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Japan’s NYK adds newbuild LNG carrier to its fleet

By LNG Prime Staff
Japan's NYK adds newbuild LNG carrier to its fleet
LNG carrier Quest Kirishima (Image: NYK)

Japan’s shipping giant NYK has added another newbuild liquefied natural gas carrier to its large LNG fleet. South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries delivered the 174,000-cbm Quest Kirishima on Monday. NYK said the vessel will be deployed under a time-charter contract with Q United Energy Supply & Trading, a unit of Kyushu Electric Power. Back in…

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