| August 26, 2005 |
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| Construction of 5000 unit capacity
car carrier Shanghai Highway complete |
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| Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd.
(hereinafter NACKS) has completed construction of the car carrier M/V Shanghai Highway,
with a capacity of 5000 units of vehicles. NACKS is a joint venture between Kawasaki
Shipbuilding Corporation and China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co. (COSCO), and with Kawasaki
Shipbuilding’s guidance in naval engineering it has been appreciated a superior shipyard
in China. Two sister ships, the Tianjin Highway and the Guangzhou Highway, will be brought
into service after this one. This is our first shipbuilding project in China. |
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| The ship is equipped with the following new hull
structure and devices for safety and environmental friendliness: |
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| Allocation of fuel and bunker oil tanks
within a triple-bottom structure |
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| With an eye toward environmental protection and
preventing oil pollution, we have positioned the fuel and bunker oil tanks within a
triple-bottom structure for improved protection in the event of damage to the ship’s
hull. This is our first pure car carrier with this feature. (See diagram below) |
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| (Cross-sectional view of the center of the
ship’s hull) |
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| Electronic control engine |
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| For this ship we have for the first time made
use of an environmentally friendly electronic control main engine. Controlling the fuel
injection timing and the timing of the opening and closing of the exhaust valves with
electronic signals lends the following advantages: |
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NOx (Nitrogen Oxides) reduction |
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Optimizing the fuel injection timing allows for a reduction
in emitted NOx. |
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PM (particulate matter) reduction in low load operation |
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Because of high-pressure fuel injection, which allows for
improved combustibility. |
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CO2 (Carbon dioxide) reduction in low load operation |
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Optimizing the fuel injection timing also allows for lower
fuel consumption during low load operation. |
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Improved ship maneuverability (yielding an even higher
level of safety) |
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Owing to improved reverse startability and reduced minimum
engine speed. |
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| Soot removal system |
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| The ship is equipped with a soot removal system
to remove PM (particulate matter) in the exhaust gas. The main purpose of the device is to
make the gas emitted by the ship clean, and it prevents any particulates that may only
rarely be emitted from being scattered into the quay. |
| With the cooperation of NGK Insulators, Ltd., a
manufacturer of particulate removal devices with ceramics filters, we have modified
devices sold for on-shore use to the specifications necessary for ships. The principle of
particulate collection is to capture the particulates with ceramics filters. The
particulates are collected in a tank underneath the filter, while every 75 seconds a
0.1-second long reverse air cleaning is executed with highly pressurized air to prevent
clogging in the filter. Exhaust gas is pumped out with an exhaust gas fan in order to
maintain uniform back pressure from the diesel generator. The soot removal system has a
very high efficiency of 99%, with the ability to capture extremely small particles. |
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| [Principal particulars of the New Ship] |
| Overall length: 179.99 m |
| Breath moulded: 32.2 m |
| Depth (free board): 14.98 m, |
| Deadweight tonnage: 15,000 mt |
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| For inquiries about this announcement, please
contact below: |
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| Car Carrier Planning & Development Group |
| Shigeo Itaya, General Manager |
Tel: 03-3595-5444 |
Fax: 03-3595-5375 |
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| Yoshiaki Maruyama, Manager of Planning &
Co-ordination Team |
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Tel: 03-3595-5468 |
Fax: 03-3595-5376 |
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| Ship Planning Group |
| Kenjiro Takenaga, General Manager |
Tel: 03-3595-5101 |
Fax: 03-3595-5355 |
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