MOL conducts naming ceremony for new coal carrier in EeneX series

Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has named its new next-generation coal carrier at Oshima Shipbuilding in Japan.

Part of the EeneX series, the new MOL-operated carrier has been specifically constructed to serve Hokuriku Electric Power Company.

Named Hokulink, the new vessel will be used to ship coal from overseas, along with the already operational vessel Energy Prometheus.

Hokulink is the second vessel in the EeneX series and incorporates an SOx scrubber to help lower its...