Second LPG dual-fuel VLGC for Astomos named Lantana Planet
Japanese shipping heavyweight NYK has held a naming ceremony for the second dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) for charter with LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy Corporation.
The naming ceremony took place at Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ (KHI) shipyard Sakaide Works.
At the ceremony, the ship was named “Lantana Planet” by Mitsuru Yamanaka, executive vice president of Astomos Energy Corporation, and the ceremonial rope holding the vessel in place was cut by his wife. NYK senior managing executive officer Akira Kono attended together with others from NYK.
This vessel is a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel VLGC and a sister ship of Lupinas Planet, which was completed in September this year. When LPG is used as fuel, exhaust gas from the ordered VLGC will contain at least 85% less sulfur oxide (SOx) and 15% less carbon dioxide (CO2) compared to conventional VLGCs equipped with fuel-oil engines.
Outline of Vessel:
- Length overall: 229.90 meters
- Breadth: 37.20 meters
- Depth: 21.90 meters
- Summer draft: 11.60 meters
- Tank capacity: approx. 86,500 cubic meters (includes the on-deck tank capacity of 2,500 cubic meters
