Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG Expands Fleet with Methanol-Ready Vessels

meters in length, 51 meters in width, and 30.2 meters in depth, with a capacity to carry 14,170 twenty-foot standard containers. The containerships will be equipped to use methanol fuel, incorporating scrubbers and energy-saving devices. Delivery of the four ships to the German shipping company is scheduled between 2026 and 2027. In 2023, Hudong-Zhonghua received approvals from ABS, Lloyd’s Register, China Classification Society (CCS), DNV, and Bureau Veritas for its 16,000 TEU methanol-powered containership design. This new order highlights the growing interest in methanol as a marine fuel, with Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG joining the trend.