New wood-chip carrier for Marusumi Paper Co. delivered
On 23 August, Stellar Harmony, a dedicated wood-chip carrier, was delivered at the shipyard of Iwagi Zosen Co., Ltd., a member of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group. The vessel will transport environmentally and socially conscious wood chips mainly from New Zealand, Australia, North America, and South America under a long-term contract between NYK and Marusumi Paper Co., Ltd.
Stellar Harmony comes equipped with hybrid fins (energy-saving equipment installed on the rudder to improve propulsion efficiency) and an energy-saving governor (equipment that saves fuel and reduces the load during main engine operation), as well as an eco-friendly main engine with specifications that improve fuel efficiency during low-load operation.
The ship will also pump in seawater along its routes to collect microplastics floating in the ocean. The collected microplastics will be unloaded and analysed by the Chiba Institute of Technology and used for research to clarify the actual distribution of microplastics in the ocean.
Vessel particulars
- Length overall: approximately 199.9 m.
- Breadth: 32.24 m.
- Deadweight tonnage: 49 506 t.
- Cargo tank capacity: approximately 3 600 000 ft3.
- Builder: Iwagi Zosen Co., Ltd. (Imabari Shipbuilding Group).
On 3 February 2021, NYK released the “NYK Group ESG Story,” which aims to further integrate ESG into the company’s management strategy and promotes activities that contribute to the achievement of the SDGs through business activities. On 24 March 2022, NYK released the updated “NYK Group ESG Story 2022,” which introduces initiatives for integrating ESG into the Group’s management strategies set forth in the “NYK Group ESG Story” and provides a partial explanation of the Group’s sustainable growth strategy from a long-term perspective. In order to strongly promote ESG management, the NYK Group will encourage new value creation as a sustainable solution provider not only through the safe and secure operation of eco-ships but also through contributions to oceanographic research on microplastics.
Read the article online at: https://www.drybulkmagazine.com/environment-sustainability/01092022/new-wood-chip-carrier-for-marusumi-paper-co-delivered/
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