Fratelli Cosulich has launched the Maya Cosulich, a methanol dual-fuel IMO II chemical bunker tanker that will operate in the Port of Singapore under a time charter with TFG Marine from late 2025, the company said in a statement.
The 7,990-deadweight-tonne vessel was built at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in China and designed by SeaTech Solutions International. It is equipped with diesel-electric propulsion, onboard battery storage, and two mass flow meters.
The tanker has been developed in line with Singapore’s new TR 129 methanol bunkering standard and corresponding Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) requirements.
Kenneth Dam, Global Head of Bunkering at TFG Marine, said the vessel “has been designed to our technical specifications, including stringent safety considerations, so that it can be continually powered by methanol,” adding that its delivery in late 2025 should align with rising demand for methanol as a bunker fuel.
The tanker has twin fixed-pitch propellers driven by electric motors via gearboxes and three MAN dual-fuel generator sets. The onboard battery system is intended to optimise generator use during operations.
Fratelli Cosulich Group is a privately held, family-owned shipping and logistics group established in 1857 and headquartered in Italy. It operates across multiple sectors, including shipowning, logistics, travel, and marine energy. Its Marine Energy division, active since 1969, supplies marine fuels globally and has expanded into alternative-fuel bunkering projects, including in Singapore.
TFG Marine is a global marine fuel supply and logistics company structured as a joint venture between Trafigura Group Pte Ltd, Frontline Ltd, and Golden Ocean Group Ltd. The company manages marine fuel operations across 35 bunkering hubs worldwide, supplying more than 10 million tonnes annually.
