LNG積載容量 ：3,500㎥ Achievements have been accumulated using the Ship to Ship method in the Chubu region.
On November 5, the liquefied natural gas (hereafter "LNG") fuel bunkering vessel "Kaguya" carried out the momentous 100th LNG fuel supply to our automobile dedicated ship "SAKURA LEADER" at Mikawa Port (Aichi Prefecture).
"Kaguya," completed in 2020 as Japan's first LNG bunkering vessel, is operated by Central LNG Marine Fuel Co., Ltd., a joint venture funded by our company, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., and JERA Co., Inc. Based at the Kawagoe Thermal Power Plant (Mie Prefecture), it has been engaged in the LNG fuel supply business for ships using the Ship-to-Ship method (Note 1) since October of that year, marking the first of its kind in Japan.
Our group continuously engages in the conversion to LNG fuel as one of the solutions for environmental responses by utilizing the knowledge and know-how gained through long years of LNG transportation. In the future, we will work collaboratively with various stakeholders to advance the establishment of the LNG fuel value chain at key locations around the world, contributing to the formation of a carbon neutrality society and the development of Japan's LNG bunkering business.
Scenes of stakeholders celebrating the 100th anniversary.
Scenes of fuel supply (from the press release photo of the ship's Ship-to-Ship method / provided by Central LNG Marine Fuel Co., Ltd.).
Overview of "Kaguya"
LNG loading capacity: 3,500㎥
Total tonnage: 4,044 tons
Overall length: 81.7 meters
Overall width: 18.0 meters
Shipyard: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Sakaide Factory
Supply system
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Note 1) Ship to Ship method.
This method involves a LNG fuel supply ship docking alongside an LNG fuel ship that is moored at a pier or anchored, to supply LNG fuel.
Note 2) Characteristics of LNG fuel.
Compared to heavy oil, emissions of sulfur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter (PM) can be reduced by approximately 100%, nitrogen oxides (NOx) by up to 80%, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) by about 30%. It is positioned as a promising marine fuel to respond to the internationally strengthened emissions regulations for ships as a substitute for heavy oil.
