COSCO Heavy Industry Shanghai Co. Ltd. has signed a contract with MAN Energy Solutions for the methanol retrofit of four main engines from COSCO Line 13,800 TEU Camellia class and 20,000 TEU Virgo class vessels. The vessels are currently powered by single-fuel MAN B&W 11S90ME-C10.5 engines that will be retrofitted to dual-fuel MAN B&W 11S90ME-LGIM10.5 units capable of operating on fuel-oil or methanol.
The ships will be the first vessels in COSCO’s fleet to sail on methanol.
The contract also...