No. 391 Oct. - Nov. 2018 New generation MOSS type MHIMSB completes LNG carrier, DIAMOND GAS ORCHID Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MHIMSB), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) com- pleted construction of the DIAMOND GAS ORCHIID (HN: 2324), a new generation MOSS type LNGC "SAYARIN- GO STaGE"" with a tank capacity of 165,451m³ (100% full), and delivered the vessel to a joint venture of Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) on June 29, 2018. MHIMSB will continue to deliver solutions that enable stable energy supply and environmental benefits by con- structing high quality and environmental-friendly LNG carriers with advanced technology. The "SAYARINGO STaGE"" type succeeds the "SAY- AENDO" (pea pod) type, a vessel highly acclaimed for its improved Moss-type spherical tanks that deliver a high level of reliability. The adoption of apple-shaped (ringo) tanks in the "SAYARINGO STaGE"" type has enabled increased LNG carrying capacity without changing the ship's beam, and incorporation of a hybrid propulsion system has significantly boosted fuel effiiciency compared with the "SAYAENDO". "STaGE," an acronym deriving from "Steam Turbine and Gas Engines," is a hybrid propulsion system combining a steam turbine and engines that can be fired by gas. Effiicient use of the engine waste heat in the steam turbine results in substantial improvement in plant effiiciency, enabling high-effiiciency navigation throughout a full-range of speeds. The adoption of a tank cover integrated with the hull structure, developed by MHI Group with technical sup- port from Aker Arctic Technology Inc. of Finland, enables a lighter vessel while fully retaining overall structural strength. The new design also reduces wind resistance during navigation. Principal particulars L (o.a.) x L (b.p.) x B x D x d: 293.5m x 289m x 48.94m x 11.505m x 11.050m 144,828 GT: Cargo tank capacity: 165,451m³ Main engines: 1) Mitsubishi, MR21-II, Impulse, Reaction, Two Cylinders, Cross-Compound Marine Steam Turbine with Articu- lated Type Double Reduction Gear x 1 unit 12,400kW x 61.0rpm Output: 2) GE, N3 HXC 1000 J8, Electric Propulsion Motor with a Reduction Gear x 1 unit Output: 12,400kW x 61.0rpm Service speed: 19.5kt Classification: ABS
Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) delivered the ONE STORK, a mega container ship, to Dorothy Ship Holding S.A. at its Kure Shipyard on June 12, 2018. This is the tenth of a 15 vessel series, newly constructed by JMU based on its expertise and expe- rience taking the data and informa- tion based on the actual operation of the Far East - Europe route into con- sideration. The vessel can load containers, 18 rows across and 11 tiers high in the cargo hold, and 20 rows across 9 tiers high on deck, with a total of 14,000- TEUs (including 1,120 reefer contain- ers). The vessel achieves high propul- sion effiiciency through its advanced lower resistance hull form and JMU's original energy saving devices such as the Surf-Bulb® (Rudder Fin with Bulb) and L.V. Fin® (Low Viscous resistance Fin). The vessel is designed to operate- with minimum ballast water under loading conditions, due to superior stability and hull strength. Hull con- struction adopts the structural brittle crack arrest design for ultra large con- tainer ships, which was developed by JMU and JFE Steel Corporation. The main engine, a Diesel United WinGD W9X82, is electronically con- trolled with the common rail system and is environmentally friendly, so contributes to reduce the fuel oil con- sumption at various speed ranges. Principal particulars L (o.a.) x B (mld) x D (mld) x d (mld): 364.15m x 50.6m x 29.5m x 15.75m DWT/GT: 139,335t/144,285 Main engine:DU-WinGD W9X82 x 1 unit
Oshima completes 34,000DWT-type box laker, FEDERAL DART Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. delivered the 34,000DWT-type box laker, FEDERAL DART, to Federal Cornwallis Ltd. on April 5, 2018. The box laker has 34,000DWT capacity despite the shallow draft. The vessel has six holds employing wide hatch covers to improve cargo-handling effii- ciency. The vessel is suitable to carry vari- ous cargoes, such as grain, ore, coal, hot coils, ingots, dangerous cargoes, containers, and other bulk cargoes. Project cargoes can also be loaded on the hatch covers, since fixed-type D-rings are provided on the hatch covers for secure transport. The box shape cargo holds facili- tate cargo handling of unitized and packaged cargoes, which can be achieved by four 40t deck