3678 results found for 'methanol'

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  • A2B-online places order for methanol-ready, hybrid boxship pair

    12 June 2023
    Vessels

    UK’s provider of flexible trailer, container and shipping services A2B-online has booked two multi-fuel, methanol ready hybrid containerships at Turkish Sedef Shipyard.

  • Nekkar crane for methanol-powered cable-lay support vessel

    23 May 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Nekkar, through the recently acquired Techano Group, has been awarded a contract to deliver an offshore crane to a newbuild cable-lay support vessel (CSV) that Sefine Shipyard is building for Norwegian shipowner Agalas. Under the contract, Nekkar will deliver a 70-tonne offshore crane capable of performing both subsea installation and removal operations plus topside 3D-compensated […]

  • X-Press Feeders orders six methanol dual-fuel boxships

    5 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders Group, has ordered six 1,250 TEU containerships, fitted with dual-fuel engines capable of operating on conventional fuel and methanol. The first ship is set to be delivered by the second half of 2025, bringing the number of dual-fuel vessels in the pipeline for the X-Press Feeders Group to […]

  • Breaking ground: Maersk reveals design details of its methanol-powered feeder

    21 March 2023
    Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Maersk, the Danish container shipping major, has announced the design details of its first methanol-powered vessel. The company shared photos of the vessel’s design on its social media channels, showing off the feeder vessel from multiple angles. This is a significant milestone for the company and the industry at large as the vessel is expected […]

  • China presses ahead with construction of methanol-powered ships as X-Press Feeders’newbuild hits the water

    21 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    China marked a milestone on August 17 with the successful launch of its first-ever methanol dual-fuel container ship at New Dayang Shipbuilding Company, a subsidiary of SUMEC Shipbuilding. The vessel, christened Eco Maestro, is the first among 14 methanol-powered ships on order for Singapore-based X-Press Feeders. Anticipated to commence service in the second quarter of […]

  • Denmark: MAN Develops New ME-LGI Dual Fuel Engine

    12 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    MAN Diesel & Turbo announced the development of a new ME-LGI dual fuel engine. The engine expands the company’s dual-fuel portfolio, enabling the use of more sustainable fuels such as methanol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). MAN has now signed a Letter of Intent with Vancouver-based Waterfront Shipping for the use of four MAN ME-LGI […]

  • Euronav orders ammonia/methanol-ready Suezmax tanker duo

    24 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Belgium-based tanker company Euronav has ordered two new eco-friendly Suezmax tankers from shipbuilding firm Daehan Shipbuilding Co.

  • Industry’s first: Maersk ready to convert existing containership to methanol dual-fuel engine next year

    21 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Vessels

    Denmark-based shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) is ready to make pioneering moves in the shipping industry with the retrofit of an existing container ship to a dual-fuel methanol-powered vessel scheduled for 2024. The company revealed that the first engine retrofit in the industry is to be conducted in the middle of 2024, noting […]

  • RINA okays Med Marine’s methanol dual-fuel tugboat design

    31 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Vessels

    Classification society RINA has granted approval in principle (AiP) for a methanol dual fuel tugboat designed by Turkish shipbuilding company Med Marine.

  • Port of Montreal, Greenfield team up on green hydrogen & methanol

    15 June 2021
    Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has signed a cooperation and development agreement with Greenfield Global, which specializes in the production of biofuels, to implement green energy solutions. Under the deal, the duo aims to develop and commercialize green hydrogen, ethanol, and green methanol for the maritime industry among other solutions. “Developing low-carbon fuels is the […]

  • EIA: New methanol and fertilizer plants to increase industrial gas use

    29 July 2015

    Reversing a decline that lasted more than a decade, industrial natural gas consumption has grown steadily since 2009 as relatively low natural gas prices have supported use of natural gas as a feedstock for the production of bulk chemicals. Industrial facilities, including methanol plants and ammonia- or urea-based fertilizer plants, consumed an average of 21.0 […]

  • Algoma orders methanol-ready product tanker duo at Hyundai Mipo

    20 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Canadian shipping company Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) has placed an order for two methanol-ready 37,000 dwt product tankers with Hyundai Mipo Shipyard in South Korea. The investment is worth $127 million CAD ($96 million). The new ships will be entered on long-term time charters to Irving Oil under Canadian flag, servicing the energy company’s refinery […]

  • Proman Stena Bulk: 1st methanol-powered tanker launched in China

    4 November 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Transition, Vessels

    Shipping joint venture Proman Stena Bulk has launched the Stena Pro Patria, the first of three 49,900 dwt methanol dual-fuel MR tankers that Proman and Stena Bulk are building together.

