Lurline on sea tests (Photo: GD NASSCO)
Matson,Inc (NYSE: MATX) the other day took shipment of its most recent vessel, the biggest mix container/ roll-on, roll-off (ConRo) ship ever before constructed in the United States, from General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego.
Christened Lurline, the brand-new ship is the very first of 2 Kanaloa Class ConRo vessels being constructed for Matson by NASSCO at a complete price of roughly $500 million for both, as well as the 3rd of 4 brand-new vessels that Matson is taking into solution in between 2018 as well as 2020.
Lurline will certainly make its first trip to Hawaii following month, leaving Oakland as well as Long Beach on January 9 as well as January 11, specifically, as well as showing up in Honolulu on January 15.
The 870-foot-long, 3,500 TEU Lurline gives the capacity to carry containers, cars, trailers as well as rolling supply. The garage gives 4 decks for approximately 800 cars, 2 decks for trailers as well as includes a demanding quartering ramp.
The ship likewise gives a huge reefer capability.
NASSCO partnered with South Korea’s Daewoo Ship Engineering Company (DSEC) to give an advanced ship layout as well as product plan that integrates a GUY B&W 6G90ME-C10.5-Gl LNG-capable major engine as well as 4 LNG-capable complementary engines, certified with Tier III discharge demands.
At 870 feet long, 114 feet vast (beam of light), as well as with a deep draft of 38 feet, the 59,522 grt, Lurline is not just currently Matson’s biggest ship however among the business’s fastest vessels, with a full throttle of 23 knots, assisting guarantee on-time shipments in Hawaii from Matson’s 3 West Coast terminals in Seattle, Oakland as well asLong Beach
ECO-FRIENDLY MODERN TECHNOLOGY
Both brand-new Kanaloa Class vessels will certainly include modern eco-friendly innovation, consisting of a fuel-efficient hull layout, ecologically risk-free dual hull gas containers, fresh water ballast systems as well as the very first Tier 3 twin gas engines to be released in containerships offering West Coast ports. Both brand-new vessels will certainly go into solution completely certified with brand-new International Maritime Organization (IMO) discharge laws entering into result January 1, 2020.
Under the most recent IMO demands for engine producers, Tier 3 engines lower the degrees of particle exhausts by 40 percent as well as nitrogen oxide exhausts by 20 percent, as contrasted to Tier 2 criteria.
“We are proud to deliver the lead ship of the Kanaloa Class,” stated Dave Carver, head of state of General Dynamics NASSCO. “It is an honor for our design and production teams to work on the latest Jones Act vessels that will support our customers and the communities they serve.”
