4356 results found for 'methanol'

4356 results found for 'methanol'
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  • Converting tankers to green fuels is feasible, MMMCZCS says

    12 July 2024
    Infrastructure, Research & Development, Vessels

    Converting tankers to green fuels is technically and economically feasible with careful fleet transition planning and consideration of asset age, a new report found.

  • Wisdom Lines sets sail into 2024 with $80 million investment

    22 January 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Taiwanese shipping company Wisdom Lines is starting 2024 with a $80 million investment in two 84,000 dwt bulk carriers. The company revealed that its Board of Directors approved the purchase of the vessels, which are set to be constructed by Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding Inc. in China, the Chinese base of Japan’s Tsunesihi Shipbuilding.  Wisdom […]

  • Norway: DNV to Release Rules for Low Flashpoint Maritime Fuels

    6 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The 1. July DNV will release rules for using low flashpoint fuels such as methanol for bunker fuel. Interest for methanol as ship fuel is growing in response to the need to reduce NOx and SOx emissions. However, with a flashpoint of just 12°C, it poses safety challenges, and DNV’s new notation, an industry first, […]

  • BSMC: North America needs around 31 million tonnes of green methanol to replace marine diesel fuel

    5 August 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Research & Development

    Approximately 31 million tonnes of green methanol would be required to replace the diesel fuel now burned by the North American Waterborne Transportation (NAWT) fleet, an analysis of the carbon footprint and emissions-free fuel requirement for the NAWT business has shown. The analysis was presented in a report released by the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition […]

  • ABB joins project to build world’s 1st methanol-hydrogen fuel cell towboat

    2 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    ABB Marine & Ports has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Maritime Partners (MP), Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) and e1 Marine to develop a hydrogen-powered inland towboat for operation in the U.S.

  • Maersk seals deal for world’s 1st containership fueled by carbon-neutral methanol

    1 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Environment, Transition, Vessels

    Container shipping heavyweight Maersk has signed a shipbuilding contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the construction of a feeder vessel with a dual-engine technology enabling it to sail on either methanol or traditional very low sulphur fuel. The announcement comes weeks after Offshore Energy – Green Marine reported that the company was in talks with […]

  • Dredgers Included in the Green Maritime Research

    28 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Green Maritime Methanol consortium has selected nine ships for research on the application of renewable methanol as a marine fuel. New designs, newbuildings as well as existing ships of Boskalis, Van Oord, the Royal Netherlands Navy and Wagenborg Shipping were selected. The vessel sizes vary in length from between 40-160m, with tonnage ranging from […]

  • MAN ES to convert NCL cruise ship engine to dual-fuel methanol op

    4 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Transition

    German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has signed a memorandum of understanding with American cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) for the retrofit of the four-stroke MAN 48/60 engine to dual-fuel operation.

  • ZDS: Ane Maersk’s maiden call to Hamburg shows urgent need for future-proofing German ports

    28 March 2024
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Following the maiden call of Ane Maersk, the ‘world’s first’ large methanol-powered containership, in Hamburg, the Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS) has highlighted the need for significant investments in the country’s ports to ensure a successful energy transition in Germany.

  • Hapag-Lloyd & Seaspan hire MAN ES to retrofit their ships to run on green methanol

    6 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Conversion Commitment Agreement with Hong Kong-based shipping major Seaspan Corporation and German liner company Hapag-Lloyd to deliver engine retrofit solutions for their vessels.

  • Alfa Laval: HT-PEM fuel cell system using methanol passes tests

    7 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition

    In Q2 2022, Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval started up a small-scale methanol fuel cell system at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre. Based on positive test results, the project is on track for a 200 kW installation.

  • Blue World Technologies ready to scale up methanol fuel cell tech for maritime sector

    30 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    The Bill Gates-founded investment fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) has entered as an investor in Danish fuel cell company Blue World Technologies alongside Vaekstfonden, DEUTZ AG, and existing investors who invested back in December 2021 to complete the company’s €37 million series B round.

