Methanol fueld chemical vessel [Image: NYK]
NYK Bulkship (Asia)Pte Ltd., a Singapore based subsidiary of Japan’s NYK Group, has actually authorized a long-lasting time charter agreement with Waterfront Shipping Company Limited (WFS) for 2 newbuild chemical service providers.
The brand-new ships will certainly each be geared up with a dual-fuel engine that will certainly allow them to melt either methanol or gas oil.
After conclusion at shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (Korea) in 2022, the vessels will certainly be supplied to Waterfront, an entirely possessed subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, the globe’s biggest manufacturer and also provider of methanol. Both vessels will certainly be taken care of by the NYK Group business NYKShipmanagement Pte Ltd (NYKSM).
Following shipment of a previous ship of this key in 2019, the brand-new ships will certainly be the 2nd and also 3rd methanol service providers under administration of NYKSM geared up with twin gas engines.
