Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi
Muto) announced that the coal carrier Soma
Maru, which will serve Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (President: Makoto
Kaiwa; headquarters: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture), was delivered at Mizushima Shipyard of Sanoyas Shipbuilding
Corporation
The vessel, which was jointly developed by
Sanoyas Shipyard and MOL, is a state-of-the-art coal carrier with its
wide-beam/shallow-draft shape and
various safety and energy-saving specifications. It is a sister vessel to the
Akatsuki, which was delivered in February of this year.
The vessel takes over the name of the coal
carrier that has served Tohoku Electric Power for 19 years, and will play a
central role in coal transportation for
their thermal power plants under
a new long-term consecutive voyage service contract.
MOL continually strives to be a worldwide leader in
the safe, reliable transportion of natural resources and energy.
Profile of
Soma Maru
Length : 235.0m
Breadth : 43.0m
Depth : 20.0m
Deadweight
Tonnage: 91,094 MT
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