145,000 m³ LNG Carrier Energy Advance Delivered

 Tokyo, March 31, 2005 – Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation today announced that it delivered yesterday an LNG carrier to Tokyo LNG Tanker Co., Ltd. The latest carrier, the Energy Advance, is the fourth 145,000 m³ LNG carrier developed by Kawasaki Shipbuilding that achieves a large cargo capacity while maintaining conventional hull size, thus allowing the carrier to enter the world's primary LNG terminal ports. The ship boasts state-of-the-art facilities, with four Moss spherical tanks that hold a total of 145,410 m³ of LNG and highly efficient thermal insulation using Kawasaki's panel system.