No. 377 June - July 2016

JMU completes mega container ship, NYK BLUE JAY

Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) delivered
NYK BLUE JAY, a mega container ship, to Rindou Ship
Holding S.A. at its Kure Shipyard on February 22, 2016.
This is the first vessel of a series of 15 vessels, which arebeing newly constructed by JMU based on its expertiseand experience, and on data and information obtained from
actual operation of the Far East - Europe route.
The vessel can load containers in 18 rows and 11 tiersin the cargo holds, and 20 rows and nine tiers on the deck,with a total capacity of 14,000TEUs (including 1,120 reefers).
The vessel achieves high propulsion efficiency throughits sophisticated lower resistance hull form and JMU’soriginal energy saving devices such as the Surf-Bulb (Rudder Fin with Bulb) and L.V. fin (Low Viscous resistanceFin).
The vessel is designed to operate with minimum ballast water under loading conditions, due to the superiorstability and hull strength. The hull construction uses theFor further information please contact:

structural brittle crack arrest design for ultra large container ships developed by JMU and JFE Steel Corporation.
The main engine is a Diesel United Wartsila W9X82,
which is electronically controlled with the common railsystem and contributes to reducing the fuel oil consumption in various speed ranges.
Principal particulars
Length (o.a.):364.15m
Breadth (mld):
50.6m
Depth (mld):
29.5m
Draught (mld):
15.75m
DWT:
139,335t
GT:
144,285
Main engine:
WARTSILA W9X82 diesel x 1 unit
Speed:
22.5ktComplement:
30
Classification:NK
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Imabari delivers Aero-Citadel bulker mountedwith Japan’s first EGCS SOx scrubber
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has
become the first shipyard in Japan tosuccessfully install a SOx Scrubber ona bulk carrier. The SOx Scrubber,manufactured by Fuji Electric Co.,
Ltd., has been installed on theNADESHIKO, an 84,000DWT bulkcarrier, which was completed on
March 24, 2016 for a domestic shipowner.
This installation is a joint researchsupport project together with ClassNK called the “Main Engine Exhaust

Aero-Citadel bulker NADESHIKO

Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) installation on operating newbuilding vessel, and closed loop practicing test.”
The Fuji Electric SOx Scrubber adopts
the cyclone system and can be installed without changing the dimensions of the superstructure thanks to
its compact size.
The main engine EGCS is a system that reduces SOx in exhaust gas
even if high sulfur content fuel is used.
Installation is necessary to satisfy
IMO EGCS guidelines and to obtainapproval fromrelevant authorities. A fter its
completion, thevessel will conduct data collection and verification on the syst em , m a i nt e nance and operation.
Sulfur Oxides

SOx scrubber manufactured by Fuji
Electric Co., Ltd.

(SOx) emission control regulations of
the IMO require the sulfur content
upper limit to be 0.1% and have already been implemented since 2015
in the Emission Control Area (ECA).
The regulation will be tightened in2020 or by 2025 outside the ECA, andthe present upper limit of 3.5% will
become 0.5%.
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is
now positively involved in developing
such environmental measures, andwill emphasize safer and environment-friendly shipbuilding.

Kawasaki delivers 82,200m3 LPG carrier, SUMIRE GAS
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
delivered the LPG carrier SUMIREGAS (HN: 1721) to Astomos Energy
Corporation on March 30, 2016. Thisvessel is the third 82,200m3 SEA-Arrow LPG carrier developed by Kawasaki.
This vessel design expanded thecargo section of the conventional
80,000m3 LPG carrier hull to increasecargo tank capacity to 82,200m3. Despite the expansion, the propulsion
performance has also been improved.
This vessel adopts Kawasaki’s
uniquely developed bow shape called
SEA-Arrow which significantly improves propulsion performance byminimizing bow wave resistance.
The main engine powering the vessel is an energy-efficient, electronically-controlled, ultra-long stroke,
two-stroke low speed diesel engine. Inaddition, the Kawasaki rudder bulb
system with fins (RBS-F), and thesemi-duct system with contra fins(SDS-F) contribute to reducing fuelconsumption.
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 temo
perature of -46 C. The tanks arewrapped in urethane foam for thermal insulation.
The vessel is designed to be fullycompliant with
the New Panama x require ments and will
be able to navig at e t he new
Panama Canalonce it opens thisyear.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x L (b.p) x B x D x d: 229.90mx 226.00m x 37.20m x 21.00m x
11.20mDWT/GT:
54,243t/46,796Hold capacity:
82,416m3
Main engine: Kawasaki-MAN B&W
7S60ME-C8.2 diesel x 1 unit
Complement:
30
Registry:
PanamaClassification:
ABS
Delivery:March 30, 2016

