COSCO Shipping unveils China’s first large methanol dual-fuel container ship

The vessel has a loading capacity of over 16,000 TEUs.

COSCO Shipping has introduced China’s first 16,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) methanol dual-fuel container ship, which has been named M.V. COSCO Shipping Yangpu.

In a statement, the company said the ship is the first in a series from COSCO Shipping Holdings, constructed by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Yangzhou. The vessel has a length of 366 metres, a molded beam of 51 metres, and a maximum loading capacity of 16,136 TEUs.

COSCO Shipping Yangpu will be able to complete a one-way transpacific voyage in "pure methanol mode" due to the innovative design of its large methanol storage tank, the company said.

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