ClassNK grants approval for methanol dual-fuel vessel retrofit design concept

Japan-based shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding partnered with Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) to prepare the methanol dual-fuel retrofit design.

CONCEPT: Design of a retrofitted methanol dual-fuel vessel. ClassNK via Tsuneishi Shipbuilding

Classification society ClassNK has approved the design concept of a bulk carrier that can be converted from using conventional marine fuels to methanol-capable dual-fuel engine.

“This certification demonstrates the regulatory feasibility of the ship, serving as a meaningful step in advancing the transition of the existing fleet to alternative fuels,” ClassNK said.

Dual-fuel engines can run on both methanol as well as conventional marine fuels.

By Aparupa Mazumder

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