Japan's NYK Names New LNG Carrier
Japan’s NYK Line February 21 named a new LNG carrier during a ceremony held in Nagasaki at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Koyagi Shipyard, it said February 27.
The LNG carrier, named Marvel Crane, will be chartered by NYK to Mitsui under a long-term contract.
“Following the delivery of Marvel Falcon last year, Marvel Crane is the second LNG vessel for which NYK has concluded a long-term time-charter contract with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. for the Cameron LNG project,” NYK said.
The carrier, with a tank capacity of 177,277 m3, will be delivered end-March and assigned to transport LNG for a 25-year period from the Cameron project in the US..NYK will be responsible for ship management of the vessel.
The vessel has apple-shaped tanks that have greater LNG-carrying capacity and is equipped with a hybrid propulsion system combining a steam turbine and engines that can be fired by gas, NYK said.
The banner image shows LNG carrier Marvel Crane (image credit: NYK)