NYK-HINODE LINE has been awarded the ocean carriage for module contract by JKC Joint Venture formed by JGC Corporation, KBR Overseas., and Chiyoda Corporation for INPEX led Ichthys LNG Project.
For the Ichthys LNG Project, the LNG plant, including processing units, will be constructed off-site in large scale modules and shipped to Darwin for assembly.
NYK-HINODE LINE will allocate two of its owned, operated, self-propelled module carriers, M/V YAMATO and M/V YAMATAI, to transport various main units as module cargo for this Project.
The period of transportation is planned to be from the First Quarter of 2014 to the Second Quarter of 2015, and will involve transportation of modules from Thailand, China and the Philippines to Darwin, Australia.
Twenty or more voyages are planned. NYK-HINODE LINE has also been participating in and providing the transportation service for the Gorgon LNG project, which has been already awarded to transport modules to construction site of Barrow Island, Western Australia.