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来源：Offshore Energy 2021-03-12

翻译：国际海事信息网 王雅媛 张运鸿

 

       日本海运巨头川崎汽船株式会社（K Line）已接收其第一艘LNG动力汽车运输船，名为“Century Highway Green”。

 

       这艘新一代船舶是由日本今治造船（Imabari Shipbuilding Group）旗下的多度津船厂（Tadotsu Shipyard Co.）建造的。

 

       公司表示，此次交付是实现K Line“2050环境愿景（Environmental Vision 2050）”的重要里程碑，该愿景以二氧化碳排放效率比2008年提高50%为目标。

 

       船舶概况

 

       总长度：199.98米

       型宽：37.2米

       最大装载车辆数量：7080辆

       总吨位：73515吨

       LNG油舱容量：2439立方米

       船籍：日本

 

       该船使用双燃料主发动机和辅助发动机(发电机、锅炉)，能够灵活使用LNG或船用柴油运行。K Line表示，主引擎采用了高压ME-GI引擎，减少了甲烷的排放。

 

       如上所述，由于主发动机采用EGR，发电机采用选择性催化还原（Selective Catalytic Reduction ，SCR）技术，因此，该船在使用任一种燃料时都符合NOx Tier III规定。

 

       根据其能源效率设计指数（Energy Efficiency Design Index ,EEDI）， 该LNG动力船预计将减少约45%的二氧化碳排放，这高于第三阶段的目标，即2025年后合同日期的新船将减少30%以上的二氧化碳排放。

 

       由于2019新冠疫情的相关限制，“Century Highway Green”于3月3日远程举行了命名仪式。爱知、香川、冈山和东京的四地于线上进行了该仪式。

 

       由于配备了无线网络（Wi-Fi）、网络摄像头和ClassNK-CMAXS双燃料发电机预防性诊断系统，数字技术成为该船功能的一部分。

 

       在货舱甲板、机舱和LNG燃料相关设备间安装了Wi-Fi，目的是提高操作效率，如对船舶内部进行远程监控。

 

       通过在货舱甲板和机舱内安装几个网络摄像头，还可以进行实时监控。   

 

       “Century Highway Green”是世界上第一艘获得日本Kaiji Kyokai （ClassNK）标记的新船，该船适用于远程测量。

 

       由于该船的环保特性，K Line公司通过与瑞穗银行（Mizuho Bank）和三井住友信托银行（Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank）的气候转型贷款，获得了汽车运输船的运营租约。 

 

       该公司表示，这笔59亿日元（5400万美元）的贷款被认定为日本首笔气候转型融资。 

 

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K Line’s 1st LNG-powered car carrier joins the fleet

 

Japanese shipping major K Line has taken delivery of its first LNG-powered car carrier named Century Highway Green.

 

The next-generation vessel was built by Tadotsu Shipyard Co., part of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group.

 

The company said that the delivery represents an important milestone for achieving the targets set forth in the K Line Environmental Vision 2050 of improving CO2 emission efficiency by 50% compared to 2008.

 

Overview of the Vessel

 

Length of Over All: 199.98 meters

Beam: 37.2 meters

Maximum number of cars loaded: 7,080 vehicles

Gross tonnage: 73,515 tons

LNG fuel tank capacity: 2,439 cubic meters

Registry: Japan

 

The vessel uses a dual-fuel main engine and auxiliary engines (generator, boiler) capable of operating on either LNG or marine gas oil. The main engine uses a high-pressure type ME-GI engine, which reduces emissions of methane slip, K Line said.

 

As explained, the vessel meets NOx Tier III regulations when running on either fuel as the main engine utilizes EGR and the generator utilizes Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR).

 

Based on its Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), the LNG-powered vessel is expected to reduce CO2 by approximately 45% ,which is higher than Phase-3 target of more than 30% reduction applied for new vessels with contract date after 2025.

 

Century Highway Green had its naming ceremony held remotely on March 3, due to Covid-19 related restrictions. Four locations in Aichi, Kagawa, Okayama, and Tokyo were connected online.

 

Digital technology forms an integral part of the vessel’s features as it is equipped with on-board Wi-Fi, web cameras, and a ClassNK-CMAXS duel fuel generator preventative diagnosis-system.

 

Wi-Fi has been installed on the cargo deck and in the engine room and LNG fuel-related equipment compartment with the aim of improving efficiency of operations such as remote monitoring of the vessel interior.

 

Real-time monitoring has also been enabled with the installation of several web cameras on the cargo deck and in the engine room.

 

Century Highway Green is the world’s first newly-built vessel to obtain Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) notation certifying that the ship is adapted for remote surveys.

 

Due to the ship’s environmentally-friendly characteristics, K Line was able to secure an operating lease for the car carrier through Climate Transition Loan with Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Ban.

 

This JPZ 5.9 billion ($ 54 million) loan is recognized as the very first Climate Transition Finance in Japan, the company said.