New NYK LNG vessel named 'Pacific Arcadia'

On September 11, a naming ceremony for a new LNG vessel ordered by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) was held at the Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (head office: Tokyo; president and CEO: Shunichi Miyanaga). At the ceremony, Toshihiro Sano, executive vice president of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO; head office: Tokyo; president: Naomi Hirose), named the ship 'pacific Arcadia' and his wife cut the ceremonial rope holding the vessel in place. NYK president Yasumi Kudo was also in attendance.

'Arcadia' means paradise or utopia, and conjures the tropical image of Papua New Guinea, from where the LNG will originate. Moreover, the country뭩 national bird is the bird of paradise.

After delivery, Pacific Arcadia will be assigned to transport LNG for TEPCO from Papua New Guinea for 15 years under the operational management of LNG Marine Transport Ltd. (head office: Tokyo; president: Hiroyasu Murakashi).

In accordance with its medium-term management plan 'More Than Shipping 2018,' NYK will continue its efforts to provide stable and economical LNG transport services.
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