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 IINO Lines Signs Time Charter Deal for LPG Dual-Fuel VLGC IINO Lines Signs Time Charter Deal for LPG Dual-Fuel VLGC by Ship & Bunker News Team Wednesday September 9, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker The time charter agreement signing ceremony. Image Credit: IINO Lines Japanese firm IINO Kaiun Kaisha has signed a time charter contract with BGN for a 90,000 m3 LPG dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC), with delivery scheduled for December 2029 . The vessel will be built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea and will become IINO Lines’ fourth LPG dual-fuel vessel, IINO said in a press release on Monday .  The new vessel is part of IINO Lines’ strategy to expand its large gas carrier business and grow its low-carbon fleet. The company aims to make large gas carriers a core business from 2030 while working towards net-zero emissions by 2050 . LPG remains a niche alternative bunker fuel for now, being used almost exclusively in gas carriers. The company had taken delivery of another LPG dual-fuel VLGC from South Korea in August . Ship & Bunker News Team To contact the editor responsible for this story email us at [email protected] Also in the News Weather Disruptions Cost Zhoushan Around 200 Bunker Operations in August: Spotbarge Spotbarge founder Sebastiaan Kosman tells Ship & Bunker that deliveries to oil tankers and bulk carriers were among the hardest hit by the weather disruptions. Read in Full Furetank to Add LBM-Fuelled Tanker to Fleet The vessel will primarily run on liquefied biomethane while operating in the EU. Read in Full AYK Energy to Electrify Two Dutch Workboats AYK Ene