MOL launches study of LNG-fuelled Capesize bulker

Published by David Rowlands, Editor
LNG Industry, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 10:00

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that it has reached an agreement to launch a joint study of an LNG-fuelled Capesize bulker with five other companies.

These companies are: BHP Billiton; DNV GL; Rio Tinto; Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI); and Woodside Energy. A letter of agreement was signed by the parties at a ceremony held in Singapore.

The joint research project is called ‘Green Corridor’ and aims to reduce NO_x and SO_x emissions from merchant vessels in advance of international treaties calling for stricter emissions standards. The project will also examine the technological and economic feasibility of an LNG-fuelled bulker.

Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/24012017/mol-launches-study-of-lng-fuelled-capesize-bulker/

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