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NYK, the Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president: Makoto Igarashi), and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU; head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; president and CEO Shinjiro Mishima) have agreed to conduct joint research on a series of 14,000 TEU containerships, including NYK Blue Jay, which entered the NYK fleet at the JMU shipyard on February 22.
For NYK Blue Jay, which is the first containership of the series, NYK received the cooperation of the owner to provide technological advice to JMU from the shipbuilding stage. NYK will accumulate and analyze various operational Big Data collected from NYK Blue Jay, and feed the analytical results back to JMU.
Against a backdrop of widespread use of the Internet in the maritime industry, NYK???s onshore staff has been able to use the MTI-developed SIMS2* to gain a more accurate grasp of operational data from oceangoing vessels. Big Data acquired in future joint research through the use of SIMS2 on containerships in this series will be accumulated at a ship data center established by ClassNK in December 2015. By utilizing this Big Data, more efficient and safer operation of vessels can be pursued. By collaborating with more joint research partners in the future and thus enhancing research quality, it is expected that the usability of Big Data will be further enhanced. Specifically, the joint research aims to achieve the following three objectives:
- Contribution to energy savings by analyzing propulsion performance
Improving the efficiency of propellers through analysis of the propulsion performance of oceangoing vessels
- Pursuit of safety by monitoring hull stress
Using the hull-stress monitoring device** equipped on all containerships of the series to accumulate data from the hulls of oceangoing vessels and utilize this data for safety
- Prevention of serious engine plant accidents
Collecting detailed data from the engine plant through the new creation of monitoring methodologies
The NYK Group will further promote the utilization of Big Data in operations to improve the competitiveness of the company???s services. Also, as a good corporate citizen the NYK Group will continue to take an active role in social issues, including environmental conservation, and will continue to make efforts to contribute to the achievement of a sustainable, improved global society.
*A device that allows detailed hourly data on operational performance and fuel consumption to be shared in a timely manner between onboard crew and land-based operation staff
** A device that measures and records stresses on the ship???s hull
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On February 22, a new, advanced 14,000-TEU containership entered the NYK fleet after being delivered at the Kure shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation (head office: Tokyo; president and CEO: Shinjiro Mishima).
The vessel, NYK Blue Jay, employs a hull form that allows for improved cargo-loading efficiency, mainly achieved by minimizing engine-room space. Moreover, the vessel???s main engine is equipped with the world???s first system (patent pending) featuring two power ranges (high and low) that allow for high speed operations, and result in an improved fuel-consumption rate when slow-streaming, resulting in a significant reduction of both carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption. These innovations will enable the vessel to achieve the greatest operational energy savings in the shipping industry, in addition to cost competitiveness that would favorably compare with larger vessels capable of carrying 20,000 TEUs.
NYK Blue Jay is the first of 10 containerships that will be chartered by NYK under time charter contracts with the owner. The other nine vessels will be delivered and chartered by June 2018.
NYK will put the first vessel into service between Asia and Europe, and continue the company???s efforts to provide higher quality and more competitive services for our customers.
About NYK Blue Jay
Length Overall: 364 meters
Breadth: 51 meters
Molded Depth: 29.5 meters
Summer Load Draft: 15.79 meters
Deadweight Tonnage: 139,335 tons
Gross Tonnage: 144,285 tons
Flag: Panama
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In February, a second floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO)* unit deployed by NYK for the BM-S-11 consortium** through a joint venture company started oil production in a pre-salt area off Brazil.
This FPSO unit, FPSO Cidade de Marica, is owned by a shareholder consortium comprising SBM Offshore N.V. (Netherlands), Queiroz Galvão ??leo e Gás S.A. (Brazil), and a joint venture company between NYK (48.72 percent; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president: Tadaaki Naito) and the Mitsubishi Corporation (51.28 percent; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president & CEO: Ken Kobayashi). The joint venture has a 20-year time charter contract with Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) to operate the FSPO.
NYK will aim to further advance its expertise in the FPSO business by dispatching technical staff to this project as well as FPSO Cidade de Paraty.***
In accordance with its ???More Than Shipping 2018??? medium-term management plan, NYK will continue to make use of its extensive technical know-how to expand and develop its business in the offshore industry, which is expected to grow remarkably.
Outline of FPSO
Oil processing capacity 150,000 barrels of oil per day
Gas processing capacity 6 million cubic meters per day
Oil storage capacity 1.6 million barrels
Water injection capabilities 200,000 barrels per day
Mooring type Spread mooring
* An FPSO unit is a ship-shaped offshore installation that produces crude oil by separating solids, water, and gases from liquid drawn from reservoirs beneath the seabed and storing the oil until it is offloaded to shuttle tankers or export tankers.
** BM-S-11 is a consortium (comprising Petrobras (65%), BG E&P Brasil Ltda (25%), and Petrogal Brasil Ltda (10%)) that owns the BM-S-11 fields offshore Brazil.
*** FPSO Cidade de Paraty is deployed for the BM-S-11 consortium and started oil production in June 2013 in the Lula Field.
Related press releases:
NYK Confirms Participation in Two FPSO Businesses for Petrobras in Brazil,
http://www.nyk.com/english/release/2446/002716.html
Oil Production Starts at FPSO Unit in the Lula Field, http://www.nyk.com/english/release/2446/002661.html
NYK and Itochu to Participate in FPSO Business for Petrobras in Brazil to Produce Oil in Pre-salt area, http://www.nyk.com/english/release/1414/NE_110715_2.html
