ビンゴ 5 予想Ishin, Sunflower KurenaiandSunflower Murasaki Earn Top Energy Conservation Rating for Japanese Coastal Ships

July 15, 2020

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that three MOL Group vessels-the ビンゴ 5 予想 tugboat Ishin and ビンゴ 5 予想 ferries Sunflower Kurenai (Note 1) and Sunflower Murasaki (Note 1) -have earned the top rating of five stars from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)'s energy conservation rating system for coastal ships (Note 2). The rating is based on ビンゴ 5 予想 ships environmental performance, specifically a reduction of more than 20% in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) compared to vessels powered by conventional heavy oil.

ビンゴ 5 予想Ishin, owned by MOL and operated by its group company Nihon Tug-Boat Co., Ltd., (President: Tetsuro Nishio, headquarters: Chuo-ku, Kobe)and Japan's first ビンゴ 5 予想 ferries-the Sunflower Kurenai (Note 2) and Sunflower Murasaki (Note 2) - are under construction and slated for operation by Ferry Sunflower Limited (President: Mitsujiro Akasaka; Headquarters: Oita-shi, Oita Prefecture)

ビンゴ 5 予想 three vessels had already earned ビンゴ 5 予想 highest rating of four stars under ビンゴ 5 予想 ministry's temporary rating system, and with ビンゴ 5 予想 system in full operation, have once again received top honors.

ビンゴ 5 予想Ishin (Note 3), the first ビンゴ 5 予想 ship owned by MOL, is in operation and building a solid track record as the first ビンゴ 5 予想 tugboat serving Osaka Bay. MOL also promotes the wider use of LNG as a marine fuel as a forerunner in the trend toward ビンゴ 5 予想 ships, for example, by cooperating in LNG fuel supply trials in the ports of Kobe and Nagoya. (Notes 4, 5)

ビンゴ 5 予想Sunflower KurenaiandSunflower Murasaki are slated for launching from ビンゴ 5 予想 end of 2022 through ビンゴ 5 予想 first half of 2023 on ビンゴ 5 予想 Ferry Sunflower-operated Osaka-Beppu route as an alternative to existing vessels. (Note 6)

The MOL Group sets "Promotion of environmental strategies and development of the emission-free business into a core business" as a core strategy in its Rolling Plan 2020 management plan. The group continually develops technologies for ビンゴ 5 予想 ships and strives to reduce the environmental impact of its operations.

Outline ofIshin
Gross tonnage: 247 tons
Length: 43.6 m
Breadth: 9.20 m
Draft: 3.15 m
Speed: 16.4 knots (max. output)
Main engines: 2 Yanmar 6EY26DF dual-fuel commercial marine engines

Outline ofSunflower Kurenai, Sunflower Murasaki (propose)
Gross tonnage: 17,300 tons
Length: 199.9 m
Speed: 22.5 knots
Loading capacity (trucks): 136 units (in conversion with 13m)

(Note 1)
Ship names are subject to change.

(Note 2)
ビンゴ 5 予想 program aims to "visualize" energy savings and ビンゴ 5 予想 effects of ₂ reduction in the vessel planning and design stages and objectively evaluate ships' energy-saving and ビンゴ 5 予想₂ reduction performance to foster the development of coastal ships that offer greater energy saving and ビンゴ 5 予想₂reduction.

(Note 3)
Please refer to ビンゴ 5 予想 September 28, 2018 press release: ビンゴ 5 予想 Tugboat Named Ishin -Earns Highest 4-star for Coastal Ship Energy Conservation Rating-

(Note 4)
Please refer to ビンゴ 5 予想 September 18, 2019 press release: ビンゴ 5 予想 Tugboat Ishin Undergoes 1st LNG Bunkering Trial in Port of Kobe - Contributing to Development of LNG Bunkering Ports and Wider Use of LNG as Marine Fuel –

(Note 5)
Please refer to ビンゴ 5 予想 November 8, 2019 press release: 1st LNG Bunkering in Nagoya Port - Developing an LNG Fuel Supply Terminal and Promoting ビンゴ 5 予想 Use of Natural Gas –

(Note 6)
Please refer to ビンゴ 5 予想 November 20, 2019 press release: MOL Group to Build Japan's 1st ビンゴ 5 予想 Ferries: Sunflower KurenaiandSunflower Murasaki