Eastaway orders six more dual-fuel methanol ships

Eastaway Ship Management, a Singapore-based member of the X-Press Feeders shipping group, has ordered six dual-fuel methanol vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.

PHOTO: A container vessel in the sea. X-Press Feeders

Each of the vessels will be fitted with dual-fuel engines that can run on both methanol and conventional fuel oil.

The vessels will be designed by CSSC’s Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and will have a carrying capacity of 1,250 TEUs. The first vessel is set for delivery in the second quarter of 2025, followed by other vessels joining the fleet by the third quarter of 2026.

X-Press Feeders will operate the vessels, adding to its existing portfolio of over 100 operated cargo vessels ranging between 500-7,000 TEUs. Eastaway, which now has 14 methanol-fuelled vessels on order, will manage these vessels.

Previously, Eastaway ordered eight 1,170 TEU capacity dual-fuel vessels in 2021.

“Compared to other vessels that run on conventional fuels, the new dual-fuel vessels will produce about 75% less emissions when operating on green methanol,” X-Press Feeders said in a statement.

By Debarati Bhattacharjee

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