On September 1, NYK and Q United Energy Supply & Trading, which is a Kyuden Group company, signed a new multi-year time charter contract for a new LNG carrier.
This vessel will be equipped with a WinGD-made dual-fuel slow-speed diesel engine that has superior fuel-consumption efficiency and can operate on marine gas oil or boil off gas stored in the cargo tank.
The carrier will also feature a re-liquefaction system that can use surplus boil-off gas efficiently. The cargo tank will be a 174,000 cubic meter capacity membrane-type tank that will make use of advanced insulating materials to suppress the boil-off rate in the cargo tank and realize significantly more efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly operation.
NYK now aims to contribute to Japan’s stable energy supply. It will also cooperate with the Kyuden Group not only in the LNG transportation business but also in the LNG-fuel supply business for ships and the construction of the world’s first LNG-fueled large coal carrier.
