Berge Bulk and ABS Join Forces to Retrofit Bulk Carrier with Methanol Power
(SINGAPORE) A pioneering joint development project (JDP) to evaluate the feasibility of converting a bulk vessel to methanol fuel propulsion has been signed by ABS and Berge Bulk (BB). Berge Bulk CEO James Marshall and ABS Vice President of Global Sustainability Panos Koutsourakis signed the agreement which will see BB and ABS explore the possibility of retrofitting the 300-meter-long heavy fuel oil propelled bulk carrier BERGE MAUNA KEA to operate on methanol fuel. The six-month study is underway, and the two companies will collaborate on a broad range of