Mitsui
OSK Lines (MOL) has signed a long-term charter contract for a newbuilding LNG
carrier with Tokyo LNG Tanker (TLT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas. This is the eighth contract, following a
time charter contract for seven LNG carriers that were signed for TLT.
The
174,000 cu m vessel will be built at Hanwha Ocean in South Korea, and is
scheduled for delivery in 2026.
No prices have been revealed.