cranes. The tank top is also reinforced. Fuel consumption of the vessel has been reduced by installing a set of Ad- vanced Flipper-Fins, rudder bulb, low fric- tion paint, and elec- tronically controlled main diesel engine. The seaworthy bow with excellent sea- worthiness is also adopted to improve speed performance under rough weath- er conditions. A bow thruster and high- lift rudder are adopted to achieve improved maneuverability at harbors. Marine pollution prevention is ensured by the IBTS (Integrated Bilge Treatment System) applied to the vessel. Additionally, the vessel is assigned class DNV GL's Environ- mental Protection Notation, CLEAN. The vessel has notation ICE-1C (DNV GL) for navigation in cold regions. Principal particulars Length (o.a.): 199.98m
Summer draft, mld.: 10.830m DWT/GT: 34,492t/20,763 41,651m³ Cargo hold capacity: Main engine: Mitsui MAN B&W
Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd. has completed the 12,592GT ver- satile cargo ship, KYOWA FALCON, at Shin Kochi Jyuko Co., Ltd. (a member company of the Shin Kuru- shima Dockyard group) for Pacific Line Trading Inc., a Panamanian sub- sidiary company of Kyowa Shipping Co., Ltd. The KYOWA FALCON is the first of two sister ships and has already started transport service on the South Pacific routes. The KYOWA FALCON has been designed to transport various cargoes including RORO vehicles and contain- ers together with various commodities from ports of Asian countries to ports of Micronesia. The ship measures 143.03m in overall length, 22.60m in breadth, and 14.4m in depth. The cargo hold consists of four compartments and decks, which can load containers, vehicles, construc- tion machinery, steel materials, and miscellaneous goods for daily use. The ship is provid- ed with a bow thruster to ensure safe and effiicient berthing and unberth- ing. A rampway is located at the aft starboard side for loading and unload- ing of vehicles on and off the inboard decks. Loading of 557 units of vehicles is possible. Two deck cranes with a hoisting capacity of 40t are installed at the port side on the upper deck.  The deck is permitted to accommodate 649TEUs including 100 reefer con- tainers. Shin Kurushima Dock recently completed construction of the KYOWA STORK, a sister ship of the KYOWA FALCON, and Kyowa Shipping Co. will further enhance its effiicient trans- port service in the South Pacific area.
Outline of KYOWA FALCON/KYOWA STORK Pacific Line Trading Inc. Cargo loading capacity: Main engine: KYOWA FALCON/KYOWA STORK MCO: S-5961/S-5962 Speed, service:

Naikai builds 8,600GT passenger/car ferry, SILVER TIARA
Naikai Zosen Corporation has con- structed and delivered the SILVER TIARA, an 8,600GT passenger/car ferry, to Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. at its Setoda Shipyard. The ferry is now engaged in the short haul service between Tomakomai (Hokkaido) and Hachinohe (Aomori). The SILVER TIARA has twin engines, twin propellers, and twin rudders. Cargo vehicles can roll on and off the ferry through the fore and aft ramp doors on the starboard side, and inboard rampways. The three car decks can load trucks, passenger cars, and large motorcycles. For the aged and the disabled, an escalator is installed as a barrier-free facility on the starboard side, which directly leads passengers from the car decks and boarding gate to the entrance of the cabin decks. The hull form uses a bul- bous bow and single-hull stern to improve propulsion and seaworthiness. The ferry uses fin stabilizers to reduce rolling during navigation, and the two stern thrustersand two mariner rudders provide increased ease of berthing and unberthing. Principal particulars L(oa.)xBxDxd: 148.80m x 23.40m x 14.10m x 5.80m DWT/GT: 3,620t/8,543 Loading capacity 26 crew members 494 passengers 82 12m-long trucks 30 passenger cars 57 large motorcycles Main engines:Makita-Mitsui MAN B&W 8S35ME-B9.5 diesel x 2 units/2 propellers MCO:6,960kW x 167.0min ¹ x 2 units Speed, service: About 19.7kt Completion: April 20, 2018 For Subsea Pipeline Inspection use
Basic Agreement reached on tests for AUV with robot arm
