No. 408 Aug.- Sept. 2021

World’s first success in automatic berthing/unberthingof large car ferry at normal pierMitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES-S), Mitsui
O.S.K. Lines, LTD. (MOL), Tokyo University of Marine
Science and Technology (TUMSAT), and Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) Inc. (Akishima Lab.) carried out averification test of automatic berthing and unberthing
using the large car ferry Sunflower Shiretoko owned by
MOL Ferry Co., Ltd. (MOL Ferry) at the pier of Oarai
Port, Ibaraki in March and April 2021 as part of a demonstration project related to the safety of vessel auto berthing
and unberthing (autonomous vessel demonstration project)carried out by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. In a world first with a large ferry, thecompanies succeeded in automatic berthing andunberthing at the port pier. This verification test is theworld’s first trial involving a large car ferry (total 11,410tons) in commercial operation. Before proceeding withthe verification test, the companies established a ship operation plan, implementation procedures, and abort criteria,etc. based on the ship handling performance of the Sunflower Shiretoko and thoroughly evaluated the plan safety
under various conditions through simulations, etc. Before
the verification test, the companies also performed automatic berthing/unberthing to/from a virtual pier in open
waters, and also verified the safety of an actual vessel.
In the future, the companies will perform verification
tests of automatic berthing and unberthing using othership types and at actual piers based on the results of thisverification test, to increase the versatility of this technology. In addition to automatic berthing/unberthing, activities for realization of autonomous marine navigation will
also begin.
MES-S, MOL, TUMSAT, Akishima Lab., and MOL
Ferry will continue to pursue safe and secure marine navigation through initiatives to enable automatic cruising,including the autonomous vessel demonstration project,aiming to reduce the labor burden on the crew.

Automatic berthing/unberthing simulation and verification test using
the ship: approaching the target pier ahead to the starboard side

Left photo shows final
approach using thrusters
and approach monitoring(right) in the trial operation.

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JMU completes 7th 3,055TEU-type container ship, WAN HAI 328
Japan Marine United Corporation(JMU) delivered the WAN HAI 328, a3,055TEU container ship, to Wan Hai
Lines (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. at its
Kure Shipyard on May 14, 2021.
This is the seventh vessel of the newclass of 3,055TEU-capaciy containership constructed by JMU. The vessel
can load containers in 12 rows acrossand six tiers high in the cargo hold,and 14 rows across and 7 tiers highon the deck, with the total of
3,055TEUs.
The vessel is optimally designed for
medium to long distance trade as theamount of seaborne trade to and from
Asia and within Asia is increasing,and it can achieve significantly
improved environmental and operational performance compared withconventional vessels, with both highloading capacity and high navigation
performance using JMU’s latest technology.
- The vessel achieves highpropulsion efficiency through its
advanced lower resistance hull---form andJMU energy
saving devices
such as theA L V - F i n®
(AdvancedLow Viscous
resistanceFin).
MAN-B&W’slatest electronicallycontrolledmain engine,Mark 10.5 and inverter controlled
cooling sea water pump reduce thefuel oil consumption.
Safety and convenience for steering
during voyage and reaching/leaving the pier are improved byadopting the INS (IntegratedNavigation System) and full
enclosed navigation bridge.
Voyage assistance and monitoringof the engine room by CCTV
camera system improves safety.
This is the first class of vessels inJapan to obtain the DNVGLSmartship Notation which is

granted to vessels fitted with smart
technology such as monitoringsystem.
Principal particular
L (o.a.) x B (mld) x D (mld) x d (mld):
203.50m x 34.80m x 16.60m x
11.50mDWT/GT:
37,160t/30,468
Main engine: MAN-B&W 7S70MEC10.5 diesel x 1 unit
Speed:
21.6ktComplement:
25
Classification:ABS

