On September 16, a naming ceremony was held at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. for Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel (“LBV”).
The ceremony was attended by Masashi Asakura, Chief Officer for Production Group of Toyota Motor Corporation; Masahiro Kato, Deputy Director-General for Engineering Affairs, Ports and Harbors Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; and a number of related parties.
LBV was named “Kaguya” by Yukikazu Myochin, President...