COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry starts construction of methanol bunkering vessel
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COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) on Wednesday (28 May) started construction of the second 7,999 dwt methanol bunkering vessel.
This marked the second methanol bunkering vessel to be built by the shipyard since the first ship started construction on 20 March. The company did not reveal the identity of the company which ordered the vessels.
The ship has a total length of 114.9 metres, a beam of 19 metres, a depth of 10 metres, a designed draft of 7.2 metres, and is classified by classification society ClassNK. The total volume of the cargo hold area is about 9,000 cubic metres (m3).
The cargo tank uses a special coating, which is suitable for loading diesel, gasoline, biodiesel and methanol. The cargo hold adopts a double-hull design, equipped with a nitrogen system and a high-speed ventilation system.
COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) said the construction marks a further improvement in the company’s technology and construction capabilities in the field of small and medium-sized new energy ships.
Photo credit: COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry
Published: 9 June, 2025
