Cash-rich Evergreen Marine Corp is said to be joining the growing crush of liner companies seeking to order dual-fuel methanol propulsion vessels for its next haul of container ship newbuildings.

The Asian liner giant, which does not operate any dual-fuelled ships or have any dual-fuelled newbuildings under construction, has asked shipyards in China, Japan and South Korea for offers on a slew of methanol-powered neo-panamax newbuildings.