MOL launches another dual-fuel LNG carrier

Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has launched a new LNG carrier, that can run on both conventional marine fuels and LNG.

PHOTO: The LNG carrier Marvel Swallow. MOL

The vessel, Marvel Swallow, has been built at Hanwha Ocean’s shipyard in Geoje, South Korea and is chartered to Mitsui & Co.

“The vessel will undergo a gassing-up/cool-down operation in Japan,” MOL said. During this time, the vessel’s storage tanks prepare for safe loading, ensuring that the vessel is ready to receive the LNG cargoes at its first loading port in the US.

The vessel is equipped with the MAN Energy Solutions’ dual-fuel engines, MOL said.

By Aparupa Mazumder

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