A car carrier with a capacity of 7,000 vehicles has recently been delivered to Kawasaki Kisen
Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE). The vessel is mainly fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and has been
constructed at the Marugame Headquarters of Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Imabari
Shipbuilding).
A naming ceremony was held on the day of the delivery, and the vessel was named POSEIDON
HIGHWAY (the “Vessel”) by Mr. Kyogo Onoue, Chief Officer of the TPS Group, Toyota Motor
Corporation (Toyota).
LNG fuel is expected to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas (GHG),
by 25% to 30% and emissions of sulfur oxides (SOx), which cause air pollution, by almost 100%.
This is also a next-generation environment-friendly vessel that is expected to cut emissions of
nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 80% to 90% by using EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) in addition to
LNG fuel. It is equipped with the dual-fuel electronic control engine “6S60ME-C10.5-GI-EGRBP”
by MAN Energy Solutions.
Also, with regard to fire safety measures that “K” LINE has been working on for some time, this
is the first of its new car carriers to acquire the ClassNK notations (Fire Fighting) (Electric Vehicle).
Including this Vessel, five car carriers operated by “K” LINE have acquired notations.
In “K” LINE Environmental Vision 2050 -Blue Seas for the Future-*¹, it has set the 2030 interim
target of improving CO2 emissions efficiency by 50% compared with 2008, surpassing the IMO
target of a 40% improvement. Furthermore, it sets its new target for 2050 as “The Challenge of
Achieving Net-Zero GHG Emissions.” As an action plan, it will continue to work on the
introduction of new fuels which have a low environmental impact and take on the challenge of
achieving the targets it has established.
[Vessel Particulars]
Main Measure: LOA 199.90 meters x Beam 38.00 meters x Depth 38.76 meters x Draft 9.30
meters
Gross Ton: 77,509
Main Engine: 6S60ME-C10.5-GI-EGRBP
Speed: 18.25 KTS
Class: ClassNK
Flag: Japan
Builder: Marugame Headquarters, Imabari Shipbuilding
As part of our action plan to reduce GHG, it is engaged in a number of initiatives, for instance
introducing zero-emission fuels such as ammonia and hydrogen fuels, and carbon-neutral fuels
such as bio-LNG and synthetic fuels.
