Jan 5 (Reuters) - Nikkei::
*JAPAN'S 3 BIGGEST MARINE SHIPPING COS AIM TO INCREASE THEIR TOTAL OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS CARRIERS MORE THAN 40% BY FISCAL 2030
*MITSUI O.S.K. LINES TO EXPAND FLEET OF LNG SHIPS 40% TO 140 BY FISCAL 2028, WITH AN EYE TO REACHING 150 BY FISCAL 2030
*KAWASAKI KISEN PLANS A 60% INCREASE TO 75 SHIPS IN LNG CARRIER FLEET BY FISCAL 2030
*NIPPON YUSEN TO GROW LNG CARRIER FLEET AS MUCH AS 30% TO 120 VESSELS BY FISCAL 2028, KAWASAKI KISEN TO 60% INCREASE TO 75 SHIPS BY FISCAL 2030
*TOTAL INVESTMENTS FOR LNG CARRIER FLEETS BY ALL 3 JAPANESE COS ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN 1 TRLN YEN
*Further company coverage: 9104.T
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Source Date/Time = 05-JAN-202512:35:26.723 GMT