- Mitsubishi Shipbuilding is set to supply the LNG supply system for six new gas-powered car carriers.
- The duel-fuelled ships will be built by Imabari Shipbuilding, Mitsubishi said in a statement.
- Mitsubishi will supply the fuel tanks, gas supply units and a control unit.
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has scored an order for the FGSS (fuel gas supply system) of six new LNG-fueled car carriers, reports Ship&Bunker.
First order for high-pressure dual-fuel engines
The FGSS consists of an LNG fuel tank, a gas supply unit, and a control device, among other elements, This is also the first order of this system for high-pressure dual-fuel engines. Mitsubishi Shipbuilding says that after this, it will now get orders for both low-pressure and high-pressure engines.
Moreover, the MHI group’s company Imabari Shipbuilding will construct these six liquified natural gas-fueled car carriers.
Maritime decarbonization
The conversion of ships to LNG fuel is one solution to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Thus, Mitsubishi says it will provide a wide range of FGSS to customers constructing LNG-fueled ships.
In addition, by helping to reduce GHG by popularizing these ships, they want to promote decarbonization in the maritime industry and strive to achieve carbon neutrality.
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Source: Ship&Bunker
