Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, is continuing with deliveries of LNG fuel gas supply systems for car carriers to compatriot Shin Kurushima Dockyard.
According to a statement by Mitsubishi, it delivered a fuel gas supply system for high-pressure dual-fuel marine engine to Shin Kurushima at the end of August.
The FGSS ordered by Shin Kurushima feature an optimized cargo space layout utilizing a modular design, a shortened construction schedule at shipyards, and a proprietary control system that can be customized according to customer needs, it said.
Mitsubishi previously received and filled orders for FGSS units for two LNG-fueled car carriers built by Shin Kurushima between 2020 and 2022.
Including those deliveries, a total number of FGSS ordered reaches 26 units and the delivery of seven units have been completed, Mitsubishi said.
The firm did not provide any information regarding the car carriers and the owners.
In August 2021, Japan’s MOL placed orders for four LNG-powered vessels at Shin Kurushima and Nihon Shipyard and also added four more in May 2022.
Moreover, NYK also ordered LNG-powered PCTCs at Shin Kurushima as well as K Line.
Besides orders from Shin Kurushima, Mitsubishi received orders from compatriot Imabari Shipbuilding for 12 LNG fuel gas supply systems.
These include 9 LNG-fueled car carriers and 3 LNG-fueled bulk carriers.
