SHI Delivers New NYK LNG Vessel

NYK Line has taken delivery of the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)-built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, named Quest Kirishima.

The LNG carrier was completed and delivered at the SHI Geoje Shipyard on December 2, 2024.

The vessel, Quest Kirishima , will be deployed under a time-charter contract with Q United Energy Supply & Trading , a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyushu Electric Power .

Quest Kirishima’s membrane-type cargo tanks have a 174,000 cubic meter capacity and use a tank system that features heat insulation.

The vessel, about 293 meters long with a breadth of 46 meters, is also equipped with a WinGD -made dual-fuel slow-speed diesel for increased fuel-consumption efficiency and can operate on marine gas oil or boil-off gas stored in the cargo tank.

Additionally, the ship has a re-liquefaction system that efficiently uses surplus boil-off gas.