Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd has reached an agreement with Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd & Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co Ltd to build four 7,000-unit capacity car carriers that will use environment-friendly liquefied natural gas as their main fuel. The vessels are the second series following four LNG-fueled car carriers, which are slated for delivery in 2024.The newly ordered ships are scheduled for delivery in succession, through 2024 to 2025. This will bring the company's total orders for LNG-fueled car carriers to eight. Compared to conventional marine fuel oil, LNG is expected to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide which is a greenhouse gas by about 25%-30% and sulfur oxide by 100%.
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd has reached an agreement with Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd & Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co Ltd to build four 7,000-unit capacity car carriers that will use environment-friendly liquefied natural gas as their main fuel. The vessels are the second series following four LNG-fueled car carriers, which are slated for delivery in 2024.The newly ordered ships are scheduled for delivery in succession, through 2024 to 2025. This will bring the company's total orders for LNG-fueled car carriers to eight. Compared to conventional marine fuel oil, LNG is expected to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide which is a greenhouse gas by about 25%-30% and sulfur oxide by 100%.