Japanese shipbuilder Naikai Zosen Corporation has handed over a new Ro-Pax ferry ordered by Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) for operation by its subsidiary MOL Sunflower.
Named after the Ainu translation of “great power,” Sunflower Kamuy is the third LNG-fuelled ferry to join the MOL Sunflower fleet.
The newbuild has an LOA of 199.4 metres (654.1 feet), a beam of 28.6 metres (93.8 feet), a draught of 6.87 metres (22.5 feet), a depth of 22.15 metres (72.67 feet), a gross tonnage of 15,600, and capacity for 157 passengers, 50 cars and 155 trailers that each measure 13 metres (43 feet) long.
AloJapan.com