Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has agreed a long-term charter contract for a newbuilding 174,000 cu m LNGC with Japan’s INPEX Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of INPEX Corp, through its wholly owned subsidiary, MOL Encean.
This will be the first LNGC to sail under a long-term charter contract with the INPEX Group.
She was named ‘Harmonic Breeze’ at a ceremony held at Hanwha Ocean Co's Geoje Shipyard in South Korea.
‘Harmonic Breeze’ is fitted with an air lubrication system (ALS) and a shaft generator, as environmental impact reduction systems.
She is also designed to achieve superior fuel efficiency and reduced GHG emissions, compared to conventional LNGCs, MOL claimed, being fitted with an ME-GA engine.
