New regulations to reduce the sulfur content of marine fuel were enforced in Europe and California. We developed and released brand new models of burner especially designed for Low-Sulphur Diesel Oil (LSDO) as well as Heavy Fuel Oil, which were installed on large number of vessels in service. Research and development project of "Super Clean Marine Diesel", sponsored by the Nippon Foundation, was launched to deal with the IMO third NOx regulation (Reduce NOx by 80% of the current level) for marine diesel engine. Delivered newly designed Exhaust Gas Heater, ordered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, as the part of NOx reduction system with utilizing SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) method for this project.
As coping with the big demands of sewage sludge treatment in China, Volcano delivered the first Start-Up and Sand Burner for the fluidized bed type incinerator built in China (Chendu), which is operated as Municipal Sewage & Sludge Drying and Incinerating Plant.
舶用小型ボイラ用油圧比例制御バーナMJII-M型納入開始
液中燃焼技術を利用した、ヨウ素回収装置を初納入
沖原正章社長 国土交通「大臣表彰海事関係功労者表彰」受賞
沖原徹哉前会長、内閣総理大臣より正六位に叙される
MJII-M type, LSDO usable proportional control oil pressure jet burner for marine auxiliary boiler, has started delivery. Delivered iodine recycling system based on submerged combustion technology. Sustained order of the heating appliances prepared for next generation sewage incineration system, "Pressured fluidized bed incineration system".
Benefited from Power Feed-in Tariff, we have special demand of Start-Up Burner for a hot air furnace of Fluidized Bed Boiler and Biomass Power Station. Supplied the world's first marine exhaust gas recirculation burner to meet NOx regulation for FSRU (Floating, Storage and Regasification Unit) off Toscana, Italy. 85th Anniversary commemorative celebration was held. Newly developed and delivered hydrogen fuel burner for industrial boiler. Delivered the first gas burner unit for big stoker furnace to municipal waste solid treatment market in China.
Delivered Gas/Oil switchable mono-fuel burners for boiler installed in Regasification Vessel which shall be introduced to FPSO project on an offshore in Brazil.
Delivered Gas/Oil Simultaneus mixed combustion DF burners "SFFG II" for the first unit of UST developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The burner was handed over after its commissioning.
VOLCANO released a Gas/Oil simultaneus mixed combustion DF burner called "Vignis" for LNG fuel vessels.
KUBOTA Corporation expresses thanks giving for over 40 years' support and contributed to the prosperity.
Continuing receipt of the order for the gas burner unit for a big stoker furnace to the municipal waste solid treatment market in China.
MJII-90M burner is adopted for the boiler for training at Marine Technical College.
Entered into the market of Soaking Furnace for iron-making industry and the fluidized calcination furnace for nonferrous metal industry.
Delivered Gas/Oil Combination burner (VLNDX type burner), which utilize several kinds of by-products Gas/Oil from factories as main fuel, contributing to energy saving and environmental protection.
First exhibited at China International Industry Fair held in Shanghai, China, gaining a foothold to expand sales channel for Chinese industrial waste treatment market.
Benefited from Power-Feed-in Tariff, Biomass Power Station, achieving the highest ever turnover due to the special demand for a Start-Up Burner for a hot air furnace of Fluidized Bed Boiler.
Obtaining the license by the governor of Certain Machine and Tools.
VOLCANO Co.,Ltd. developed Gas Combustion Unit for LNG Fueled vessel and launched MECS-GCU as new product.
VOLCANO Co.,Ltd. developed an Gas/Oil simultaneous mixed combustion DF burner for LNG Fueled vessel and launched Vignis-mini as new product.
VOLCANO exhibited the products at SEA JAPAN 2016 held at TOKYO BIG SIGHT.
LNG Fueled tugboat Sakigake equipped with Volcano Boil Off Gas (BOG) combustion unit MECS-GCU was awarded a prize for advanced technology of Ship of the Year 2015.
Car Ferries Izumi and Hibiki equipped with Volcano Waste Oil and Bilge Concentrator BILCON-X were awarded the best prize of Ship of the Year 2015.
VOLCANO exhibited the products at SMM HAMBURG 2016 held at Hamburg Exhibition Centre and Congress Centrum, Germany.
THE JAPAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE ENGINEERING (JIME) expressed thanks giving of Contribution Award to VOLCANO for supporting of the sound management.
The world's first LNG Fueled PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) equipped with Volcano Gas/Oil simultaneous mixed combustion DF burner Vignis-mini was delivered. The vessel was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. at the Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) shipyard in Nantong, China.
