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Coal Carrier Shunwa Makes 1st Post-quake Call at Port of Soma
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Supplying thermal coal to Soma Kyodo Power Company
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December 1, 2011
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TOKYO - 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.
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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 Earth quake.
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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.
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<i>* Soma Kyodo Power Company, Ltd. is a joint venture of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. and Tokyo Electric Power Company.</i>
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<br><b>Profile of Coal Carrier</b>
<br>Name: Shunwa
<br>Length: 169.37 m
<br>Breadth: 27.20 m
<br>Capacity: 28,351 tons
<br>Gross tonnage: 17,025 tons
<br>Registry: Republic of Panama


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<b>Wood Chip Carrier Pro Grace Makes 1st Post-Quake Call <br>at Port of Ishinomaki</b>

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Supplying key raw materials to Nippon Paper Group plant
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December 1, 2011
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TOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that the MOL-operated wood chip carrier Pro Grace arrived at Minamihama No.1 Pier in the Port of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was recently rebuilt after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
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Eight months after the disaster, the Pro Grace is the first wood chip carrier to call at Ishinomaki.
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The Ishinomaki Plant of Nippon Paper Group (President; Yoshio Haga) is the company's main plant, and sustained severe damage in the March 11 quake. Because paper production has been gradually resuming in stages since September, and production of kraft pulp is scheduled to restart in mid-December, Nippon Paper Group resumed import of wood chips.
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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.
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<b>Profile of Wood Chip Carrier</b>
<br>Name: Pro Grace
<br>Length: 203.50 m
<br>Breadth: 37.20 m
<br>Deadweight tons (Capacity): 53,896 tons (4,085,446 cft)
<br>Gross tonnage: 46,543 tons
<br>Registry: Cayman Islands




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