据世界天然气网站8月27日报道，日本邮船集团（NYK Group）旗下的NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers已与长航重工金陵船厂（中国外运长航集团旗下最大的造船骨干企业）签署了建造两艘下一代重型起重船的合同。
NYK周一表示，每艘船将配备两台400吨重的起重机，以便通过串联操作装载高达800吨的货物。
这些船计划在2021年8月和2022年1月交付，将有一个舱室和一个开舱室。甲板长度约为110米，舱内长度最大约为95米。
因此，长距离货物将能够装载在甲板上或在货舱。为了容纳散装货物，中间甲板将能够作为一个简单的舱壁站在货舱。
船舶将是舱口无盖，航行中舱口盖可打开。二层甲板将是可调/可拆卸的类型，可以根据装载的货物更改为两层。装载高大和大型货物可以在航行过程中不影响前方能见度。
值得注意的是，这些船舶将符合能源效率设计指数第3阶段的要求，该要求将于2025年生效。
据NYK称，自2008年雷曼兄弟破产以来，重型货船市场一直低迷，但NBP表示，风力发电场和液化天然气工厂的货运需求有所增加。
“这些船舶有望满足市场需求。我们将通过拥有和运营这些船舶来维护和积累重型船舶的技术知识，作为日本唯一的重型船运公司，我们将满足工厂货运客户的需求，“NYK表示。
李方征 编译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
NYK orders heavylift vessels for wind and LNG markets
NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers, an NYK Group company, has signed the contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard for the construction of two next-generation heavy-lift vessels.
NYK said on Monday that each vessel would be equipped with two 400-ton cranes so that cargo up to 800 tons could be loaded through a tandem operation.
The vessels, scheduled for delivery in August 2021 and January 2022, will have one hatch and one open-hatch hold. The on-deck length will be about 110 meters, and the in-hold length will be about 95 meters at a maximum.
Therefore, long-length cargo will be able to be loaded on the deck or in the hold. To accommodate bulk cargo, the tween deck will be able to use as a simple bulkhead standing in the hold.
The vessels will be hatch coverless, which will allow for navigation with the hatch cover open. The tween deck will be the adjustable/removable type that can be changed to two levels, depending on the cargo loaded.
The bridge will be placed forward, so loading tall and large cargo can be performed without impacting forward visibility during navigation.
It is worth noting that the vessels will meet the Energy Efficiency Design Index Phase 3 requirements that will become effective in 2025.
According to NYK, the heavy cargo ship market has been sluggish since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, but NBP stated that demand for cargo movements for wind farms and LNG plants increased.
“These ships are expected to meet market needs. We will maintain and accumulate the technical know-how of heavy-lift vessels by owning and operating these vessels, and as the only heavy shipping company in Japan, we will respond to the needs of plant cargo customers,” NYK stated.
