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Japan launched its first methanol-fueled tanker, a vessel that is due to enter service around the start of 2025 in the coastal trade. Developed by a consortium of Japanese companies including Muti O.S.K. Lines, the project is the first of its kind in Japan and is designed to demonstrate the potential for methanol-fueled shipping.
Named Daiichi Meta Maru, the vessel which is approximately 560 gross tons was sent down the ways in a traditional launch ceremony with great fanfare on July 3. The vessel is (65.5 meters) long and designed to transport methanol for Mitsubishi Corporation as well as fueled with methanol. The engine was…