16NOV2018 - NEWS - Japan based shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha takes delivery of a coal carrier

Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has recently taken delivery of a 100,000 dwt-type special coal carrier, the Shonai Maru. The so-called Hekinan MAX coal carrier was handed over from Imabari Shipbuilding’s Marugame Shipyard on November 15, 2018. Shonai Maru was jointly developed by Imabari and K Line to maximize transport volume to the discharging port, Chubu Electric Power’s Hekinan Thermal Power Plant, Aichi prefecture in Japan. With a length of 250 meters and a beam of 43 meters, the unit featured the latest energy-saving and ecological technology such as Weather Adapted Duct (WAD) which promotes its propeller efficiency plus a ballast water management system that prevents damage to marine ecosystems.

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