NAMURA delivered Malaccamax-type VLCC, HIKOSAN
Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
delivered 310,000DWT-type verylarge crude oil carrier (VLCC), named
as HIKOSAN, built at its Imari
Shipyard & Works, to Hexagon
Transort Inc. on April 16, 2021. Thevessel is the sixth series of the newly
developed 310,000DWT-type VLCC
complying with the Harmonized Common Structural Rule (CSR-BC&OT)
and the latest requirements of the international regulations such as IMO
PSPC-COT and PSPC-WBT for cor-rosion protecgtion of cargo oil tanks andwater ballast tanks for enhancing
the safety of the vessel’s operation.
The notable factor of its design isthe longer length overall comparedwith the conventional type VLCC’s
design contributing the vessel having
maximized loading capacity and improved propulsion performance by the
optimized hull form in combination
with adopting the self-developed energy saving devices, namely “Namura
flow Control Fin (NCF)” and “RudderFin,” the windforce reduction
type superstructure, hub vortex
reduction typepropeller boss
cap, low-friction
type antifouling
paint and theelectronicallycontrolled mainengine. In addi-tion, the vessel has three large capacity cargo oil pumps enabling loading/unloading of three grades of cargo oils
and two cargo oil stripping eductors
are equipped for achieving efficiency
improvement in unloading cargo oils.
The ballast water treatment system
to control the quality of ballast wateris equipped for protection of marine
environment to comply with the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments. The
vessel is also equipped with SOx
scrubber for reducing SO x emissions under the policy of IMO 2020
global sulphur cap.
Principal particulars
L (o.a.) x B (mld.) x d (mld.) : 338.92m
x 60.00m x 21.05m
DWT/GT:
312,189t/160,469
Complement:
36 + 12 (Workers)
Classification:
ClassNK
Registry:
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Kawasaki obtains ClassNK Innovation Endorsement Certificate for SOPass
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
has obtained the Product & Solutions
certificate for the SOPass from Nippon
Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) based on
evaluation of the innovative applicability of the system, which is includedin the Innovation Endorsement newly
provided for innovative developmentby ClassNK. The SOPass is the Kawasaki Ship Operation and Perfor-Integral system image of SOPass

mance analysis support system.
ClassNK Innovation Endorsement
is intended to stimulate promotionand evolution of innovative technologies as well as support for environmental conservation, safety improvement, and sustainable developmentin the field of marine transport.
ClassNK has now verified every function of SOPass which is an advanced
solution using
digital technologies.
Kawasaki
SOPass can provide useful information for ship
operationalmanagement.
Information canbe produced byintegrating real
data received
from ships via
satellite commnication and

Kawasaki ’s engineering expertise in
shipbuilding, and integration isachieved by technologies such as ICT(Information and Communication
Technology) and IoT (Internet ofThings). This system can offer visualization of ship navigation, various performance analyses, and optimal routesimulation that will contribute toenergy saving. This system also
provides the optimizing function ofLNG cargo management for LNG
carriers, which is the first in theindustry of LNG transport. SOPasscan be applied to various ship types
and support economical and safe
ship operation.
By January 2021, Kawasaki has
received orders for SOPass for 17
ships mainly LNG carriers. Thecompany expects that SOPass will
be increasingly applied to varioustypes of ship to alleviate the load on
the environment and improve business efficiency in marine transport.

Naikai completes RO-RO cargo ship, HARUMARU No. 5

Naikai Zosen Corporation completed construction of the 12,404GT
Roll-on/Roll-off cargo ship, HARUMARU No. 5, at the Innoshima Shipyard for the delivery to Oshima
Kaiun Co., Ltd. on May 13, 2021. The
HARUMARU No. 5 is now transporting trailers and passenger automobiles in Japanese coastal areas.
The cargo decks consist of four
decks: one deck for passenger aut mobiles and three other decks allottedfor trailers and passenger automobiles. Roll-on/Roll-off operation can beachieved through shore ramps provided at the bow and stern on theport side, and inboard ramps allow
access to assigned bays on the cardecks.
The hull form of the HARUMARU
No. 5 was based on repeated watertank tests, and now demonstrates
excellent propulsion performance.
Adoption of a rudder-bulb typerudder and an energy-saving device
STEP (Spray Tearing Plate) decreases

fuel consumption
greatly. TheSTEP attachedto the bow above
the water line isa device to d e crease wave resistance underrough sea conditions. The ship
uses fin stabilizers to reduce therolling motion
during navigation, and thrusters installed at the bow and stern caneasily attain ship maneuvering in aport.
Principal particular
Owner:
Oshima Kaiun Co., Ltd.
Builder: Naikai Zosen Corporation
Ship type:RO-RO cargo ship
L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D (upper deck)x d (scantling): 179.90m x 170.00m
x 27.40m x 23.30m x 6.75m
DWT/GT:
7,070t/about 12,500

Loading capacity:
162 trailers (13m L x 2.5m W)
258 automobiles (4.7m L x 1.7m W)
Main engine:
Hitachi MAN B&W
9S50ME-C8.5 diesel x 1 unit
MCR:
13,580kW x 127.0min-1
Speed, service:
about 21.0kt
Classification:
ClassNKRegistry:
JapanCompletion:
May 13, 2021

