・ New ship to replace current Koyo Maru, built at MHI's Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works and in service since 1998, with handover scheduled for June 2024・ Vessel has one of the highest pulling capacities in Japan, efficient systems for firefighting on other ships, and SCR system to comply with environmental regulations / Tokyo, January 12, 2024 - Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, today held a christening and launch ceremony for a salvage tug currently being built for Nippon Salvage Co., Ltd. The ceremony took place at the Enoura Plant of MHI's Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The vessel, named "Koyo Maru", is scheduled for handover to Nippon Salvage in June 2024 following completion of outfitting work and sea trials. (....)