No. 410 Dec.- Jan. 2022

Season’s Greetings
Tamotsu Saito
President

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JMU completes G-Series Dunkirkmax bulk carrier, KAURIJapan Marine United Corporation(JMU) delivered the 181,000DWTbulk carrier KAURI at the Ariake
Shipyard on September 22, 2021. Thisvessel is the second vessel of the newly developed Dunkirkmax bulk carriers of G-Series, called G181BC, which
successfully combines both economical and environmentally friendly designs. The G181BC series conforms

with MARPOL ANNEX VI NOx Tier III
regulations as well as H-CSR (Harmonized Common Structural Rules).
The vessel has increased deadweight and cargo hold capacity suitable for bulk coal and iron ore in its
nine cargo holds, achieved by JMU’sexpertise and vast experience. TheSSD® (Super Stream Duct® ) andSURF-BULB® equipped at the fore
and the aft ofthe propeller, res
pectively,greatly improve
the propulsion
performance.
The ALV-Fin ®
(Advanced Low
Viscous Resistance Fin)equipped in thefore of the propeller controls sternwater flow to gain better propulsive
efficiency. Furthermore, a unique bow
shape, LEADGE-Bow®, can reduce
the added resistance due to waves,and the well-refined shape of the superstructure has low wind resistance.
This vessel is also equipped with aSO x scrubber to comply withMARPOL ANNEX VI Regulations 14.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B (mld.) x D (mld.) x d (mld.):
292.00m x 45.00m x 24.55m x18.20mDWT/GT:
182,327t/93,298
Main engine: MAN B&W 7S65MEC8.5-HPSCR diesel x 1 unit
Speed:
15.05kt
Complement:
25
Classification:
ClassNK

SKDY-Sanoyas delivers Panamax bulker, EVER MAJESTY

Shin Kurushima Sanoyas delivered the Panamax bulk carrier, EVER
MAJESTY, on September 22, 2021,
after construction at its Mizushima
Shipyard. This is the eighth vessel ofa series of the Sanoyas newly developed 82,000DWT type Panamax bulkcarriers.
The vessel satisfies the latest rules
such as the CSR B&T, NOx Tier III
regulations and SOx emission regulations, and has the equivalent deadweight with shallower draft than theprevious design. In addition, the vessel exceeds 20% reduction of CO2emissions based on the IMO EEDI
(Energy Efficiency Design Index,
grams CO2 per ton nautical mile)
regulation in advance and nearly
equivalent to the 30% reduction required for ships ordered on or after2025.
For improvement of propulsion efficiency, the vessel is equipped with alow-speed long-stroke, electronicallycontrolled main engine combined witha high-efficiency propeller and rudder
appendages. Furthermore, the vessel
uses patented energy saving devices
such as the Sanoyas developed STF(Sanoyas-Tandem-Fin) and ACE

DUCT (Sanoyas Advanced flow Controlling and Energy saving DUCT).
These energy saving devices haveachieved about 8% reduction of energy
consumption and CO2 emissions.
Eco-friendly countermeasures include the main engine with SCR compliant with the NOx emission Tier III
limit for the prevention of air pollution, dedicated low sulphur gas oiltank to cruise in ECAs (Emission Control Areas), and classification code
IHM (Inventory of Hazardous Materials) concerning the inventory of hazardous materials. In addition, countermeasures such as a ballast water
treatment system and independent
holding tanks for rainwater on theupper deck forprotection of themarine environment are also
incorporated.
For improvement of vessel
maintenance, access trunks arearranged to allow access fromthe upper deck to
the double bot-tom even under laden conditions.
Accommodation compliant with thelatest IMO noise reduction regulation
helps to improve the comfortableworking and living environment for
officers and crew in the vessel.
Principal particulars
Hull No.:1377
L (o.a.) x B (mld.) x D (mld.) x d (summer): 229.00m x 32.24m x 20.15m
x 14.594m
DWT/GT:
81,936t/43,453
Cargo hold capacity: 97,019m3 (grain)
Speed, service:
about 14.2kt
Complement:
24
Classification:
ClassNK
Delivery:
September 22, 2021

