No. 371 June - July 2015

Imabari completes “Eco-Mega” containership,
MILLAU BRIDGE, for “K” LineImabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. completed the first often 14,000TEU containerships on March 31 in a series tobe built for Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line). The
carrier is the biggest containership any Japanese shipping company has ever ordered for newbuilding or any
Japanese shipbuilder has ever constructed. This
newbuilding project not only reflects the worldwide trend
to favor larger and larger containerships, but also is characterized by its “eco-mega containership” concept featuring significant saving in fuel consumption, achieved bymobilizing the most up-to-date in energy efficiency technology. Ahead of the completion of the first vessel of theseries, Imabari on March 28 invited interested guests to
its Hiroshima Works, where the series of containerships
are either under or scheduled for construction, andshowed them the near-complete vessel.
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The new containership has a number of directly visible
features. The most obvious feature is a white cover overits bow. Newly developed to reduce wind pressure resistance, this is called the “Bow Cover.” As the megacontainership is designed to carry containers on deck in agreater number of layers, the top and bottom layers ofcontainers will be subject to heavy wind pressure resistances. The Bow Cover is shaped to direct air flow fromthe bow upward to reduce the wind resistance. Wind tunnel tests demonstrated a 5% reduction of wind resistance.
In the past, the idea was proposed to install a streamlined
cover over the bow of a large containership, but involved
the problem of a significant increase in hull weight andthe sacrifice of container carrying capacity. The Bow Coverwas developed in search of a shape that would achieve(Continued on Page 2)
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JMU completes 209,000DWT bulk carrier, FPMC B MAJESTY
Japan Marine United Corporation(JMU) has delivered the FPMC B
MAJESTY, a 209,000DWT bulk carrier, at the Ariake shipyard on March24, 2015. This vessel is a Cape-sizebulk carrier, called the “G-Series,”
which has succeeded in greatly reducing fuel consumption during actual
navigation, and is categorized into
Phase 2 of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) defined in
MARPOL Annex VI.
The vessel can achieve impressivehull performance based on the technologies of the advanced lower resistance hull form, optimized energy saving devices of SSD (Super StreamDuct) and Surf-Bulb (Rudder Fin with
Bulb) equipped in front of and behindthe propeller, respectively, the unique
bow shape, called the “LEADGE
BOW,” which reduces the added wave
resistance both at laden and ballast
conditions, and well-refined accommodation house with low air resistanceshape. The high efficiency machinery

plant is equipped with an efficient
main engine, MAN B&W 7S65MEC.
With the above fuel consumption
benefit, FPMC B MAJESTY is themost competitive and efficient Capesize bulk carrier with large deadweight at shallow draft, large holdcapacity and large cargo hatch opening, thus allowing high flexibility for(“Eco-Mega” containership ..... Continued from Page 1)
large reduction in wind resistance with minimum size increase while ensuring sufficient strength.
Besides the Bow Cover, energy efficiency technology isincorporated in all parts of the vessel. In the engine room,
inverter fans are used. The air supply volumes are optimized under automatic control, with a 50% maximum
saving in electric power consumption of the fans. Coolingseawater pumps also use the inverter mechanism, resulting in power saving of 70% at the maximum. “Exhaust
Gas Economizers” are used not only for the main engine
but also for the four generator engines to reduce boiler
fuel consumption. The boilers are equipped with water
emulsion fuel devices to achieve more efficient combustion.
The propulsion system features an attachment to thepropeller, known as the HVFC, which functions to free
the propeller from hub vortex. The rudder is a twisted leading edge rudder, which reduces rotational flows to enhance
propulsive efficiency. The hull bottom is coated with lowfriction bottom paint. The larger hull size inherently reduces the fuel consumption per TEU. With the increased
ship size and fuel saving features, the new 14,000TEU
containership is expected to consume about 35% less fuelper TEU than the conventional 8,100TEU vessel at thesame speed of 22 knots.

