In yet another sign of the growing interest in methanol as a marine fuel, ABS and Asiatic Lloyd Maritime LLP, a member of the AL Group, have signed a joint development project (JDP) to study the feasibility of converting the fuel system of an ultramax bulk carrier, from conventional diesel to methanol.
The study is focused on a series of up to eight ABS classed ultramax bulk carriers ordered for construction in the New Hantong Shipyard, China, for AL Group.
“Converting vessel propulsion systems...