LNG

March 28 (LNGJ) - Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), the Japanese shipping line, said it had taken delivery of the LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), the “Plumeria Leader”. The vessel was built at the Shin Kurushima Dockyard in Hiroshima.

   “This is NYK's second LNG-fuelled car carrier following the ‘Sakura Leader’ being delivered,” said NYK. “This ship will be one of the world’s largest PCTCs, capable of transporting approximately 7,000 units (standard vehicle equivalent) per voyage, beginning with vehicles produced by the Toyota Motor Corp.,” added NYK.

JERA Co. Inc., the largest Japanese LNG buyer, said it formally started its LNG bunkering business in the Chubu region of Japan through the nation’s first ship-to-ship fuel operation by the Central LNG joint venture.