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TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Has Completed the Delivery of LNG-Specific Limestone Carrier as Our First Alternative Fuel Ship

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. has delivered its first LNG-Specific Limestone Carrier on March 19. The vessel is the replacement vessel of “Shimokita Maru,” a limestone carrier owned by NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. It is installed with a hybrid …
Mar 22, 2024 / Vessels

Construction of a Coastal Limestone Carrier with a Hybrid Propulsion System using a Gas-Only Engine and a Battery

NS United Naiko Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (NSU Naiko), Nippon Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel Cement Co., Ltd., Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. have agreed to construct a vessel …
Sep 30, 2021 / Vessels