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World's First LNG-fueled Panamax Commences Operation

The world's first LNG-fueled Panamax-class*1 coal carrier, which was being built by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden), was delivered on October 2. The vessel was named Shoyo *2 in a naming ceremony held …

Oct 13, 2023 / Vessels

LNG-fueled Ferry Sunflower Kurenai Starts to Receive LNG Fuel Supply

Marks Japan’s 1st Truck-to-Ship LNG Bunkering with Skid Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), its group company Ferry Sunflower Limited, and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden) announced that the Sunflower Kurenai, the Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferry …

Dec 22, 2022 / Vessels

NYK Concludes Charter Agreement for LNG Carrier with Kyuden Group

On September 1, NYK and Q United Energy Supply & Trading Co, which is a Kyuden Group company, signed a new multi-year time charter contract for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier based on the relationship of trust and experience in energy …

Sep 5, 2022 / Curious

MOL, Kyushu Electric Power Sign Basic Agreement for LNG Fuel Supply for Japan's First LNG-Fueled Ferries: Sunflower Kurenai and Sunflower Murasaki

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden) on Monday announced that the companies have concluded a basic agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to two LNG-fueled ferries operated by MOL Group company …

Mar 30, 2021 / Vessels