You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence Asia/Pacific News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features Asia / Pacific NYK-MISC JV Signs Long-Term Charter for Dual-Fuel LNG Carrier NYK-MISC JV Signs Long-Term Charter for Dual-Fuel LNG Carrier by Ship & Bunker News Team Tuesday October 13, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker The vessel having cargo tank capacity of 18,700 m3 will be delivered in 2028. Image Credit: NYK A joint venture between Japan ’s NYK and Malaysia ’s MISC Berhad has signed a long-term charter contract with Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. for a new dual-fuel LNG carrier. The joint venture Asia LNG Transport (ALT) will take delivery of the 18,700 m3 cargo capacity vessel in 2028 , NYK said in a statement on its website on Tuesday . Built by China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding , the vessel will transport LNG to Japan . The agreement was signed at a ceremony in Tokyo on October 9. The vessel will be fitted with a dual-fuel electric propulsion system and will measure about 129.8 m in length. “We are very pleased to have concluded this charter agreement,” Hironobu Watanabe , senior managing executive officer at NYK, said. “Together with MLNG, MISC, and our other partners, we will strive to provide safe and reliable LNG transportation services and contribute to the stable supply of energy to Japan.” Ship & Bunker News Team To contact the editor responsible for this story email us at [email protected] Also in the News Wah Kwong NatPower Signs MoU for Hong Kong Marine Electrification The partnership will explore shore power, vessel charging and electric vessels in Aberdeen and Shum Wan. Read in Full Perpetual Next's Planned Dutch Biomethanol Plant Targets Shipping The proposed plant is expected to produce 220,000 m