NYK Line To Build LPG Dual-fueled VLGC Duo

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NYK announces the order of its first two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fueled very large gas carriers (VLGCs) to Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd, says a press release published on their website. 

Both ships will be built at the KHI Sakaide Works shipyard and are set for delivery in 2022.

Benefits of LPG

When LPG is used as fuel, exhaust gas from the ordered VLGCs will contain at least 85% less sulfur oxide (SOx) and 15% less carbon dioxide (CO2) compared to conventional VLGCs equipped with...

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