宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Orders 2 Next-generation 'EeneX' Coal Carriers
- Aiming for Energy-efficient Transport Services -

December 12, 2019

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (宝くじ ビンゴ 5; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that the company has ordered two 'EeneX' next-generation coal carriers from Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (President: Eiichi Hiraga; Headquarters: Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture).

The EeneX series was designed in pursuit of the optimal coal carrier for electric power companies in Japan. The two vessels 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 ordered will operate under contracts with Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER; President: Toshifumi Watanabe; Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo) and Hokuriku Electric Power Company (President: Yutaka Kanai; Toyama-shi, Toyama Prefecture), supplying coal from overseas to their power plants in Japan.

宝くじ ビンゴ 5 anticipates ongoing orders for EeneX vessels and expects them to play a leading role in the 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Group's coal carrier business.

The EeneX carrier design reflects 宝くじ ビンゴ 5's proactive stance in providing safe, reliable, and stress-free transport of resources and energy.

[Outline of EeneX]

LOA: About 235m
Breadth: About 38m
Depth: About 20.05m
Deadweight tons: About 89,900MT

[Main characteristics]

• Double-hull structure for all cargo holds
• Semi-box shaped hold
• Eliminated ballast hold (cargo holds only)

(Note 1) For details, please refer to the June 19, 2019 press release:
宝くじ ビンゴ 5 and Japanese Shipyards Design Next GEneraion Coal Carrier 'EeneX' - Contributing to Clean Energy Transport -