No. 315 Feb. - Mar. 2006

Pressure build-up type 2,500m3 LNG carrier
NORTH PIONEER completed for domestic owner

Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation has completed construction of the pressure build-up type 2,500m3 LNG carrier, NORTH PIONEER (HN: 1571), for the co-owners,
the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency and Japan Liquefied Gas Transport Co., Ltd.
The carrier is the second ship built by the company forcoastal LNG transportation in Japan.
Kawasaki built the cargo tanks that are the core facility of the carrier, and installed them on the hull, which
was subcontracted to Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd.
Kawasaki developed the NORTH PIONEER as acoastal carrier suitable for small quantities of LNG. The
carrier uses the pressure build-up type LNG cargo tanks
designed with Kawasaki’s rich experience and technicalexpertise related to LNG carrier construction. The tanksystem has sufficient capacity to endure rising pressure
due to heat ingress without releasing boil off gas. (Heatfrom the outside is accumulated in LNG, as a result, LNG
temperature and vapor pressure rise gradually.)
The LNG cargo tanks consist of two metallic cylindricalcontainers, which are horizontally installed in the cargocompartments of the carrier. The heat insulation and support system separates the containers from the ship hull,
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permitting contraction of the containers due to low temperature.
Cargo compartments are designed with double hull construction for the ship bottom and sides. This ensures safety
in the event of collision or stranding. The compartments
are also shielded with tank covers from the open air as ina large LNG carrier.
The popular small marine diesel engine is used as themain engine because there is no need for BOG treatment
as on a large LNG carrier.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d: 89.2m x 83.0m x 15.3m x 7.2m
x 4.3mDWT/GT: 1,938t/3,056t
Cargo container capacity: 2,513 m3
Main engine: Akasaka A38S marine diesel: single-action,
4-cycle, trunk piston, non-reversible type with a turbo
charger and stern clutch
Output: 2,206kW x 250rpm (MCR)
Builder: Akasaka Diesels Limited
Speed, service: 13.3kt
Complement: 15
Classification NK
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No. 315 Feb.- Mar. Page 2

MHI completes 147,835m3 Moss type LNG Carrier,
ARCTIC PRINCESS
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(MHI) completed construction of the
ARCTIC PRINCESS (HN: 2184), a
Moss type LNG carrier with a tankcapacity of 147,835m3, and delivered
the vessel to Joint Gas Ltd. at theNagasaki Shipyard & Machinery
Works on Jan. 13, 2006.
High propulsive performance withless vibration is achieved by the refined hull form and optimum designof propeller based on CFD and modelexperiments. The comfort class notation is DNV COMF-V(1)C(2). The hull
structure is designed based on advanced ship structural analysis andthe stringent structural design notations of DNV CSA-2, PLUS-2 were thefirst application to a LNG carrier.
Resistance measures against cold ofminus 18 degree C, for example theenclosed typebridge wing andheating underneath the working
area of mooring
deck, are adopted
considering operations in high latitudes. The
Schilling Rudder(high lift type rudder) and a bow
thruster are fitted
to improve maneuvering performancein harbor. Double side fuel oil tanks
provide environmental protection andthe oil pollution prevention notation
is DNV OPP-F.
Principal Particulars
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d: 288.0m x274.0m x 49.0m x 26.8m x 11.5m

GT: 121,597
Cargo tank capacity: 147,835m3
Main engine: Marine steam turbine x
1 unitOutput: 27,600kW x 81rpm
Service speed: 19.5kt
Classification: DNV

MES completes world’s largest class
DH VLCC, YUFUSAN

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
Co., Ltd. has completed constructionof the 311,389DWT double hull VLCC,YUFUSAN (HN: 1601), for Infinity
Shipping Navigation S. A. of Panama
at the Chiba Works. YUFUSAN is thesecond vessel designed with the newhull form called the Mitsui Malacca
Doublemax.
Both the deadweight and the cargotank capacity are maximized for efficient transport of crude oil of typicaldensity. In view of ocean and global
environmental preservation, thedouble hull has
been applied toboth the vessel’shull and the fuel oiltank of the vessel,
for which the
double hull will
become mandatory in the future
regulations of International Maritime Organization(IMO).
The vessel
equips the MIPB-Wing (Mitsui Integrated Propeller Boss with Wing), which
is a newly developed device to improve
propeller propulsion efficiency. The service speed and fuel oil consumption efficiency have been improved together
with both advanced bow and stern form.
The main engine adopts the electroniccontrol lubrication system for engine cylinders to decrease ship operation costs,
and the steam turbo generating system
is also employed, which recovers thermal energy from the exhaust gas of themain engine.

