MOL receives newbuild methanol dual-fuel methanol carrier

In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that on May 30, the Kohzan Maru VII, a newbuild methanol dual-fuel methanol carrier, was delivered at HD Hyundai Mipo. The Kohzan Maru VII will serve Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. under a long-term charter by MOL from Eifuku Kaiun Co., Ltd.

She is the first methanol dual-fuel ocean-going vessel to sail under a long-term chartered by a Japanese charterer. Back in 1983, MOL and MGC introduced Japan’s first methanol dedicated carrier, the “Kohzan Maru”, pioneering safe and efficient marine transport of methanol. Building on the expertise gained from the first-generation Kohzan Maru, Kohzan Maru VII will advance the use of sustainable methanol by utilizing it as her marine fuel, as well as transporting environmentally sustainable methanol derived from renewable resources by MGC.