April 14, 2022
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
～Approval in Principle (AIP) from American Bureau of Shipping～
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and JGC CORPORATION (JGC) jointly developed a new concept of FLNG (floating LNG) Hull (Note 1) and have received Approval in Principle (AIP) (Note 2) from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), in which the LNG storage tanks of existing LNG carriers are to be utilized.
FLNG is suitable for the development of offshore natural gas fields, especially small and...