日本MOL与NOVATEK签署了4艘新LNGC的租船协议

　　中国石化新闻网讯 据世界天然气9月14日消息，日本船东三井OSK Lines (MOL)于9月14日表示，已同意将四艘新建LNG运输船出租给俄罗斯Novatek。

　　这艘174,000立方米的膜式船舶将由韩国大宇造船与海洋工程公司建造，预计于2024年交付。

　　MOL表示，LNGC配备了Man Energy Solutions发动机，可显著提高燃油效率。他们还采用了一种新设计，通过使用船上的再液化装置和使用旋转螺旋桨轴发电的轴带发电机系统，可以减少货舱产生的蒸发气体。

　　该公司补充说，这些船舶比目前使用的液化天然气船更加环保。

　　祝精燕 摘译自 世界天然气

　　原文如下：

　　JAPAN'S MOL SIGNS CHARTER DEALS FOR 4 NEW LNGCS WITH NOVATEK

　　Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) said on September 14 it had agreed to charter out four newbuild LNG carriers to Russia's Novatek.

　　The 174,000-m3 membrane-type vessels will be constructed by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., and are slated for delivery in 2024.

　　The LNGCs are equipped with the Man Energy Solutions engines, which offer major improvements in fuel efficiency, MOL said. They also have a new design that generates less boil-off gas from cargo tanks through the use of the re-liquefaction unit on board and a shaft generator system that uses the rotating propeller shaft for power generation.

　　These vessels are considerably more environmentally friendly than current LNGCs in service, the company added.