Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. has confirmed the delivery of Puteri Kelantan, a liquefied natural gas carrier built for Petronas LNG Ltd., with the handover completed on 24 September 2026 at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd in China, the company announced and sources indicated on 24 September 2026.
The vessel, which K Line described as newly built for Petronas LNG Ltd., was delivered to owners on the date specified by the announcement, marking the completion of construction and formal transfer of the ship from the builder to the ownership group led by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd served as the shipyard for the project, with the delivery taking place there on 24 September 2026, according to the published report; the announcement identifies the builder and the date as the key facts of the handover.
Ownership and commercial interest
The delivered carrier is owned by a joint venture company led by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., the announcement states, indicating that K Line assumed a leading role in the vessel’s ownership structure while the ship itself was built for Petronas LNG Ltd.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. framed the item as a company announcement of satisfaction at delivery, while sources carried the report on 24 September 2026, providing the published record of the completion of the newbuild’s construction and transfer.
Builder and delivery details
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd is identified in the announcement as the shipyard where the vessel was completed and handed over on the 24 September 2026 delivery date, which serves as the principal technical and temporal detail in the published notice.
Puteri Kelantan is described in the announcement as an LNG carrier built to serve Petronas LNG Ltd., and the published item specifies the date and location of delivery along with the ownership arrangement that places Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. at the head of the joint venture owners.
The published report supplied the essential details of the transaction: the name of the vessel, the owning and operating interests as announced, the shipyard responsible for the build, and the delivery date of 24 September 2026, without further operational or technical particulars.
The account presented by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and carried by reports on 24 September 2026 is limited to those confirmed facts surrounding the completion and handover of Puteri Kelantan to its joint venture owners led by K Line, and that the vessel was built for Petronas LNG Ltd.