Kawasaki Heavy Industries has announced its delivery of the LUCENT PATHFINDER, an 86,700 m3 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and ammonia (NH3) carrier powered by LPG fuel, for TSURUGI MARITIMA S.A.
Boasting an increased cargo capacity compared with the existing 84,000 m3 LPG carriers as well as ammonia loading capability, the LUCENT PATHFINDER is the eleventh of Kawasaki’s newest-design 86,700 m3 capacity, LPG-fueled LPG/NH3 carriers. As for LPG-propelled vessels, Kawasaki has completed eighteenth vessels to date, and the LUCENT PATHFINDER is its eighty-first LPG carrier in total.
This carrier is equipped with separate cargo tanks and is capable of simultaneously transporting LPG, which is already in widespread use as a low-carbon-emission energy source, and ammonia, which may expect to serve as a useful new fuel amid widespread efforts toward the realization of low- and zero-carbon-emission societies. Furthermore, this carrier is designed to increase cargo tank capacity, while keeping its principal dimensions like LOA and beam similar to conventional-type vessels so that the carrier can be berthed at major LPG terminals around the world.
In consideration of increasingly strict environmental regulations around the world, and based on action plans such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Kawasaki will continue to develop and provide customers with environmentally friendly ship technologies with a focus on LPG carriers and LPG/NH3 carriers powered by LPG, as well as other types of merchant vessels that comply with the latest environmental regulations—including carriers for liquefied hydrogen, a fuel that is gaining popularity as a next-generation energy source. In this way, Kawasaki will contribute toward the realization of low- and zero-carbon-emission societies.
