Tsuneishi Shipbuilding based in Hiroshima, Japan received an order for four 5,900 TEU container ships powered by methanol.
This is the third methanol-fuelled vessel order, following the Kamsarmax Aeroline and TESS66 Aeroline, and the first order for methanol-fuelled container vessels.
The boxships will be equipped with a dual-fuel methanol and heavy oil main engine developed by MITSUI E&S and will be the first to be installed in Japan.
The container carrier type with a capacity of 5,900 TEUs is...