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has announced that a basic agree- ment was reached with The Under- water Centre (TUC), a marine testing and training facility in Fort William, Scotland, UK, on conducting a verifi- cation test of a prototype AUV equipped with a robot arm for subsea pipeline inspection. The test, sched- uled for October 2018, will be the first such test in the world. With a focus on the growing demand for pipeline maintenance in offshore oil and gas fields, Kawasaki has been developing leading-edge component technologies for AUVs, based on sophisticated submarine technologies fostered in-house over many years. Aiming at commercial- ization in FY 2020, Kawasaki is cur- rently developing an AUV capable of underwater charging and transfer- ring of inspection data to the mother ship–features that allow for longer deployment time–while autonomous- ly locating and tracking pipelines at close range, including those buried under seabed sediment. In November 2017, Kawasaki suc- cessfully completed a verification test at TUC for automated underwater docking of a prototype AUV to its charging station, involving contact- less charging and large-capacity opti- cal communication. For the upcoming test, leveraging on synergies of its technologies, Ka- wasaki plans to use a prototype AUV equipped with a robot arm with an attached inspection tool unit (currently under develop- ment), to achieve autonomous locat- ing and tracking of subsea pipelines. The test will focus on verifying the robot arm's capabil- ity to absorb the movement of the AUV due to tidal currents, and on verifying that the Centre inspection tool unit can continuously track a pipeline under those conditions. Scotland is a global leader in offshore development, innovating subsea technology for offshore oil and gas development. Reflecting the Scot- tish Government's strong interest in this collaboration, the basic agree- ment with TUC was signed in the presence of the Scottish Cabinet Sec- retary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Ms. Fiona Hyslop, who was visiting Japan. She gave an address, saying, "The Scottish Government's Subsea Action Plan, launched in Jan- uary 2017 reflects our ambitions to support this important sector, not only in international oil and gas mar- kets, but also to diversify into other Offiicer, Kawasaki, Fiona Hyslop (Middle), Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Steve Ham (Right), Commercial Director, The Underwater sectors including renewables and deep-sea mining. I am delighted that Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd, one of Japan's major companies, has decided to develop this innovative technology in Scotland that surely meets our ambitions. It is fantastic news for The Underwater Centre in Fort William." expressing her strong expectations for Kawasaki's AUVs. Steve Ham, Commercial Director, The Underwater Centre said: "The Underwater Centre has been really delighted to support KHI during the testing of their AUV in our seawater test site. We have built up a very good relationship over the devel- opment and delivery of the project and we look forward to welcoming them back to Fort William later this year and in future." The agreement also states that TUC will be collaborating with Kawa- saki on future development of under- water vehicle technology. The agree- ment will advance Kawasaki's com- mitment to further strengthening their partnership with the Scottish Government and TUC, in order to drive the development of technologies forward for AUVs and other under- water vehicles. AUV equipped with robot arm for subsea pipeline inspection (Image)
NAMURA completes Malaccamax-type VLCC, TONEGAWA
Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. delivered the DWT 312,858t very large crude oil carrier, TONEGAWA, built at its Imari Shipyard & Works, to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. on July 12, 2018. The vessel is the first of the newly developed 310,000DWT- type VLCC complying with the Har- monized Common Structural Rule (CSR-BC&OT) for Namura. The vessel is lengthened into about 339m, maximizing the loading capacity and propulsion performance by improving the hull form, and increasing safety and economic effii- ciency. The vessel also complies with the latest requirements of the inter- national regulations, such as IMO PSPC-COT and PSPC-WBT for cor- rosion protection of cargo oil tanks and water ballast tanks to increase safety of the vessel. The propulsion performance has greatly been improved by adoption of energy saving devices developed by Namura, which include the Namura flow Control Fin (NCF) and the Rud- der Fin attached to the stern, together with the wind force reduc- tion type super- structure, hub vortex reduction type propeller boss cap "ECO-Cap," low-friction type antifouling paint applied to the outside shell, and an electronically controlled main engine