據世界天然氣3月29日報道，三菱重工3月29日表示，三菱重工旗下的三菱造船公司已與Keys Bunkering West Japan Co.簽訂了建造液化天然氣加注船的合同。

該船將在位于山口縣的三菱重工下關造船廠和機械廠的Enoura工廠建造，預計于2024年3月完工和移交。這艘82.4 米長的船將擁有3.5萬億立方米的容量。

三菱重工表示，計劃中的液化天然氣加注船將配備一臺電動主機，并配備一臺能夠同時使用液化天然氣和重油作為燃料的雙燃料發動機，這在日本的液化天然氣加注船中尚屬首次。

Keys Bunkering West Japan是一家合資公司，成立于2022年2月，為九州和瀨戶內地區的船舶提供液化天然氣燃料，由九州電力公司、NYK Line、Itochu Enex和Saibu Gas投資。

祝精燕 摘譯自 世界天然氣

原文如下：

MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING TO BUILD LNG BUNKER VESSEL 

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has concluded a contract with Keys Bunkering West Japan Co. for the construction of an LNG bunkering vessel, MHI said on March 29.

The vessel will be built at the Enoura Plant at MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture, with completion and handover scheduled for March 2024. The 82.4 m long vessel will have a 3,500bn m3 capacity.

The planned LNG bunkering vessel will have an electric main engine, and be equipped with a dual-fuel engine capable of using both LNG and heavy oil as fuel, a first for an LNG bunkering vessel in Japan, MHI said.

Keys Bunkering West Japan is a joint venture company established in February 2022 to supply LNG fuel for ships in the Kyushu and Setouchi regions, with investment from Kyushu Electric Power Company, NYK Line, Itochu Enex, and Saibu Gas.