Innovative methanol ship delivered to owners

A new environmentally friendly, energy-saving vessel was delivered in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, in late June, an example of China's leadership in green shipbuilding.

The vessel, which was developed and built by Guangzhou Shipyard International for Proman Stena, a European shipping company, is the first methanol-propelled dual-fuel ship delivered by a Chinese shipyard.

The drive system of the 49,900-metric-ton oil and chemical tanker is a methanol hybrid that can reduce carbon emissions by up to 75 percent, nitrogen emissions by 15 percent and sulfur and particulate emissions by 99 percent.