Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha : New LNG Carrier for Ichthys LNG Project Named “OCEANIC BREEZE”
October 24, 2017 at 07:08 am
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October 24, 2017
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ('K' Line) held naming ceremony for a newly-built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier at Nagasaki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI).
The new vessel was given her name 'OCEANIC BREEZE' by Mr. Toshiaki Kitamura, President of INPEX Corporation (INPEX).
Designed by MHI, the vessel has adopted 'SAYAENDO' which features a continuous cover integrated with the vessel's hull that is light-weight and minimizes wind pressure which accomplishes low fuel consumption while successfully achieving environmentally-friendly conditions.
'OCEANIC BREEZE' will be time-chartered by INPEX Shipping Co., Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of INPEX, and will be carrying LNG from the Ichthys LNG Project in Darwin, Australia to Naoetsu, Niigata after her delivery.
[Main Particulars of the vessel]
Owner
Oceanic Breeze LNG Transport S.A.
Charter
INPEX SHIPPING CO., LTD.
Shipyard
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(Nagasaki Shipyard)
LOA
abt. 288m
Beam
abt. 49m
Tank Type / Tank Capacity
Moss / abt.155,300m3
Propulsion System
Ultra Steam Turbine
Naming Ceremony
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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. is one of the Japanese largest maritime transportation providers. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- logistics services (50.2%): warehousing, freight handling, port services, etc.;
- maritime transportation of freight (48.4%): transportation of dry bulk, oil products, liquefied natural gas, vehicles, containers, etc. At the end of March 2022, the group had a fleet of 434 vessels;
- other (1.4%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (87.4%), Asia (6.3%), Europe (4.1%), the United States (2%) and other (0.2%).
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. 
