South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has developed a methanol dual-fuel very giant crude provider (VLCC). The vessel’s design is predicated on the 300,000 dwt VLCC developed beneath a joint venture between the category society Korean Register (KR) and HHI.
The ship is powered by methanol and marine gasoline oil and the HHI design contains two choices wherein the methanol gas tank will be positioned in both the open deck or the cargo space. Underneath the joint venture, KR has verified the protection and suitability of the vessel’s design, making certain it complies with home and worldwide laws.
The category society famous that curiosity in methanol as a ship propulsion gas is rising on the again of the world’s main delivery firms putting orders for vessels that use methanol as twin gas. Hyundai Heavy has already booked orders from Danish liner big Maersk to construct twelve 16,000 teu container vessels that may enter the market in 2024 and 2025.
“Methanol is taken into account to own excessive potential for commercialisation as a result of it gives fewer technical difficulties than LNG and comparatively much less toxicity than ammonia. Methanol will be saved in a liquid state at room temperature, just like bunker oil, making it simpler to retailer and transport in comparison with LNG, hydrogen and ammonia, which flip into liquid state at –162°C, -253°C, and –34°C respectively,” KR stated in a launch.
Earlier this 12 months in China, Cosco and Dalian Shipbuilding Business Co (DSIC) unveiled a methanol-fuelled VLCC primarily based on the newest technology of 310,000 dwt VLCCs designed and constructed by DSIC. The ship has been designed for 2 methanol gas tanks with a complete capability of 10,000 cu m, which, in line with the builders, can meet the gas necessities of the ship’s fundamental engine, auxiliary engine, and boiler for your complete voyage.