NYK has announced the order of its fifth liquefied petroleum gas dual-fuel very large LPG & liquefied ammonia gas carrier VLGC from Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The ship will be built at the KHI Sakaide Works shipyard and is set for delivery in 2026.Length overall: 230 metersBreadth (moulded): 37.20 metersDepth (moulded): 21.90 metersSummer draft (moulded): 11.65 metersTank capacity: 86,700 cubic metersFurthermore, in addition to the LPG dual-fuel engine, the ship will have a shaft generator that can generate electricity during the voyage by using the rotation of the shaft that connects the main engine to the propeller. Since the diesel generator can be stopped during normal seagoing transit, realizing full navigation with LPG fuel will be possible except for the use of a small amount of pilot fuel.This new VLGC will comply not only with the SOx Global Cap regulations* that were tightened from January 2020 but also with the IMO’s Energy Efficiency Design Index Phase 3 regulations, which implemented stricter CO2 emission standards from April 2022.Moreover, the vessel is expected to be given notations by ClassNK as a VLGC that has a preparatory design in accordance with the guidelines issued by ClassNK so that this vessel may use ammonia fuel in the future.This vessel is the seventh in NYK's fleet of LPG-fueled LPG carriers and the fifth in a new type of vessel that is also capable of carrying ammonia and will be equipped with separate cargo tanks designed to carry LPG and ammonia at the same time to flexibly respond to various trade patterns.
NYK has announced the order of its fifth liquefied petroleum gas dual-fuel very large LPG & liquefied ammonia gas carrier VLGC from Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The ship will be built at the KHI Sakaide Works shipyard and is set for delivery in 2026.Length overall: 230 metersBreadth (moulded): 37.20 metersDepth (moulded): 21.90 metersSummer draft (moulded): 11.65 metersTank capacity: 86,700 cubic metersFurthermore, in addition to the LPG dual-fuel engine, the ship will have a shaft generator that can generate electricity during the voyage by using the rotation of the shaft that connects the main engine to the propeller. Since the diesel generator can be stopped during normal seagoing transit, realizing full navigation with LPG fuel will be possible except for the use of a small amount of pilot fuel.This new VLGC will comply not only with the SOx Global Cap regulations* that were tightened from January 2020 but also with the IMO’s Energy Efficiency Design Index Phase 3 regulations, which implemented stricter CO2 emission standards from April 2022.Moreover, the vessel is expected to be given notations by ClassNK as a VLGC that has a preparatory design in accordance with the guidelines issued by ClassNK so that this vessel may use ammonia fuel in the future.This vessel is the seventh in NYK's fleet of LPG-fueled LPG carriers and the fifth in a new type of vessel that is also capable of carrying ammonia and will be equipped with separate cargo tanks designed to carry LPG and ammonia at the same time to flexibly respond to various trade patterns.
