Central LNG Shipping, a joint venture between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Tsusho and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), has placed an order for a 3,500 cu m LNG bunkering vessel. Upon delivery from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, due in the second half of 2020, the 81.7 m long ship will be the first LNG bunkering vessel operating in Japan. No price has been revealed for the ship.
Japan’s main shipbuilding rivals, China and South Korea, have also been developing their own LNG bunkering infrastructure.