Italian shipowner Fratelli Cosulich has taken delivery of Carlotta Cosulich, the third unit in a four-vessel programme of methanol-ready bunker tankers, the maritime news site MarineLink reported on 4 November 2026.
The newly delivered vessel is listed at 8,585 deadweight tonnes and is described as methanol-ready, forming part of Fratelli Cosulich's stated fleet expansion. The ship carries the name Carlotta Cosulich and completes the third handover in the quartet of sister vessels contracted under the programme.
Delivery took place at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in China, with the handover recorded on 28 October 2026. The yard was identified in MarineLink's coverage as the site of construction and formal transfer of the vessel to her Italian owner.
Fratelli Cosulich is identified in the report as the owner undertaking the expansion, and the sequence of deliveries leaves one further tanker remaining to complete the four-vessel roster. The company is described in the published account as pursuing its programme through the construction of methanol-ready tonnage.
Vessel particulars cited
The specific deadweight of 8,585 tonnes is the single technical figure supplied in the report for Carlotta Cosulich. The vessel's designation as a bunker tanker and her methanol-ready status are the principal characteristics noted at the time of delivery.
Construction and handover timeline
According to the MarineLink item dated 4 November 2026, the shipyard-based handover on 28 October 2026 completed the build phase for Carlotta Cosulich and transferred the vessel into Fratelli Cosulich's fleet. The report presents the delivery as the third in an ordered sequence of four newbuilds.
MarineLink's coverage supplies the names of owner and ship and places the build at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in China, with the publication date of the report recorded as 4 November 2026. Beyond the delivery, the account confines itself to the outline of the fleet expansion and the single technical value quoted for the new tanker.
The arrival of Carlotta Cosulich completes a further stage of Fratelli Cosulich's four-vessel project as described in the published report, with the fourth and final unit yet to be delivered. MarineLink provided the contemporaneous notice of the handover and the basic particulars now reported here.