Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announce the naming of its newly built LNG carrier.

The vessel was named the Sun Arrows by Hiroshima Gas Co. President Hideki Fukayama and the rope was cut by his wife, Kayoko, in a ceremony held at the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation’s Sakaide Shipyard.

Maple LNG Transport Inc., a 50-50 joint venture of MOL and Hiroshima Gas, will own the Sun Arrows. The ship will sail under a long-term charter with HG LNG Shipping Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Hiroshima Gas).

The Sun Arrows will leave its maiden voyage to the loading port of Bintulu, Malaysia, at the beginning of November. It will transport LNG for Hiroshima Gas, from Malaysia, Sakhalin and other producing areas.