Ship making duo to develop a methanol dual-fuel offshore vessel

Norwegian ship maker VARD and UK-based ship designer Chartwell Marine have partnered to develop a methanol dual-fuel offshore wind vessel.

PHOTO: VARD and Chartwell Marine’s Midi-SOV concept. VARD

The offshore wind vessel called the Midi-SOV will be equipped with methanol dual-fuel engines that can run on both methanol and diesel. It will also feature electric propulsion and a supporting energy storage system.

The vessel design will be compliant with the Jones Act, which requires that all vessels carrying goods between two US points be US-built, -owned, -crewed and -flagged, and ready for production in US shipyards, VARD says.

The companies expect the vessel to arrive in both the US and European markets in 2024.

By Tuhin Roy

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