MOL names new coastal dry bulker "Kaiei Maru"
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that naming and delivery ceremonies for the coastal dry bulker Kaiei Maru were held at Murakami Hide Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
The Japanese name "Kaiei" is the combination of the letter "kai" derived from the city name Kaita-cho" and the letter "ei," which expresses wishes for prosperity. The vessel's name reflects its role in contributing to the future growth of the power plant and Kaita-cho.
The Kaiei Maru is a coastal dry bulker equipped with a self-unloader and will serve in routine transport of mainly woody biomass fuels, which will be used for thermal plants, from relay terminals in Japan to the Kaita Power Plant.
Biomass is a plant-derived woody fuel, and is referred as a fuel that can realize the goal of becoming "carbon neutral;" in other words not increasing density of combusted carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, based on the idea that CO2 is absorbed by trees in the atmosphere.
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LOA: 99.99m
Breadth: 18.40m
Draft: About 5.00m
Gross tonnage: 2,137 tons
Deadweight tonnage: About 3,800 tons
Cargo hold capacity: About 4,300 m3
Main engine: Diesel internal combustion engine
Speed: 11.8 knots
Loading capacity: 1,000m3/h
Shipbuilder: Murakami Hide Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Ship operator: MOL Coastal Shipping, Ltd.
