Chinese shipyard to retrofit Maersk's vessel for methanol propulsion

Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard aims to complete retrofitting Maersk's 15,000 TEU container ship to dual-fuel propulsion within three months.

PHOTO: Xinya Shipyard's Asia Pacific Dockyard. Xinya Shipyard

Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk's conventional-fuelled 15,000 TEU container ship, Maersk Halifax, is expected to arrive at the shipyard in early July this year, where it will undergo modification to run on methanol.

The vessel will be equipped with a dual-fuel methanol engine from German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES).

Swedish engineering firm Alfa Laval will install a methanol fuel supply line next to the vessel’s traditional fuel supply line to meet existing onboard space limitations.

“Combined with a series of advanced special cutting machines and welding equipment, the preparation work [for the retrofit] is done in an orderly manner,” Xinya Shipyard said.

By Aparupa Mazumder 

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