On September 1, the construction of a 325,000 DWT methanol dual-fuel ore tanker was completed in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, and named the “Yuanhai Silk Road” ship. This giant ship was jointly designed by COSCO SHIPPING and the Shanghai Shipbuilding Research and Design Institute. It has a captain length of 339.9 meters, a width of 62 meters, and a load capacity of 325,000 tons. The ship broke through many key technologies for methanol fuel application during construction, and its cargo hold capacity increased by more than 40% compared to traditional ore ships of the same size.

Zhitongcaijing · 4d ago
On September 1, the construction of a 325,000 DWT methanol dual-fuel ore tanker was completed in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, and named the “Yuanhai Silk Road” ship. This giant ship was jointly designed by COSCO SHIPPING and the Shanghai Shipbuilding Research and Design Institute. It has a captain length of 339.9 meters, a width of 62 meters, and a load capacity of 325,000 tons. The ship broke through many key technologies for methanol fuel application during construction, and its cargo capacity increased by more than 40% compared to traditional ore ships of the same size.