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Japan's First LNG Bunkering Vessel in Kyushu and Setouchi Area, Equipped with Dual-Fuel Engines April 02, 2024 Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. NYK Line ITOCHU ENEX CO., LTD. Saibu Gas Co., Ltd. KEYS Bunkering West Japan Corporation
KEYS, a joint venture established by Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., NYK Line, ITOCHU ENEX CO., LTD., and Saibu Gas Co., Ltd., will be the first to operate in the Kyushu and Setouchi areas. (Related press releases were issued on March 29, 2022, and July 12, 2023.) KEYS Azalea will provide domestic coastal transport of LNG to consumers in the Kyushu and Setouchi areas and LNG bunkering for oceangoing vessels calling ports in the region. This is Japan's first LNG bunkering project to supply LNG to vessels in this vast area. The construction of the ship was funded by a subsidy adopted under MLIT's FY2021 LNG Bunkering Base Formation Project.*** KEYS Azalea is Japan's first LNG bunkering vessel equipped with a dual-fuel engine that can use both LNG and heavy oil as fuel for the main power generation system. The four companies and KEYS will continue to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions toward realizing a carbon-neutral society. 
Image by NYK Group. 
Shinto ceremony to purify and bless the vessel. Right, Takashi Mitsuyoshi, President, KEYS Bunkering West Japan Corporation. Image by NYK Group. 
Delivery notice / receipt exchange. Right, Koji Mori, Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.; left, Takashi Mitsuyoshi, President, KEYS Bunkering West Japan Corporation. Image by NYK Group. Vessel Particulars LOA: 82.4 meters Beam: 18.2 meters Draft: 4.8 meters Gross Tonnage: 4,744 tons LNG Loadable Capacity: 3,500 cubic meters Driving Power: Electricity (dual-fuel engine (consuming LNG or fuel oil)) Builder: Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
A small vessel supplying LNG fuel to LNG-fueled vessels ** KEYS Bunkering West Japan Corporation Headquarters: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Representative: Takashi Mitsuyoshi Details of business: Sales of LNG fuel; owner of LNG bunkering vessel Stockholders: Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. 40%; NYK Line 40%; ITOCHU ENEX CO., LTD. 15%; Saibu Gas Co., Ltd. 5% Establishment: February 2, 2023 ***Approved for 2021 LNG Bunkering Base Formation Project (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/port02_hh_000161.html NYK Group, press release 
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