Mitsui OSK Lines’ new dual-fuel VLCCs will carry their deck-mounted LNG tanks forward of the navigation bridge.
MITSUI OSK LINES
LNG-FUELLED SHIPS
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ordered four 210,000dwt Capesize bulk carriers and two 309,000dwt Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) which will all use LNG as their main fuel.
The Capesize bulkers will be built by China’s CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding for delivery in 2025-26, while the tankers will be completed by China’s Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering for delivery during the same time period.