New Coal Carrier Enters Service for JERA Singapore
On April 14, newly constructed coal carrier Isuzu Maru was delivered at Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Saikai, Japan.
The new vessel will be operated by NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., an NYK group company located in Singapore, for the transport of coal for JERA Trading Singapore Pte. Ltd., a coal trading corporation owned by JERA Co., Inc. (67 percent) and EDF Trading Limited (33 percent). JERA Co., Inc.
The delivery and naming ceremony held at the shipyard was attended by Tomohiko Ono, Director of Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., and Kazuo Ogasawara, NYK Managing Corporate Officer, among others.
Isuzu Maru will be the first coal carrier for a NYK Group’s overseas subsidiary to operate for a Japanese electric power company. The vessel will transport coal mainly from Australia and Indonesia to Chubu Electric Power’s Hekinan thermal power station, which is located in Hekinan city, Aichi prefecture, in Japan.
Compared to the standard 70,000-ton (DWT) Panamax bulk carrier, the new Isuzu Maru has a wider beam and a shallower draft to improve transportation efficiency.
Isuzu Maru
Length Overall: 249.98 meters
Breadth: 43 meters
Gross Tonnage: 56,825 tons
Deadweight Tonnage: 100,165 metric tons
Builder: Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
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