Fratelli Cosulich orders methanol-ready bunker tanker

Bunker supplier Fratelli Cosulich has placed an order with China’s Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding for a methanol-ready 7,999-dwt IMO Type 2 chemical bunker tanker.

PHOTO: Fratelli Cosulich-owned IMO Type 2 bunker tanker Marta Cosulich. Fratelli Cosulich

The vessel, scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2026, will be capable of supplying conventional fuel oil as well as methanol and biofuel blends up to B100 (100% biofuel) to ships.

Methanol-ready means the vessel will not initially be equipped to run on methanol but will have provisions for future installation of methanol fuel tanks and engines.

An IMO Type 2 chemical tanker is designed to transport moderately hazardous chemicals in compliance with International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards.

Fratelli Cosulich states that this addition brings its total fleet of methanol-ready vessels to four.

However, the company has not yet revealed where the new tanker will be deployed.

By Tuhin Roy

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