JAPANESE ‘EENEX’ COAL
CARRIER Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines has placed the 99,965dwt coal carrier Energia Azalea in service following the 234.9m by 43m vessel’s completion by compatriot builder Namura Shipbuilding. As the third in Namura’s EeneX series of next-generation coal carriers, the new ship will be employed to transport coal from overseas sources to the Chugoku Electric Power’s Misumi Power Station in Shimane Prefecture. JS