K Line takes delivery of LNG-fuelled vehicle carrier

Japanese operator Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) took delivery of a new LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) on Thursday, April 10.

Triton Highway was built by Imabari Shipbuilding. It belongs to the same series of NK-classed PCTCs as the 2021-built Century Highway Green, and the 2024-built Nereus Highway and Poseidon Highway, and the 2025-built Oceanus Highway.

Like its sisters, the newbuild has an LOA of 199.99 metres, a beam of 38 metres, a draught of nine metres, a gross tonnage of over 75,000, and space for 7,000 vehicles.

Power is provided by a dual-fuel main engine that can operate on either diesel or LNG to deliver a service speed of 19 knots. Providing the LNG supply to the engine is a fuel tank with a total capacity of 2,439 cubic metres.

The engine is also capable of reducing emissions of methane slip and is fitted with an exhaust gas recirculation system.