据世界天然气12月11日消息，日本航运巨头NYK周二表示，它与三菱的子公司签订了长期合同，以租赁三艘新建的液化天然气运输船。
这些船只将被租赁到新加坡的Diamond 天然气国际公司。
此前，NYK就三菱卡梅伦在美国的液化天然气项目签订了三艘新建液化天然气船的长期定期租船合约，因此这份新合同将使总运输船达到6艘。
NYK将负责为韩国现代三湖重工业公司订购的三艘17.4万立方米的液化天然气运输船的船舶管理。
计划于2020年交付的第一艘液化天然气运输船将从美国路易斯安那州为卡梅隆液化天然气项目运输液化天然气，为期约18年，同时从世界各地运输。据NYK说，NYK和三菱都持有森普拉能源公司运营的卡梅伦液化天然气出口项目的股份。
另外两艘液化天然气运输船计划于2021年交付，并将从位于不列颠哥伦比亚省的由壳牌主管的LNG加拿大项目运输液化天然气，为期约17年，同时从世界各地运输。三菱还持有加拿大液化天然气项目的股份。
这三艘液化天然气运输船都将配备一台瓦尔德制造的双燃料低速柴油发动机（X-DF柴油发动机），该发动机可以使用船用轻柴油或蒸发储存在油舱中的气体。
这三艘液化天然气运输船还配备再液化系统，能够“有效”利用剩余的蒸发气体，并配备GTT Mark III弹性货物密封系统。
曹海斌 摘译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
Japan’s NYK inks three LNG carrier charter deals with Mitsubishi
Japanese shipping giant NYK said Tuesday it signed long-term contracts with a unit of compatriot Mitsubishi to charter three newly built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
The vessels will be chartered to Singapore-based Diamond Gas International.
NYK previously concluded long-term time-charter deals for three new LNG vessels for Mitsubishi’s Cameron LNG project in the US, so these new contracts bring the total to six carriers.
NYK will be responsible for ship management for the three 174,000-cbm LNG carriers ordered at South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.
The first LNG carrier, scheduled to be delivered in 2020, will transport LNG from the U.S. state of Louisiana for the Cameron LNG project for about 18 years, as well as from other locations around the world. according to NYK. NYK and Mitsubishi both have a stake in the Sempra Energy-operated Cameron LNG export project.
The other two LNG carriers are scheduled to be delivered in 2021 and will transport LNG from the Shell-led LNG Canada project in British Columbia for some 17 years, as well as from other locations around the world. Mitsubishi has also a stake in the LNG Canada project.
All of the three LNG carriers will be equipped with a WinGD-made dual-fuel slow-speed diesel engine (X-DF diesel engine) that can operate The LNG carriers will also feature a re-liquefaction system that is able to use surplus boil-off gas “effectively” and will be equipped with the GTT Mark III flex cargo containment system.
