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TOBA
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has delivered the 299,980DWT type VLCC, TOBA (HN: 8022), to the Owner Toba Shipholding S.A. at the Saijo Works. This VLCC is the second vessel developed by Imabari and designed to meet requirements for economical ship operation and environmental protection. The vessel has been designed to ensure safety and reliability at all stages of structural construction. Then the vessel has acquired the notation PS-DA and PSFA of the NK. The cargo compartment of the vessel consists of 15 cargo oil tanks and 2 slop tanks divided by 4 transverse bulkheads and two longitudinal bulkheads which are protected with doublehull construction in accordance with the requirements of the MARPOL regulation 13F. Hightensile steel is applied to the hull parts where effective reduction of the hull weight is possible according to the classification recommendation. Easy access is considered for maintenance of ballast water tanks. The vessel is really amazing and part of the most strong and largest ships of the world and has three independent main cargo pipe line system, which allow simultaneous loading of three types of cargo oils with three sets of 5,500 m3/h capacity cargo pumps driven by steam turbines. The system is designed to permit each cargo oil pump to take suction from either group of cargo tanks and disharge to the main cargo pipe line system. The cargo oil manifold is designed and arranged in accordance with the OCIMF requirements. The vessel is equipped with a cargo vapor emission control system to prevent air pollution. The main engine is the low fuel consumption Mitsui MAN B&W 8S80MC-C, 2-stroke diesel engine with exhaust turbocharger. Navigation systems such as the ECDIS and the AIS are installed to ensure safe navigation and operation.

Aframax
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd. (SHIME) delivered the 105,250MTDW double-hull Aframax crude oil carrier, Star Lady to Amadeus Shipping UK Limited at Yokosuka Shipyard of SHIME on 2 June 2005. The hull form is optimized to achieve high propulsive efficiency and is designed with highly reliable structures. The Sumitomo Stern System (SILD, NBS propeller and HLES Rudder) saves fuel consumption and improves maneuverability. Cargo oil tanks and piping systems are arranged in triple-segregation groups for flexible cargo handling. Water ballast tanks are coated with modified epoxy coating with back up anodes for easy maintenance and inspection. The vapor emission control system (VECS) is installed, complying with the US Coast Guard requirements to prevent air pollution during cargo handling. For ship safety, a fixed flammable gas detection system is provided in water ballast tanks adjacent to cargo oil tanks. The main engine is a camshaft- less 6RT-FLEX58TB with intelligent electronic control system, which can optimize and improve fuel oil consumption, and reduce exhaust gas emissions, such as NOx, smoke, etc., at low steaming speed.