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04/08/2021at 12:27

MOL orders four LNG-fueled car carriers – and aims for 90 vessels

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ordered four LNG-fueled car carriers at two shipyards. The order for new vessels is part of the Japanese carrier's environmental target of a fleet of 90 LNG-fueled ships by 2030.
Photo: MOL Mitsui OSK Lines PR
by DAG HOLMSTAD

Japanese carrier Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), which operates in the dry bulk and container segments, has just placed an order for four LNG-fueled car carriers at two shipyards, the company reports in a press release.

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