China’s first methanol-powered tanker delivered

China’s first indigenously built dual-fuel tanker powered by methanol has been delivered in Guangzhou City in south China’s Guangdong Province.

The 49,900-deadweight tonnage (dwt) vessel, which runs on a methanol dual-fuel drive system, can be driven by four fuel modes: fuel, fuel hydrate, methanol and methanol hydrate.

It is also equipped with a variety of energy-saving devices such as front-facing conduits and vortex elimination fins, which can effectively improve propulsion efficiency, save energy consumption, and reduce ship operating costs.

Pilot tests have proven that the new ship can reduce carbon emissions by 75 percent, nitrogen emissions by 15 percent, and sulfur and particulate emissions by 99 percent.

Methanol is already available at over 100 ports worldwide. It is a clean-burning, safe-to-carry and fully biodegradable fuel which provides an immediate reduction in CO2 emissions.