port restrictions.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B x D: 299.99m x 50.0m x
25.0m
DWT/GT:
209,956t/107,026
Main engine: MAN B&W 7S65MEC8.2 diesel x 1 unit
Speed:
14.70kt
Complement:
25
Classification:
ABS/CR

The bigger ship size is also accompanied by majorchanges in hull structure. The bridge and the accommodation quarters are positioned not immediately above theengine room at the stern but amidships, separately fromeach other so that an adequate field of vision forward canbe secured even when the deck is fully loaded with containers. This arrangement, known as the “Two Islander
System,” is a common feature of recently built megacontainerships.
A common worry about huge ships is the hull strength,
but according to the designers at Imabari, “utmost attention has been paid to increasing the reliability of structural strength, and our analyses assumed severer conditions than for the usual stowage of containers.” A larger
number of hull girders (longitudinal frames) are used, andfatigue analyses supposed a 25-year service, instead of the
20-year durability required by design rules.
After the delivery of the first vessel of the series on March
31, Imabari is scheduled to deliver one vessel per one anda half months or five per half year in the future.
Principal particulars
Overall length:365.9 mBreadth:51.2 mDepth:
29.9 mDeadweight capacity:
about 145,000DWT
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MHI completes development of “Sayaringo STaGE”
Next-generation LNG carrier
offering superior transport
efficiency and fuelperformance, engineeredfor New Panamax
requirements
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(MHI) has completed development of
the “Sayaringo STaGE,” a next-generation LNG (liquefied natural gas)carrier. The Sayaringo STaGE wasdeveloped as a successor to the“Sayaendo1,” the company’s highly
acclaimed LNG carrier evolved fromcarriers with Moss-type2 sphericaltanks that offer a high level of reliability.
The adoption of apple-shaped tanks(ringo being the Japanese word for“apple”) has enabled a near 16% increase in LNG carrying capacity without changing the ship’s width, while
incorporation of a hybrid propulsion
system has boosted fuel efficiency bymore than 20% compared with the
Sayaendo (and more than 40% compared with earlier carriers). Based on
the Sayaringo STaGE’s capacity fortransporting North American shale
gas safely and efficiently, MHI plans
to undertake extensive business activities promoting the new vessel as a
strategic product among its LNG carrier offerings.
Whereas the Sayaendo has a continuous cover over spherical tanks, theSayaringo STaGE has apple-liketanks with the upper half bulging
more than the lower half. The new
apple-shaped tanks are an improved
version of the high-reliability Mosstype tanks, and have been adopted on
the Sayaringo STaGE as part of MHI’s
initiative to develop a vessel in the
New Panamax3 category, i.e. capableof passing through the newly expanding Panama Canal, which is expected
to go into service early in 2016. The
new structural configuration succeeds
in efficiently increasing LNG carrying capacity.
STaGE, an acronym deriving from

“Steam Turbine and Gas Engines,” isa hybrid propulsion system combining a steam turbine and engines fuelled by gas. The components of the
Sayaringo STaGE system are the “Ultra Steam Turbine plant” (UST), a
highly efficient reheating steam typemarine turbine developed independently by MHI, a dual-fuel diesel engine capable of operating on both gas
and oil, and an electric propulsion
motor. Plant efficiency has been significantly improved through the
UST’s effective use of the engine’s
waste heat, resulting in a propulsion
system enabling high-efficiency navigation throughout a full range of
speeds.
The basic design of the Sayaringo
STaGE has now been completed, with
the LOA (length overall) set at297.5m, width at 48.94m, depth at
27.0 and draft at 11.5m. Four appleshaped tanks are featured. The developed design provides 180,000 cubic
meters in total LNG tank capacity, but
capacity can be set in accordance withthe customer’s transport needs.
Since MHI developed the Sayaendoin 2011, orders have been steady, commencing with the first order for two
vessels. To date a total of eight vessels have been ordered, including oneordered through MI LNG Company,
Limited, a joint venture with Imabari
Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Now, with the“Sayaringo STaGE” a nextgeneration LNG carrier
Sayaringo STaGE as a successor ship
to the Sayaendo offering increasedtransport capacity and greater fuelperformance, MHI aims to conduct
brisk marketing activities for its nextgeneration LNG carriers deliveringsuperlative environmental performance in its quest to make a robust
contribution to the global LNG transport industry.
Note:
1 “Sayaendo” is named after thepeapod-shaped continuous steel
cover over its spherical aluminumtanks. Integrated with the ship’s
hull, this innovative structure wasdeveloped by MHI with technicalsupport from Aker Arctic
Technology Inc. of Finland.
2 Moss-type LNG carriers use
independent spherical cargo tanks
to transport LNG. The sphericaltanks are supported by acylindrical skirt integrated with the
hu l l a nd c over e d w it h ahemispherical steel cover attachedto the main deck.
3 New Panamax indicates the
maximum size of ships navigable
through the newly expanding
Pa na ma Ca na l. Ma x imum
dimensions are 366m LOA, 49m
w idth, a nd 15.2m tropica lfreshwater (TFW) draft.

