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The vessel in question is the 149,700-cbm Grace Barleria, several brokers reported.
NYK sold the LNG carrier to an unidentified Indonesian company.
The price is reported at approximately $34-35 million.
No further details have been revealed.
NYK said in 2017 that it had signed a charter deal for this LNG carrier with compatriot Kyushu Electric for up to 11 years to transport LNG from various projects, including the Wheastone project in Australia.
The vessel was located on Tuesday in the Philippine Sea and was heading to deliver a cargo to Japan, its AIS data by VesselsValue shows.
NYK, in partnership with KKR-backed Ocean Yield, recently signed long-term charter contracts for new LNG carriers with a unit of US LNG exporter Cheniere.
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will build the LNG carriers and deliver them from 2028.
NYK continues to invest in its LNG carrier business as part of its plans to reach 130 vessels by the end of March 2029.
Its fleet of operational LNG carriers stood at 93 vessels as of the end of September last year.
The shipping firm had 89 operational LNG carriers at the end of September 2024 and the same number of vessels at the end of March last year.
