Japan Ship Takes ‘First of Many’ U.S. Gas Loads in Nod to Trump
- Country receiving first cargo from new U.S. export facility
- Tensions have built between the nations over a trade imbalance
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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The giant Japanese gas tanker LNG Sakura is doing its share to appease President Donald Trump’s frustration over trade with Asia.
The vessel with the largest spherical tanks in the liquefied natural gas industry is taking the first shipment from Dominion Energy Inc.’s Cove Point terminal in Maryland to the Asian nation. With a name that means cherry blossom, the ship can serve “as a symbol of friendship and goodwill between Japan and the United States,” according to co-owner Nippon Yusen KK.