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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding receives AiP for LCO2 carrier cargo tankfrom France’s BV• Project part of MHI Group’s effort to expand businesses for the CCUS value
chain, based on the advanced gas handling technologies of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding.
• With the acquisition of this AiP, MHI Group will focus on developing andoffering the technologies needed to bring LCO2 carriers to the market.

analysis, material evaluation, gas
handling, and other expertise accumulated in the construction of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
With this acquisition of an AIP for
the LCO2 cargo tank system, MHI
Group will continue to develop andoffer a wide range of technologies
related to the LCO2 carriers essentialto building a CCUS value chain,
important for the realization of adecarbonized society.

by the IGC Codeare typically used for thecargo tank system. A structural design for aType C tankmust be based (Note)
Image of an LCO2 carrieron standards for 1. Approval in Principle (AIP) indicates that acertification body has reviewed the basic
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of pressure containers. Various strucdesign, and confirmed that it meets thetechnical requirements and standards for
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) tural types are possible for thesesafety. The inspection of this system wasGroup, has been granted Approval in tanks, including cylindrical, bilobed,
conducted based on the IGC Code that
Principle (AIP) (Note1) from the French and trilobed. A further important
applies to marine vessels that transportliquefied gas in bulk, and the BV ship clas
Classification Society Bureau Veritas factor is to select the steel material forsification regulations.
(BV) for a cargo tank system to be the LCO2 tanks with exceptional 2. The International Code for the Construc
mounted in a liquefied CO2 (LCO2) high strength and low temperaturetion and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) is ancarrier.
properties.
international regulation stipulating theMHI Group is pursuing a range of
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding previously
safety requirements for ships that transport
LCO 2, LNG, or other liquefied gases asstrategic measures to strengthen busi- conducted studies on CO2 carriers incargo in bulk.
nesses related to energy transition, 2004 as a participant in the Internaand establishing a CO2 ecosystem is a tional Energy Agency (IEA) Greenkey part of that effort. Carbon dioxide house R&D program, utilizing adcapture, utilization, and storage vanced techniques for structural
AIP for the LCO2 carrier cargo tank
(CCUS) may become importantworldwide as an effective approach toachieve decarbonization. LCO2 carriers are pivotal in transporting CO2
from the emission sources to storagesites or facilities for utilization, anddemand for these vessels is expected
to increase in the future. Mitsubishi
Shipbuilding is responding to thisdemand by actively pursuing development and commercialization of LCO2carriers.
LCO2 carriers transport liquefied
CO2 gas as a liquid in a low temperaLCO2 Cargo tanks
ture, high pressure state. Accordingly,(Independent Type C tanks)
independent Type C tanks as defined(Note2)

Image of CCUS value chain

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NAMURA completes Dunkirkmax type bulk carrier, AWAJISAN MARU
Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
delivered the AWAJISAN MARU, a181,994 DWT bulk carrier, to MTOMARITIME, S.A. at its Imari Shipyard & Works on October 14, 2021.
The vessel is the first of the newlydeveloped 182,000 DWT type bulk
carrier with the principal dimensions
optimized for the restrictions of thePort of Dunkirk in France.
Further improvement of propulsionperformance and fuel saving wereachieved with adoption of energy saving devices, the Namura flow Control
Fin (NCF) and the Rudder-Fin developed by Namura, the electronicallycontrolled main engine, the latest
model of high efficiency propeller, andlow friction type anti-fouling paint.
For environmental protection, thevessel is equipped with the main engine and generator engines compliant
with the Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78
regulations to reduce NOx emissions,and an air seal
type stern tube
sealing device isadopted to reduce the risk of
lubricating oilleakage. In addition, the vessel
also complies
with the SOLAS
Chapter II-1 Regulation 3-12, Code onnoise levels on board ships to improvethe environment of the crew livingquarters.
The ballast water treatment system to control the quality of ballast
water is equipped for protection of themarine environment to comply with
the International Convention for theControl and Management of Ships’
Ballast Water and Sediments. Thevessel has several storage tanks forappropriate management and discharge of drainage, sewage, rain wa-ter, and water used for cleaning cargoholds. This will satisfy port restrictions on such discharges.
Principal particular
L (o.a.) x B (mld.) x d (mld.): 291.92m
x 45.00m x 18.20m
DWT/GT:
181,994t/93,719
Main engine: MAN B&W 6G70MEC9.5 diesel x 1 unit
Complement:
25
Registry:
PanamaClassification:
ClassNK
Completion:
October 14, 2021

