Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ordered four 7,000 unit capacity LNG powered car carriers at Shin Kurushima Dockyard C Ltd and Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd.
Compared to conventional marine fuel oil, LNG is expected to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by about 25-30%, sulphur oxide (SOx) by 100%, and nitrogen oxide (NOx) by about 85%, MOL said.
The vessels are due for delivery from 2024 onward.
MOL also revealed that it planned to operate around 90 LNG-fuelled vessels by 2030.
