Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has secured additional orders for three methanol-fuelled ro-ro cargo ships from three different Japanese companies.
The orders have come from Toyofuji Shipping, Miyazaki Sangyo Kaiun, and Nichitoku Kisen, with the three vessels to be built at the Enoura plant of MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Completion and delivery are planned for the 2028 fiscal year.
Measuring approximately 15,570 gross ton ships measure 168 m in length and 30.2 m in breadth. Each will have a loading capacity of around 2,300 passenger vehicles.
Each vessel will have a windscreen at the bow and a vertical stem, both of which reduce propulsion resistance, while MHI’s proprietary energy-saving system technology combines high-efficiency propellers and rudders with reduced resistance to enhance fuel efficiency.
Able to use both methanol and a heavy fuel oil, the main engine is expected to reduce CO2 emissions per transport unit by more than 20 percent compared to ships currently operated by heavy fuel oil within Toyofuji Shipping’s fleet. MHI said that future use of green methanol could lead to further CO2 emission reductions.
In June 2024, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding took orders from Toyofuji Shipping and Fukuju Shipping for two dual-fuel ro-ro cargo ships.
