Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping Company Ltd. (WFS) and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest (Marinvest) were in attendance in August at the launch of the methanol-fuelled ocean tanker, Man Boyle. This is the fifth of seven vessels built with MAN two-stroke dual-fuel engines which can run on methanol, fuel oil, marine diesel oil, or gas oil. The engine was developed by MAN Diesel & Turbo and is based on the company's proven ME-series, of which there are approximately 5,000 engines in service. Hyundai Mipo Dockyard hosted the Korean ship naming ceremony, where this 50,000 dead weight tonne (dwt) vessel was built. Man Boyle was named in honour of Irish chemist and physicist, Robert Boyle (1627-1691), who is regarded as the first modern chemist to isolate pure methanol in 1661.
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