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In the Shipyard

Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs

Austal USA delivers USS Canberra he U.S. Navy took delivery of the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) at Austal USA on December 21, 2022. This is

T the second Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Austal has delivered to the Navy in 2021.

“With two ship launches, two christenings, and now the suc- cessful completion of sea trials and delivery for LCS 30, it has been a busy last couple of months at Austal USA,” Austal

USA President Rusty Murdaugh said. “All of these milestones require extensive coordination between Austal, our vendors, and our Navy teammates and I’m proud to say that these part- nerships grow stronger with each milestone achievement.”

Acceptance Trials for LCS 30 were completed in early No- vember demonstrating to the Navy the successful operation of the ship’s major systems and equipment. Delivery documents and the future USS Pierre (LCS 38).

were signed onboard the future USS Canberra and the crew Two Expeditionary Fast Transports are also under construc- will now begin preparing the ship for her commissioning into tion at the shipyard, with a third under contract. In October, the ? eet. Four LCSs are currently under construction includ- Austal USA was awarded a contract for the detailed design ing the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32). Final assembly is and construction of two U.S. Navy Towing, Salvage, and Res- underway on the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) and modules cue Ships (T-ATS), the ? rst contract for Austal’s new steel are under construction on the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) construction facility.

Methanol Fueled Chem Tanker Delivered he methanol-fueled chemical tank- er Seymour Sun, owned by NYK

TBulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., an NYK

Group company based in Singapore, was delivered on January 27, 2022. The ship was built at Hyundai Mipo Dock- yard in Korea.

Seymour Sun is equipped with a dual- fuel engine that can use both heavy fuel oil and also methanol. In addition, when navigating using methanol as fuel, the vessel has a new technology that sup- presses the production of NOx (nitrogen

Photo courtesy NYK Photo courtesy HII/Ingalls Shipbuilding Division oxides) by adding water to methanol to lower its temperature during combus- Under the management of NYK Ship-

Seymour Sun Main Particulars tion. As a result, the vessel can comply management Pte. Ltd., an NYK Group

Length, o.a.: about 186 m with the IMO’s stringent Tier III NOx company, the vessel will be engaged in

Breadth: about 32.2 m emission standard and contribute to en- a long-term charter contract with Wa-

Gross tonnage: 30,873 tons vironment-friendly transportation with- terfront Shipping Limited, which is a

Shipbuilder: Hyundai Mipo Dockyard out the need for an exhaust gas recir- subsidiary company of Methanex Cor-

Flag: Singapore culation (EGR) system and a selective poration, the world’s largest methanol catalytic reduction (SCR) device. producer.

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