Other installations include thefixed type flammable gas detecting
system arranged in the ballast tanks
and the pump room to confirm a safe
working environment; GPS and differential GPS for ship positioning bysatellite; electronic chart display andinformation system (ECDIS) and automatic ship identification system(AIS) that ensure safe navigation andship operation; and color CCTV system in the engine room, which includes an alarm function in case of fire
for monitoring from the wheelhouseand the engine control room.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d: 333.00m
x 324.00m x 60.00m x 28.80m x
20.90mDWT/GT: 311,389t/160,216t
Cargo tank capacity (100%):
354,689m3
Main engine: Mitsui-MAN B&W
7S80MC-C diesel x 1 unit
MCR: 27,160KW x 76rpm
Complement: 30
Classification: NK
Completion: Nov. 1, 2005

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Koyo completes 6,350TEU type container carrier,
MOL PARAMOUNT for Leo Ocean S. A.
Koyo Dockyard Co., Ltd. of the Imabari Group delivered the MOL PARAMOUNT, a container carrier with acontainer carrying capacity of
6,350TEUs to Leo Ocean S. A. on Oct.
26, 2005. The MOL PARAMOUNT is
the third of seven carriers now operated by Mitsui OSK Line (MOL).
The vessel can carry 2,912TEUs in
container holds and 3,438TEUs on theupper deck. The holds can stow ninetiers (including two tiers of high cube
containers) in 14 rows, and the upper
deck can stack seven tiers and 16 rowsof containers. The container holds aredesigned with the box girderless typeto increase container stowage spaceand simplify construction of the hull.
Each container hold has three hatch
cover panels. 18 sets of lashing bridges
are provided for the containers on theupper deck. The carrier can load 1,084
units of 45ft containers and has 500
plugs for air cooling type reefer containers on the upper deck. Moreover,container holds can carry dangerous
goods without restriction.
Ship maneuvering for berthing andunberthing at a port is facilitated by
two electric motor drive bow thrusters. The automatic heeling system isinstalled to adjust the heel of the ship
during cargo handling. Fuel oil tanks
are arranged below the design draftto prevent damage by a tug boat or
berth fenders. The fuel oil overflow
pipe is laid on the second deck passage space to avoid the overflow of oilon the upper deck. The second deckpassage is arranged between Nos. 1
and 8 container holds to allow accessto the bosun store, steering gear roomand container holds.
Various measures are taken foreconomical ship
operation and antipollution. The
turbo generator assists economical
navigation. The
propeller boss cap
fin improves propulsion efficiency.
The Alfa system
reduces the con-sumption of cylinder lubricant in themain engine. An air seal type stern
tube sealing device is provided for prevention of marine oil pollution.
Principal particulars
L (o. a.) x B x D x d: 293.19m x 40.00m
x 24.30m x 14.00m
DWT/GT: 72,968t/71,892t
Main engine: MITSUI MAN B&W
11K98MC (MARK 6) x 1 unit
MCR: 62,920kw x 94.0rpm
Speed, service: 26.0kt
Complement: 25
Classification: NK
Flag: Panama

IHIMU completes 300,000 MTDW type VLCC, TAKASAKIIHI Marine United Inc. has delivered the 300,000MTDW type VLCC,
TAKASAKI (HN: 3215), to Violeta
Maritima Lines S. A. on Dec. 26, 2005
at the Kure Shipyard. The Takasaki
is the seventh of IHIMU’s latest design VLCC with the maximum hull
form and maximum draft to pass theStraits of Malacca, Malaysia, the socalled Malaccamax type.
The Takasaki has superior economical performance for worldwide

trade and Persian Gulf - Far East
trade with its cargo load ability at shallow draft condition to pass the Straitsof Malacca. The low resistant and fuelefficient proprietary hull form with
IHIMU LV Fin is adopted, and theservice speed is achieved by the superior hull form and seven cylinder super long-stroke diesel engine.
The reliable hull structure has been
designed by advanced structural
analysis technology, and the structureand fittings of the
double hull waterballast tanks havebeen considered
for easy inspection,gas detection,
inerting and ventilation. In order tomeet strict environmental guide-lines, the fuel oil tanks of the Takasaki
have been designed with the double
hull structure to minimize the risk ofoil pollution before the new regulations of IMO become in force.
The Takasaki also has optimized
arrangement of cargo tanks, ballast
tanks, other compartments and economical electric power generation
under seagoing conditions by a turbo
generator using the exhaust gas
economizer steam.
Principal Particulars;
L(o.a.) x B x D x d : 333.0m x 60.0m x29.0m x 20.5m
DWT/GT: 300,390t/159,939t
Main Engine: DU-Sulzer 7RTA84TB
x 1 unit
Output: 27,160kW at 74.0rpm
Speed, service: 15.55kt
Classification: NK
Completion: Dec. 26, 2005

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Naikai Zosen delivers 45,900DWT product tanker, HIGH LIGHT

