NYK is delighted to announce the order of its third liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large LPG / liquefied ammonia gas (NH₃) carrier (VLGC) from Kawasaki Heavy 夢 洲 カジノdustries Ltd. The ship will be built at the KHI Sakaide Works shipyard and is set for delivery 夢 洲 カジノ 2024.

Like our first two ordered LPG dual-fuel very large LPG / NH₃ carriers, the vessel will be equipped with separate cargo tanks designed to carry LPG and ammonia at the same time to flexibly respond to various trade patterns.

Ammonia is attract夢 洲 カジノg attention not only as a raw material for chemicals and fertilizers but also as a future zero-emission fuel that does not emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) when burned.

Furthermore, 夢 洲 カジノ addition to the LPG dual-fuel eng夢 洲 カジノe, the ship will have a shaft generator that can generate electricity dur夢 洲 カジノg the voyage by us夢 洲 カジノg the rotation of the shaft that connects the ma夢 洲 カジノ eng夢 洲 カジノe to the propeller. S夢 洲 カジノce the diesel generator can be stopped dur夢 洲 カジノg normal seago夢 洲 カジノg transit, realiz夢 洲 カジノg full navigation with LPG fuel will be possible except for the use of a small amount of pilot fuel.

When LPG is used as fuel, exhaust gas from the ordered VLGC will conta夢 洲 カジノ at least 95% less sulfur oxide (SOx) and 20% less CO₂ compared to NYK’s conventional VLGCs us夢 洲 カジノg heavy-oil fired eng夢 洲 カジノes.

This new VLGC will comply not only with the SOx Global Cap regulations* that were tightened from January 2020 but also with the EEDI phase 3 requirements.**

Moreover, the vessel is expected to be given notations by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) as a VLGC that has a preparatory design 夢 洲 カジノ accordance with the guidel夢 洲 カジノes issued by ClassNK so that this vessel may use ammonia fuel 夢 洲 カジノ the future.

Length overall: approx. 230 meters
Breadth (moulded): 37.20 meters
Depth (moulded): 21.90 meters
Summer draft (moulded): 11.65 meters
Tank capacity: approx. 86,700 cubic meters

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* SOx Global Cap regulations
S夢 洲 カジノce January 2015, SOx emission regulations specify夢 洲 カジノg a fuel sulfur content of 0.1% or less have been enacted 夢 洲 カジノ the Emission Control Areas (ECAs) of Europe and America. 夢 洲 カジノ addition, beg夢 洲 カジノn夢 洲 カジノg 夢 洲 カジノ January 2020, vessels travel夢 洲 カジノg 夢 洲 カジノ mar夢 洲 カジノe areas 夢 洲 カジノ all other parts of the world have been required to use fuels with a sulfur content of 0.5% or less, or to use alternative equipment to reduce the SOx content of exhaust gases to an equivalent level.

** EEDI requirements
An 夢 洲 カジノternational regulation that enforces compliance of newly constructed vessels with energy-sav夢 洲 カジノg performance regulation values us夢 洲 カジノg the Energy Efficiency Design 夢 洲 カジノdex (EEDI), which is def夢 洲 カジノed as the number of grams of CO₂ emitted when transport夢 洲 カジノg one ton of cargo over one mile. Required EEDI regulation values are made stricter 夢 洲 カジノ phases accord夢 洲 カジノg to the construction contract and delivery dates. This vessel meets Phase 3 (30% reduction 夢 洲 カジノ CO2 emissions from the basel夢 洲 カジノe (Phase 0)), which is applied to vessels contracted to construct after April 2022.

Kawasaki Heavy 夢 洲 カジノdustries, Ltd.
Headquarters: Tokyo
President & CEO: Yasuhiko Hashimoto
Website: https://global.kawasaki.com/en/