No. 377 June - July Page 3

MHI completes 986GT training vessel, SHINYO MARU
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(MHI) completed construction of thetraining vessel SHINYO MARU
(HN:1193) and delivered the vessel toTokyo University of Marine Scienceand Technology at the port of Tokyo
on March 31, 2016.
This vessel was built for the contemporary requirements of Tokyo
University of Marine Science andTechnology and also other universities and institutes, which desire topromote education and research in awide range of fields including fisheries, ocean resources, marine biology,
and marine vessel operations. Thisship is the fourth SHINYO MARU
since the completion of the first shipin 1937.
The SHINYO MARU is an on-thejob ocean-going training facility for thenext-generation of undergraduate andgraduate students. The students will
become highly-trained experts educated with modern knowledge andskill in fisheries
including trawling, squid jigging
a nd long-line
tuna fishing, as
well as qualifications in marinework, and will beimportant in thefuture of fisheries and theoceans not onlyof Japan but of the world.
As the ocean-going research facility, the SHINYO MARU is equippedwith up-to-date instruments with advanced capabilities, such as underwater structure survey using a 2-D seismic reflection profiling seafloor survey
using acoustics. The extensive equipment will allow leading studies on theoceans including scientific investigations on resources and marine life.
Principal particulars
Length (o.a.):64.55mLength (b.p.):
58.00mBreadth:
12.10mDepth: 7.00m (from superstructuredeck)
Design draft:
4.50m
GT (Domestic):
986t
Main propulsion system
Electric motor 800kW x 2 units
Controllable pitch propeller x 2 units
Speed, service:
12kt
Cruising range:
about 7,000n.m.
Complement:
76
Classification:JG

MES achieves 3.28 mil. HP marine diesel engine production for FY2015
Mitsui Engineering andShipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES)
has announced production volume of 181 MAN B&W lowspeed diesel engines manufactured at the Tamano Works
Machinery Factory in fiscal
2015, representing 3.28 million
horsepower (results in the previous fiscal year were 181 engines and 3.54 million horsepower).
Since MES formed a technical tieup with the Denmark-based B&W(now known as MAN Diesel & Turbo)
on diesel engines in 1926, it has built
a production track record as one of theworld’s leading manufacturers, withcumulative horsepower production ofover 90 million horsepower. MES
plans production volume of 3.8 million horsepower during the current
fiscal year, and expects increases dueto the production of super-large engines for large container vessels.
In addition, a four-cylinder test

engine with 500-mm diameter cylinders has been installed at the Tamano
Works Machinery Factory, and MES
is currently developing products
aimed at the Tier III NOx restrictions
advocated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as well as
products that will lead to reduced CO2emissions.
Moreover, to develop a frameworkthat better meets the demands of themarket moving forward, MES plans
to make capital investments in superlarge engines and gas-fired diesel en-gines at the Tamano Works
Machinery Factory, as well as
equipment that accommodates
Tier III NOx restrictions.
MES will leverage its trackrecord of orders for gas-fuelleddiesel engines to expand orders
moving forward, while continuing its focus on receiving orders
for a wide range of engines forbulk carriers, tankers, car carriers, LPG carriers and othervessels.
Production record of Mitsui-MAN
B&W diesel engines
FY2008214 units, 4.7 mil. HP
FY2009218 units, 4.37 mil. HP
FY2010221 units, 4.18 mil. HP
FY2011
220 units, 4.31 mil. HP
FY2012187 units, 3.83 mil. HP
FY2013164 units, 3.57 mil. HP
FY2014181 units, 3.54 mil. HP
FY2015181 units, 3.28 mil. HP
FY2016180 units, 3.8 mil. HP*Figures for FY2016 are planned.

