Japanese shipowner MOL has secured a time-charter deal of more than 10 years to back a ground-breaking LNG bunker vessel (LNGBV) newbuilding it has ordered against a contract with Total.

A spokesperson for Total declined to be specific on the charter-hire terms for the 18,600-cbm LNGBV, which has been confirmed this week, but said the deal is for a period of more than 10 years.