January 10, 2017
At the naming and delivery ceremony on January 6
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that the ビンゴ 5 予想 CESI Qingdao - ordered by a joint venture of ビンゴ 5 予想, China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (China COSCO Shipping) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) - was delivered at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (Hudong) on January 6.
TheCESI Qingdao is the second vessel to serve the China FOB Transportation Project" (*1) announced in April 2013, and will sail under a long-term charter to transport LNG that SINOPEC purchases from the Australia Pacific LNG project.
A total of 6 LNG carriers will be built at Hudong for the project. The first vessel, the CESI Gladstone, was delivered at the end of October, 2016. (*2) The remaining four will be delivered in succession by 2018.
ビンゴ 5 予想 strives to meet expanding and diversified transport needs associated with growing worldwide demand for LNG by leveraging the experience accumulated in international joint projects, while providing value-added transport services to customers around the world.
(*1) Please refer to the press release "ビンゴ 5 予想's Participation in China FOB Transportation Project" on April 30, 2013.
(*2) Please refer to the press release "ビンゴ 5 予想 CESI Gladstone Delivered for SINOPEC LNG Project" on November 1, 2016.
[ Outline of CESI Qingdao]
| Length | : 290.0m |
| Breadth | : 45.60m |
| Draft | : 11.70m |
| LNG Tank | : Membrane type |
| Cargo Tank Capacity | : 174,100m3 |
| Main Engine | : Dual fuel diesel electric |
| Speed | : 19.5 knots |
| Shipyard | : Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd |
| Ship Management Company | : China Energy Ship Management Co., Limited Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (ビンゴ 5 予想) 20%, China Energy Shipping Investment Co., Limited(*3) (CESI) 80% |
| Ownership | : ビンゴ 5 予想 20%, CESI 80% |
(*3) JV of China COSCO Shipping 51%/SINOPEC: 49%