Takaroa Sun is powered by a GUY Energy Solutions second-generation male B&W ME-LGIM two-stroke dual-fuel engine that works on both methanol as well as standard aquatic gas.
Tokyo headquartered Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Group) has actually taken distribution of Takaroa Sun, a 49,000 dwt methanol-fueled methanol service provider moneyed via NYK’s eco-friendly funding campaign (see earlier tale).
Built by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai MIPO Dockyard, the ship is powered by a GUY Energy Solutions second-generation male B&W ME-LGIM two-stroke dual-fuel engine that works on both methanol as well as standard aquatic gas.
The vessel will certainly be hired to Waterfront Shipping Company Limited (WFS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, the globe’s biggest manufacturer as well as vendor of methanol, in a long-lasting time-charter arrangement in between WFS as well as NYK Bulkship (Asia)Pte Ltd., an NYK Group firm based in Singapore.
“We are delighted to establish this relationship with WFS, which has expertise in methanol shipping, and we welcome our first methanol-fueled vessel into our fleet,” stated Takeshi Kishi, taking care of supervisor of NYK Bulkship (Asia)Pte Ltd.
As an aquatic gas, states NYK, methanol is secure, eco-friendly, as well as clean-burning, providing conformity with the IMO 2020 guidelines by lowering SOx exhausts by roughly 99 percent.
With the capacity to be generated from sustainable resources, methanol can additionally supply a path to conference future carbon discharge decrease targets.
The vessel additionally has a cpu that decreases nitrogen oxides (NOx) to make sure that they satisfy the IMO’s rigid Tier III policy.
“We are very pleased with the performance of our existing methanol-fueled vessels that have proven the safety and reliability of the technology. With the delivery of Takaroa Sun, we are continuing to benefit from innovative technological advances that will optimize performance and efficiency,” states Paul Hexter, President,Waterfront Shipping Ltd “On an energy-equivalent basis, methanol is cost-competitive over the cycle and we see significant value creation opportunities from using a methanol flex-fuel engine.”
Takaroa Sun Vessel Particulars
- Deadweight tonnage: 49,000 lots
- Length general: 183 meters
- Breadth: 32.2 meters
- Shipbuilder: Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
- Flag: NIS (Norwegian International Ship Register)
