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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Aug 07, 2024 (Wed)

Sasaki Shipbuilding develops the world’s first small methanol-fueled LPG carrier and hydrogen-fuel ship

Developing a new ship type following Japan’s first small LPG fueled LPG carrier (photo)

　Sasaki Shipbuilding (Osakikamijima Town, Hiroshima Prefecture) is accelerating the development of n ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80Sasaki+Shipbuilding+%28Osakikamijima+Town%2C+Hiroshima+Prefecture%29+is+accelerating+the+development+of+new+ship+types.+Following+the+completion+of+Japan%E2%80%99s+first+LPG-fueled+series+of+its+mainstay+small+LPG+%28liquefied+petroleum+gas%29+carriers%2C+the+company+has+also+completed+the+designs+of+three+types+of+the+world%E2%80%99s+first+methanol-fueled+ships.+The+company+has+also+developed+a+hydrogen+fuel+compatible+design+and+is+in+negotiations+with+overseas+shipowners+for+two+new+fuel+ships.+With+ship+prices+currently+on+the+rise%2C+the+company+is+receiving+orders+mainly+from+overseas+shipowners+for+very+low+sulphur+fuel+oil+fueled+LPG+carriers%2C+which+are+cheaper+than+new+fuel+ships.+However%2C+going+forward%2C+Sasaki+Shipbuilding+says%2C+%E2%80%9CIt+is+the+mission+of+the+shipbuilding+industry+to+create+ships+that+do+not+exist+in+the+world%2C%E2%80%9C+and+continues+to+respond+to+requests+from+shipowners+seeking+new+ship+types.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Methanol-fueled+ship+designs+were+already+available+for+chemical+tankers%2C+in+response+to+growing+demand+from+shipowners.+They+include+the+designs+of+6%2C800+dwt%2C+7%2C000+dwt%2C+10%2C000+dwt%2C+and+13%2C000+dwt+types.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Meanwhile%2C+in+the+area+of+LPG+carriers%2C+the+company+was+an+early+promoter+of+the+development+of+gas-fueled+ships%2C+developing+LPG+fueled+designs+of+5%2C000+cubic+meter%2C+7%2C500+cubic+meter%2C+and+11%2C000+cubic+meter+vessels.+As+small+LPG+carriers+of+less+than+11%2C000+cubic+meters%2C+a+series+of+three+7%2C500+cubic+meter+LPG+carriers%2C+the+first+in+Japan+to+be+equipped+with+LPG-compatible+dual-fuel+%28DF%29+engines%2C+have+been+completed+one+after+another+since+October+2022.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80However%2C+due+to+the+rise+in+global+equipment+prices%2C+the+prices+of+small+LPG+carriers+have+been+rising+especially+for+LPG-fueled+ships%2C+which+require+external+LPG+fuel+tanks%2C+at+this+time.+As+it+becomes+more+difficult+to+justify+the+costs+of+LPG+fueled+ships%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+have+seen+an+increase+in+requests+for+the+development+of+methanol-fueled+ships+from+environmentally+conscious+overseas+shipowners%2C%E2%80%9C+according+to+Sasaki+Shipbuilding.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+response+to+this%2C+the+company+has+developed+methanol-fueled+vessels+of+5%2C000+cubic+meters%2C+7%2C500+cubic+meters%2C+and+11%2C000+cubic+meters.+The+company+is+currently+presenting+ship+prices+in+response+to+inquiries.+In+addition%2C+the+company+has+completed+the+design+and+development+of+a+5%2C000+cubic+meter+hydrogen+fuel+compatible+vessel+and+has+already+presented+a+price+to+a+European+shipowner.+The+development+of+both+methanol-fueled+and+hydrogen-fueled+small+LPG+carriers+is+believed+to+be+a+world+first.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+LPG+carriers%2C+LPG+fueled+types+have+already+become+the+standard+specification+for+Very+Large+Gas+Carriers+%28VLGCs%29.+On+the+other+hand%2C+for+small+ships%2C+the+hurdles+for+designing+new+fuel+ships+are+high%2C+because+only+limited+space+is+available+to+install+fuel+supply+systems%2C+including+tanks.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+this+situation%2C+Sasaki+Shipbuilding+is+developing+new+ship+types+one+after+another%2C+taking+advantage+of+its+design+flexibility+that+allows+it+to+customize+ship+types+to+suit+the+shipowner%E2%80%99s+needs.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80A+company+official+said%2C+%E2%80%9CIf+what+customers+want+doesn%E2%80%99t+exist+in+the+world%2C+it+is+the+mission+of+the+manufacturing+industry+to+use+technology+to+realize+it+and+bring+it+to+the+market.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80There+are+increasing+inquiries+for+small+LPG+carriers+that+use+new+fuels.+However%2C+with+ship+prices+rising+worldwide%2C+not+many+shipowners+can+immediately+decide+to+order+new+fuel+ships%2C+which+are+more+expensive+than+conventional+ships.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Against+this+backdrop%2C+Sasaki+Shipbuilding+signed+a+contract+this+spring+with+a+Nigerian+shipowner+for+a+7%2C500+cubic+meter+LPG+carrier+that+runs+on+very+low+sulphur+fuel+oil.+While+developing+new+ship+types%2C+the+company+is+currently+accepting+orders+for+conventional+fuel+ships%2C+primarily+from+overseas+shipowners.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5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