MOL Names New LNG Carrier for Jera
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) July 2 said it has named a new LNG carrier ordered by Trans Pacific Shipping 8, a joint venture between MOL and Jera.
The vessel, named Sohshu Maru, is equipped with dual fuel diesel electric (DFDE) propulsion system. This system achieves heat efficiency, and is a more environment-friendly, economically superior design than normal steam turbine propulsion system, MOL said. The vessel has a tank capacity of 177,269m3.
Sohshu Maru will transport LNG that Jera purchases from the Freeport LNG project and other suppliers.