Shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (“K” Line) has announced plans to buy eight new car carriers.
The new vessels will be more environmentally-friendly as they will be fuelled by liquefied natural gas. LNG is the super-cooled and liquid form of “natural gas” which is predominantly the compound gas methane (four hydrogen atoms to one carbon atom), and a...
Tokyo, Japan-based shipping and logistics giant Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” LINE) has signed a long-term consecutive voyage charter with steel manufacturer JFE Steel Corporation for a new 210,000 deadweight bulker fuelled by liquefied natural gas.
LNG is a much cleaner fuel than heavy fuel oil. LNG combustion produces about 25% to 30% less carbon dioxide emissions,...