K Line inks LNG carrier order at Samsung Heavy

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has been identified as the owner behind an order for a single LNG carrier at South Korean shipbuilder Samsung. Brokers have tied Japan’s third largest shipping company to a 174,000 cu m unit delivering by June 2027 at about $259m. Samsung has ordered LNG carriers at the Geoje-based shipyard before, …