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SAKURA LEADER wins The Ship Of The Year 2020 Award in JapanThe Ship of the Year Award 2020 given by the Japan
Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers(JASNAOE) had 13 candidate vessels to choose from thisyear, the 31st year of the annual event. The Ship of theYear award is given to innovative vessels built in the past
year based on technical, artistic, and social considerations.
The candidate announcement meeting and the selection
meeting for the Ship of the Year Award 2020 were held on
May 11 as a web conference due to the constraints of
COVID-19, and the SAKURA LEADER built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd. was the winner of the Award
2020, as the first large LNG dual-fueled vehicle carrier
built in Japan.
Other winners of individual sectors were the SEA
SPICA (Small passenger ship sector), KAGUYA (Smallcargo ship sector), SOFUKU MARU NO. 1 (Fishingship/research ship sector), and KAWASAKI (Work vessel/special service ship sector). The prize award ceremony,a joint event organized by the three academic societies inthe maritime science sector, took place at the Kaiun Clubon July 9. The three societies are the JASNAOE, Japan
Institute of Marine Engineering (JIME), and Japan Institute of Navigation (JIN).

SAKURA LEADER - Winner of the Year 2020
The SAKURA LEADER is the first large LNG dualfueled vehicle carrier built in Japan fitted with with two
1,500m3 LNG fuel tanks. The ship has attained 40%
reduction of CO2 emissions compared with the 2008reference value. ClassNK has granted the class notationof Digital Smart Ship (DSS) to the carrier, the first worldwide. The SAKURA LEADER is an advanced ship
designed for both environment conservation and onboard
digitalization. Inboard rampways facilitate the improved
roll-on/off of vehicles.

Winners of individual sectors

SEA SPICA (Small passenger ship sector)
The SEA SPICIA has been built as the first cruisingship to promote tourism in the area of the Seto InlandSea, assisted by the Railway Construction/Transportation
Facility Development Support Organization under its
Domestic System to Build Cruising Ships. Setonaikaikisen
Inc. group, West Japan Railway Company group, andChugoku Transport & Tourism Bureau of MLIT also
agreed in cooperation of the ship construction. The cruising ship provides lounge sofa-like seats and the deck banishes daily life on land for passengers.

KAGUYA (Small cargo ship sector)
The KAGUYA, Japan’ s first LNG-bunkering ship withLNG loading capacity of 3,193.7m3, was constructed by
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. with the functions required for a bunkering ship as well as the technologicalexpertise accumulated through construction of coasting

LNG carriers. LNG-fueled ships have increasingly been
built worldwide to cope with severer international restrictions for reduction of the load on the environment andGHG emissions. Therefore, the KAGUYA is designed toenable LNG bunkering directly between the KAGUYA anda large transport ship. This service will stimulate the useof LNG fuel and increase the competitiveness of Japanese
ports in international trade.

SOFUKU MARU NO. 1(Fishing ship/research ship sector)
This fishing vessel is the next-generation pelagic tuna
longliner designed with the concept of a “fishing vessel
attractive to people.” The vessel is designed considering
the crew first, which is a new concept in fishing vessels,and provides the crew with comfortable life on board during extended cruises. The large bulbous bow and bottom(Continued on page 5)

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New project launched to develop safe useof ammonia as shipping fuelMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(MHI) is set to participate in a newly
launched project to develop guidelines
for the safe usage of ammonia (NH3)
as a shipping fuel as part of its Groupenergy transition strategy. The projectis led by The Maersk Mc-KinneyMoller Center for Zero Carbon
Shipping (Note 1), a research institutecreated to promote decarbonization ofthe maritime shipping industry. MHIwill participate as a founding partnerof the Center, mainly through two
Group companies: Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries Marine Machinery& Equipment Co., Ltd. Project collaboration will also include Lloyd’s Register Group Limited (LR) (Note 2), theBritish ship classification society, theultimate aim being to decarbonize themaritime shipping industry throughsafe usage of ammonia as a shippingfuel.
Use of ammonia as a shipping fuelis eagerly embraced as a potential
long-term solution for marine logistics
amid the transition to a zero-carbon
value chain in the maritime industry.
Green ammonia is created by waterelectrolysis using a carbon-free production process employing renewableenergy. Although green ammonia
results in zero carbon emissions, it ishighly toxic. In order to introduce
green ammonia as a safe and sustain-able marine fuel, the establishmentof safety guidelines for its usage isessential, including implementationof specific assessments of safety forhumans, ship assets, and the environment.
Currently, the marine transportindustry accounts for about 3% of theworld’s carbon emissions, and as otherindustries progressively decarbonize,
this percentage is quite likely to increase over the next several decades.
Going forward, MHI Group, by integrating its own experience with ammonia carriers and ammonia production plants together with the knowledge and problem-solving experience
to be accrued through its participationin the new project, will contribute toaccelerating the safe adoption of ammonia as an alternative shipping fuel,to the further expansion of marinelogistics, and to mitigating environmental impact, a global challenge.
Note 1 The Maersk Mc-Kinney
Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping is a research institute estab
lished in June 2020 at the sugges
tion of A.P. Moller - Maersk Group,
to promote decarbonization of themarine transport industry. Basedin Copenhagen, Denmark, the Center was founded by MHI and six
other global businesses or organizations, primarily targeted at pro-(Continued from page 4)
flow hull form
were employedfor the first timein a tuna longliner. The living
quarters are designed to resembled life onland.
KAWASAKI(Work vessel/special service ship sector)
The KAWASAKI is an advanced chemical fireboat tocope with fires at a petrochemical complex and conduct

