Japanese shipping company NYK Line has ordered two Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) for transportation of liquefied petroleum gas from its compatriot Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU).

The two 84,000cbm vessels are slated for delivery in January 2019 and are priced at US$75m each, showed data provided by VesselsValue.

NYK Line already has one 165,000cbm LNG carrier on order at JMU to be delivered in August 2017.

The latest order brings JMU's orderbook to 12 ships, including three capesizes, 2 Panamax bulkers, one suezmax tanker, two VLGCs and four LNG carriers.