Finnish group Wartsila has won dual-fuel engine orders for 16 Japanese newbuildings.

The vessels being built in Japan for domestic owners will use nine-cylinder, six-cylinder and eight-cylinder Wartsila 50DF engines.

The LNG carriers are capable of running on LNG and diesel and have a cargo capacity of between 155,000 and 180,000 cbm. They will be employed mainly in delivering shale gas from the US to Japan.

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