Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced an agreement with Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., for joint ownership of two newbuilding liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers that will sail under long-term charter contracts signed in June 2012. Kansai Electric Power will hold a 70% share in the Bahamas-based MOL subsidiary that will own the two carriers, with MOL holding the remaining 30%, the Company said in a press release.
With this agreement, MOL and Kansai Electric Power will jointly own a total of three vessels following the LNG Ebisu (delivered in Sep. 2008), the first such vessel directly owned by Kansai Electric Power.
Backed by its experience, know-how, and worldwide service network build up as one of the world's leading LNG carrier owners and management companies, MOL continually strives for safe and stable transport of LNG, which has drawn increasing attention in recent years as a clean energy source.