No r wegian Ambassador Erling
Rimestad toJapan.

Opening Ceremony
The opening
ceremony of theJapanese standwas held on May
30 with theparticipation ofsenior executivesof the JSEA andJSMEA member
companies,
presided over by Toshio Kunikata, Japanese Ambassador
to Norway (center), JSEA president Shigeru Murayama(left) and JSMEA chairman Motoyoshi Nakashima (right).
The NOR-SHIPPING 2017 Official Opening Conference
was held in the conference room of Thon Hotel Arenaadjoining the exhibition site in the presence of His RoyalHighness Crown Prince Haakon, as well as Ambassador
Kunikata and Mr. Murayama.

Japan Stand (above)
The JSEA stand occupied a 220m2 space in the closest
position (Hall B) to the main entrance, set up incollaboration with the neighboring JSMEA stand(occupying another 220m2), with 10 association members
as exhibitors. Every booth featured 46-inch liquid crystal
monitor TV sets and photograph panels to display the latest
models of typical hull forms designed by the exhibitors. In
addition, a promotional video recording edited andproduced with the support of The Nippon Foundation wasshown on two 49inch liquid
crystal monitor
TV sets installed
within the standbehind the bar
counter.
SUSHI luncheon at Japanese standParty (left)
A party jointly hosted by Toshio Kunikata, Japanese
Ambassador to Norway, Mrs. Kunikata, and JSEA president Shigeru Murayama and Mrs. Murayama was held in
the evening of May 31, and was attended by JSEA vicepresident Hinoh and Mrs. Hinoh, and JSEA vice president
Sato. This event was attended by 617 people including
officials of the co-hosting organizations. Major shipowners
and ship brokers in Norway and other Western countries,
the financial community, the press, the Norwegian government and foreign embassies in Norway were represented.
Ambassador Kunikata delivered a welcome speech.

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TAMPA TRIUMPH

OLGA VLOWLANDS LIGHT

Owner: Cypress Maritime, S.A.
Builder: Imabari Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Ship type: Container carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D: 365.9m x 51.2m x
29.9m
DWT/GT: 146,792t/150,709
Main engine: MAN B&W 11S90MEC10.5 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 23.0kt
Classification: LR
Completion: March 31, 2017

Owner: Sealink Navigation Corp.
Builder: Namura Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 409
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d: 228.99m x 32.26m
x 20.10m x 14.50m
DWT/GT: 81,645t/44,425
Main engine: MAN B&W 6S60MEC8.2 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: about 14.10kt
Classification: LR
Complement: 25
Delivery: March 1, 2017

Owner: CLdN Bulk S.A.
Builder: Oshima Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 10821
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 228.36m x
36.50m x 20.39m x 14.343m
DWT/GT: 87,605t/48,172
Main engine: Kawasaki-MAN B&W
6S60ME-C8.2 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.3kt
Registry: Singapore
Classification: DNV GL
Completion: January 13, 2017

COSMIC POLARISSAND TOPIĆTENWA MARU

Builder: Shin Kurushima Dockyard
Co., Ltd./Shin Kochi Jyuko Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: S-5923
Ship type: Cargo ship
L (o.a.) x B x D x d: 114.00m x 21.20m
x 14.05m x 9.10m
DWT/GT: 13,568t/9,929
Main engine: B&W 6S35MC7.1 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 12.45kt
Registry: Panama
Classification: NK
Completion: January 27, 2017

Owner: Sumitomo Corporation
Builder: Onomichi Dockyard Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: 720
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 199.90m x
32.26m x 18.60m x 13.00m
DWT/GT: 60,155t/34,905
Main engine: MAN B&W 6S50MEB9.3 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.5kt
Registry: Marshall Islands
Classification: LR
Completion: February 20, 2017

Builder: Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 1575
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D: 189.99m x 32.26m x
18.00mDWT/GT: 57,763t/32,431
Main engine: MAN-B&W 6S50ME-C
8.2 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.5kt
Registry: Marshall Islands
Classification: DNV GL
Completion: January 27, 2017

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