TSUNEISHI Heavy Industries (Cebu) Inc. (THI) is on track to deliver in March this year its recently launched first “Eco-ship” that boasts of economic and pro-environment designs.
“Our shipbuilding business, led by Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, is continuously seeking ways to build ships that are competitive in quality, price, delivery lead time and an eco-friendly performance,” said Akihiko Mishima, new THI president.
“We are building Tsuneishi flagship products, and, therefore, we are united to deliver excellent ships. Tsuneishi Heavy Industries has maintained and always will have ‘Only the Best, World-Class Tsuneishi Quality,”’ he said.
New model TESS58 Aeroline, SC-220 is a 58,000-deadweight-metric-ton (DWT) type bulk carrier that features a higher fuel-efficiency design.
TESS stands for Tsuneishi Economic Standard Ship, while Aeroline is a new technology that reduces wind resistance by 10 percent as it combines the cut-corner design for the accommodation corner in previous models with a newly developed streamlined shape for the fore upper bow.
Designed for low-fuel consumption, the TESS58 Aeroline is also equipped with the Generator Engine Waste Heat Recovery Unit that collects exhaust heat from the generator engine equipped in the ship as a heat resource.
The unit then converts the heat to energy for the auxiliary boiler and can lessen the auxiliary boiler’s fuel consumption by 12 percent to 25 percent.
This technology was developed jointly with Miura Co. Ltd. in 2013.
The ship’s TOP-GR or Tsuneishi Optimized Propulsive Gear propellers for lower vibration and higher propulsion efficiency where precise computer-based calculations and simulations are carried out to develop an energy-saving propeller, with every detail from blade number, diameter, aerofoil shape, and blade geometric distribution optimal design.
It is backed up with Fresh Air Intake System, wherein air ducts are installed in the starboard bridge wing pillars so that cool outside air is supplied directly to the engine for greater fuel efficiency.
In September of last year TESS58 Aeroline was first introduced to the media during a familiarization tour of THI shipyard in Balamban, Cebu, together with D/W 35,300 MT and TESS45 Box type.
Roderick L. Abad