Tokyo, September 9, 2015 MI LNG Company, Limited (MI LNG) has received two orders for the “Sayaringo STaGE,” a next-generation LNG (liquefied natural gas) carrier. One LNG carrier each will be delivered to two JVs which Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. has established with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), respectively. Both vessels on order are scheduled for completion and delivery in 2018. The latest two orders come on the heels of an order for two Sayaringo STaGE LNG carriers in April, preceded by an order placed in January for two next-generation LNG carriers to transport shale gas produced in North America.
Specifications will be LOA (length overall) of 297.5m, width of 48.94m, depth of 27.0m and draft of 11.5m. Each carrier comes with four apple-shaped tanks, an improved version of Moss-type1 tanks designed with a bulging upper half. Total holding capacity of the tanks will be 180,000 cubic meters (m3).
MI LNG will work closely with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in proactively seeking expanded orders for LNG carriers going forward.
1.Moss-type tanks are independent spherical tanks that are fixed to the hull by a cylindrical skirt.