IINO Lines secures funding for methanol dual-fuel vessel in International Shipping News 02/04/2026 Japanese tanker firm IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines) has secured financing from Mizuho Bank for a methanol dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC). The vessel will be designed to run on both methanol and conventional marine fuels and is slated for delivery in 2027. IMAGE: IINO Lines’ methanol dual-fuel crude oil tanker concept. IINO Lines The loan is structured under an environmental evaluation framework developed in collaboration with Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), which assesses a vessel’s CO2 reduction performance. Financing is extended only to ships that meet defined environmental criteria. Further details, including the vessel’s name, shipyard and intended deployment, have not been disclosed. Source: ENGINE, https://www.engine.online/news 2026-04-02 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share