Naikai completes RO-RO cargo ship, HARUMARU No. 6

Naikai Zosen Corporation completed construction of the 12,500GT
R o l l - o n / R o l l - o ff c a r g o s h i p ,HARUMARU No. 6, at the Innoshima
Shipyard for Shunzan Kaiun Co., Ltd.
o n S e p t e m b e r 1 6 , 2 0 21. T h e
HARUMARU No. 6 is now providing
transportation of trailers and passenger automobiles in Japanese coastalareas.
The HARUMARU No. 6 is mainly
designed to carry trailers and passenger automobiles. The cargo hold consists of four decks: one deck for only
passenger automobiles and threedecks allotted for trailers and passenger automobiles. Roll-on/Roll-off op-

eration can be achieved through shore
ramps provided at the bow and sternon the port side, and inboard ramps
allow access to assigned bays on thecar decks.
The ship was designed for effective
cargo-handling performance with pillarless angement of the cargo holdto minimize the car deck space without losing cargo-loading capacity as
well as increasing the types of vehicles
that can be accommodated.
The hull form of the HARUMARU
No. 6 was based on repeated watertank tests, and now demonstrates
excellent propulsion performance.
Adoption of a rudder-bulb type rudder and an energy- saving device S T E P(Spray TearingPlate) decreases
fuel consumption
greatly. TheSTEP attachedto the bow above
the water line isa device to de-crease wave resistance under roughsea conditions. The ship uses fin stabilizers to reduce rolling of the ship
during navigation, and thrusters
installed at the bow and stern caneasily attain maneuvering of the ship
in a port.
For environmental conservation,
the fuel oil tank uses a double-bottom
structure to help suppress possible
leakage of fuel oil during a collision.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d (scantling): 179.90m x 170.00m x 27.40m
x 23.30m x 6.75m
Gross tonnage:
about 12,500
Vehicle loading capacity
162 trailers (13m L x 2.5m W)
258 automobiles (4.7m L x 1.7m W)
Main engine: Hitachi Zosen MAN
B&W 9S50ME-C8.5 diesel x 1 unit
MCR (derating): 13,580kW x
127.0min-1
Speed, service:
about 21.0kt
Classification:
ClassNK
Registry:Japan
Completion:
September 16, 2021

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JSEA Digital Pavilion now ready for “NOR-SHIPPING 2022”

The Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) will participate in
NOR-SHIPPING 2022 to be held inJanuary 2022 using the JSEA Digital
Platform. JSEA has been obliged toabandon conventional attendance
at NOR-SHIPPING 2022 due to thepresent situation with COVID-19.
The JSEA Digital Platform is used

to construct the JSEA Digital Pavilion, which will demonstrate advanced
ships and shipbuilding technologies
as “challenges by the Japanese shipbuilding industry” which will be available online.
We are planning to show you the publicity materials sequentially after December 2021, and all contents will be

Please visit JSEA Digital Platform
with: https://dp.jsea.or.jp, or QR code

disclosed at the opening day of theNOR-SHIPPING 2022 on January 10,2022. Therefore, we are eager for visitors to our website, JSEA Digital Pavilion, during the period of the NORSHIPPING exhibition.
Moreover, the contents of the JSEA
Digital Pavilion will be displayed on alarge screen installed in Hall B, B02-14(The Lillestrom Exhibition Center) ofthe exhibition site during the periodof the NOR-SHIPPING 2022. We
invite visitors to the exhibition to cometo Hall B and see our exhibition onthe screen.

