The three partners announced orders last December for six 50,000-dwt products/chemical tankers against contracts involving Canadian methanol producer Methanex, with two ships for each company.
The first vessels are set for delivery in 2015 and are said to be costing $44m each.
A new fuelling solution means that this is the first order for ships that can run on methanol. MOL’s tankers are under construction at Minaminippon Shipbuilding.
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