November 14, 2019
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (ビンゴ 5 当選 番号; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that, DNVGL (headquarters: Germany) issued an Approval In Principle (AIP) to ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 and Samsung Heavy Industries, Co., Ltd. (SHI; President and CEO: Joon Ou Nam; headquarters: Seoul, South Korea) for Bow Wind-Shield designed for Ultra-Large Container Carrier on 30th October, 2019.
This newly developed Bow Wind-Shield reduces the wind resistance on hull body of while ship is running, and it is expected CO2 reduction up to about 2–4% owing to optimal design for Ultra-Large Container Carrier. This is based on the technology of both company ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 and SHI. ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 has developed and installed bow wind shield on exiting middle-size containership in 2015(note1), and confirmed CO2 reduction by about 2% in real-running condition in 2017(note2). SHI also has developed bow wind shield for Ultra-large Container Carrier. Introducing both companies' technology, ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 and SHI have started joint-development project for the optimal Bow Wind-Shield design for Ultra-Large Container Ship and achieved to significant level of effect and established practical structure of Bow Wind-Shield whose technology has been certified as AIP from DNVGL this time.
ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 continually drive ahead with its "ISHIN NEXT - ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 SMART SHIP PROJECT -," develops and introduces new technologies that will reduce vessels' environmental impact and ensure safe operation, and offers safe, reliable transport services.
AIP certificate acquisition ceremony
(ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 General Manager Tetsuya Yamada, center)
Bow Wind Shield (for illustrative purposes only)
(Note 1) For details, please refer to the press release on September 3, 2015: New Energy-saving Windshield Installed on Containership ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 MARVEL for Demonstration Test
(Note 2) For details, please refer to the press release on May 30, 2017: ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 Confirms 2% in Average CO2 Reduction with Windshield Installed on Bow of Containership