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Dec. 19, 2024 On December 3, the newly built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Elisa Ardea was officially delivered. The vessel is owned by France LNG Shipping, a joint venture between NYK and Geogas LNG (1) and under a long-term charter contract with EDF LNG Shipping (2) The vessel was built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Elisa Ardea will be chartered to the EDF Group long-term (up to 20 years, including extension options) and will be engaged in LNG transportation under the ship management of Gazocean,3 a French ship-management company. Elisa Ardea is propelled by, dual-fuel slow-speed diesel engines4 manufactured by WinGD and features an advanced Turbo-Brayton refrigeration system developed by Air Liquide, which efficiently utilizes surplus boil-off gas. The 174,000 cubic meter capacity membrane-type tank, designed by GTT, is constructed using high-performance insulating materials that reduce the vaporization rate. Vessel Particulars Length overall: approx. 297.2 meters Breadth: approx. 46.4 meters Main engine: X-DF diesel engine Cargo tank capacity: approx. 174,000 cubic meters / membrane type Shipbuilder: Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Ship's registry: France 
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The NYK Group is promoting growth strategies with ESG at the core, based on the Group's basic philosophy of "Bringing value to life" and a new corporate vision for 2030, which reads, "we go beyond the scope of a comprehensive global logistics enterprise to co-create value required for the future by advancing our core business and growing new ones." (1) A subsidiary of the Geogas Group. The Geogas Group owns French-flagged LPG carriers and trades more than 7 million tons of LPG annually worldwide. (2) A shipping company that is a subsidiary of EDF and responsible for its LNG transportation. (3) A French ship-management company specializing in LNG jointly owned by NYK and Geogas LNG (4) Two-stroke large-bore slow-speed diesel engines able to operate on marine gas oil or boil off gas stored as liquid at cryogenic temperatures. NYK Group, press release 
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