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MES delivers 66,000DWT bulker, AFRICAN BATELEUR

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
Co., Ltd. (MES) completed and delivered the 66,000DWT type bulk carrier, M.V. AFRICAN BATELEUR(HN: 1879), at its Tamano Works on
March 13, 2015 to Lepta Shipping Co.,
Ltd., Liberia.
This is the seventh ship of our “widebeam shallow draft vessel” called“neo66BC,” the new generation shipof MES line up “neo series.”
Special Features
1. The vessel has five cargo holds andfour cranes for handling cargo andkeeps the superior usability of“Mitsui 56.”
2. The ship is designed to haveenough deadweight more than
66,000 metric tons and capacity
more than 82,800 cubic meters forloading various cargos like coal, ore,grain, as well as lengthy/heavy
cargo such as steel pipe and hot coil.
3. Fuel oil consumption is less thanthat of a conventional Supramax
bu l k c a r r ier despit e its
enlargement.
4. As a result of research work ofinterviews with ship owners andoperators,
investigations
on ports allover the world
and present
trade patterns, wide
beam (overPa na ma x)
and shallow
draft make it possible to have wide
flexibility for operations and hightransport efficiency.
5. The new hull form makes it
possible to keep good performancein rough sea conditions as well as
calm sea conditions and shows
better maneuverability.
6. The size of hatch opening is thelargest for this type of vessel interms of both length and width.
7. Main engine, MITSUI-MAN B&W
Diesel Engine 7S50ME-B9.3,
complying with MARPOL NOx
restriction (Tier-II) for exhaust gas
emissions, gives superior fuel oil
consumption over wide range of
output.
8. Consider ing streng thened
restriction for SOx, the ship has low

sulfur fuel oil tanks, which aredesigned for operation in ECA(Emission Control Areas).
9. The vessel is desig ned inaccordance with IACS Common
Structural Rules.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B x D: 199.99m x 36.00m x
18.45mDWT/GT:
66,643t/38,203
Main engine:
Mitsui-MAN B&W
7S50ME-B9.3 diesel x 1 unit
MCO:
8,470kW
Speed, service:
about 14.5kt
Complement:
25
Classification:
NK
Registry:
PanamaDelivery:March 13, 2015

Namura completes 99,000DWT type bulker, SHIN YAHAGI MARU
Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
delivered SHIN YAHAGI MARU, a
99,323DWT bulk carrier, to Erica
Navigation S.A. at its Imari Shipyard& Works on January 22, 2015. This is
the first vessel of the series having themost suitable principal dimensions for
Hekinan Thermal Power Plant of
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. The
features of this vessel are as follows.
Wide beam and shallow draft design achieve more efficient cargo loading at Hekinan compared with theconventional type. This type of vesselis thus so called “Hekinan-max.”

