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In the next few days will be delivered the first ships with propulsion to methanol
Endowed of motors MAN B&W, is under construction near Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and Minaminippon Shipbuilding
April 12, 2016
In the second half of this month will enter to take part of the world-wide fleet the first oceanic ships whose propulsion can be fed with methanol. Draft of seven product tanker of the gross capacity of 50.000 tons that Waterfront Shipping Company (WFS) of the group Methanex Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Westfal-Larsen & Co. (WL) and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest have ordered to the South Korean ship yard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) and to the Japanese ship yard Minaminippon Shipbuilding Co., with option for ulterior three ships. As well as with methanol, the systems of propulsion MAN B&W ME-LGI-2 of the product tanker could be fed also with naphta, light naphta or diesel oil.
the seven ships will be rented by the Waterfront Shipping Co. that it will use them in order to replace old units and in order to widen to the fleet. Two ships are of property of Norwegian WL, two of combined property of the Marinvest Swede and Canadian WFS and three of shipowning the group Japanese MOL.
the first three new product tanker, that 186,0 meters and wide are long 32,2 meters, will be delivered in the end of this month: the 20 and 28 April Korean HMD will deliver two ships respective of property of the WL and joint venture WFS/Marinvest, while 22 April MOL will take in delivery a ship in Japan. Last the four ships will be delivered the next October.
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In the second half of this month will enter to take part of the world-wide fleet the first oceanic ships whose propulsion can be fed with methanol. Draft of seven product tanker of the gross capacity of 50.000 tons that Waterfront Shipping Company (WFS) of the group Methanex Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Westfal-Larsen & Co. (WL) and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest have ordered to the South Korean ship yard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) and to the Japanese ship yard Minaminippon Shipbuilding Co., with option for ulterior three ships. As well as with methanol, the systems of propulsion MAN B&W ME-LGI-2 of the product tanker could be fed also with naphta, light naphta or diesel oil.
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