Japan LNG news
GTT receives ARC7 ice-breaking LNG carrier tank design order from DSME
GTT has received an order from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the tank design of six ARC7 ice-breaking LNG carriers.
NYK plans LNG-fuel business under new scheme
NYK and its partners have dissolved the Marine LNG Zeebrugge NV/SA JV with the view of starting an LNG-fuel bunkering business under a new scheme in the future.
MOL charters three LNG carriers for Arctic LNG 2
MOL has announced that charter agreements have been signed for three ice-breaking LNG carriers with LLC ARCTIC LNG 2.
GlobalData comments on Canadian LNG sector struggles
GlobalData has released an analysis, commenting on the latest Canadian LNG sector struggles amid low gas prices and an LNG supply glut.
ClassNK grants DSS notation to NYK’s new LNG-fuelled PCTC
Classification society ClassNK has granted its Digital Smart Ship (DSS) notation to NYK’s ‘SAKURA LEADER’, an LNG-fuelled PCTC.
NYK acquires Gazocean shares from Total
NYK has signed an SPA with Total, acquiring all of the French company’s shares in the ship management company Gazocean.
JERA launches LNG bunkering business
JERA has started an LNG bunkering business in the Chubu region of Japan through its Central LNG joint venture.
Yanmar receives dual fuel engine order from Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Yanmar has received an order for its dual fuel engines to power Japan’s first LNG ferries.
Tokyo Gas signs JCA with First Gen Corporation
Tokyo Gas has signed a joint cooperation agreement with First Gen Corporation of the Republic of the Philippines.
Naming ceremony held for Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel
A naming ceremony has been at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd for Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel.