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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives Additional Orders for Three Methanol-Fueled RORO Cargo Ships

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Contract Signing Ceremony (From left: Mr. Eiji Takeichi, President, Toyofuji Shipping Mr. Shoichiro Miyazaki, President, Miyazaki Sangyo Kaiun Mr. Kiminori Hiura, President, Nichitoku Kisen Mr. Shin Ueda, President & CEO, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding) Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received additional orders for three methanol-fueled roll-on/roll-off (RORO) cargo ships(Note1) from Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd. (Aichi Prefecture), Miyazaki Sangyo Kaiun Co., Ltd. (Oita Prefecture), and Nichitoku Kisen Co., Ltd. (Hiroshima Prefecture). The three ships will be built at the Enoura Plant of MHI's Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture, with scheduled completion and delivery in order from fiscal 2028. The ships will be approximately 168.0 meters in overall length and 30.2 meters in breadth, with 15,750 gross tonnage, and loading capacity for around 2,300 passenger vehicles. A windscreen at the bow and a ve...