New SAJ Chairman
appointed

Mr. Miyanaga,
Chairman of SAJ
The 83rd annual general
meeting of the Shipbuilders’ Association of Japan (SAJ) took
place on June 17 and elected 19
new directors. Subsequently, the681st board of directors’ meeting was held, and Mr. Shunichi
Miyanaga was appointed as the38th Chairman of SAJ. Mr.
Miyanaga is concurrently Chairman of the Board of Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries, Ltd.
moting development of new fuels
and new technologies to decarbonize the marine transport industry.
Note 2 Lloyd’s Register is the world’s
oldest classification society, estab
lished in the UK more than 260
years ago to improve ship safety. Today the organization pursues agreener and more sustainable world
applying its Groupwide technolo
gies, innovations and solid foundation of corporate value.

rescue operations. The fire-fighting equipment has a jetwater range reaching 120m and water cannons expandable up to 21m. These features greatly improve measuresfor large-scale disasters in port areas. The newly developed hull form displays superior navigation performance.
The automaticpositioning system is linked
with the waterjet propulsion
and side thrusters, to maintain asteady position
during operationof the water cannons.

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SEADUKEWAN HAI 327

Builder: Imabari Shipbuilding
Co., Ltd.
Ship type: Crude oil carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D: 339.36m x 60.00m x
28.50mDWT/GT: 313,051t/160,255
Main engine: 7G80ME-C9.5 dieselx 1 unit
Speed, service: 15.5kt
Classification: DNV
Completion: May 28, 2021

Owner: Wan Hai Lines (Singapore)
Pte. Ltd.
Builder: Japan Marine United Corporation
Ship type: Container carrier
L (o.a.) x B (mld.) x D (mld.) x d (mld.):203.50m x 34.80m x 16.60m x
11.50mDWT/GT: 37,160t/30,531
Main engine: MAN-B&W 7S70MEC10.5 diesel x 1 unit
Speed: 21.6kt
Complement: 25
Classification: ClassNK

SEAGUARDIAN

PAVO BRAVE

Owner: Seaguardian Tanker Limited
Builder: Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: 1405
Ship type: Crude oil carrierL(b.p.) x B x D: 228.96m x 44m x 21.8m
DWT/GT: about 112,000t /about
60,200Main engine: Hitachi MAN B&W
6G60ME diesel x 1 unit
Speed: 15.0kt
Classification: ClassNK
Registry: MarshallCompletion: May 28, 2021

Owner: Panamanian owner
Builder: Shin Kurushima Dockyard
Co., Ltd.
Hull No.: S-6085
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D: 196.50m x 32.26m x19.40m
DWT/GT: 64,247t/36,762
Main engine: Mitsui-MAN B&W
6S50ME-C9.6-EGRBP diesel x 1unit
Speed, service: 14.0kt
Classification: ClassNK
Registry: PanamaCompletion: March 25, 2021

TONQUIPEARL

Owner: Nippon Yusen Kabushiki
KaishaBuilder: Oshima Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.
Hull No.: 10900
Ship type: Bulk carrier
L (o.a.) x B x D x d(ext.): 249.980m x
43.000m x 18.500m x 12.869m
DWT/GT: 99,893t/56,844
Main engine: J-ENG UE
7UEC60LSE-Eco-A2-EGR diesel x
1 unitSpeed, service: 14.00kt
Classification: ClassNK
Registry: PanamaCompletion: March 25, 2021

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