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Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has held a naming ceremony for a newbuilding LNG carrier at a Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea, with the vessel christened Toho Emerald on 9 September.
The vessel is owned through T.K. LNG Shipping Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-registered joint venture between K Line and Toho LNG Shipping Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Toho Gas Co., Ltd. The carrier is intended to transport LNG, including cargoes for Toho Gas.
Toho Emerald has a service speed of 19.5 knots, a length overall of approximately 290 metres, a beam of approximately 45.8 metres, and a tank capacity of 174,000 cbm. It is propelled by a ME-GA dual-fuel engine designed to operate primarily on LNG. Delivery is tentatively scheduled for October 2026.
K Line’s medium-term management plan, published in May 2022, identified the LNG carrier business as one of the areas earmarked for growth. The company has stated its intention to use long-term contracts to stabilise earnings and respond to growing energy demand.
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| Matson christens Makua, first of three LNG-ready Aloha Class container ships [News & Insights] |
| IINO Lines deploys first Ice Class IB VLGC on long-term charter to Borouge International [News & Insights] |
| Wagenborg launches first EasyMax 2.0 vessel, prepared for methanol, ammonia and LNG [News & Insights] |
| NYK–MISC joint venture signs charter for 18,700-cbm LNG carrier with Malaysia LNG [News & Insights] |
| Lloyd's Register, Shell and GTT launch joint project on hybrid-electric 200,000-cbm LNG carrier [News & Insights] |
