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MOL Announces Naming Ceremony For New LNG-fuel Car Carrier CELESTE ACE

MOL  held a naming ceremony for the new LNG-fueled Car Carrier CELESTE ACE at the dockyard of SHIN KURUSHIMA DOCKYARD, in Ehime, Japan. This is the 6th LNG-fueled Car Carrier under MOL’s operation out of total 14 whose deliveries have already …
Sep 25, 2024 / Vessels

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Delivers LNG Fuel Gas Supply System (FGSS) for LNG-fueled Car Carriers Built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company based in Yokohama, delivered Fuel Gas Supply System (FGSS), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel gas supply system for high-pressure dual-fuel marine engine to Shin …
Oct 3, 2023 / Curious

MOL to Build 4 Additional LNG-fueled Car Carriers

Progressing towards '90 LNG-fueled Vessels by 2030' TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that it reached an agreement with Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. and Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd. to build four 7,000-unit capacity car carriers …
May 9, 2022 / Vessels

MOL to Build Series of 4 LNG-fueled Car Carriers - progressing towards "90 LNG-fueled vessels by 2030"

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that it reached an agreement with Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd. and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. to build four 7,000-unit capacity car carriers using environment-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG) as …
Aug 3, 2021 / Curious

NYK to Build 12 LNG-Fueled PCTCs

NYK has agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the consecutive building of LNG-fueled PCTCs at Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd. and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. Twelve new ships are planned to be built, six ships each at the two shipyards. …
Jun 15, 2021 / Vessels

ClassNK has granted its first “Digital Smart Ship(DSS)” notation for LNG-fueled PCTC SAKURA LEADER

Leading Classification Society ClassNK has granted its “Digital Smart Ship(DSS)” notation for “SAKURA LEADER”, LNG-fueled PCTC which was ordered to Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd. by NYK Line. The vessel is marked with the first “DSS” on its …
Oct 30, 2020 / Vessels

Japan’s First LNG-fueled PCTC Delivered

Remarkable Step Toward CO2 Reduction Target in 2050Оn October 28, NYK took delivery of Sakura Leader, a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) capable of navigating oceans with only LNG as the ship’s main fuel. This delivery marks a remarkable step toward …
Oct 28, 2020 / Vessels

ClassNK grants AiP to SHIN KURUSHIMA DOCKYARD for their concept design of an LNG-fueled chemical tanker

Leading Classification Society ClassNK granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to SHIN KURUSHIMA DOCKYARD CO., LTD. for their concept design of 49,000 DWT LNG-fueled chemical tanker.The AiP was granted to the concept design based on its Rule Part GF …
Apr 2, 2020 / Vessels

NYK to Build Second LNG-fueled PCTC

NYK has concluded a contract with Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd. to build a second LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). With this new vessel, NYK will be able to provide more customers with a low-carbon transportation mode, and the company …
Feb 4, 2020 / Vessels