The 155,300-cbm gas carrier has been ordered from MI LNG Company,a joint venture between Imabari and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The vessel, which is duefor delivery in 2017, will be used to import LNG into Japan from the Wheatstone LNG project in Australia.
Itwill be built to Mitsubishi’s Sayaendo design, which comprises four Moss-type sphericaltanks with a peapod-shaped cover designed to increase fuel efficiency.
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