3678 results found for 'methanol'

3678 results found for 'methanol'
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  • Training project for seafarers on zero-emission ships in the making

    30 November 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Green Marine, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Transition, Vessels

    A new training project is being launched aimed at preparing seafarers for zero or near-zero emission ships as a way of addressing the imminent need for upskilling the workforce to operate advanced technological solutions and alternative fuels. The project was announced at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28), meeting in Dubai, United Arab […]

  • EMSA: Methanol and Ethanol Are Good Fuel Alternatives

    10 June 2016

    As the shipping industry fights to reduce both sulphur oxide emissions and carbon footprint, methanol and ethanol have been identified as good potential fuel alternatives in achieving this goal, according to a study published by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The use of alternative fuels in the shipping industry has been receiving increasing attention as a method […]

  • ADNOC expands its carbon management footprint by investing in Storegga

    9 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage

    ADNOC has made its first international equity investment foray in carbon management by becoming a lead investor in Storegga.

  • Greenfield Global joins Methanol Institute

    29 September 2021
    Authorities & Government

    Canadian biofuel producer and provider Greenfield Global has become the newest member of the Methanol Institute (MI).

  • Methanol Is Ready for Use as Marine Fuel

    16 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Rules & Regulation

    Methanol is ready to go as a marine fuel now, and could be playing a much bigger role post-2020.

  • Vitol targets biofuel expansion in Singapore in 2024 with specialized bunker barges

    24 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition, Vessels

    From early next year, energy and commodities company Vitol plans to expand the supply of biofuels in Asia with the delivery of specialized bunker barges in Singapore. Namely, the company is sending its specialized bunker barges to Singapore, and through its wholly-owned subsidiaries V-Bunkers and Vitol Bunkers will be able to offer a range of […]

  • Liquid Wind sets plan in motion for its first eMethanol plant in Finland

    12 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Swedish electrofuel developer Liquid Wind has formed a partnership with Finnish companies Kanteleen Voima and Piipsan Tuulivoima to prepare a feasibility study for setting up its first facility for producing eMethanol in Haapavesi, Finland. On 12 December, the parties announced the signing of a letter of intent, indicating the starting point of a close cooperation to […]

  • PHOTOS: World’s 1st green methanol-powered boxship receives methanol in Egypt

    21 August 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    The world’s first containership powered by green methanol, owned by Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk, has been bunkered with green methanol for the first time in Egypt.

  • Unifeeder invests in up to four methanol-powered containerships

    3 October 2023
    Vessels

    Danish short sea operator Unifeeder has signed a time-charter deal for up to four methanol-powered containerships.

  • MAN ES lands inaugural order for methanol GenSets

    28 September 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has secured its first order for six small-bore, seven-cylinder 21/31DF-M GenSets, designed to operate on methanol. The milestone order is part of the construction project for two 9,300 car equivalent unit (CEU) Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) destined for China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES). The 3 × 7L21/31DF-M GenSets […]

  • Hexter: There are virtually no barriers to adoption of methanol

    4 April 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    This is a free premium article to give you a sample of what Offshore Energy has to offer as part of our premium section. Upgrade for premium access here. The decarbonization conundrum in the shipping industry persists due to a multitude of challenges, including the high cost of alternative fuels, the lack of infrastructure to […]

  • Fugro Pioneer in methanol switch

    1 December 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Fugro has received a “major” subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) for the development of methanol as a clean energy fuel for its vessels.

