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Name: Lindanger World’s First Methanol Fueled Tanker

Builder: Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

Owner: Westfal-Larsen

Launched at the Hyundai Mipo dock- assigned the additional notation LFL plete this unique project and gain ? ag two vessels owned by Westfal-Larsen, yard in Ulsan, South Korea, the newly FUELLED to demonstrate its compli- state approval. Methanol as a marine the Lindanger and a sister ship, and two built Lindanger has become the world’s ance with the DNV GL rules for low fuel is a very promising option to enable owned by a joint venture between Mar- ? rst methanol fueled ocean-going ves- ? ash point marine fuels. “We are very owners to reduce the environmental im- invest/Skagerack Invest and Waterfront sel. The ship is the ? rst of two dual-fu- pleased to see the completion and launch pact of their vessels and to comply with Shipping. Three additional ships, where eled 50,000 dwt tankers owned by Nor- of this exciting and innovative new- low sulfur and ECA regulations and we DNV GL carried out a hazard identi? ca- wegian ? rm Westfal-Larsen that will be building,” said Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, look forward to working on many more tion study, will be owned by Mitsui OSK chartered to global marine transportation CEO at DNV GL – Maritime. “This is projects using this innovative marine Lines (MOL). Waterfront is a wholly- company Waterfront Shipping. the ? rst time a dual-fuel engine with a fuel and technology.” owned subsidiary of Methanex Corp, the

With a MAN designed Hyundai–B&W Low Flashpoint Liquid (LFL) fuel sys- Lindanger is the ? rst in a series of world’s largest producer and supplier of 6G50ME-9.3 ME-LGI dual-fuel, two- tem has been installed on an ocean-going seven vessels which will be chartered methanol, and operates a ? eet of 22 deep stroke engine on board, the Lindanger vessel and it is a testament to the excel- by Waterfront Shipping over the course sea tankers of between 3,000 dwt and can run on methanol, fuel oil, marine lent cooperation between all the project of 2016. Four of the seven vessels are 50,000 dwt, which are used for trans- diesel oil or gasoil. Lindanger has been partners that we have been able to com- being built to DNV GL class, including porting methanol worldwide.

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