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MOL and NYK Sign Long-Term Ammonia Carrier Charters with JERA for US-Japan Low-Carbon Fuel Supply
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) have each signed long-term charter contracts with JERA for four very large gas carriers (VLGCs) to transport low-carbon ammonia from the US to Japan. The vessels, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, will support JERA's ammonia co-firing project at Hekinan Thermal Power Station, marking Japan's first large-scale low-carbon ammonia value chain.
Jun 18, 2026 1 source