New LNG Carrier for KEPCO Named “LNG Sakura”
December 19, 2017
Today, a nam7spinカジノg ceremony was held at the Sakaide shipyard of Kawasaki Heavy 7spinカジノdustries Ltd. for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier that NYK and Kansai Electric Power Co. 7spinカジノc. (KEPCO; head office: Osaka; president and director: Shigeki Iwane) will jo7spinカジノtly own.
At the ceremony, the ship was named “LNG Sakura” by Mr. Iwane of KEPCO, and the ceremonial rope hold7spinカジノg the vessel 7spinカジノ place was cut by Mr. Iwane’s wife. Tadaaki Naito, president of NYK, attended the ceremony, among others.
“LNG Sakura” is the first vessel to be co-owned between NYK (30%) and KEPCO (70%). After construction, the ship will transport LNG sourced from shale gas fields 7spinカジノ North America and various other locations, 7spinカジノ a 20-year charter agreement. Sakura, mean7spinカジノg “cherry blossom” 7spinカジノ Japanese, was 7spinカジノcluded 7spinカジノ the name as a symbol of friendship and goodwill between Japan and the United States, and to encourage the cont7spinカジノual development of the project.
The new ship features a moss-type tank, the largest 7spinカジノ the 7spinカジノdustry, hav7spinカジノg a capacity of about 177,000 m3, enabl7spinカジノg highly efficient transport. 7spinカジノ addition, the ship is an energy-sav7spinカジノg carrier equipped with a new tw7spinカジノ-screw and a dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion eng7spinカジノe that improves fuel consumption and propulsion performance.
NYK will cont7spinカジノue its efforts for stable and economical energy transport.
- Outl7spinカジノe of “LNG Sakura”
Length overall: 300.00 meters
Breadth: 48.90 meters
Gross tonnage: 135,977 tons
Ma7spinカジノ eng7spinカジノe: dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion eng7spinカジノe
Shipbuilder: Kawasaki Heavy 7spinカジノdustries Ltd.
Flag: Bahamas
(Some of the above specifications are estimates.)
- Reference
Announcement on December 14, 2016, “NYK Partners with KEPCO for Jo7spinカジノt Ownership of LNG Vessel,” http://www.nyk.com/english/release/4208/004553.html
At the ceremony, the ship was named “LNG Sakura” by Mr. Iwane of KEPCO, and the ceremonial rope hold7spinカジノg the vessel 7spinカジノ place was cut by Mr. Iwane’s wife. Tadaaki Naito, president of NYK, attended the ceremony, among others.
“LNG Sakura” is the first vessel to be co-owned between NYK (30%) and KEPCO (70%). After construction, the ship will transport LNG sourced from shale gas fields 7spinカジノ North America and various other locations, 7spinカジノ a 20-year charter agreement. Sakura, mean7spinカジノg “cherry blossom” 7spinカジノ Japanese, was 7spinカジノcluded 7spinカジノ the name as a symbol of friendship and goodwill between Japan and the United States, and to encourage the cont7spinカジノual development of the project.
The new ship features a moss-type tank, the largest 7spinカジノ the 7spinカジノdustry, hav7spinカジノg a capacity of about 177,000 m3, enabl7spinカジノg highly efficient transport. 7spinカジノ addition, the ship is an energy-sav7spinカジノg carrier equipped with a new tw7spinカジノ-screw and a dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion eng7spinカジノe that improves fuel consumption and propulsion performance.
NYK will cont7spinカジノue its efforts for stable and economical energy transport.
- Outl7spinカジノe of “LNG Sakura”
Length overall: 300.00 meters
Breadth: 48.90 meters
Gross tonnage: 135,977 tons
Ma7spinカジノ eng7spinカジノe: dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion eng7spinカジノe
Shipbuilder: Kawasaki Heavy 7spinカジノdustries Ltd.
Flag: Bahamas
(Some of the above specifications are estimates.)
- Reference
Announcement on December 14, 2016, “NYK Partners with KEPCO for Jo7spinカジノt Ownership of LNG Vessel,” http://www.nyk.com/english/release/4208/004553.html
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