Naikai Zosen Corporation has delivered the 45,900DWT producttanker, HIGH LIGHT (HN: 693), built
at its Setoda Works to Ansei
Shipholding S. A.
The HIGH LIGHT has the maximum beam to pass through the
Panama Canal. It is designed withdouble bottom and double side shells,
complying with the MARPOL requirements, and can carry various products: petroleum products (light andheavy oils), crudeoil, and palm oil.
Total capacity of
the cargo tanks is
54,000m3, which
consist of 14 cargotanks (including
two slop tanks).
The configuration
facilitates simultaneous loading offour types of liquidcargoes by allotting 25% of the total
cargo capacity for each cargo. Fourelectric motor drive screw pumps witha capacity of 800m3/h are provided for
unloading cargoes.
The HIGH LIGHT has a slenderhull to achieve high speed. A high forecastle is provided to prevent the bowfrom swashing and increases seaworthiness as a high-speed medium range
product tanker, attaining energy saving.

Moreover, adoption of a special rudder facilitates ship maneuvering in anarrow port. Thus the ship operation
efficiency has increased totally. The
accommodation quarters are isolated
from the engine casing to decrease
noise and vibration. The crew can enjoy quiet free time in the accommodation quarters.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B x D x d: 179.90m x 32.20m
x 19.25m x 11.65m
DWT/GT: 46,843t/28,245t
Cargo tank capacity: 55,159.3m3(grain)Complement: 25
Main engine: Hitachi-MAN B&W
6S50MC-C diesel x 1 unit
MCR: 9,480kW x 127min-1
NCR: 8,530kW x 123min-1
Speed, max. trial: 16.311kt
Speed, service: 15.7kt
Classification: NK
Completion: Oct. 25, 2005

MES achieves world record of 50 million BHP
Mitsui-MAN B&W diesel engine production
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
Co., Ltd. (MES) achieved the world
record output of 50 million BHP inaggregated production of MAN B&W
engines in October 2005, which wasmarked by the Mitsui-MAN B&W
6S60MC (Mark 6) type engine built
in MES Tamano Works for Onomichi
Dockyard Co., Ltd. This engine wasinstalled on the 71,000DWT crude oil
carrier being built by Onomichi Dockyard Co., Ltd. for Dynacom Tankers
Management Ltd.
The diesel engine production at
MES has greatly increased in linewith the increase of new building ships
and the enlargement of the engine size
required for driving larger ships. MES
took only three years and threemonths to produce 10 million BHP
after the company achieved the recordof 40 million BHP in 2002. This
achievement means that MES has
produced diesel engines totaling 50
million BHP since the company built
the first Mitsui-B&W diesel engine(the former nameof Mitsui MANB&W diesel engine) in 1928.
MES completed
diesel engines corresponding to 3.48
million BHP on the
shop test basis infiscal 2004, and
MES is expected to
produce diesel engines of 3.70 million BHP in fiscal
2005 from April 2005 to March 2006,
which is the largest annual record everachieved by the company.
Record Marker Engine Specifications
Type: Mitsui-MAN B&W diesel engine 6S60MC Mark 6
Length: 8.29m
Height: 10.12m
Width: 3.48m
Cylinder bore: 600mm
Piston stroke: 2,292mm

Mean effective pressure: 1.80MPa
MCR: 12,240kW x 105rpm(16,680BHP)
Shop test: Oct. 28, 2005
History of records at MES
First Mitsui-B&W diesel engine: June
1928
10 million BHP: October 1976
20 million BHP: September 1987
30 million BHP: December 1996
40 million BHP: July 2002
50 million BHP: October 2005

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Industry News in Brief

MHI licenses low-speed diesel engine technology
to state-owned Vietnamese shipbuilder
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(MHI) signed an agreement underwhich it will license its UE low-speed
diesel engine technology to Vietnam
Shipbuilding Industry Corporation(VINASHIN). With the move MHI
aims to further promote penetrationof its UE engines into the Vietnamese shipbuilding industry, which is
expected to grow rapidly amid thecurrent boom in international shipping.
Under the agreement, MHI will
provide VINASHIN with the licensing rights to manufacture its large
diesel engines. The contract applies
specifically to the Mitsubishi UEC-LA,
LS, LSII and LSE engines with cylinder bores ranging from 330 to 680 mm.
The licensing agreement also encompasses marketing and servicing ofthese engines in Vietnam. The periodof licensing is from 2005 to 2014.
VINASHIN is a state-owned corporation, established in 1996, engaging in shipbuilding and production of
ship-related machinery. Including
more than 50 subsidiaries,
VINASHIN has roughly 15,000 employees and generates annual sales of

