Newly built ship "Marimo" naming and launching ceremony

At 10:25am on August 23rd, the newly built RORO ship under construction at the Shimonoseki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. was named "Marimo" and the launch ceremony was held without any problems.

The latest ship will launch on the Hitachinaga/Tomakomai route, which connects the Kanto region and Hokkaido in January next year.

"Marimo" naming and launching ceremony

"Marimo"
[Main points of this ship]

(1) Total length approx. 179.9m

(2)Width 27m

(3) Gross tonnage approx. 11,200 tons

(4) Number of vehicles loaded 161 trailer chassis and 109 passenger units

(5) 65

(6) Navigation speed approximately 23 knots

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