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LNG Shallow Draft Pushboat

NYK Line

NYK to Build New

Heavy Lift Ships

NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd., an NYK Group company and the only shipping company that owns and operates heavy-lift ships in Japan, signed a con- tract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard Co. Ltd., part of the China Merchants Group, to build a pair of heavy- lift ships. The ships will be equipped with a pair of 400- ton cranes and be able to lift up to 800 tons of heavy cargo. The hold will be about 95 meters in length at its maximum without any bulkheads, i.e., upright walls within the hold. The ships will be hatch coverless, which will allow for navigation with the hatch cover open, and the bridge will be placed at the ship front,

Robert Allan Ltd. and MTU Friedrichshafen tem and an integrated ship monitoring, LNG control enabling the loading of tall and large cargo without

GmbH are developing the ? rst natural gas fueled and safety systems. The design was recon? gured to worry of any disruption to forward visibility during shallow draft pushboat design – the RApide 2800-G allow the installation of the LNG tank while still navigation. A signi? cant reduction in fuel consump- pushboat. This project is a preliminary design which providing adequate space for other machinery and a tion has been achieved compared to existing ships of used the shallow draft RApide 2800-Z2 pushboat comfortable work environment for the crew. While the same type with the cooperation of Japanese marine that currently operates on the Amazon River system. challenging the project complies with the rules for equipment manufacturers. In addition, the vessels can

The vessel design was modi? ed to suit a complete the gas system hazardous zones of a compact 28 reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet in advance

LNG propulsion system with two 746 kW MTU metertug. To ensure redundancy there are two in-

EEDI Phase 3 requirements that will become effective 8V4000M55R-N Tier III gas safe main engines. dependent tank connection spaces attached to the in 2025. The 12,470-ton Panama-? ag ships will mea-

Additional to the engines, MTU also acts as the LNG tank, one for each engine. sure 138 x 23.6 x 8.3 m and will be delivered in August system integrator, which means that MTU will also To date the design vessel measures 28 x 10.5 m 2021 and January 2022.

provide the complete LNG package, LNG tank sys- with a 2.5 m draft.

Fincantieri Cuts Steel on Great Lakes Bulk Carrier

The Interlake Steamship Company and Fincantieri Bay

Shipbuilding ? nalized a deal to build a U.S.-? agged Great

Lakes bulk carrier, the ? rst to be built in more than 35 years. Dubbed the River-Class, the self-unloading bulk carrier is believed to be the ? rst ship for U.S. Great Lakes service built on the Great Lakes since 1983. The ship, which will transport raw materials to support manufac- turing throughout the Great Lakes region, also represents hundreds of good-paying jobs for U.S. Merchant Mari- ners and Wisconsin shipyard workers.

Measuring 639 x 78 x 45 ft., the 28,000 dwt the vessel will be built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and is expected to be delivered in 2022. The Interlake Steamship Com- pany, headquartered in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, is the largest privately held U.S.-? ag ? eet on the Great Lakes, with nine vessels carrying

Major partners for the project include: American Bu- reau of Shipping (ABS); Bay Engineering (BEI); EMD

Engines; Caterpillar; EMS- Tech, Inc.; Lufkin (a GE

Company) and MacGregor.

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Robert Allan Ltd.

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