Coal Carrier Shunwa Makes 1st Post-quake call at Port of Soma

Shunwa supplying thermal coal to Power company for first time since tragic Earthquake
By: Matt Green
 
Dec. 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that the MOL-operated coal carrier Shunwa arrived at the Pier No.2 in the Port of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture on November 30 — the first coal carrier to call at Soma since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

The ship brought coal from the Port of Abbot Point in Australia to Soma Kyodo Power Company, Ltd.* (President: Kiyoshi Igarashi), which is reconstructing its Shinchi Power Station, and plans to resume operation in mid-December.

This marks the first post-quake call of a coal carrier to the disaster-stricken port, likewise the coal carrier Kaien marked the first foreign vessel last June to the port of Onahama after the Earthquake.

By ensuring a stable supply of raw materials through its worldwide ocean transport services, MOL continues to work toward reconstruction of the disaster-stricken areas.

* Soma Kyodo Power Company, Ltd. is a joint venture of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. and Tokyo Electric Power Company.

Profile of Coal Carrier
Name: Shunwa
Length: 169.37 m
Breadth: 27.20 m
Capacity: 28,351 tons
Gross tonnage: 17,025 tons
Registry: Republic of Panama

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NOTES TO EDITORS:

MOL is one of the world’s largest multi-modal transport companies, operating 861 vessels and employing a workforce in excess of 9,200 worldwide. MOL operates one of the largest and most diverse networks of liner and logistics services around the globe, including weekly Transpacific, Transatlantic, Americas and Asia-Europe services.  Please visit the company’s website at www.MOLpower.com.

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