Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders four more dual-fuel methanol vessels

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has ordered four more dual-fuel methanol pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) from China’s Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu).

PHOTO: Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s vessel carrier Parsifal at sea. Wallenius Wilhelmsen

The additional orders will bring the Scandinavian logistics provider’s methanol dual-fuel vessels order book with Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) to eight.

The four 9,300-car equivalent unit (CEU) vessels will be delivered between May and November 2027, Wallenius Wilhelmsen said. The first four PCTCs ordered last year will be delivered from mid-2026 onwards.

“They [PCTCs] will also be ammonia-ready and able to be converted as soon as ammonia becomes available in a safe and secure way,” the Scandinavian logistics provider said.

Ammonia-ready means that the vessel will not be capable of running on ammonia upon delivery, but it will have the option to be retrofitted for ammonia propulsion in the future.

The company intends to reduce its fleet's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by using multiple fuels instead of relying exclusively on one type.

Besides buying newbuilds powered by methanol, Wallenius Wilhelmsen will use biofuels to cut emissions from its existing fleet.

By Aparupa Mazumder 

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