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New LNG Carrier Elisa Ardea Delivered to EDF 🎉 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. 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. For more details, please kindly check the following link: https://lnkd.in/gm6G_MVb More Information https://lnkd.in/gVBTgvbr https://lnkd.in/g-7ZbRBN https://lnkd.in/guhQPU7e #NYK #maritime #LNG #France #日本郵船