Order for low-speed gas fuel engines (ME-LGIP) using LPG as fuelMitsui E&S Machinery Co., Ltd.
announced that the company has
recently received an order for"6G60ME-C10.5-LGIP-EGRBP"
low-speed LPG fuel engines from
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. ofYokohama, Japan. The engines will
be installed in the very large gas carriers (VLGC) designed to transport
LPG and ammonia and constructedby Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. ofOsaka, Japan for Phoenix Tankers
Pte. Ltd. of Singapore, a group company of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. ofTokyo, Japan.
The number of vessels, LPG carriers in particular, that use theME-LGIP engine has increased rapidly in recent years because LPG
both reduces the carbon dioxide(CO 2 ) emissions from combusted
fuels and significantly lowers theemissions of sulfur oxides (SOx) andparticulate matter (PM).
The company will exploit the experience accumulated through themanufacture of gas fuel engines toincrease its efforts to adopt alterna

tive fuels suchas ammonia, toprovide customers with safe,
environmentallyfriendly, andeconomical propulsion engines.

Left: LPG fuel injection equipment (external view of the cylinder cover)
Right: LPG fuel injection valve
Installations of low-speed gas fuel engines of the CompanyEngine types

Usable fuels

Installations

Project outline

ME-GI

LNG, fuel oil

7 engines

3 LNG-fueled vessels and2 LNG carriers*1ME-GIE

Ethane andfuel oil

3 engines

3 liquefied ethylene
gas carriers

ME-LGIM

Methanol andfuel oil3 engines

3 methanol
fuel oil carrier

ME-LGIP

LPG andfuel oil

2 engines

LPG/ammoniacarriers*2*1 Twin-engine twin-screw vessel *2 One of the two vessels is optional.

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YM TOPMOST

Builder: Imabari ShipbuildingCo.,Ltd.
Ship type: 11,000TEU typecontainer carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D: 333.95m x 48.40mx 22.88m
DWT/GT: 136,899t/118,523
Main engine: 9S90ME-C10.5
diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 23.0kt
Classification: ABS
Completion: September 28, 2021

SILVER BREEZE

Owners: JRTT and Tsugaru Kaikyo
Ferry Co. Ltd.
Builder: Naikai Zosen Corporation
Ship type: Passenger/car ferry
L (o.a.) x B x D x d: 144.13m x
23.00m x 14.10m x 6.00m (scantling draft)
DWT/GT: 3,440t/8,900
Complement: 28
Main engine: Hitchi Zosen MAN
B&W 6S50MC-C8.2 diesel x 1 unit
MCR: 9,945kW x 127.0min-1
Speed, service: 20.0kt
Classification: JG Class II (coastalarea)
Registry: Hachinohe City, Aomori
Completion: June 10, 2021

CRYSTAL ASTERIA

Owner: Kumiai Navigation (Pte.)
Ltd.
Builder: Kawasaki Heavy Industries,
Ltd.
Hull No.: 1748
Ship type: LPG carrier
L (b.p.) x B x D: 229.90m x 37.20m x
21.90mDWT/GT: 54,922t/49,145
Main engine: Kawasaki MAN B&W
7S60ME-C10.5-LGIP diesel x 1
unit
Speed, service: 17.0kt
Classification: ClassNK
Registry: Singapore
Completion: August 31, 2021

WORLD RUBY

Owner: BW Dry Cargo Pte. Ltd.
Builder: Oshima Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 10976
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 199.995m x
32.260m x 18.970m x 13.348m
DWT/GT: 62,496t/34,762
Main engine: Mitsui MAN B&W
6S50ME-C9.5 diesel x 1 unit
Speed, service: 14.50kt
Registry: Isle of Man
Classification: DNV
Completion: August 31, 2021

Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in Japan 2022
to be released next MarchThe Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) will publish Shipbuilding and Marine Engineeringin Japan 2022 (SME) in March
2022. However, the digital edition
will be available from the JSEA
website (https://www.jsea.or.
jp/en/publications/) instead ofbeing included with the book edition on a CD-ROM as previously.
The principal contents include
the current
status of theJapanese
shipbuilding
industry, newcompletions byship types, newshipbuilding technologies, navigation systems,
energy- saving
equipment andsystems, software for shipbuilding
rationalization, and building andrepairing facilities, focusing on theachievements during the last twoyears.
JSEA is now providing digitalpublications for our readers, which
include Shipbuilding and Marine
Engineering in Japan (biennialedition) and SEA-Japan(bimonthly).

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