which contributes to reduction of fuel oil consumption. For environmental safety, the vessel is equipped with a main engine and generator engine compliant with the Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78 regulations (Tier II) to reduce NOx emissions. The vessel has three large capacity cargo oil pumps that enable load- ing/unloading of three grades of cargo oils and an automatic unloading system for unloading cargo oils more effiiciently. The ballast water treat- ment system to control the quality of ballast water is equipped for protec- tion of marine environment to comply with the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments. Principal particulars L (o.a.) x B (mld.) x D (mld.) x d (mld.): 338.95m x 60.00m x 28.50m x 21.05m DWT/GT: 312,858t / 160,057 Main engine: MAN B&W 7G80ME- C9.5 x 1set Speed, service: about 14.95kt Complement: 35 + 6 (Workers) Registry: Japan Classification: ClassNK
JSEA participates in SMM 2018
International Maritime Exhibition
in Germany
JSEA together with four member companies participated in the SMM 2018, an International Maritime Exhi- bition, which was organized by the Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH and held from September 4 through 7 at the Hamburg Messe in Hamburg. This year's SMM, the 28th in the series, included 2,289 exhibitors from 69 countries, 26 of which presented national pavilions, and attracted as many as 50,000 visitors. The whole area of the exhibition space was 93,000m² consisting of 13 halls. SMM 2018 took place under the themes of "Green Shipping" and "Digitalization" as the motto of "Trends in SMM- art Shipping. "Con- sequently, the exhibitors demon- strated products and technologies using touch-screens, simulators, VR (virtual reality) goggles, etc. Various seminars were also provided. This was the third participation for JSEA. JSEA set up a Japanese Ship- building Stand, which is a unified exhibition by four Japanese shipbuild- ers, Japan Marine United Corpora- tion, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., and Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. strated mainly new ship types and highly fuel-effiicient next-generation ships to many visitors including Euro- pean shipowners. The exhibitors par- ticipated in communication with many foreign visitors. Ms. Kikuko Kato, Consul-General of Hamburg Consulate-General of Japan, visited the association stand during the exhibition.
CASTILLO DE
CALDELAS
Owner: La Arena Navigation S.A. Builder: Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Ship type: LNG carrier L (o.a.) x B x D: 296.98m x 48.7m x 27.0m Cargo capacity: 178,803m³ Main engine: 7G70ME-C9.2-GI diesel x 1 unit Speed, service: 19.5kt Classification: LR Completion: June 11, 2018
AFRICAN GANNET
Owner: African Gannet Shipping Co. Ltd. Builder: Kanda Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Hull No.: 563 Ship type: Log & cargo ship L (o.a.) x B x D x d (ext.): 179.9m x 30.0m x 15.0m x 10.527m DWT/GT: 37,806t/23,224 Main engine: 6UEC45LSE-ECO-B2 diesel x 1 unit Speed, service: 14.0kt Registry: Bahamas Classification: ClassNK Completion: June 28, 2018
NORDINDEPENDENCE
Owner: Nordindependence Shipping C.V. Builder: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd. Hull No.: 1392 Ship type: Tanker L (b.p.) x B x D: 228.97m x 44.00m x 21.8m DWT/GT: 112,000t/60,200 Main engine: Mitsui MAN B&W 6G60ME-C9.2 diesel x 1 unit Speed, service: about 15.2kt Classification: LR Completion: June 14, 2018
NORD KANMON
Owner: Lepta Shipping Co., Ltd. Builder: Onomichi Dockyard Co., Ltd./ Saiki Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Hull No.: 727 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: 60,236t/34,808 Main engine: MAN B&W 6S50ME- B9.3 diesel x 1 unit Speed, service:  14.6kt Registry: Singapore Classification: ClassNK Completion: May 2, 2018
PEDHOULAS
CEDRUS
Owner: Pinewood Shipping Corpora- tion Builder: Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Hull No.: 1552 Ship Type: Bulk carrier L (o.a.) x B x D: 229.00m x 32.26m x 20.00m Main engine:  MAN B&W 6S60ME- C8.2 diesel x 1 unit Speed, service: 14.50kt Registry: Cyprus Classification: LR Completion: June 14, 2018
SINLAU BULKER
Owner: Admiral Logistics Corporation Builder: The Hakodate Dock Co., Ltd. Hull No.: 902 Ship Type: Bulk carrier L(o.a.) x B x D x d: 179.97m x 30.00m x 14.05m x 9.822m DWT/GT: 34,485t/21,574 Main engine: MAN B&W 6S46ME- B8.5 diesel x 1 unit Speed, service: 14.0kt Complement: 24 Classification: NK Completion: June 27, 2018