Mitsui bags gas-fired engine job from Japan shipbuilder

Tokyo

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 (LNG) carriers, Mitsui said in a statement on Thursday. Imabari will deliver the LNG tankers to Spanish shipping line Empresa Naviera Elcano SA.