“KEYS Azalea” performs first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in western Japan
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KEYS Bunkering West Japan Corporation (KEYS), a joint venture established by Kyushu Electric Power, NYK Line, ITOCHU ENEX, and Saibu Gas on Friday (12 April) said a LNG bunkering vessel that it owns and operates completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in the western Japan region.
On 10 April, KEYS Azalea carried out LNG bunkering for the car carrier Daisy Leader in the Port at Hiroshima. The operation also marked the first LNG bunkering the vessel has completed.
The LNG fuel supplied was shipped from the Tobata LNG terminal of Kitakyushu LNG Co., Ltd., a member of the Kyuden Group.
KEYS Azalea is equipped with a dual-fuel engine that can use both LNG and heavy oil as fuel for its main power generation equipment.
“KEYS will continue to carry out LNG bunkering safely and stably in the western Japan region, contributing to the creation of a carbon-neutral society and the development of Japan’s LNG bunkering business,” the joint venture said.
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Photo credit: KEYS Bunkering West Japan Corporation
Published: 17 April 2024
