Dec 27 (LNGJ) - Japanese utility Kyushu Electric Power Co. said it signed long-term transport agreements for the world’s first LNG-powered large coal carriers with the shipping companies, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and Mitsui OSK Lines.
The two newbuild vessels will be delivered from Japanese shipyards in 2023 to import coal for Kyushu Electric’s coal-fired power plants. The LNG will be supplied to fuel the coal carriers at the loading facility of Kitakyushu LNG Co., a Kyushu Electric subsidiary. “NYK, MOL and Kyushu Electric aim to positively collaborate for sustainable marine transportation of coal, with the reduction of its environmental impact,” they said.
