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O.S.K. Lines Orders Kawasaki’s 80,000 m3 LPG
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| October
16, 2006 |
| Mitsui
O.S.K. Lines Orders Kawasaki’s 80,000 m3 LPG
Carrier |
Kobe,
October 16, 2006 - Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
announced today that it has signed a contract
to build an 80,000 m3 LPG carrier for Mitsui
O.S.K. lines.
This LPG carrier’s propulsive performance
has been enhanced by Kawasaki’s specially
designed bow called the SEA-Arrow*. There
are currently eight LPG carriers with the
SEA-Arrow bow, all of which have earned a
top notch reputation for performance. The
carrier is also outfitted with Kawasaki’s
fuel-saving and propulsion boosting rudder
bulb system with fins (RBS-F).
This latest order is a testament to Kawasaki’s
impressive track record in shipbuilding and
the superior technological capability it has
developed over the years since building its
first LPG carrier in 1969.
Kawasaki currently has an order backlog of
five 80,000 m3 LPG carriers including this
latest order. Kawasaki will continue to move
ahead with aggressive efforts to shape the
future of LPG carriers.
*SEA-Arrow (Sharp Entrance Angle bow as an
Arrow): This new and unique bow developed
by Kawasaki reduces wave resistance with a
design that delivers the effect of a bulbous
bow without any protrusion.
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