Engine maker Everllence has secured an order to supply methanol-fuelled engines for ten Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOCs) being built at Qingdao Beihai shipyard in China.
The vessels are under construction for Shandong Shipping Corp. and Bohai Ocean Shipping Co Ltd, and will go on long-term charter with Brazilian mining major Vale S.A.
“In a multi-fuel future, we expect methanol to figure prominently across all vessel segments and these newbuildings will be capable of trading carbon-neutrally when powered by green methanol,” said Bjarne Foldager, Head of Two-Stroke Business at Everllence.
Christian Ludwig, Head of Sales and Promotion at Everllence, noted that methanol engines have already become the industry standard for large vessels, with more than 230 orders and over 600,000 operating hours accumulated.
