Mitsui Engineering Wins Imabari Gas-Fired Engine Order

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Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. won an order to supply four gas-fired engines to Japan’s biggest shipbuilder, underscoring growing interest among its customers to switch to cheaper, cleaner-burning fuel.

The order comes from Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Co. for use in two liquefied natural gas carriers, Mitsui said in a statement today. Imabari will deliver the LNG tankers to Spanish shipping line Empresa Naviera Elcano SA.