Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) has confirmed that the newly build liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, Quest Kirishima, will be deployed under a time-charter contract with Q United Energy Supply & Trading Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
The LNG carrier that NYK ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) was completed and delivered at the SHI Geoje Shipyard on December 2.
The ship, which has an overall length of 293 m, approximately 46 m breadth and a tank capacity about 174,000 cubic meters, is equipped with a WinGD-made dual-fuel slow-speed diesel engine (X-DF diesel engine).
It can also operate on marine gas oil or boil-off gas stored in the cargo tank.
The ship additionally has a re-liquefaction system that efficiently uses surplus boil-off gas.
NYK aims to strengthen its cooperative relationship with the Kyuden Group in a wide range of fields, including the LNG-fuel supply business for ships, the construction of an LNG-fueled panamax, and the establishment of a supply chain for next-generation energy such as green ammonia.
