Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) has completed and delivered a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier ordered by NYK at the SHI Geoje Shipyard.
The vessel, 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.
Quest Kirishima was built to realise operations that are significantly more efficient, economical, and environment-friendly. The ship’s membrane-type cargo tanks have a 174,000 cubic-metre (m3) capacity and use a tank system that features excellent heat insulation.
The vessel is also equipped with a WinGD-made dual-fuel slow-speed diesel engine (i.e., X-DF diesel engine) that reportedly has superior fuel-consumption efficiency and can 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.
This latest development comes in line with the core strategy of the NYK Group’s medium-term management plan, “Sail Green, Drive Transformations 2026,” which aims to deepen the Group’s existing core businesses and invest in new growth businesses.
In addition to LNG transport, NYK will continue 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 the world’s first LNG-fueled Panamax, and the establishment of a supply chain for next-generation energy such as green ammonia.
Earlier this summer, NYK signed an agreement on the marine shipment of green ammonia to Japan.