Improved propulsion performanceand fuel saving can be attained withadoption of the Namura flow Control
Fin (NCF) and Rudder-fin (R-Fin)developed by Namura and an electronically controlled main engine.
For environmental safety, the vessel is equipped with a main engine andgenerator engine complied with theAnnex VI of MARPOL 73/78 regulations to reduce NOx emissions, air seal
type stern tube oil sealing device to reduce the risk of oil leakage, and adopts
the tank arrangement for low sulfur
fuel oils to reduce SOx emissions.
The centralized fresh watercooling system isadopted for themachinery spaceequipment to easemaintenance.
The ba lla stwater treatment

system to control the quality of ballast water is equipped for protectionof marine environment prior to coming into force of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments.
The IMO PSPC (PerformanceStandard for Protective Coatings) WBT is applied for corrosion protection of water ballast tank to increasesafety of the vessel.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B (mld.) x D (mld.) x d (mld.):249.97m x 43.00m x 18.70m x
12.60mDWT/GT:
99,323t/59,842
Main engine: MAN B&W 6S60MEC8.2 diesel x 1 unit
MCO:
10,450kW x 94.5 min-1
Speed, service:
About 14.0kt
Complement:
25
Classification:
NK
Registry:
Republic of Liberia

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New JSEA President appointed
The 110th Annual General
Meeting of the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) selected 27 directors and two auditors in Tokyo on May 27,
2015. Subsequently, the 597th
Directors’ Meeting selected Mr.
Kazuo Tsukuda, Senior Executive Adviser, Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, Ltd., as the new
Mr. K. Tsukuda
JSEA President. Mr. Tsukuda’stenure will last the usual two years. Mr. Tsukuda will complete a two-year term as Chairman of the Shipbuilders’
Association of Japan (SAJ) on June 16, 2015, having held
the position since 2013.
At the same meeting, two Executive Vice Presidents of
the JSEA were appointed: Mr. Kazuo Ohmori, Chairmanof the Board, Sumitomo Corporation (reappointment) andMr. Yukito Higaki, President, Imabari Shipbuilding Co.,
Ltd. (reappointment). Standing officers of JSEA include
Mr. Satoshi Ito, Senior Managing Director (reappointment)
and Mr. Hidetsugu Ueki, Managing Director and Secretary General.

Oshima completes OS-MAX60, DACCTIRRENO— World’s largest Handymax bulker —Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. delivered the 60,550DWT
type bulk carrier, one of the vessels of the OS-MAX60 series, to Dacc Maritime Limited on March 26, 2015. The
OS-MAX60 series was developed by Oshima and has theworld’s largest deadweight of the Handymax bulk carrier
type with shallow draft of 12.82m.
In spite of the large deadweight, the vessel achieves
reduction of fuel consumption by a new optimized hull form
as well as increased propulsive efficiency by adopting a setof the Advanced Flipper-Fins, Rudder bulb, low friction
paint, and electronically controlled main engine. The Seaworthy Bow with excellent seaworthiness is adopted for
improving speed performance under rough weather conditions, which can achieve about 5% power saving compared with the ordinary bulbous bow.
The vessel adopts environmental protections such ascomplying with the IMO regulation of fuel oil tank protection and adoption of ballast water treatment system. Additionally, thevessel is assigned
class the ABS
Environmental
Protection Notation, ENVIRO
for new vessels.
For effective

