On October 10, a naming ceremony was held in Kumamoto prefecture at the Ariake Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation for a new VLGC (very large gas carrier), reads a NYK Line news release.
Long term charter to Astomos Energy Corporation
NYK will charter this VLGC under a long-term contract to Astomos Energy Corporation, the world’s pre-eminent liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) company.
The senior operating officer at Astomos Energy Corporation, Kazuhisa Otsuka named the ship ‘Lily Promenade’ at the ceremony.
Mariko Kurokawa had cut the ceremonial rope holding the vessel in place. Along with the managing corporate officer, Akira Kono many others from the company attended the event.
First ship with SOx scrubber
The NYK owned VLGC is the first new ship that has a SOx scrubber that complies with the SOx emission regulation of the International Maritime Organization that comes into force on January 2020.
The ship will be more 10% energy efficient thus, meeting the IMO EEDI phase 1 requirements.
Along with this, the ship will become a tanker that is more fuel efficient with the energy saving devices and low friction paint.
Expansion of LNG fleet and transportation
An important role is played by the Astomos in the field of LNG business as it is expected that it will continue to grow with the progress in oil refineries and gas field development in the Middle East, the United States, the West Coast of Canada and Australia.
The LNG fleet and the LNG transportation service will be expanded by the NYK continuously along with the strengthening of the relationship that NYK and Astomos have with each other.
According to the medium term management plan of NYK: ‘Staying Ahead 2022 with Digitalization and Green,’ it aims to get stable freight rates by long term contracts and to take steps and make contributions to stabalize the LNG transport services by giving creative solutions.
Vessel Particulars
- Length overall: 230.00 meters
- Breadth: 36.60 meters
- Molded depth: 22.20 meters
- Cargo tank capacity: about 83,000 cubic meters
- Gross tonnage: about 51,000 tons
- Shipbuilder: Japan Marine United Corporation
- Flag: Panama
- Delivery: Scheduled for October 30, 2019
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Source: NYK Line