Delivered High Pressure Burner for Osaki CoolGen, implemented as an Integrated Coal Gasification Fuel Cell Combined Cycle (IGFC) Demonstration Project subsidized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
千葉 幕張メッセで開催された国際会議「Gastech(ガステック)Japan 2017」 日本舶用工業会コーナーに出展。海洋環境規制に対応するため、VMGT発足(VOLCANO “Maritime Gas Fuel Utilization Task force”)。ストーカー炉(都市ごみ)市場へのガンタイプバーナをラインナップ。
Car Ferries "LAVENDER / AZALEA" of Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd.(Osaka / Japan), equipped with Volcano Waste-oil/Bilge concentrator "BILCON-X" went into service.
VOLCANO participates the "JSMEA" booth in the exhibition "Gastech Japan 2017" held at Makuhari Messe, Japan.
VOLCANO participates "Japanese Shipbuilding & Ship Machinery Seminar in Sea Asia 2017" conducted by JSMEA in Singapore. VOLCANO held a presentation on "Solution for Environment and Efficiency by utilizing VOLCANO products".
VOLCANO participates in "Japan Pavilion" in the exhibition "Sea Asia 2017" held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
VOLCANO participates in "Japan Pavillion booth" in the exhibition "NOR SHIPPING 2017" held at Norway trade fairs.
VOLCANO participates "THAILAND-JAPAN BUSINESS MATCHING FORUM (Maritime Industry)" conducted by JSMEA in Bangkok and "MYANMAR-JAPAN BUSINESS MATCHING FORUM (Maritime Industry)" conducted by JSMEA in Yangon. VOLCANO held a presentation on "Preparation for New Fuel and Waste-Oil/Bilge treatment for keeping Blue Sea".
In response to the increase of AI or IoT in the industries, delivered the manufacturing equipment(wet method), in Japan and Taiwan, of high purity red phosphorous for the electrical parts industries.
Volcano participated in the "PHILIPPINES-JAPAN BUSINESS MATCHING FORUM (Maritime Industry)" conducted by the JSMEA and Class NK in the Philippines, and made a presentation entitled "Utilizing LNG Fuel, by Volcano’s technology".
Volcano exhibited the products in Japan pavilion at "Sea Japan 2018" held at TOKYO BIG SIGHT. In addition, Volcano made a presentation entitled "How to deal with BOG on LNG Fueled vessel" in "Short Presentation" conducted by JSMEA.
Car ferry "Azarea" (Shin Nihonkai Ferry) equipped with Volcano waste oil and bilge concentrator BILCON-X have been awarded "a prize for large passenger carrier" of "Ship of the Year 2017".
Volcano conducted a employees’ trip to Taipei as a part of the 90th anniversary events.
The task force called "VMGT" has been launched for gas fuels utilization in the marine sector.
Volcano obtained the burner certification (China GB certification) for Urban garbage thermal incineration recycle power plant.
90th anniversary: Volcano held a commemorative ceremony and grand celebration at Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka.
Volcano participated "Japan Ship and Machinery Seminar" in Taiwan and made a presentation entitled "Utilizing LNG Fuel, by Volcano’s technology".
Volcano contracted to supply a kinds of burners directly from a local plant maker in Thailand for the gasification and melting furnace.
The Car Ferry 'Sunflower Satsuma' / 'Sunflower Kirishima' have been awarded 'the prize for large passenger carrier' of 'Ship of the Year 2018'
Ishin, the first LNG Fueled tugboat in western Japan, was delivered. The VOLCANO Gas Combustion Unit 'MECS-GCU' was installed in 'Ishin' to process boil off gas generated in the fuel tank.
VOLCANO held a presentation on 'LNG Fuel Utilization records for 37 years'.
VOLCANO participated in the 'Japan Pavilion' at the exhibition 'Sea Asia 2019' in Singapore.
VOLCANO held a presentation on 'Not to discharge methane as GHG from LNG fueled vessel'.
VOLCANO participated in the exhibition 'BARI-SHIP 2019' in Imabari, Japan.
VOLCANO proposed 'Environmental load reduction technology' for LNG utilization.
VOLCANO participated in the exhibition 'Nor-Shipping 2019' in Lillestrom, Norway.
Receipt of the first order of combustion apparatus for the Taiwan Urban Garbage Stoker type incinerator.
The RORO vessel 'Kaio Maru', connecting Tokyo and Tomakomai, went into service. 'Kaio Maru' is equipped with the VOLCANO Waste Oil and Bilge Concentrator 'BILCON-X' which can reduce cost and labor in the case of unloading.
