Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has launched a joint study into an LNG-fueled capesize bulker design with five other maritime companies.

It said the other participants in the project are BHP Billiton, DNV GL, Rio Tinto, Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) and Woodside

The parties signed a letter of agreement at a ceremony held in Singapore on 20 January, the Japanese shipowner confirmed.

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