Japan's MOL signs charter deals for 4 new LNGCs with Novatek
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) said on September 14 it had agreed to charter out four newbuild LNG carriers to Russia's Novatek.
The 174,000-m3 membrane-type vessels will be constructed by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., and are slated for delivery in 2024.
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The LNGCs are equipped with the Man Energy Solutions engines, which offer major improvements in fuel efficiency, MOL said. They also have a new design that generates less boil-off gas from cargo tanks through the use of the re-liquefaction unit on board and a shaft generator system that uses the rotating propeller shaft for power generation.
These vessels are considerably more environmentally friendly than current LNGCs in service, the company added.