MOL orders another dual-fuel VLEC duo for long-term charter with SCGC

MOL Energia, a subsidiary of Japanese shipping player Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has signed a long-term charter contract with Thailand’s petrochemical company SCG Chemicals for another two very large ethane carriers (VLECs).

Following the first charter deal from January 24, 2025, MOL’s company has now executed an additional contract for two more 100,000 cubic meter (cbm) VLECs with ethane dual-fuel propulsion engines.

Like its sister vessels, the newly contracted VLECs will be constructed