VOLCANO has been keeping its operation by utilizing the work-from-home even under the state of emergency caused by COVID-19.
Several international maritime exhibitions which VOLCANO planned to exhibit in 2020 were canceled or postponed.
The remote commissioning of the Gas/Oil simultaneous mixed combustion DF burner 'SFFGII' was successfully carried out for an overseas shipyard.
VOLCANO Co.,Ltd. announced the new Gas/Oil simultaneous mixed combustion DF burner 'Vignis' for boilers of LNG fueled vessels into the global market.
VOLCANO Co.,Ltd. announced the new Gas Combustion Unit for LNG Fueled Vessel 'MECS-GCU' into the global market.
The Car Ferry 'Kitakami' has been awarded 'the prize for large passenger carrier' of 'Ship of the Year 2019'. This Car Ferry is equipped with the VOLCANO Waste Oil and Bilge Concentrator 'BILCON-X'.
LNG Fueled tugboat 'Ishin' equipped with the VOLCANO Gas Combustion Unit 'MECS-GCU' has been awarded 'the prize for Work vessel/ special service ship' of 'Ship of the year 2019'.
'CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN' which is the car carrier fueled by LNG equipped with Vignis-W, VOLCANO Gas/Oil simultaneous mixed combustion DF burner was delivered.
VOLCANO obtained the burner certification (China GB certification) at Oil-combustion for Urban garbage thermal incineration recycle power plant, following the 2018's success at Gas-combustion.
VOLCANO delivered an incinerator complied with the legally established criterion in 'Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act'. Compared with the past projects, the incinerator's furnace size has the largest capacity.
The remote commissioning of an environmental plant as the division's first case was successfully carried out, by advancing digitalization.
An incinerator having internal furnace pressure as negative was successfully designed and manufactured. The commissioning of the incinerator was also successful. The negative internal furnace pressure is complied with the China local standard in the environmental laws and regulations.
Delivered the combustor as the heat source for the demonstration plant whose purpose is to produce Ethanol from the combustible garbage, utilizing microbial catalysts.
Simultaneous delivery of two inorganic waste liquid incinerators : using submerged combustion style.
VOLCANO Co.,Ltd. announced the new : Gas Combustion Units for Ammonia Fueled Vessel "MECS-N" : and : for Hydrogen Fueled Vessel "MECS-H" : into the market. As a new product development subsidized project of the Japan Ship Machinery and Equipment Association (JSMEA), this product was developed with a subsidy from the Nippon Foundation.
Delivery of : a re-combustion burner for an internal circulation fluidized bed gasification (ICFG) system : designed to recover carbon resources and GHG reduction
国土交通省の海事産業強化法に基づく計画認定制度で、事業基盤強化計画の認定を取得。
Volcano received : approval for its Business Infrastructure Enhancement Plan : under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Maritime Industry Strengthening Act.
VOLCANO launched the MECS-N25 gas combustion unit for ammonia-fueled vessels on May 25, 2023. Developed as a variation of its MECS-GCU, the unit safely and compliantly processes ammonia gas and combusts it at a rate of 70 kg/h.
On March 5, 2020, VOLCANO announced the Vignis dual-fuel burner for boilers on LNG-fueled vessels. It supports simultaneous gas-and-oil combustion as well as HFO-only, MGO-only, and LNG-only modes. The simultaneous mode can efficiently use boil-off gas (BOG) as fuel.
On March 5, 2020, VOLCANO announced the MECS-GCU gas combustion unit for LNG-fueled vessels to the global market. The unit has been installed on the LNG-fueled vessels SAKIGAKE and ISHIN, and VOLCANO said it had received inquiries from customers involved in domestic and overseas LNG vessel projects.
Volcano Co. participated in the Japan Pavilion at the Sea Asia 2019 exhibition in Singapore from 9 to 11 April 2019. The company also took part in the Japanese Shipbuilding & Ship Machinery Seminar on 10 April 2019, organized by CAJS, JSMEA, and Class NK. During the event, Volcano presented on the topic "Not to discharge methane as GHG from LNG‑fueled vessels".
Volcano Corporation participated in the Business Matching Forum and the Philippines‑Japan Business Matching Forum (Maritime Industry) held in Manila on 22 February 2018. The company presented its LNG fuel utilization technology. The events were organized by Class NK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai) and the Japan Ship Machinery and Equipment Association (JSMEA) at the Diamond Hotel Philippines.