MOL orders high-efficiency cape-size bulker
Tokyo-headquartered Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that it has placed an order for a new cape-size bulker with Universal Shipbuilding Corporation. The vessel will adopt element technologies of the next-generation ISHIN-III vessel program to achieve high fuel efficiency, the Group said Wednesday. The ship completion is scheduled for late 2014.
MOL has repeatedly studied various technologies to realize the concept for the ISHIN-III series of next-generation vessels (large-scale iron ore carriers) announced in April 2010.
The newbuilding vessel will adopt the following element technologies which are at the core of the ISHIN-III concept. New technologies will boost fuel efficiency of the new ship by more than 20% compared to conventional cape-size vessels, with a corresponding reduction in CO2 emissions. Advanced features include:
A steam turbine that generates electric power using exhaust heat from the engine.
A hybrid power generation system to convert rotational force from the supercharger into electric power.
In addition, the electric power gained through the steam turbine and hybrid systems will assist vessel propulsion.
MOL continues to take a proactive stance in technological development with the aim of reducing the environmental burden of its ships.
Ship main specifications: Length - 300.0 m, breath - 50.0 m, depth - 25.0 m, draft - 18.4 m, capacity - about 209,000 tons, gross tonnage - about 107,000 tons
MOL has repeatedly studied various technologies to realize the concept for the ISHIN-III series of next-generation vessels (large-scale iron ore carriers) announced in April 2010.
The newbuilding vessel will adopt the following element technologies which are at the core of the ISHIN-III concept. New technologies will boost fuel efficiency of the new ship by more than 20% compared to conventional cape-size vessels, with a corresponding reduction in CO2 emissions. Advanced features include:
A steam turbine that generates electric power using exhaust heat from the engine.
A hybrid power generation system to convert rotational force from the supercharger into electric power.
In addition, the electric power gained through the steam turbine and hybrid systems will assist vessel propulsion.
MOL continues to take a proactive stance in technological development with the aim of reducing the environmental burden of its ships.
Ship main specifications: Length - 300.0 m, breath - 50.0 m, depth - 25.0 m, draft - 18.4 m, capacity - about 209,000 tons, gross tonnage - about 107,000 tons
