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headquarters: Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi),
were held at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works
Enoura Plant (Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi
Prefecture), and the newbuilding ferry was
named “Sunflower Kurenai” by the mayor of
Beppu City Yasuhiro Nagano. The vessel is
slated to enter service on the Osaka-Beppu
route, operated by Ferry Sunflower Co., Ltd.
(President: Mitsujiro Akasaka; Head Office:
Oita-shi, Oita Prefecture) as an alternative
of the vessel currently in service in January
transition to ensure national energy security LNG propulsion offers ship-owners a 2023, after it is delivered from Mitsubishi
and independence, which are indispensable solution to comply with the environmental Shipbuilding.
for economic growth after the Covid-19 regulations being adopted by the IMO by Compared to the vessels in service,
pandemic,” said Fajriyah. 2045. In comparison with a conventional fuel- the new ferry will offer greater transport
PERTAMINA, March 02, 2022 powered container ship, the converted vessel capacity and convenience for both cargo and
reduces CO2 emissions by around 23% over passenger transport. In freight transportation,
an 83-day Europe-Asia return trip (port calls it will significantly increase the number of
EAST ASIA included). trucks to be loaded and expand the driver’s
The work carried out within the joint room to provide a driver-friendly space.
GTT, Alwena Shipping and development programme (JDP) between In addition, the floor area of the grand
GTT, Alwena Shipping and CHI Zhoushan
bathroom is doubled and the number of seats
Chi Zhoushan, receive supports the technical, operational and in the restaurant is enlarged 1.5 times, while
spacious and open public space including
commercial design of the conversion and
approval in principle from jumboisation operation, while also proposing a three-layer atrium are newly created the
a competitive industrial plan.
“Casual Cruise Concept” is further enhanced
Bureau Veritas for a new way to contribute to decarbonise part of the on the new vessel.
The result of this joint work shows the
It will be Japan’s first ferry, adopting the
retrofit concept combining container ship fleet currently in operation. environmental-friendly specifications as it is
BV confirmed the conception of the
equipped with high-performance dual-fuel
LNG fuel conversion and retrofit, as well as the layout of the LNG engine, which can run on both LNG and
fuel containment system and gas fuel
heavy fuel oil. In addition, LNG is expected
vessel jumboisation for supply system supported by an auxiliary to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)
safety system in accordance with IGF Code
by about 25%, and sulphur oxide (SOx) by
very large container ships and BV Rule NR 529. After reviewing the virtually 100%.
modifications to the vessel and the description
MITSUI OSK LINES, March 03, 2022
During a ceremony at Bureau Veritas (BV) of the associated operations, Bureau Veritas
headquarters based in Paris La Défense, Marine & Offshore gave its AiP on the Mongolia imports 275,200
GTT, a technological expert in membrane concept on January 11, 2022.
containment systems, Alwena Shipping, a GTT, March 01, 2022 tonnes of petroleum
naval consultancy and engineering firm, and
COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) MOL holds naming/ products in YTD
Co. (CHI Zhoushan) shipyard, have received
an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the launching ceremonies for Mongolia has imported 275,200 tonnes of
classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for petroleum products in the year to date (YTD),
a new concept, combining LNG retrofit and Japan’s first LNG-fuelled according to the Ministry of Mining and
jumboisation, applied to large container ships. Heavy Industry. February 18-24 was given as
GTT carried out the LNG Mark III ferry Sunflower Kurenai the YTD end-point.
membrane tank design while its integration Specifically, the country imported 106,100
into the ship was designed and validated – slated to enter service tonnes of gasoline, 144,500 tonnes of diesel
by Alwena Shipping. CHI Zhoushan fuel, 3,400 tonnes of aviation kerosene
shipyard validated the operational aspects on Osaka-Beppu route in and 21,200 tonnes of other oil products,
of the project, including the work sequence, Montsame reported the ministry as saying.
planning and workforce resources. January 2023 Also, as of February 18-24, the country
The length increase of the ship (or exported a total of 1.1mn tonnes of coal
jumboisation), combined with the LNG Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL; president and CEO: (1,884 containers by road, 350 containers by
conversion of the propulsion and electrical Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that on rail), 191,500 tonnes of copper concentrate
generation systems enables a reduction in the March 3, a naming and launching ceremonies (192 containers by road, 220 containers by
operating costs of the ship, which limits the for the first of Japan’s first two LNG-fuelled rail) as well as 280,000 tonnes of iron ore and
financial impact of the immobilisation period ferries, which were ordered with Mitsubishi concentrate (754 containers by rail) from the
required for the retrofit operation. Shipbuilding (president: Toru Kitamura; beginning of the year.

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