No. 377 June - July Page 4

Sanoyas completes Handy Cape bulker, CIELO D’EUROPA

Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation
completed the 117,000DWT Handy
C ap e bu l k c a r r ier, C I E L O
D’EUROPA, which had been orderedby Mitsui & Co., Ltd. for d’Amico Dry
Limited, at the Mizushima Shipyard
and delivered on March 17, 2016.
This is the second vessel of the newversion of Sanoyas 117,000DWT
Handy Cape bulk carrier. The vessel
with large deadweight and cargo holdcapacity has improved fuel consumption by 10% compared with the previous version of the 120,000DWT type.
For improvement of propulsion efficiency, the vessel is equipped with alow-speed, ultra-long-stroke, electronically controlled main engine combinedwith a high-efficiency propeller andassociated energy saving devices suchas the Sanoyas developed “STF”(Sanoyas-Tandem-Fin (patent): max.
6% energy saving) on the stern shelland highly efficient appendages on therudder, which also contribute to thereduction of CO2 emissions.
Various eco-friendly features suchas the main engine compliant with theNO x emission
Tier II limit for
prevention of air
pollution, andThe Ballast Water Treatment
System and fueloil tank protection for the protection of themarine environment, are incorporated. In addition, independent holding tanks for accommodation discharges, dirty holdbilge and rainwater on upper deck areprovided.
For efficient cargo handling, cargo
hatches are widened as much as possible and have the same width fromNo. 1 to No. 7 hatch. Dedicated fresh
water tanks are provided for storinghold washing water generated by alarge-capacity fresh water generator.
For improvement of the vessel’s maintenance, access trunks are arranged
to make it possible to gain access fromupper deck to double bottom evenunder the laden condition.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B x D x d:245.00m x 43.00mx 21.60m x 15.626m
117,378t/63,087
DWT/GT:
135,644m3
Cargo hold capacity:
Main engine: MAN B&W 6G60MEC9.2 diesel x 1 unit
11,010kW
MCO:
about 14.5kt
Speed, service:25
Complement:
PanamaRegistry:
ABS
Classification:
March 17, 2016
Delivery:Naikai completes car carrier, TOYO MARU NO 3, for domestic owner

Naikai Zosen Corporation completed construction of the TOYOMARU NO 3, a RO-RO-type car carrier with a carrying capacity of 630
units, for the owner Santoku Senpaku
Co., Ltd. of Osaka, Japan, at its Setoda Works on February 24, 2016. Thecarrier is now engaged in coastal cartransport service between Hiroshima,Uno, Sakaide, Kinuura, and Chiba.
The car carrier has a stern shore

ramp at the portside. The cargo vehicles embark, or disembark, throughthe shore ramp and travel to eachcargo bay on the car decks via inboard
ramps. The bow and stern thrusters
are installed to improve ship maneuverability in a narrow port, so the vessel can enter and leave safely andsmoothly. Similarly, berthing andunberthing can be easier.
The upper structure of the ship hullis raised for theboarding gatewith a higher
opening to allow
trucks to passsmoothly. The
new ship hull
form has superior speed performance, which
has been developed based on atheoretical calcu-lation technique, and hull performance has also been confirmed withtests in a water tank.
Principal particulars
125.00m
Length (o.a.):20.60mBreadth:14.36/11.80 at upper andDepth:boarding decks
5.55m
Draught:
2,888t/3,990
DWT/GT:
Transport capacity
631
Passenger cars:
7Trucks (medium size):
6Trucks (large size):
14
Crew members:
Main engine: Hitachi Zosen-MAN
B&W 6S35MC-C9.2 diesel x 1 unit
MCO:
5,220kW x 167.0min-1
4,437kW x 158.2min-1
NCO:
18.0ktSpeed, service:
Classification:NK (Limited to coastalareas)No. 377 June - July Page 5

JSEA to Participate in SMM 2016 International Maritime Exhibition

The Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) will participate in the
SMM 2016 (Shipbuilding, Machinery& Marine Technology - International
Trade Fair Hamburg), the biggest
maritime exhibition in Europe, to beorganized by Hamburg Messe undCongress GmbH at Hamburg Messe
for four days from September 6
through 9, 2016. JSEA will exhibit in
the event for the second time, following the last SMM.
JSEA intends to emphasize thetechnical excellence of the Japanese
shipbuilding industry with the main
focus on new ship types, eco-ships andother fuel-efficient vessels of the newgeneration developed by its members

participating inthis event, which
will enhance thepresence of Japanese shipbuilders in the single
world market.
JSEA will
have a 74m2 areafor its booth to display audiovisual
images and photographic panels focusing on the most popular and newly
developed ship types, products andtechnological features of each exhibiting member of JSEA. Ship models
will also be displayed with displays of
promotional images on liquid crystal
monitor screens or other attractive

Above photo shows the JSEA’s firstparticipation in SMM 2014

media, all of which will stress the excellence of Japanese shipbuilding.
Participating shipbuilders
Japan Marine United Corporation
Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation

