Norwegian container tonnage provider MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has taken delivery of Colorado, the final 5,500 TEU methanol-ready containership from South Korean shipyard HJ Shipbuilding & Construction. She was delivered by the yard on 18 July 2024, and was being prepared for her maiden voyage.
Colorado will go on a seven-year charter with ZIM Integrated Shipping Services. The newest eco-design Colorado was christened and named with her sister vessel Mackenzie at a ceremony held in May this year at the Korean shipyard.
The vessels are designed for conversion to methanol operations, potentially achieving up to 90 per cent emission reductions with green methanol. They feature environmentally friendly designs that could reduce fuel consumption by 40 per cent.
The contract for the construction of two containerships was signed in April 2022. MPCC now awaits delivery of 1,300TEU dual-fuel methanol newbuilds from China.
The first of two carbon-neutral 1,300TEU vessels, NCL Vestland, was launched in June 2024 at Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding. Slated for delivery in the second half of 2024, the vessel will be chartered to Norwegian transportation company North Sea Container Line AS (NCL).
