Singapore based KYK Bulkship (Asia), a subsidiary of the Japanese NYK Group, has taken delivery of a methanol-fuelled chemical tanker, named ‘Seymour Sun’, from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea.
The 186m long, 30,873gt Seymour Sun is equipped with a dual-fuel engine that can burn either methanol or heavy fuel oi. When using methanol as fuel, the vessel has a new technology that suppresses the production of NOx (nitrogen oxides) by adding water to methanol to lower its temperature during combustion. As a result, the vessel can comply with the IMO’s stringent Tier III NOx emission standard and contribute to environment-friendly transportation without the need for an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system and/or a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device.
Under the management of NYK Shipmanagement, the vessel will be engaged in a long-term charter contract with Waterfront Shipping, a subsidiary company of methanol producer Methanex Corporation.
