Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Imabari Shipbuilding, K Line, MOL, NYK, JMU and NSY have joined forces to create a unified standard design framework for liquefied CO2 carriers and next-generation vessels powered by greener fuels such as ammonia

The framework is intended to streamline the early stages of ship development, enhance technical consistency and enable broader collaboration across Japan’s shipbuilding sector.

Under the agreement, MILES Co., formerly MI LNG Company, will act as the central platform responsible for producing the initial ship designs. These shared designs will then serve as the basis for functional and production design work at multiple shipyards across Japan.