China's first 325,000-dwt methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier was completed and
named Yuanhai Silk Road on Sept. 1 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu. The 339.9m by 62m
vessel was jointly designed by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry and Shanghai Ship
Design Research Institute and is fitted with the world's first shipboard digital
delivery system. Builders report multiple technical breakthroughs in methanol
fuel applications and cargo hold capacity more than 40% higher than conventional
same-scale ore carriers.