Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company, has held a christening and launch ceremony at the Enoura Plant of MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works for the Trans Harmony Emerald, the second of two LNG-powered ro-ros under construction for Toyofuji Shipping.
The ship’s handover is scheduled for June 2025 following completion of outfitting work and sea trials. The Trans Harmony Emerald will serve on shipping routes in Asia.
Trans Harmony Emerald is around 195m in overall length, 30.6m in breadth, and of about 49,500gt. It can simultaneously transport 3,000 passenger cars. The ship’s main engine and main generator engine are high-performance dual-fuel engines each accommodating LNG or diesel fuel. Together these engines enable a greater than 25% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to ships with the same hull and powered by fuel oil, cutting SOx emissions to near zero, thereby helping to reduce the vessel’s environmental footprint.
The christening and launch ceremony of the first vessel, Trans Harmony Green, for Toyofuji Shipping, was held in June 2024, and its handover is scheduled for late January 2025.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, as part of MHI Group’s strategic initiatives for energy transition, says it contributes toward realising a carbon-neutral world by building LNG-powered ships enabling the maritime industry to achieve a low-carbon footprint.
Image: Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches ‘Trans Harmony Emerald’ (source: MHI)
