“K” Line enters long-term time charter to serve Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. announced that a joint venture comprising “K” Line, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has concluded the agreement to enter into a long-term Time Charter contract with Mitsui for its Cameron LNG Export Project in the U.S.A., the company said in its press release.
Mitsui, through its subsidiary company in the U.S.A., is participating in this project and will be off taking the LNG once the production starts.
The vessel to serve the project will be built in Imabari and equipped with an electronically- controlled dual fuel gas injection diesel engine (ME-GI).
By utilizing the knowledge and network established for more than 30 years in LNG transport business, “K” Line is achieving consistent growth and corporate value improvement which is incorporated as part of the “K” Line Group’s new medium-term management plan “ Value for our Next Century.”
