Japan's largest shipbuilding group, Imabari Shipbuilding, announced on February 2 that the 64,000-dwt bulk carrier "SSI Phoenix" built by the group's Nippon Shipyard was officially completed.
The total length of the ship is 19990 meters, width 3224 meters, depth 1930 meters, equipped with 6S50ME-C9Type 7 main engine, 14 knots, classified by Nippon Bureau of Shipping (NK). The vessel is equipped with ballast water treatment systems and other equipment, and complies with the provisions of the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution (MARPOL) on the prevention of air pollution.
Each cargo compartment is equipped with a top side tank and a hopper tank to ensure suitability for loading solid bulk cargo; The deck is equipped with four cranes, which allows cargo handling to be carried out even in ports where there are no cargo handling facilities. In addition to grain and coal, the vessel can also handle high-gravity cargoes such as iron ore and cement, as well as goods such as steel coils and long steel products, in compliance with the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargo Code (IMSBC Code) and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code).
The vessel's propulsion and environmental performance have also been improved by installing energy-saving additions near the propellers and using hull coatings that reduce friction.
Not long ago, Imabari Shipbuilding also delivered the world's first newbuilding using Kobenable Steel, a low-CO2 blast furnace steel developed by Japan's Kobe Steel. The vessel is made of "Kobenable Premier", a steel material that reduces CO2 emissions in the shipbuilding process compared to conventional steel products, reducing CO2 emissions per tonne of product by 100% through the mass balance method.