AsiaLNG as Fuel

Japan’s Tsuneishi delivers LNG-powered limestone carrier to NS United

By LNG Prime Staff
Japan's Tsuneishi delivers LNG-powered limestone carrier
Image: Tsuneishi Shipbuilding

Japan’s shipbuilder Tsuneishi said it had delivered the LNG-powered coastal limestone carrier, Shimokita Maru, to compatriot NS United Naiko Kaiun Kaisha.

The shipbuilder handed over the first LNG-powered limestone carrier it ever built on March 19, it said in a statement.

It features a hybrid propulsion system that combines an LNG-fired gas engine built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and a lithium-ion battery.

Tsuneishii said the LNG tanks are the first marine tanks to use 7 percent nickel steel plates developed by Nippon Steel Corporation, which have the same characteristics as conventional 9 percent nickel steel plates while reducing the amount of nickel used.

Also, Tsuneishi said the the new vessel will replace the old limestone carrier “Shimokita Maru” owned by NS United Naiko Kaiun Kaisha, a unit of NS United Kaiun Kaisha.

Back in 2021, NS United ordered this 5,646-dwt hybrid LNG-powered vessel at Tsuneishi.

The 93.8 meters long and 18.2 meters wide carrier will serve a charter with Nippon Steel and Nippon Steel Cement.

Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) will supply LNG to the ship.

Most Popular

LNG Terminals

US weekly LNG exports climb to 36 shipments

US liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants sent 36 cargoes during the week ending June 17, up two cargoes from the week before, according to the Energy Information Administration.
Contracts and Tenders

Vopak, Transnet seek EPC contractor for South African LNG terminal

A joint venture of Dutch terminal operator Vopak and Transnet Pipelines has officially launched its formal expression of interest process to engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors for the planned LNG import terminal in South Africa’s Richards Bay.
Corporate

NFE says UK court approves restructuring plan

US LNG player New Fortress Energy said that a UK court approved its previously announced restructuring plan.

More News Like This

LNG Terminals

Japan’s LNG imports down 20.6 percent in April

Japan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports decreased by 20.6 percent in April compared to the same month last year, according to provisional data released by the country’s Ministry of Finance.
LNG Terminals

Japan’s LNG imports up 13.9 percent in March

Japan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports rose by 13.9 percent in March compared to the same month last year, according to provisional data released by the country’s Ministry of Finance.
Contracts and Tenders

Japan’s Japex buys two spot LNG cargoes

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co (Japex) said it had purchased two spot LNG cargoes at "significantly" higher prices to substitute cargoes from the Middle East due to the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
LNG as Fuel

Tsuneishi delivers first LNG-powered Kamsarmax

Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has delivered what it claims is the world's first LNG dual-fuel Kamsarmax bulk carrier.