Japanese shipping company Kumiai Senpaku has diversified into the small LPG carrier market with a newbuilding.
Company subsidiary Kumiai Navigation has ordered a 5,000-cbm vessel at Sasaki Zosen for delivery in July 2019.
Speaking to TradeWinds, Kumiai Navigation managing director Tomomaru Kuroyanagi confirmed it has booked the gas carrier and added that the order sets up a new challenge for Kumiai Group, since the smallest LPG ships it currently owns are of 11,000 cbm.
