Pinnacle Renewable Energy has broken the world record for the highest quantity of wood pellets carried in a single vessel. The panamax vessel, MG Kronos, was loaded with 64,527 tonnes on for its journey to the UK. The vessel was chartered by Cargill and planned with assistance from Thor E. Brandrud of Simpson Spence Young, was loaded at Fibreco Export Inc. on July 18, 2020. The previous record of 63,907 tonnes was held by Drax Biomass on the Zheng Zhi, loaded in Baton Rouge in March this year.
- GT: 45252
- SDW: 84790
- Length: 229m
- Beam: 35m
