The NYK Group has taken delivery of a third methanol-fuelled chemical tanker Grouse Sun, owned by NYK Bulkship (Asia), an NYK Group company based in Singapore.
The vessel was built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea and has been equipped with a dual-fuel engine that can use heavy fuel oil and methanol.
“NYK’s new methanol-fuelled chemical tanker Grouse Sun meets IMO Tier III NOx emission standards by using an innovative water-in-methanol solution.” “/ / 
Source: NYK
NYK’s new methanol-fuelled chemical tanker Grouse Sun meets IMO Tier III NOx emission standards by using an innovative water-in-methanol solution.
When sailing on methanol, the vessel has a new technology that suppresses the production of NOx by adding water to methanol to lower its temperature during combustion. As a result, the vessel can comply with the IMO’s Tier III NOx emission standard without the need for an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device.
Under the management of NYK Shipmanagement, the vessel will be engaged in a long-term charter contract with Waterfront Shipping Limited, a subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, the world’s largest methanol producer.
NYK Bulkship (Asia) took delivery of the methanol-fuelled chemical tanker Seymour Sun in January 2022, and in May 2021, the Takaroa Sun participated in the world’s first barge-to-ship bunkering of methanol fuel in Rotterdam.