  • Tsuneishi bags 13 orders for methanol-fueled Kamsarmaxes, eyes exclusive dual-fueled vessel production by 2035

    1 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding aims to exclusively produce dual-fueled vessels by 2035, transitioning away from ships equipped with crude oil-based engines. The move is part of the shipyard’s strategy to become carbon neutral by 2050 by implementing eco-friendly practices across all aspects of its business, including ship development, manufacturing, and operations. Under the strategy, the […]

  • Ocean Yield invests in four methanol-ready LR1 product tankers

    1 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Norwegian ship owning company Ocean Yield revealed it will purchase four LR1 product tankers, to be constructed at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China. The design of the vessels will enable the ships to be converted to dual-fuel operation with methanol as fuel. The tankers are scheduled for delivery in 2026 and 2027. Upon delivery, […]

  • Metacon unifies its brand platform to boost market visibility

    5 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy

    Helbio, a wholly-owned Greek subsidiary of the Swedish manufacturer of energy systems for green hydrogen production Metacon AB, is changing its name to Metacon S.A., along with integrating the company’s operations into Metacon AB’s IT, branding and financial platform, thus consolidating Metacon as an international group under the same brand. With the latest changes in […]

  • Methanol-ready Mein Schiff 7 reaches hull assembly stage

    23 March 2023
    Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku has started the hull assembly of the methanol-ready Mein Schiff 7, being built for TUI Cruises. Mein Schiff 7’s keel laying ceremony was celebrated on March 21, as the crane lowered the ship’s first steel block to the bottom of the dry dock. As is tradition, lucky coins were placed under […]

  • Six firms join forces to build Japan’s 1st methanol-fueled tanker

    11 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Six Japanese companies have decided to form a strategic alliance aimed at reducing environmental impact through the development of the country’s first methanol-fueled tanker.

  • Maersk, CMA CGM exploring green methanol bunkering potential in Australia

    26 April 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk and ANL, a subsidiary of French shipping major CMA CGM have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the commercial feasibility of establishing a green methanol bunkering hub at the Port of Melbourne.

  • UAE to get its first large-scale methanol production plant

    24 January 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition

    Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company (TA’ZIZ) has teamed up with global methanol producer Proman AG to develop the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first world-scale methanol production facility. The parties have signed a shareholders agreement to develop the facility with an anticipated annual capacity of up to 1.8 million tons at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone […]

  • Maersk: We need an end date for fossil fuels in shipping

    11 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    The only way to lower greenhouse gas emissions in shipping and entice companies to set zero-emission targets in the sector is by setting an end date for fossil fuels in the shipping industry through a global regulation, Maersk’s Chief Advisor for Green Transition Concepción Boo Arias said. “It is very important to get the right […]

  • Egypt teams up with Norway’s Scatec to set up green methanol plant

    17 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Egypt has made a step towards establishing the country’s first green methanol production project which will include investments of about $450 million and produce 40,000 tons of green methanol per year. The joint development agreement for this project was signed on 14 May by Egypt’s Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemicals Company (ANRPC) and Norwegian renewable […]

  • CCS issues approval for 85,000-ton methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier

    15 December 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    China Classification Society (CCS) has issued approval in principle (AiP) for an 85,000-ton methanol dual-fuel dry bulk carrier developed by Huangpu Wenchong Shipping, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). The approval was awarded on 14 December for the vessel with a length of 225 metres, a width of 36 metres and a depth […]

  • Vertom welcomes 1st methanol/hydrogen-ready electric bulk carrier

    23 December 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Dutch short sea shipping company Vertom Group has taken delivery of the first in a series of six diesel-electric dry bulk vessels from compatriot Thecla Bodewes Shipyards.

  • MAN ES introduces new future-fuel methanol-ready auxiliary engine

    7 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions in collaboration with STX Engine has unveiled its latest innovation: the auxiliary MAN 35/44DF CD engine. The engine is designed specifically for container and LNG carrier applications, It is based on the mature MAN 35/44DF CR and MAN 32/44CR engines and comes with a number of features for reducing greenhouse […]