Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Nihon Shipyard (NSY) have sealed a contract for the construction of three post-Panamax bulkers which NSY had newly developed and designed as next-generation, environmentally friendly ships.
The new ship is a next-generation 92-type (92,000 deadweight tons) known as “K” Line’s “Corona-series,” which are wide-beam, shallow-draft coal carriers.
They will be 229m long, wide beam (38m), with full load draft (14.2m). The ships will be employed carrying coal to coal-fired power plants in Japan.
They will be built in accordance with EEDI Phase requirements, and are expected to be around 30% more efficient in CO2 emissions compared to the EEDI standards.
Moreover, the vessels will be prepared for operation on methanol, enabling use on this marine fuel with a low environmental footprint.
The new ship is expected to achieve a 40% improvement in CO2 emissions efficiency based on NSY’s optimal ship development, including the newest main engine and the adoption of energy-saving accessories, as K Line claims.
As informed, phase 3 of EEDI will require bunkers (no less than 20,000 deadweight tons), for which construction contracts will be concluded in 2025 or thereafter, to be 30% more efficient in CO2 emissions compared to the EEDI standards.
