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Japan’s first LPG-fuelled vessel namedJapan’s first LPG-fuelled vessel named

The first LPG dual-fuelled vessel in Japan has been named at Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI).

Marcus Hand, Editor

August 12, 2021

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The LPG-fuelled, 84,299 cu m, LPG carrier Crystal Asteria was named at KHI’s Sakaide Shipyard. The vessel is scheduled for delivery later this year to Kumiai Navigation in Singapore.

The vessel was named Crystal Asteria by Yagi, Representative Director and Executive Vice President of Astomos Energy Corporation and his wife, Yoshiko cut the ceremonial rope.

The vessel is fitted with a Kawasaki-MAN B&W 7S60ME-C10.5-LGIP electronically controlled liquefied petroleum gas injection diesel engine manufactured by Kawasaki.

“Kawasaki will continue to contribute to the realization of a low-carbon and decarbonized society by developing and providing environmentally friendly ship technologies, including various types of merchant ships that comply with environmental regulations, such as LPG-fuelled LPG carriers, and liquefied hydrogen carriers, which are attracting attention as next-generation energy sources,” the shipbuilder said.
 
 

About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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