The liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier LNG Endeavour, commercially managed by France LNG Shipping (a French ship-owning company jointly owned by NYK and Geogas LNG) and under a long-term charter contract with TotalEnergies Gas & Power Ltd, was delivered on October 20.
The vessel was built in Korea at SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES Co., Ltd., Geoje, Korea.
The LNG carrier is equipped with a WinGD X-DF diesel engine that can operate on fuel oil or boil off gas stored in its cargo tank.
The vessel has a cargo tank capacity of 174,000 cubic meters and a membrane-type tank that will make use of advanced insulating materials to reduce the boil-off rate (percentage of gas volume that vaporizes during navigation).
Vessel Particulars:
- Length overall: about 293 meters
- Breadth: about 45.8 meters
- Gross tonnage: 115,408 tons
- Main engine: X-DF diesel engine
- Cargo tank capacity: about 174,000 cubic meters
- Shipbuilder: Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
- Flag: France