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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Sep 24, 2020 (Thu)

MOL will drive the spread of LNG fuel supply ship

Promote the spread of LNG fuel from both aspects of infrastructure development and demand creation

　On September 23, MOL announced that the naming ceremony for the world’s largest 18,600 cubic meter ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext 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