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    MOL launches Japan's 1st LNG-fuelled ferry

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The ferry was named Sunflower Kurenai and will enter service on the Osaka-Beppu route in January 2023. [Image: MOL]

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MOL launches Japan's 1st LNG-fuelled ferry

Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) on March 3 held the naming and launching ceremonies for the first of Japan's first two LNG-fuelled ferries.

The first vessel was named Sunflower Kurenai and will enter service on the Osaka-Beppu route in January 2023. Both the ferries, which will be operated by Ferry Sunflower Co., a unit of MOL, are being built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co.

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The vessels will have a dual-fuel engine able to operate on both LNG and A‐type heavy oil. According to Mitsubishi, these engines will produce 20% less carbon dioxide than the vessels they are replacing, and virtually zero sulphur oxides.

MOL last month ordered two more LNG-fuelled ferries. The vessels will be built by Japanese shipbuilder Naikai Zosen Corporation.