Methanol fuel

ClassNK has issued an approval in principle for the design concept of a retrofitted Kamsarmax bulk carrier, converting it from conventional fuel to methanol dual-fuel, jointly developed by Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and the Fonden Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. This certification demonstrates the regulatory feasibility of the ship, serving as a meaningful step in advancing the transition of the existing fleet to alternative fuels, as bulk carriers of this size are widely operated today. The design concept was developed as part of a project exploring the conversion of Tsuneishi's Kamsarmax bulk carrier standard design to a methanol dual fuel configuration.