Tsuneishi Shipbuilding reports that has delivered a second methanol dual-fuel container vessel from its Chinese shipyard.
The 5,900-teu Maersk vessel was handed over on 30 April from Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding Inc. (TZS), marking the company’s continued expansion of alternative-fuel vessel construction beyond Japan.
The container carrier is equipped with a dual-fuel propulsion system capable of operating on methanol as well as conventional fuel oil.
The delivery follows the handover of TZS’s first methanol dual-fuelled 5,900-teu container carrier, chartered by A.P. Moller-Maersk and handed over on 3 February, as the Chinese yard builds its technical expertise and production experience in response to increasing demand for next-generation fuel vessels.
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has been steadily expanding its portfolio of lower-emission vessels. In May 2025, it delivered a methanol-dual-fuel Ultramax bulk carrier from its Tsuneishi Factory in Japan. This was followed in January 2026 by what it described as the world’s first methanol dual-fuel Kamsarmax bulk carrier, built at Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. in the Philippines.
After the completion of the first methanol dual-fuel container vessel at TZS, Tsuneishi Shipbuilding noted that the design and construction expertise developed in Japan and the Philippines could now be deployed seamlessly across borders.
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding stated on 8 May that it will continue to develop and construct vessels that combine environmental performance, safety and operational reliability, contributing to the realisation of sustainable maritime transport.
