NYK orders its sixth LPG/ammonia VLGC
Japan’s NYK Line has placed an order with Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI) for its sixth LPG / liquefied ammonia very large gas carrier (VLGC). To be built at the KHI Sakaide
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Dorian LPG takes delivery of 84,000 cubic meter LPG carrier
Stamford, Conn., headquartered gas carrier operator Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) took delivery of the 84,000 cubic meter LPG carrier Captain Markos from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, March 31 The dual-fuel vessel operates
ClassNK issues AiP for 160,000 cu.m liquefied hydrogen carrier
Classification Society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a 160,000 cubic meter liquefied hydrogen carrier developed by shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd (KHI). This follows on from its earlier
Japan plans ship powered by hydrogen-fueled two-stroke
A project backed with Japanese government funding aims to develop what will be the he world’s first low-speed, two-stroke hydrogen-fueled marine engine. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), MOL Drybulk, Ltd., and Japan
Kawasaki to build LPG/LAG tanker
In an all in the family deal, Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. has booked an order from Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line) for a new 86,700-cubic-meter liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and
ClassNK issues first Innovation Endorsement for Products and Solutions
The integrated ship operation and performance management system Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions, jointly developed by K Line and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group, has received ClassNK’s first Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions.
Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel launched
Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ Sakaide Works has successfully launched Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel (LBV). The LBV is scheduled to be delivered at the end of September 2020 and will be the first
VIDEO: Kawasaki launches liquefied hydrogen carrier
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.’s Kobe, Japan, shipyard recently held a naming and launch ceremony for Suiso Frontier (Kawasaki hull no. 1740), the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier. This vessel was developed to
Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel set to start operations in 2020
JULY 6, 2018 — Shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries is to build Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel. The 3,500 cu.m capacity vessel is being built for Central LNG Shipping Japan Corporation (CLS), a
Norbulk protects raw sea water pipework with ultrasonic antifouling
JUNE 14, 2018 — Norbulk Shipping has chosen an ultrasonic anti-fouling system from Coventry, U.K., based NRG Marine to protect the raw sea water pipework on three LPG tankers. NRG Marine says