Kawasaki Heavy Industries is responding to tighter international emissions regulations with a larger LNG fuel tank.
The Japanese shipbuilder has developed a tank that can store up to five times more liquefied natural gas (LNG) than the existing models, financial daily Nikkei reports.
Until now tanks on LNG-fueled ships have the shape of a barrel with a capacity of less than 2,000-cbm.
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