Seatrade-Maritime: OOCL names world’s largest methanol dual-fuel container ship

Published by Seatrade-Maritime

Hong Kong-headquartered Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has named its first 24,000 teu methanol dual-fuel container ship.

The OOCL Wisdom was named at Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering in China on 8 May. The vessel was named by Cao Yanping, Director of Fujian Yaohua Industrial Village Development, at a ceremony held in the shipyard.

At a capacity of 24,168 teu the OOCL Wisdom is the world’s largest methanol dual-fuel container ship and all main engines, auxiliary engines and boilers are equipped with methanol dual‑fuel systems. It is the first in a series of seven vessels.

Tao Weidong, Chief Executive Officer of OOCL, said at the ceremony: “The delivery of OOCL Wisdom not only expands OOCL’s fleet and sets a new benchmark for our vessel technology, but also demonstrates our firm commitment to green and low‑carbon development, digital intelligence and sustainability. 

“The ongoing delivery of large, modern and highly energy‑efficient vessels represented by OOCL Wisdom will support both the growth of our fleet and continuous upgrades in vessel performance, enabling us to build a greener, more efficient and intelligent shipping network with broader coverage. This, in turn, will allow us to provide more secure, more reliable and more sustainable logistics solutions in support of global trade.”