US$160 million (2004).
Mitsubishi UE engines are one of
the world’s three major brands of large
marine diesel engine, along with offerings from MAN-B&W and Wartsila
Sulzer. The UE models cover a wide
range of power outputs from 1,520 to
63,600 PS (pferdestarke: metric horseAt the contracting ceremony
power).
Since the introduction of a market els, the Vietnamese shipbuilding ineconomy under the “Doi Moi” policy dustry shows signs of rapid growth.
adopted in 1986, the Vietnamese By strengthening its relationship witheconomy has marked nearly steady VINASHIN, MHI aims to increase thedevelopment (the sole exception being share of its UE engines in the global
during the Asian currency crisis of market.
1997). Since 2000 it has sustained
close to 7% growthevery year and investments fromoverseas have increased robustly,
as illustrated by
14.3% growth in2004 over the previous year. With
the major shipbuilding countries- Korea, Japan and
China - now proMitsubishi UE-low-speed diesel engine
ducing at peak lev-

Sanoyas completes Panamax bulk carrier, KAVO ALKYON
Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. hasdelivered the 75,409DWT Panamax
bulk carrier, KAVO ALKYON (HN:1231), to Falcon Ventures S. A. at theMizushima Works and Shipyard of

Sanoyas.
This carrier is the 33rd of the75,500DWT class, which has the
maximized deadweight as a Panamax
bulker developed by Sanoyas. Seven
cargo holds areprovided in thecenter of the hull.
The cargo hold has
top side tanks andhopper bottom.
The upper deck is
the flat type, andthe engine roomand the living
quarters are located aft. The
hatch covers are
the side rollingtype, and opening

and closing are achieved by chains andhydraulic drives.
The main engine is a low-speed,
long-stroke, and 2-cycle diesel engine,
and a large-diameter propeller is used.
This combination achieves low fuelconsumption.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d: 225.00m
x 217.00m x 32.26m x 19.30m x
13.997m
DWT/GT75,409mt/38,845t
Cargo hold capacity: 89,250m3 (grain)
Main engine: MAN B&W 7S50MC-C
diesel x 1 unit
MCR: 12,200ps
Speed, service: abt. 14.5kt
Classification: ABS
Complement: 25
Completion: Nov. 22, 2005

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Shipyard Activities

OTOWASANGLOBAL WISDOMCAPE SOPHIA

Owner: Volts Shipping Navigation S.
A.
Builder: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
Hull No.: 1570
Ship type: VLCC
L (o.a.) x L (b.p) x B x D x d: 333.00m
x 324.00m x 60.00m x 29.00m x
20.391m
DWT/GT: 302,477t/160,292t
Main engine: Kawasaki-MAN B&W
7S80MC-C diesel x 1 unit
MCR: 27,160kW x 76rpm
Speed, service: 15.55kt
Classification: NK
Completion: Dec. 6, 2005

Owner: Global Eagle S. A.
Builder: The Hakodate Dock Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 804
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (p.b.) x B x D x d: 167.00m x
29.40m x 13.70m x 9.56m
DWT/GT: 31,896t/19,789t
Main engine: Mitsubishi6UEC52LA diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.4kt
Classification: NK
Completion: Jan. 11, 2006

Owner: ISC1431 Shipping S. A.
Builder: Imabari Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 1431
Ship type: Bulk Carrier
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d:
249.94m x 240.00m x 43.00m x
18.70m x 12.89m
DWT/GT: 99,047/55,285t
Main engine: KAWASAKI-MAN
B&W 6S60MC (Mark 6) diesel x 1
unit
MCR: 12,240kW x 105rpm
Speed , service: 14.5kt
Classification: NK
Completion: Nov. 1, 2005

OCEANIC BREEZESANKO BREEZEPACIFIC STAR

Owner: South Stability Shipping Inc.
Builder: Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: 1314
Ship type: Tanker
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d:
239.00m x 229.00m x 42.00m x
21.30m x 12.19m
DWT/GT: 105,400mt/56,500t
Main engine: Diesel United-Sulzer
6RTA58T diesel x 1 unit
MCR: 12,000kW x 103rpm
Speed, trial max.: 15.2kt
Classification: LRS
Completion: Oct. 18, 2005

Owner: Lepta Shipping Co., Ltd.
Builder: Universal Shipbuilding Corporation
Hull No.: 026
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d: 225.00m x
32.20m x 19.15m x 12.40m
DWT/GT: 75,250t/39,643t
Main engine: MAN B&W 6S60MC(Mk 6) diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.5kt
Classification: NK
Completion: Oct. 26, 2005

Owner: May Flower Maritime, S. A.
Builder: Namura Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 263
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d:
224.99m x 218.03m x 32.26m x
19.50m x 14.04m
DWT/GT: 77,075mt/40,689t
Main engine: B&W 6560MC (Mark6) diesel x 1 unit
Output: 9,930 kW x 105.0rpm
Speed, trial max.: 16.50kt
Classification: NK
Completion: Nov. 29, 2005

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