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Japanese shipyard gets order for four methanol-powered box shipsJapanese shipyard gets order for four methanol-powered box ships

Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has received an order for four methanol-fuelled 5,900-teu containerships. This is the third order for methanol-fuelled vessels following the KAMSARMAX AEROLINE and TESS66 AEROLINE, and the first order for a methanol-fuelled container carrier.

Michele Labrut, Americas Correspondent

October 4, 2023

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Recently, Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding was contracted to provide two 81,200 dwt methanol dual-fuel Kamsarmax dry bulk newbuilds for Greek shipowner Diana Shipping.

The vessels will feature a MITSUI-MAN B&W 6G80ME-C10.5- LGIM-EGRTC, a dual-fuel methanol and heavy oil main engine manufactured by MITSUI E&S Co., which will be the first in Japan to be installed on a ship.

The design of the ships is based on the concept of a final solution for the zero CO₂ emission vessel using green methanol.   Therefore, not only the main engine but also all on-board generators, HiMSEN engine (8H32DF-LM) which will be supplied by HD Hyundai, can be methanol-fuelled.

This can contribute to carbon neutrality, said the shipbuilder.  The containerships will have equipment to receive large-capacity alternative maritime power supply and zero CO₂ emissions can be achieved by shutting down the generators while anchoring.

About the Author

Michele Labrut

Americas Correspondent

Michèle Labrut is a long-time Panama resident, a journalist and correspondent, and has continuously covered the maritime sector of Central & Latin America.

Michèle first came to Panama as a press attaché to the French Embassy and then returned to the isthmus as a foreign correspondent in the 1980s.

Author of Seatrade Maritime's annual Panama Maritime Review magazine and of several books, Michèle also wrote for Time magazine, The Miami Herald, NBC News and the Economist Intelligence Unit. She has also collaborated in making several documentaries for the BBC and European and U.S. television networks.

Michèle's profession necessitates a profound knowledge of the country, but her acumen is not from necessity alone, but a genuine passion for Panama.

In 2012 she was awarded the Order of Merit (Knight grade) by the French Government for her services to international journalism and in 2021 the upgrade to Chevalier grade.

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