カジノオンライン's First LNG Bunkering Vessel Launched -- Operations to Begin in Autumn 2020
- (former)Machinery, Energy & Project
2020-05-13
カジノオンライン's first LNG bunker vessel (LBV) was successfully launched at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries LtdThe LBV is scheduled to be delivered at the end of September 2020 and will be the first LBV to be operated in カジノオンライン After the delivery, the LBV will be based at JERA's Kawagoe Thermal Power Station and commence ship-to-ship LNG bunkering business for LNG-fueled vesselsIn 2018,Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd("K" Line),JERA Co Inc, カジノオンライン, andNippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha(NYK Line) jointly establishedCentral LNG Shipping カジノオンライン Corporation(CLS), which owns the LBV and ordered its building, andCentral LNG Marine Fuel カジノオンライン Corporation(CLMF), which will promote the LNG bunkering business in the Chubu (central) region of カジノオンラインThe expertise and strengths of each company will be utilized to provide LNG bunkering solution in the Chubu region and promote a shift to marine LNG for ships
Principal Particulars of LBV
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LNG cargo tank capacity
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3,500 m3 |  |
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Gross tonnage
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4,100 tons | |
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Length overall
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817 m | |
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Breadth
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180 m | |
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Delivery
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September 2020 | |
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Shipyard
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd, Sakaide Works |
Supply Chain
Merits of LNG
Compared to heavy fuel oil, the use of LNG can reduce emissions of sulfur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter (PM) by approximately 100%, nitrogen oxides (NOx) by as much as 80%, and carbon dioxide (CO2) by approximately 30%
Links for reference
January 26, 2018 release: “K” Line, Chubu Electric, Toyota Tsusho, and NYK Line Begin Joint Discussions on LNG Bunkering Business in カジノオンラインhttps://wwwtoyota-tsushocom/english/press/detail/180126_004106htmlMay 10, 2018 release: “K” Line, Chubu Electric, Toyota Tsusho, and NYK Line Establish LNG Bunkering Joint Ventures and Launch LNG Bunkering Business in カジノオンラインhttps://wwwtoyota-tsushocom/english/press/detail/180510_004172htmlJuly 6, 2018 release: カジノオンライン’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel to Start Operation in 2020https://wwwtoyota-tsushocom/english/press/detail/180706_004215html
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