Sasaki delivers 11,000CBM LPG carrier
to Panamanian owner
Sasaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has delivered the EPIC
SICILY (HN: 687), a 11,000CBM-type LPG carrier withpressurized containment tank system, to its owner, Southern Pacific Holding Corporation of Panama. The carrier
has two pressurized cargo tanks, with total loading capacity of 11,026m3. This is the largest capacity of this type so
far built in Japan.
For alleviation of the burden on the ship’s crew, thecarrier is designed with in-depth vibration analyses at theearly design stage to suppress vibration as much as possible. The poop deck is the experimental double-shell type.
The main engine is an electronically controlled diesel engine capable of using low sulfur fuel (MGO) with an MGO
chiller, and a ballast water treatment system is installed
for conservation of the marine ecosystem.
To cope withthe recent increased demand
for marine transport of LPG,
Sasaki has received many inquiries for construction of such LPG carriers from shipowners in Europe, Singapore, and Japan. The company
has an order backlog for seven more LPG carriers.
Principal particulars
Liquefied gas carrier (ocean going)
Ship type:
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d: 119.92m x 114.00m x
20.60m x 9.60m x 6.80m
8,130t/7,951
DWT/GT:
11,026m3
Cargo loading capacity:
Main engine: Hitachi MAN B&W 6S35ME-B9.3C diesel x
1 unitMCO:
4,170kW
Speed, trial:
15.43kt
Classification:
BV
Delivery:February 20, 2015
cargo loading/unloading, the vessel has wide hatch openings for the five cargo holds and high performance jib cranes
with a hoisting capacity of 30 tons and hoisting speed of
19m/sec.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d:199.98m x 196.00m x 32.26m
x 18.33m x 12.82m
DWT/GT:
60,550t/34,049
Loading capacity:
76,518m3
Main engine: Kawasaki MAN B&W 6S50ME-B9.3 diesel
x 1 unit
MCR:
7,260kW at 99.0rpm
Speed, service:
14.3ktClassification:
ABS
Completion:
March 26, 2015

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LAKE GENEVAPACIFIC GOLDFINCHDESERT OSPREY

Owner: Pental Maritime Inc.
Builder: Imabari Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Ship type: Pure car carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D: 199.9m x 32.26m x
21.31mDWT/GT: 13,753t/59,516
Main engine: 7UEC60LSE-Eco-A2
diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 19.85kt
Classification: NK
Completion: January 27, 2015

Owner: Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte.) Ltd.
Builder: Japan Marine United Corporation
Hull No.: 0083
Ship type: Platform supply vessel
L (o.a.) x B x D: 84.65m x 18.00m x
7.60m
DWT/GT: 4,054t/3,585
Main engine: Yanmar 6EY26LW diesel x 2 units (Diesel Electric)
Speed, service: 12.00kt
Classification: DNV-GL
Registry: Singapore
Completion: March 11, 2015

Owner: Lazio Shipping and Investment Limited
Builder: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Ship type: Bulk carrier (neo 56BC)
Hull No.: 1862
L (o.a.) x B x D: 189.99m x 32.25m x
18.10mDWT/GT: 55,837t/31,848
Main engine: Mitsui-MAN B&W
6S50ME-B9.3 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: about 14.4kt
Complement: 24
Classification: ABS
Registry: Marshall Islands
Delivery: March 31, 2015

CEPHEUS OCEANYARRAKEY OPUS

Owner: Diamond Star Shipping Pte.
Ltd.
Builder: Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation
Hull No.: 1332
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d: 229.00m
x 225.80m x 32.24m x 20.20m x
14.668m
DWT/GT: 82,072t/43,318
Cargo hold capacity: 96,597m3 (grain)
Main engine: MAN B&W 6S60MEC8.2 diesel x 1 unit
MCO: 8,740kW
Speed, service: About 14.5kt
Complement: 25
Classification: ABS
Registry: Singapore
Delivery: January 15, 2015

Owner: Lucretia Shipping, S.A.
Builder: Sasebo Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 825
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 225m x
32.20m x 20.00m x 14.429m
DWT/GT: 78,184t/41,650
Main engine: MAN B&W 6S60MEC8.2 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.4kt
Classification: KR
Registry: Republic of Liberia
Completion: May 13, 2015

Builder: Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 1507
Ship type: 81,600MT type bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 229m x
32.26m x 20.00m x 14.429m
DWT/GT: 81,600t/42,999
Main engine: MAN B&W 6S60MEC8.1 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.5kt
Classification: NK
Registry: PanamaCompletion: March 17, 2015

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