Total starts using NYK LNG newbuild

A brand new LNG carrier owned by Japan’s shipping giant NYK has started serving a unit of France’s Total.

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries delivered the 174,000-cbm LNG Adventure on March 31, according to the vessel’s manager Gazocean.

The 286 meters long vessel was on Tuesday located offshore Mexico’s Pacific coast heading towards the Panama Canal, its AIS data shows.

NYK and Total Gas & Power revealed the long-term charter contract for the LNG carrier in August 2019.

Total starts using NYK LNG newbuild
Image: Gazocean

France LNG Shipping, a joint venture of NYK and Geogas LNG, owns LNG Adventure. The venture also owns Elisa Laurus which was delivered in May last year to EDF.

The new LNG carrier features GTT’s Mark III Flex cargo containment system and 2-stroke WinGD dual-fuel engines, Gazocean said.

To remind, NYK said in October it had purchased the France-based LNG ship management firm from partner Total. Before the purchase, NYK held 20 percent of Gazocean shares while Total held 80 percent.

Gazocean is responsible for the management of six LNG carriers. Besides these carriers, the manager will operate the second LNG bunkering vessel under construction in China owned by MOL and chartered by Total.

Most Popular

Brunei LNG, PetroChina ink SPA

LNG producer Brunei LNG has signed a sales and purchase agreement with a unit of PetroChina.

Venture Global secures $3 billion bank loan for CP2 LNG

US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG has secured a $3 billion bank loan facility for its proposed CP2 LNG project in Louisiana.

CFO: Shell on track to ship first LNG Canada cargo in middle of 2025

LNG giant Shell remains on track to deliver the first liquefied natural gas cargo from its LNG Canada export terminal in Kitimat in the middle of this year, according to Shell's finance chief, Sinead Gorman.

More News Like This

ONE plans LNG-powered containership order

Ocean Network Express (ONE), a joint venture of Japan's NYK, MOL, and K Line is eyeing an order for LNG dual-fuel container vessels, according to shipbuilding sources.

TotalEnergies targets Mozambique LNG restart by mid-year, CEO says

France's TotalEnergies and its partners in the giant Mozambique LNG project are planning to restart construction on the 12.8 mtpa project by the middle of this year, according to Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of TotalEnergies.

Three Marsa LNG contracts awarded in Oman

Three firms have secured contracts for the TotalEnergies-led Marsa LNG bunkering project worth about $1.6 billion, according to Oman's Sohar Port and Freezone.

TotalEnergies quarterly LNG earnings up, sales down

French energy giant TotalEnergies reported higher LNG earnings and lower sales in the first quarter of 2025.