MOL names new LNG carrier

Mitsui OSK Lines' President Akimitsu Ashida has held a naming ceremony for a new LNG carrier the ‘Energy Navigator' in Japan.

The ceremony took place at the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Sakaide Shipyard. Mitsunori Torihara, the President of Tokyo Gas announced the name the new vessel. Mitsui and Tokyo LNG Tanker will co-own the 73,640DWT ‘Energy Navigator', with MOL holding a 30 percent share and Tokyo LNG Tanker 70 percent. After its completion at the end of June, the 289.5-by-49-metre vessel will transport LNG from Malaysia, Australia, and Sakhalin to supply Tokyo Gas, Toho Gas, and Shizuoka Gas. The Japanese-flagged vessel has an LNG tank capacity of 147,000 cubic metres, and a top speed of 19.5 knots. MOL's LNG fleet now totals 62 vessels, and will be expanded to about 80 by the end of 2010.

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