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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jul 21, 2021 (Wed)

Managing Director Soga of NYK and Vice President Higaki of NSY expressed their impressions of LNG-fueled PCTC construction project

(From left) Managing Director Soga of NYK, Vice President Higaki of NSY

　In June, NYK signed a memorandum of understanding between Nihon Shipyard (NSY) and Shin Kurushima D ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80In+June%2C+%3Cb%3ENYK%3C%2Fb%3E+signed+a+memorandum+of+understanding+between+Nihon+Shipyard+%28NSY%29+and+Shin+Kurushima+Dockyard+regarding+the+continuous+construction+of+12+PCTCs+that+use+LNG+%28liquefied+natural+gas%29+as+their+main+fuel.+It+will+be+a+unique+project+that+a+shipping+company+and+a+shipbuilding+company+will+work+together+for+a+long+time.+Takaya+Soga%2C+Senior+Managing+Executive+Officer+of+%3Cb%3ENYK%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+responded+to+interviews+with+the+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily%2C+expressed+his+enthusiasm+for+reducing+the+environmental+impact+of+transporting+finished+cars%2C+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+would+like+to+establish+new+technologies+by+working+with+craftsman+who+build+high-quality+PCTCs.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+the+evening+of+July+19%2C+%3Cb%3ENYK%3C%2Fb%3E+held+a+signing+ceremony+for+a+shipbuilding+contract+for+two+LNG+fueled+PCTCs+among+%3Cb%3ENYK%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+NSY%2C+and+Imabari+Shipbuilding+at+its+NSY+headquarters+in+Tokyo.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Prior+to+the+memorandum+of+understanding+of+12+%3Cb%3ELNG-fueled+PCTC%3C%2Fb%3Es+%28Phase+2%29+between+NSY+and+Shin+Kurushima%2C+%3Cb%3ENYK%3C%2Fb%3E+has+decided+to+launch+eight+%3Cb%3ELNG-fueled+PCTC%3C%2Fb%3Es+%28Phase+1%29+by+2024.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+delivery+dates+for+new+ships+are+FY2020-FY2023+for+Phase+1+and+FY2025-FY2028+for+Phase+2.+This+time%2C+formal+contracts+were+signed+for+two+of+the+eight+Phase+1+vessels.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80After+the+signing+ceremony%2C+Managing+Director+Soga+of+%3Cb%3ENYK%3C%2Fb%3E+and+Vice+President+Kiyoshi+Higaki+of+NSY+%28Senior+Managing+Director+of+Imabari+Shipbuilding%29+spoke+about+their+impressions+of+the+continuous+construction+project.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+continuous+construction+of+12+LNG+fueled+PCTCs+will+be+an+unprecedented+project+in+which+the+user+shipowner+%2F+operator+%28operating+company%29+and+the+supplier+shipbuilding+company+will+jointly+work+on+cost+reduction+and+introduction+of+new+technology.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Mr.+Soga%2C+managing+director+of+%3Cb%3ENYK%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+explained+the+significance+of+the+project+as+%E2%80%9Ca+symbolic+example+of+collaboration+between+the+shipping+and+shipbuilding+industries+to+boost+Japan%E2%80%99s+maritime+cluster.%E2%80%9C+%E2%80%9CWe+will+work+with+two+companies+that+build+high+quality+PCTCs+to+establish+new+technologies.%E2%80%9C+he+said.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80NSY%E2%80%99s+Vice+President+Higaki+described+the+continuous+construction+project+as+%E2%80%9Cvery+groundbreaking.%E2%80%9C+%E2%80%9CBy+having+them+commit+their+orders+over+a+long+period+of+time%2C+we+will+be+able+to+make+capital+investments+that+will+improve+construction+efficiency%2C%E2%80%9C+he+said.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+one+specific+example+of+capital+investment%2C+Vice+President+Higaki+cited+the+in-house+production+of+LNG+fuel+tanks.+%E2%80%9CIt+can+be+applied+when+zero-emission+fuels+such+as+ammonia+are+put+into+practical+use+while+responding+to+the+growing+demand+for+LNG+fueled+ships%2C%E2%80%9C+he+said.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Mr.+Soga%2C+managing+director+of+%3Cb%3ENYK%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+also+pointed+out+that+%E2%80%9Cas+orders+for+LNG+fueled+ships+increase+in+the+future%2C+it+is+not+always+possible+to+procure+stably+from+overseas+manufacturers.%E2%80%9C+He+emphasized+the+importance+of+in-house+production+not+only+in+terms+of+construction+costs+but+also+in+terms+of+the+construction+process.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Managing+Director+Soga+also+said%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+would+like+to+work+together+on+research+on+next-generation+fuel+ships+as+well+as+LNG+fueled+ships%2C%E2%80%9C+and+expressed+his+intention+to+further+deepen+the+partnership+with+the+shipyard.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+two+7%2C000+CEU+%3Cb%3ELNG-fueled+PCTC%3C%2Fb%3Es%2C+which+are+the+phase+1+and+were+officially+signed+on+July+19%2C+will+be+built+by+Imabari+Shipbuilding+Group%E2%80%99s+Tadotsu+Shipyard+%28Tadotsu+Town%2C+Kagawa+Prefecture%29+and+are+scheduled+to+be+completed+in+FY2023.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80By+adopting+LNG+fuel+and+increasing+the+size+of+the+ship%2C+CO2+%28carbon+dioxide%29+emissions+per+unit+of+transportation+can+be+reduced+by+about+40%25+compared+to+conventional+heavy+oil-fired+engine+ships.+The+dual-fuel+engine+to+be+installed+will+be+the+first+high-pressure+type.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%3Cb%3ENYK%3C%2Fb%3E+operates+over+100+PCTCs.+In+October+last+year%2C+Japan%E2%80%99s+first+LNG+fueled+PCTC+%E2%80%9CSAKURA+LEADER%E2%80%9C+was+completed.+It+is+planned+to+increase+the+number+of+LNG+fueled+PCTCs+to+20+in+FY2028.+%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%2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