Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) announce that a joint venture held a naming ceremony for a 174,000 m3 LNG vessel for QatarEnergy at a HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. facility on July 14. The vessel was named HALWAN after a source of water in Qatar.
The vessel is the ninth in a series of 12 LNG vessels that the joint venture has been building for QatarEnergy, and it is the second of three vessels for which “K” LINE group is responsible for ship management. QatarEnergy is the world’s largest LNG provider and will assign the vessel to the global transport of LNG.
The vessel is equipped with X-DF 2.1 iCER, a low-speed dual-fuel engine with LNG at low pressure, and an air lubrication system that uses air bubbles generated along the bottom of the ship to reduce the resistance between the ship’s hull and seawater, which will contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental impact by lowering fuel consumption in operation.
The seventh and eighth 174,000-cubic meter LNG vessels were named in December 2025. The first ship was named Sharq and the second Shra’Ouh. These vessels are also equipped with X-DF 2.1 iCER. QatarEnergy’s LNG fleet expansion program entails 128 vessels, including 24 QC-Max-size LNG ships.
In its Medium-Term Management Plan published in May 2022, “K” LINE has positioned the LNG business as a top priority area in its future investments. “K” LINE will continue to respond to the diverse needs of its customers to expand its long-term contracts and accommodate the growing demand for energy.