Japanese shipping line Iino Kaiun Kaisha (Iino Lines) has placed an order for Japan’s first methanol dual-fuel supertanker at compatriot Nihon Shipyard (NSY). The 339.5 m long 309,400 dwt VLCC is based on the concept design developed by Iino together with Idemitsu Tanker, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and NSY. The vessel can use methanol as fuel in addition to conventional fuel oil, and is equipped with a shaft generator that generates electricity by utilising the rotation of the main propeller shaft that significantly reduces ship-derived carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter emissions, Iino explained. The newbuild is set to deliver in 2027 at an undisclosed price and go on a charter contract with Idemitsu Tanker. China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the Shanghai-listed energy transport unit of China Merchants Group, was the first to order methanol dual-fuel VLCCs. The 306,000 dwt unit, which came at a considerable discount of about $107.5m should be delivered by April 2026. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1_95_0_1_2'); }); TagsJapan