New Ro-Pax for Mitsui OSK Lines launched

Photo: MarineTraffic.com/Hiroyuki Yoshimoto
Photo: MarineTraffic.com/Hiroyuki Yoshimoto

Sunflower Kirishima, a new large-scale Ro-Pax vessel for Mitsui OSK Lines subsidiary Ferry Sunflower, was launched recently.

The 192- by 27- by 6.8-metre Sunflower Kirishima has room for 121 trucks as well as private cabins, suites, an open entrance lobby with three-story atrium, public baths, and a restaurant.

Two 8,830kW engines deliver a speed of 23 knots.


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