| July
2003 |
| Successive
Orders for Large LNG Carriers |
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In March 2003, Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
concluded a basic agreement with Mitsui
O.S.K Lines for an LNG carrier with a capacity
of 145,000m3. Two 145,000m3 carrier orders
had already been received from Mitsui O.S.K
Lines (For Oman and Algeria, both co-owned)
and this marks the third informal order
placed for this type of vessel.
Moreover, Kawasaki Shipbuilding and Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries, Ltd. received an order
for one 145,000m3 carrier with the option
for another purchase from the Oman government
in July. The first carrier will be built
at Kawasaki Shipbuildingfs Sakaide Shipyard
and delivery is scheduled for December 2005
with the optional second carrier being built
at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The vessels are LNG carriers that have 4 spherical
Moss type tanks with a total cargo tank capacity
of 145,000m3, developed by Kawasaki Shipbuilding.
The successive orders evidenced our technological
strengths accumulated through long experience
in building and maintaining LNG carriers.
The superiority of this type of ship is clear,
with a large capacity while being within the
required ship size for entry into the worldfs
major LNG terminals. |
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