SDTR Marine joins SDARI and ABS on methanol-fuelled bulker design

An 85,000 dwt methanol-fuelled bulk carrier has been designed in a joint development project between Singapore-based shipowner SDTR Marine, American class society ABS, and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI). Under the partnership, SDTR supplied operational data and SDARI developed the design with ABS support and review. ABS also provided an analysis