Mari Couva
Methanex Corporation, as well as Marinvest/Skagerack Invest (Marinvest) have actually invited 2 brand-new cutting-edge, clean-burning vessels, M/T Mari Couv an and also M/T Mari Kokako, to the fleet of Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping
These 49,000 dwt vessels are developed with the 2nd generation of guy B&W ME-LGIM 2 stroke dual-fuel engines that can operate on both methanol as well as standard aquatic gas.
The vessels sign up with the 7 existing methanol-fueled vessels hired byWaterfront Shipping These existing vessels have actually gone beyond greater than 50,000 operating hrs operating on methanol in conformity with IMO 2020 discharges laws (see earlier tale).
The 2 brand-new vessels– along with an extra 2 vessels that will certainly be supplied to Waterfront Shipping by year-end– are additionally able to fulfill IMO Tier III discharges criteria without the requirement for exhaust gas after therapy.
“We are very excited by the performance of our first seven methanol-fueled vessels that have proven the safety and reliability of the technology. With this second generation of vessels, we will benefit from innovative technological advances that will continue to optimize performance and efficiency,” states Paul Hexter, President,Waterfront Shipping Ltd “On an energy-equivalent basis, methanol is cost competitive over energy price cycles and we see significant value creation opportunities from using a methanol flex-fuel engine. We are proud that approximately 40 percent of our fleet will be powered by methanol-fuel technology by the end of the year.”
“Our first two methanol-powered ships were delivered in 2016, and each now has more than 10,000 successful running hours on methanol with no issues that have resulted in off-hire or idle time,” states Patrik Mossberg, Chairman,Marinvest “It is important that we share our experiences and make the industry aware that methanol is a well-proven, simple-to-adopt solution offering compliance with IMO 2020 regulations and provides a pathway to meeting IMO 2030 and 2050 CO2 emission targets.”
Methanol is among the globe’s most commonly traded chemicals as well as is offered internationally at significant ports, supplying a cost-efficient option to fulfill the requirements of shipowners today. Safe, eco-friendly as well as clean-burning, methanol is an aquatic gas that can fulfill one of the most rigid ecological laws. In enhancement to IMO 2020-compliant SOx discharges as well as the capability to fulfill Tier III NOx laws without exhaust aftertreatment, methanol can additionally give a path to conference future carbon exhaust decrease targets when it is generated from eco-friendly resources.
Ren é Sejer Laursen, Promotion Manager at MALE Energy Solutions states: “We created the ME-LGIM engine in action to rate of interest from the delivery globe in options to hefty gas oil. With the expanding need for cleaner aquatic gas, methanol is a sulfur-free option that fulfills the sector’s progressively rigid exhaust laws. We are additionally really satisfied to work together once more with Methanex, whose vessels have actually showcased the advantages of operating methanol which conference Tier III restrictions is feasible with blending methanol with water.
“Furthermore,” he includes, “a methanol-burning engine can enable the vessels to meet future greenhouse-gas emission standards as methanol can be produced in a carbon-neutral fashion from renewable sources. As such, the ME-LGI concept is mature technology and MAN Energy Solutions looks forward to exploring its many possibilities in the future.”
The 2 brand-new vessels, a joint endeavor in between Waterfront Shipping as well as Marinvest, were constructed in Korea by shipbuilderHyundai Mipo Dockyard Waterfront Shipping will certainly charter both vessels to change older vessels. An additional 2 vessels, additionally powered by methanol, will certainly be supplied to Waterfront Shipping prior to completion of 2019.
