日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Aug 12, 2022 (Fri)

NYK, “K”Line, and others enter in long term time charter for seven LNG carriers with QatarEnergy

　On August 10, NYK and “K”Line announced that they have signed a long-term time charter contract wit ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext 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