| March 31, 2008 |
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| Delivery of 154,900m3 LNG Carrier "TRINITY ARROW" for Cheniere
Project |
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| Tokyo, Japan - A consortium comprising Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K"
Line), Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., announced
today the successful delivery of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier,
"TRINITY ARROW," constructed at Imabari Shipbuilding Group’s
Koyo Dockyard Co., Ltd. The vessel is the first LNG vessel constructed
by Imabari Shipbuilding Group and will be chartered to a subsidiary of
Cheniere Energy, Inc., an American energy company, soon after her delivery.
"K" Line Group’s "K" Line LNG Shipping (UK) Limited,
headquartered in London, will be responsible for the ship management of
"TRINITY ARROW." |
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| Imabari Shipbuilding Group has been focusing on research and development
to construct a Membrane type LNG carrier licensed by the French company,
Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), in December 2000. Agreed by and among
"K" Line, Mitsui & Co. and Imabari Shipbuilding to build
the LNG vessel in August 2004, the vessel has now been delivered after
successful sea trial and gas handling test under "K" Line’s technical
support. |
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| Having Japan’s largest class of tank capacity of 154,900m3, the vessel is compatible with many major existing LNG terminals around the world. By introducing the world’s first Trapezoidal Tank in horizontal direction and environmentally-friendly Reinforced Polyurethane Foam (R-Puf) for heat insulation, resulting in larger capacity of No.1 tank as well as low boil-off gas rate. |
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| This vessel will be utilized for transporting LNG world wide, including
to LNG receiving terminals being developed by Cheniere Energy in the US.
Responding to the growing and diversified demands of global LNG trading,
this brand new vessel, with "K" Line and Mitsui & Co.’s global
commercial network, promises efficient, reliable and customer-friendly
LNG transportation. |
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| Ship Particulars: |
| "TRINITY ARROW" |
| LOA : |
289.9m |
| Breadth : |
44.7m |
| Depth : |
26.0m |
| Dead Weight : |
79,556mt |
| Cargo Tank Type : |
Membrane, GTT Mark III |
| Cargo Tank Capacity : |
Approx. 154,982 m3 (100%, -163 degree C) |
| Builder : |
Koyo Dockyard Co., Ltd. |
| Ship management : |
"K" Line LNG Shipping (UK) Ltd. |
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| For further details, please contact: |
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| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line): |
| Hiromichi Aoki |
General Manager, LNG Group |
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Tel : +81-3-3595-5478 |
| Tomoyuki Okawa |
Deputy General Manager, LNG Group |
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Manager, LNG Team No. 3, LNG Group |
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Tel : +81-3-3595-5500 |
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| Mitsui & Co., Ltd.: |
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| Tatsunari Asada |
Corporate Communications Division |
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Tel : +81-3-3595-5478 |
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| Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.: |
| Renzo Okuma |
General Manager, Tokyo Branch |
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Tel : +81-3-3535-5335 |
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Akira Nemoto Senior Coordinator, Tokyo Branch |
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Tel : +81-3-3535-5335 |
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