NYK Line Takes Delivery of 'Cutting Edge' Containership NYK Blue Jay
NYK Line says it has taken delivery of the "cutting edge" newbuild MV NYK Blue Jay, a uniquely-designed 14,000 TEU capacity containership that promises energy savings equivalent to that of much larger ships.
The 364-meter Blue Jay was delivered February 22nd at Japan Marine United Corporation’s shipyard in Kure, Hiroshima in Japan and will enter into service between Asia and Europe.
NYK Line says the vessel features a hull form that improves cargo-loading efficiency by minimizing engine room space. The ship's main engine is also equipped with the world's first (and patent pending) system featuring two completely separate power ranges optimized for higher speeds as well as slow steaming. NYK Line says the new technology results in optimized fuel consumption and energy savings equivalent to larger vessels capable of carrying 20,000 TEUs.
The NYK Blue Jay is the first of ten containerships that will be chartered by NYK Line under time charter contracts with the owner. The other nine vessels will be delivered by 2018.
NYK Blue Jay Characteristics
Length Overall: 364 meters
Breadth: 51 meters
Molded Depth: 29.5 meters
Summer Load Draft: 15.79 meters
Deadweight Tonnage: 139,335 tons
Gross Tonnage: 144,285 tons
Flag: PanamaPosted On:2-Mar-2016
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Pertamina orders eight domestically built tankers
State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina is strengthening its delivery capacity by ordering eight tanker vessels with a total investment of US$200 million.
The eight vessels to be developed by domestic shipbuilders are expected to be built by the end of this year.
"We challenge domestic shipbuilding companies to build vessels with bigger capacity and of higher standards. The national shipbuilding companies must be able to build vessels that are allowed to sail worldwide," said I Ketut Sudana, the new ship project coordinator with Pertamina.
"The tankers also have to be environmentally friendly, have good safety measures and meet international requirements," he added.
The three local shipbuilders are PT Anggrek Hitam Shipyard, PT Daya Radar Utama and PT Multi Ocean Shipyard. PT Anggrek Hitam will develop two vessels called MT Parigi and MT Pattimura and PT Daya Radar Utama will build the MT Panderman, MT Papandayan and MT Putri.
Meanwhile, PT Multi Ocean Shipyard will develop the MT Pasaman, MT Panjang and MT Pangrango.
Each of these vessels will have a deadweight tonnage (DWT) of approximately 17,500 metric tons.
The shipyard industry in the archipelago has been growing at a snail’s pace. Most of the shipbuilders can only develop small or medium-sized vessels. In the past, companies such as Pertamina ordered tankers from overseas, because domestic companies couldn't meet the needed specifications.
According to Pertamina's data, the company's biggest locally made vessel is the MT Fastron, a medium-sized oil tanker produced by PT PAL with a capacity of 30,000 DWT.
Pertamina also expects domestic shipbuilders to increase the amount of locally sourced components in the construction of the eight vessels. Currently, the local content level for domestically built vessels is around 30 to 35 percent.
PT Daya Radar Utama said the development of a 17,500 DWT vessel, which would be 157 meters long, 28 meters wide and 12 meters high, usually needed 24 months. Daya Radar Utama's business development director, Steven Angga Prana, said Pertamina's order would create many jobs.
"For three ships we have to build, as many as 1,500 workers will be needed," Steven said.
The eight vessels in development are Pertamina's latest expansion. Figures from the company's website show that the company has 56 oil tankers and gas carriers of various sizes.
In 2014, Pertamina ordered a gas tanker from South Korea to distribute liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the country. The tanker has a capacity of 84,000 cubic meters of LPG.
A number of vessels from domestic shipbuilders were also bought that year, such as MT Pagerungan and MT Pangkalan Brandan, built by PT PAL.
Figures from the Association of Indonesian Shipping and Offshore Industries (Iperindo) show that the country has a ship production capacity of around 900,000 DWT per year. However, only 40 percent of the total capacity is actually being used.
Source: The Jakarta PostPosted On:2-Mar-2016
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