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Kumiai Navigation doubles up on dual-fuel VLGCs at Kawasaki Heavy
Kumiai Navigation has added a dual-fuel VLGC newbuilding at Kawasaki Heavy Industries — doubling the number of 86,700-cbm LPG/liquefied ammonia gas vessels it has on order there. Managing director Tomomaru Kuroyanagi confirmed the order, saying …
Feb 1, 2023 / Vessels
Kawasaki Receives an Order for an 86,700 m³ LPG-fueled LPG/ NH3 Carrier
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has concluded a shipbuilding contract for an 86,700 m3 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied ammonia gas (NH3) carrier powered by LPG fuel for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. This is the …
Jan 27, 2023 / Vessels
LPG-fueled LPG carrier LANTANA PLANET Delivered
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today it has delivered the 84,000 m3 capacity liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier LANTANA PLANET (Kawasaki hull No. 1754) for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. This is the 69th LPG carrier built by the …
Jan 23, 2023 / Vessels
Second LPG Dual-Fuel VLGC for Astomos Named Lantana Planet
On September 16, a naming ceremony was held at Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. for a new VLGC (very large gas carrier) that NYK will charter to Astomos Energy Corporation, the world's pre-eminent liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) company. …
Jan 3, 2023 / Vessels
ClassNK issues AiP for dual fuel generator engine using hydrogen gas as fuel and related machinery systems & arrangements for 160,000m3 Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier developed by KHI
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a dual fuel generator engine using hydrogen gas as fuel and related machinery systems and arrangements for a 160,000m3 liquefied hydrogen carrier developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. …
Nov 30, 2022 / Curious
LPG-fueled LPG carrier LUPINUS PLANET Delivered
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced on Thursday (Sep22) it has delivered the 84,000 m3 capacity liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier LUPINUS PLANET (Kawasaki hull No. 1753) for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. This is the 68th LPG carrier built …
Sep 26, 2022 / Vessels
Kawasaki Receives Order for Two 309,000 DWT Class, LNG-fueled VLCCs
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has announced that it has concluded a shipbuilding contract with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. for two 309,000 deadweight-ton class, liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs). The newly …
Sep 9, 2022 / Vessels
Kawasaki Heavy Industries holds naming ceremony for LPG dual-fuel VLGC Lupinus Planet
On September 2, a naming ceremony was held at Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. for a new VLGC (very large gas carrier) that NYK will charter to Astomos Energy Corporation, the world's pre-eminent liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) company. …
Sep 7, 2022 / Vessels
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Delivers Bulk Carrier ETG UBUNTU
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced on Monday (Aug22) that it delivered the bulk carrier ETG UBUNTU, with a capacity of 64,000 DWT (Kawasaki hull No. 8087, NACKS hull No. 403), for EIGHT RIVER SHIPPING S.A. at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering …
Aug 22, 2022 / Vessels
Kawasaki Receives an Order for an 86,700 m³ LPG-fueled LPG/NH3 Carrier
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has concluded a shipbuilding contract for an 86,700 m3 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied ammonia gas (NH3) carrier powered by LPG fuel for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. This is the …
Aug 4, 2022 / Curious