DESIGN STANDARDISATION COULD INCREASE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF NEW FUELS

A joint project between RINA and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) will develop a 50,000dwt chemical tanker that suits two different design versions: either an ammonia or methanol-fuelled main engine from MAN Energy Solutions.

RINA and SDARI are developing an MR tanker design that can accommodate either ammonia or methanol-fuelled main engines (credit: RINA)

A joint project between RINA and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) will develop a 50,000dwt chemical tanker that suits two different design versions: either an ammonia or methanol-fuelled main engine from MAN Energy Solutions.