  • Diana orders two methanol-powered Kamsamaxes

    28 September 2023

    Greek dry bulk shipping company Diana Shipping has signed a letter of intent to procure two 81,200 dwt methanol dual-fuel Kamsarmax dry bulk newbuilds. These vessels, with a purchase price of US$46 million each, will be constructed at Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding Inc. in China, the Chinese base of Japan’s Tsunesihi Shipbuilding. The order was […]

  • Methanol bunkering trifecta for CSSC

    20 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    China Shipbuilding Hengyu Energy (Shanghai), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has completed the bunkering of three methanol-powered product tankers built by Guangzhou Shipyard International. The 49,900-ton tankers were fueled with a total of 240 tons of methanol, a major milestone for the Chinese methanol fuelling track record. CSSC Hengyu Energy has been active in the […]

  • Inditex teams up with Maersk to cut seaborne emissions

    16 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    Global fashion giant Inditex, the parent company of renowned brands like Zara and Massimo Dutti, has joined forces with Maersk to reduce its carbon footprint in global seaborne logistics. The partnership aims to incorporate alternative, eco-friendly fuels into all inbound routes through Maersk’s ECO Delivery Ocean program featuring green methanol and second-generation biodiesel produced from […]

  • Damen gets class and flag state approval for methanol-fueled workboats

    12 October 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    Dutch shipbuilder Damen has won approval in principle for designs of methanol-powered compact vessels from the classification society Bureau Veritas and Dutch and Belgian flag authorities. The company said that it now offers designs for a wide range of methanol-powered workboats. The designs are a result of close cooperation with Bureau Veritas and later with the […]

  • Methanol-fuelled Stena Promise christened

    26 April 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Proman Stena Bulk, a joint venture (JV) between methanol producer Proman and Stena Bulk, has held a christening ceremony for the third dual-fuel MR tanker powered by methanol, Stena Promise.

  • Liquid Wind joins Methanol Institute

    17 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Technology, Transition

    Liquid Wind, a power to fuel company based in Gothenburg, has joined the Methanol Institute. The company develops, finances, builds, and manages facilities to produce renewable methanol. Renewable methanol is produced from sustainable raw materials such as industrial and municipal waste, biomass, and carbon dioxide. As informed, each facility will combine captured biogenic carbon dioxide with […]

  • Tsuneishi Shipbuilding nets deal for four methanol-powered boxships

    2 October 2023
    Vessels

    Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has received an order for four methanol-fueled 5,900 TEU containerships.

  • Stena Germanica runs on recycled methanol

    24 June 2021
    Environment, Transition, Vessels

    The Swedish ferry company Stena Line has powered its RoPax ferry Stena Germanica with methanol recycled from residual steel gases, claiming another world first. The ferry traveled from Sweden to Germany this week using fuel dubbed ‘Blue Methanol’. The fuel is recycled from residual steel gases, a by-product of the steel production industry, and helps reduce […]

  • Drewry bullish on methanol’s role in decarbonizing shipping

    5 July 2021
    Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    UK-based shipping consultancy Drewry expects half of the vessels ordered after 2025 to have dual-fuel engines, with a large percentage using methanol as marine fuel. Methanol is viewed as a good replacement for traditional marine fuels due to its potential to reduce GHG emissions since it doesn’t contain NOx and Sulfur and PM emissions are […]

  • MOL to boost methanol footprint with Waterfront stake

    16 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) had announced that it will acquire 40% of Methanex Corporation’s subsidiary Waterfront Shipping (WFS) to expand its involvement in methanol-fueled ships.

  • JP Morgan confirms deal for methanol-powered chemical tankers

    6 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    J.P. Morgan Global Alternative’s Global Transportation Group (JPMGTG) has confirmed a deal for the construction of two dual-fuel methanol chemical IMOII medium-range (MR) newbuilds. Boasting a 49,800 deadweight capacity, the ships will be built at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China. Both vessels are scheduled to be delivered in 2026 and will be fixed on […]

  • SRC Group gets LR’s approval for retrofit methanol storage solution

    3 October 2023
    Certification & Classification, Equipment, Regulation & Policy, Storage, Technology

    Global solution provider SRC Group has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for Methanol Superstorage, a new and space-efficient retrofit methanol storage solution.

  • Maersk Growth invests in green methanol

    13 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Maersk Growth, a venture arm of industry major A. P. Moller – Maersk, has revealed an investment in Berlin-based startup C1 Green Chemicals AG which specializes in the production of green methanol. The company has developed innovative technology enabling the mass production of green methanol without the usual premium paid for sustainably produced methanol. C1 […]