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NYK, GDF Suez and Mitsubishi Corporation order the first ship for bunkeraggio of GNL to the world
It will be taken in delivery in 2016 and will be based in the port of Zeebrugge
July 2, 2014
The shipowning group Japanese Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has announced today that it is ordered to the Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. South Korean the construction of that which it will be the first ship to the world for the which liquified natural gas refueling. The store clerk is yields last May of the combined initiative in the field of the agreed bunkeraggio of which liquified natural gas from NYK with GDF Suez and Mitsubishi Corporation that the construction of a ship for the refueling of GNL to the aim to realize the infrastructure of base necessary exactly previews in order to start this activity of bunkeraggio in Europe.
NYK has specified that the ship will be taken in delivery in 2016, will be based in the port of Zeebrugge and will resupply the ships with feeding to which liquified natural gas that they operate mainly in the Sea of the North and the Baltic Sea.
The Japanese shipowning group has explained that, as a result of the recent norms on the emissions of the ships, the which liquified natural gas question as combustible for the ships it is growing in Europe. NYK has specified that initially the new activity of commercialization and supply of GNL will be turned to the ships door-car fed to GNL operated from the Norwegian United European Car Carriers (UECC), that is joint venture participated with 50% from the same NYK and with 50% from the Swedish company Wallenius Lines and has a fleet of 22 ships garage, let alone to the ships of other shipowners employed in the same region. NYK has remembered that currently in Europe North they operate already about 50 ships fed to GNL, in great part you ferry, cruise ships and ships support for the offshore industry.
The new ship for bunkeraggio, of 6.000 tons of tonnage, will be long about 100 meters, wide 17,8 meters and will have a reservior of the ability to 5.100 cubic metres.
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The shipowning group Japanese Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has announced today that it is ordered to the Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. South Korean the construction of that which it will be the first ship to the world for the which liquified natural gas refueling. The store clerk is yields last May of the combined initiative in the field of the agreed bunkeraggio of which liquified natural gas from NYK with GDF Suez and Mitsubishi Corporation that the construction of a ship for the refueling of GNL to the aim to realize the infrastructure of base necessary exactly previews in order to start this activity of bunkeraggio in Europe.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
