Italian maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has hit a new milestone in the construction of its methanol-ready IMO II bunker tankers with the steel cutting ceremony for the third vessel.
The ceremony marking the official start of construction of Carlotta Cosulich was held on October 9 at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in China.
Designed to be methanol-ready, Carlotta Cosulich integrates features for next-generation fuel handling and safe bunkering operations as well as MarineLINE-coated cargo tanks and advanced transfer systems to ensure both operational flexibility and enhanced corrosion resistance.
The vessel is part of a series of four 7,999 dwt bunker tankers ordered by Fratelli Cosulich in 2024 and early 2025.
The first unit from this series, Anna Cosulich , entered the construction phase at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in April this year and is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2026.
A steel cutting ceremony for the second unit, Lucia Cosulich , was held in July 2025.
On the same day Carlotta Cosulich entered the construction phase, the Italian company launched its methanol-powered IMO II chemical bunker tanker newbuild, Maya Cosulich.
With a capacity of over 8,000 cubic meters and the ability to carry both green methanol and biofuels, Maya Cosulich was designed by SeaTech Solutions and equipped with diesel-electric propulsion, onboard battery storage, and two mass flow meters (MFMs).
Fully compliant with MPA methanol bunkering standards, the newbuild will be among the first methanol dual-fuel bunker tankers to operate in the Port of Singapore.