宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Signs Deal for Long-term Transport Using Newbuilding LNG-fueled Bulker

July 20, 2021

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (宝くじ ビンゴ 5; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced the signing of a long-term contract with JFE Steel Corporation (JFE Steel; President & CEO: Yoshihisa Kitano; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) for long-term transport using an LNG-fueled bulk carrier.
Also, 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (President: Yoshinori Maeta; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) have reached a basic agreement on construction of the vessel, which is slated for delivery at the beginning of 2025.
Under 宝くじ ビンゴ 5's operation, the vessel will provide reliable, long-term transport of imported iron ore and coal to supply JEF Steel mills in Japan.

Compared to conventional marine fuel oil, LNG is expected to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) which is greenhouse gas (GHG) by about 25-30%, sulfur oxide (SOx) by about 100%, and nitrogen oxide (NOx) by about 85%.

宝くじ ビンゴ 5 positions its environmental strategy as a top priority in the management plan, and on June 18, 2021, it announced the ‘宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Group Environmental Vision 2.1', which provides a more detailed roadmap for long-term emission reductions and sets even higher quantitative targets.
宝くじ ビンゴ 5 set "Adoption of Clean Alternative Fuels" as one of five initiatives to realize its vision (see Fig. 1 below), and plans to increase the number of LNG-fueled vessels in its fleet to about 90 by 2030. It aims to further reduce GHG emissions by adopting more clean fuels, building upon LNG-fueled vessel projects already underway (Note 1) with this new vessel.

宝くじ ビンゴ 5 takes a proactive approach in its ongoing efforts to offer safe, reliable ocean transport services while working steadily to reduce the environmental impact of its business activities.

[Outline of the vessel]

LOA/Breadth	About 299.99m/About 50m
Deadweight tonnage	About 210,000 tons
Shipyard	Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd.
Delivery schedule	January 2025 (plan)

[Image of the vessel]

(Fig.1)

(Note 1) Please refer to the following press releases related to 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 group's LNG-fueled vessels.

• LNG-fueled tugboat
  September 28, 2020: 宝くじ ビンゴ 5's LNG-fueled Tugboat Ishin Earns 'Ship of the Year 2019' Award as Innovative Work Ship/Special Purpose Ship
• LNG-fueled ferries
  March 29, 2021: 宝くじ ビンゴ 5, Kyushu Electric Power Sign Basic Agreement for LNG Fuel Supply for Japan's First LNG-Fueled Ferries: Sunflower KurenaiandSunflower Murasaki
• LNG-fueled coal carrier
  December 25, 2019: Kyuden signs Agreement with NYK and 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 for the World's First LNG-fueled Large Coal Carrier - Reduction of GHG Emission by implementing LNG Fuel -

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