25th POSIDONIA 2016 held successfullyof The Nippon Foundation
The Japan Ship Exportand in cooperation withers’ Association (JSEA) parThe Shipbuilders’ Associaticipated in the 25th Internation of Japan. The JSEA andtional Shipping Exhibition
the JSMEA contributed toPosidonia 2016 held at thethe national exhibition
Metropolitan Expo Centre instand presenting Japanese
Greece for five days fromshipbuilding technology.
June 6 to 10. 22,366 people
The expertise of each shipvisited Posidonia 2016 thatbuilder was demonstrated,
attracted 1,825 companies
and expert delegates fromand organizations from 90
the shipbuilders received
countries. The number ofvisitors was a 14 percent Mr. A. Tsipras (right) welcomed by K. Tsukuda (left) to visitors to provide further
Japan pavilion. Mr. Theodore Vokos, Executive Director
explanations. PR videotapes
increase compared with theof Posidonia Exhibitions SA, seen at the center.
of 10 firms were digitizedprevious record-breakingattendance.
In the evening of June 8, Japanese for a 120-inch screen with the support
Mr. Alexis Tsipras, the Greek Ambassador and Mrs. Nishibayashi, of the Nippon Foundation. This
Prime Minister, together with guests and JSEA president and Mrs. collaborative exhibition procedure
was welcomed to the Japan pavilion Tsukuda co-sponsored a reception was a great success in demonstratby Mr. Masuo Nishibayashi, Japanese at the Athenaeum Inter-Continental ing the entire shipbuilding indusAmbassador to Greece, Mr. Kazuo Hotel with 897 guests including try.
Tsukuda, JSEA president, and Mr. government offiMotoyoshi Nakashima, chairman of cials and particithe Japan Ship Machinery & Equip- pants involved
with the shipment Association (JSMEA).
On June 7, the Japanese Ministry ping and shipof Land, Infrastructure, Transport building indusand Tourism (MLIT), and JSMEA tries.
The JSEA
jointly held the Japan-Posidonia 2016
Seminar - Introduction to Japanese consisting of 10
advanced technologies for efficiency, Japanese shipsafety and environment with over builders partici180 participants focused on shipow- pated with theners in Greece.
financial support

No. 377 June - July Page 6

AUDREY-TRACYADAPRIMERO

Owner: Lavender Maritime S.A.
Builder: Namura Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 389
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d:179.96m x 30.00mx 14.05m x 9.80m
DWT/GT: 34,874t/21,545
Main engine: MAN B&W 6S46MEB8.3 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: about 14.0kt
Classification: NK
Complement: 24
Delivery: February 18, 2016

Builder: Oshima Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 10778
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 228.99m x
32.26m x 20.01m x 14.486m
DWT/GT: 81,841t/43729
Main engine: Kawasaki-MAN B&W
6S60ME-C8.2 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.30kt
Registry: MaltaClassification: DNV GL
Completion: February 9, 2016

Owner: Lundquist Shipping Company Limited
Builder: Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: 1383
Ship type: Tanker
L (b.p.) x B x D: 224.64m x 42.00m x
21.45mDWT/GT: 106,200t/57,312
Main engine: Mitsui MAN B&W
6S60ME-C8 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: about 15.0kt
Classification: LR
Completion: February 26, 2016

AFRICANSPOONBILL

GLOBAL HIGHWAY

EPIC BORINQUEN

Owner: Cardinal Maritime S.A.
Builder: Onomichi Dockyard Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: 707
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: 60,033t/34,806
Main engine: MAN B&W 6S50MEB9.3 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.5kt
Registry: Panama
Classification: NK
Completion: February 23, 2016

Owner: Kawasaki Kisen Kaish, Ltd.
Builder: Shin Kurushima Dockyard
Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: S-5875
Ship type: Car carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 199.96m x38.00m x 14.65m x 10.227m
DWT/GT: 20,686t/75,036
Main engine: 7UEC60LSE-Eco-A2
diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: about 20.0kt
Classification: NK
Completion: March 16, 2016

Owner: Epic Borinquen Pte. Ltd.
Builder: Sasaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: 691
Ship type: LPG carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 113.08m x
19.00m x 9.10m x 6.80m
DWT/GT: 7,182t/6,220
Main engine: Hitachi MAN B&W
5L35MC Mk6.1 diesel x 1 unit
Output: 2,750kW x 178min-1 (100%)
Speed, service: 13.5kt
Registry: Singapore
Classification: BV
Completion: February 29, 2016

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