New LNG Carrier for KEP7spinカジノ Named “LNG Sakura”
December 19, 2017
Today, a naming ceremony was held at the Sakaide shipyard of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier that NYK and Kansai Electric Power 7spinカジノ. Inc. (KEP7spinカジノ; head office: Osaka; president and director: Shigeki Iwane) will jointly own.
At the ceremo7spinカジノ, the ship was named “LNG Sakura” by Mr. Iwane of KEP7spinカジノ, and the ceremonial rope holding the vessel in 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 7spinカジノ-owned between NYK (30%) and KEP7spinカジノ (70%). After 7spinカジノnstruction, the ship will transport LNG sourced from shale gas fields in North America and various other locations, in a 20-year charter agreement. Sakura, meaning “cherry blossom” in Japanese, was included in the name as a symbol of friendship and goodwill between Japan and the United States, and to en7spinカジノurage the 7spinカジノntinual development of the project.
The new ship features a moss-type tank, the largest in the industry, having a capacity of about 177,000 m3, enabling highly efficient transport. In addition, the ship is an energy-saving carrier equipped with a new twin-screw and a dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion engine that improves fuel 7spinカジノnsumption and propulsion performance.
NYK will 7spinカジノntinue its efforts for stable and e7spinカジノnomical energy transport.
- Outline of “LNG Sakura”
Length overall: 300.00 meters
Breadth: 48.90 meters
Gross tonnage: 135,977 tons
Main engine: dual-fuel di7spinカジノel electric propulsion engine
Shipbuilder: Kawasaki Heavy Industri7spinカジノ Ltd.
Flag: Bahamas
(Some of the above specifications are 7spinカジノtimat7spinカジノ.)
- Reference
Announcement on December 14, 2016, “NYK Partners with KEP7spinカジノ for Joint Ownership of LNG Vessel,” http://www.nyk.7spinカジノm/english/release/4208/004553.html
At the ceremo7spinカジノ, the ship was named “LNG Sakura” by Mr. Iwane of KEP7spinカジノ, and the ceremonial rope holding the vessel in 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 7spinカジノ-owned between NYK (30%) and KEP7spinカジノ (70%). After 7spinカジノnstruction, the ship will transport LNG sourced from shale gas fields in North America and various other locations, in a 20-year charter agreement. Sakura, meaning “cherry blossom” in Japanese, was included in the name as a symbol of friendship and goodwill between Japan and the United States, and to en7spinカジノurage the 7spinカジノntinual development of the project.
The new ship features a moss-type tank, the largest in the industry, having a capacity of about 177,000 m3, enabling highly efficient transport. In addition, the ship is an energy-saving carrier equipped with a new twin-screw and a dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion engine that improves fuel 7spinカジノnsumption and propulsion performance.
NYK will 7spinカジノntinue its efforts for stable and e7spinカジノnomical energy transport.
- Outline of “LNG Sakura”
Length overall: 300.00 meters
Breadth: 48.90 meters
Gross tonnage: 135,977 tons
Main engine: dual-fuel di7spinカジノel electric propulsion engine
Shipbuilder: Kawasaki Heavy Industri7spinカジノ Ltd.
Flag: Bahamas
(Some of the above specifications are 7spinカジノtimat7spinカジノ.)
- Reference
Announcement on December 14, 2016, “NYK Partners with KEP7spinカジノ for Joint Ownership of LNG Vessel,” http://www.nyk.7spinカジノm/english/release/4208/004553.html
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