日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Sep 16, 2026 (Wed)

MILES and others obtained AiP for low-pressure liquefied CO2 carriers

AiP award ceremony held at Gastech

　On September 15, “K”Line, MOL, NYK, Nihon Shipyard (NSY), a joint sales and design company of Imaba ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext 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MILESなど、LCO2船でAiP。NKから、標準設計で初の成果

2026/09/16(水)

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