CHINA delivered its first 16,000-TEU methanol dual-fuel containership, with the Cosco Shipping Yangpu in Shanghai achieving three historic breakthroughs in large-scale methanol dual-fuel containership construction, reports Bejing's Global Times.

This was the first order from a Chinese shipowner, the first delivery by a Chinese shipyard, and the first real-ship application of a domestically produced methanol engine, China Media Group (CMG) reported.

The 16,136-TEU vessel is equipped with an 11,000 cubic metre ultra-large methanol storage tank, it can complete a one-way voyage from the Far East to the US east coast without refuelling.

The ship is fitted with China's first domestically developed methanol dual-fuel main engine, a dual-fuel marine boiler, and the first methanol generator set ever applied to a container ship in the country. Its dual-fuel system allows flexible switching between fuel modes based on route requirements.

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