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MOL names first LNG carrier equipped with sails

By LNG Prime Staff
MOL names first LNG carrier equipped with sails
Image: MOL

Japan’s MOL has named what it says is the world’s first LNG carrier equipped with a wind-assisted propulsion system.

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