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First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering for Cruise Ship in Japan 17 July 2025 On July 14, KEYS Azalea, an LNG bunkering vessel owned and operated by KEYS Bunkering West Japan Ltd. ("KEYS")1 bunkered LNG for the cruise ship ASUKA III2 by Ship-to-Ship3 at Chuo Wharf in Hakata port. Until now, KEYS Azalea has bunkered for car carriers and iron ore and coal bulk carriers, this is the first bunkering for Cruise Ship for KEYS Azalea and in Japan. KEYS will continue to provide safe and stable LNG bunkering and contribute to forming a carbon-neutral society and developing the LNG bunkering business in Japan. 
Keys Azalea approaching ASUKA III. Image by NYK Group. 
LNG bunkering operation. Image by NYK Group.
Headquarters: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Representative: Kenichi Kawamoto 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% (2) ASUKA III Cruise ship equipped with engines using three types of fuel, including LNG operated by NYK. (3) Ship-to-ship A method to supply LNG fuel, by directly connecting a hose from bunkering vessel to the receiving vessel. NYK Group, press release 
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