Methanol as a marine fuel is now moving into the car carrier sector. The first two methanol fueled vessels ordered for the sector —two 9,300 CEU (car equivalent unit) pure car and truck carriers on order at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for China Merchants Energy Shipping — will be the first vessels fitted with MAN Energy Solutions’ M 21/31 DF-M methanol gensets.
Main propulsion power in each PCTC will be by an MAN B&W 7S60ME-LGIM (-liquid gas injection methanol) main engine and each...