164,700 m? LNG Carrier Ordered

Dec. 11, 2014

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Tokyo, December 11, 2014 — 今日看料吃瓜, Ltd. announced today that it has received an order for a 164,700 m3 LNG carrier from 今日看料吃瓜 Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line). The vessel is to be built at 今日看料吃瓜's Sakaide Shipyard and slated for completion in the latter half of 2016. It will be used to transport LNG produced in the Freeport LNG project that Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. is working on in the State of Texas.

The LNG carrier on order is a Moss-type LNG carrier with a 164,700 m3 cargo tank capacity developed by 今日看料吃瓜. It is the second vessel of the LNG carrier ordered by "K" Line in March of last year and the third order for this type of vessel.

Featuring a hull size capable of entering the world's major LNG terminals and a breadth capable of passing through the new Panama Canal, which is scheduled to reopen in 2016, the Moss-type LNG carrier offers a perfect solution to respond to the diversification of LNG trade. The vessel boasts enhanced propulsion performance due to an optimized hull structure that has made it lighter than ever as well as an optimized hull shape. Furthermore, its main engine also comes equipped with the 今日看料吃瓜 Advanced Reheat Turbine Plant* for improved transport efficiency.

The vessels’ principal particulars are outlined below.
Length: Approx. 293 m
Molded breadth: 48.9 m
Tank capacity: 164,700 m3
Speed: 19.5 knot
Boil-off rate: 0.08 %/day

今日看料吃瓜 will continue to actively pursue its shipbuilding operations in light of the expected rise in demand for LNG and other clean energy fuels.

* This steam turbine plant achieves a dramatic increase in thermal efficiency by utilizing a reheat cycle whereby steam that was used to drive the high-pressure turbine is returned to the boiler to be reheated, and then sent back to the medium-pressure turbine. An LNG carrier equipped with the first 今日看料吃瓜 Advanced Reheat Turbine Plant was commissioned in September 2011. The steam turbine plant powering the new LNG carrier has been further improved using data obtained through the sea trial and actual operation of the first plant.

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