  • In focus: Is natural gas crucial element of energy transition?

    6 October 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    With the world adapting to emerging sources of supply and decarbonization technologies, the discussion about which fuel is the top contender for the successful energy transition continues. Despite the growing opposition to fossil fuels, some consider natural gas, primarily LNG, as the leading transition fuel, which will bridge the gap and pave the way towards […]

  • MAN ME-LGI Engine Becomes Reality

    18 December 2013

    Vancouver-based Waterfront Shipping has confirmed its Methanol Carrier Project for a series of 50,000-dwt methanol carriers, each powered by an MAN B&W ME-LGI main engine running on methanol. The confirmation stems from a Letter of Intent MAN Diesel & Turbo and Waterfront signed in July of this year. MAN Diesel & Turbo officially designates the […]

  • Keel laid for AAL Shipping’s 1st methanol-ready mega-size vessel

    29 August 2023
    Vessels

    CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard has held a keel-laying ceremony for AAL Shipping’s (AAL) first Super B-Class dual-fuel-ready heavy lift multipurpose vessel (MPV).

  • Proman Shipping Names Its Largest Vessel Yet

    13 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard hosted a naming ceremony for a 52,000-tonne methanol carrier being built for MOL.

  • Disney Cruise Line buys 1st green methanol-powered mega cruise ship

    17 November 2022
    Vessels

    U.S.-based cruise shipping company Disney Cruise Line has decided to acquire cruise ship Global Dream, currently under construction at German shipyard Meyer Werft

  • More ethanol facilities for Vopak Botlek

    17 August 2009

    Vopak Botlek has commissioned eight new tanks with a total capacity of 149,000 m3. The first shipment consisted of ethanol for use in fuels. In addition, the handling apparatus for ethanol trains is to be modified. It was already possible to load unit trains for methanol and unload trains for ethanol. From the fourth quarter […]

  • Operations begin at new marine fuel terminal in Frederikshavn port

    17 January 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Marine fuels supplier Stena Oil has commenced operations at the new fuel terminal at the Port of Frederikshavn in Denmark where a newly built bunkering vessel that handles various types of fuels, including biofuels and methanol, will be deployed. To mark taking possession of the terminal, Stena Oil’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Stena Terminals, signed the takeover […]

  • World’s first: Port of Antwerp-Bruges 1st methanol tug gets fitted with engines

    24 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Innovation, Ports & Logistics, Transition, Vessels

    The conversion of a Port of Antwerp-Bruges tug to methanol has officially been launched at the beginning of this week with the first engine installed on Monday, November 21. The second dual-fuel engine is set to be installed next week enabling the vessel to run both on methanol and conventional fuels, according to a recent […]

  • Damen Shipyards, Boluda Towage form zero-emission tug alliance

    24 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Dutch shipbuilding major Damen shipyards has inked a partnership agreement with Boluda Towage, part of Spain’s Boluda Corporación Marítima, aimed at bringing zero-emission tugs to Europe. In the harbour and towage sector, electric and methanol-fueled propulsion systems currently offer the best and most available route to achieve zero emissions.  The duo plans to launch its first zero-emission tug featuring […]

  • PowerCell, e1 Marine and Maritime Partners test first methanol-to-fuel cell power chain

    19 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Hydrogen fuel cell supplier PowerCell Group and methanol-to-hydrogen technology firm e1 Marine, in partnership with RIX Industries, have conducted a string test of their respective technologies for a 200kW propulsion chain as part of the validation of Maritime Partners LLC’s M/V Hydrogen One inland push boat. The string test was performed on land at PowerCell Group’s […]

  • Lloyd’s Register to class North Star’s two VARD-built methanol-ready CSOVs

    26 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Lloyd’s Register (LR), the UK’s classification society, has been awarded a contract to class two methanol-ready commissioning service operations vessels (CSOVs) being built by VARD, a global designer and shipbuilder of specialized vessels, for North Star, the UK’s offshore infrastructure support vessel operator. The classification society will conduct the design appraisal and survey of the […]

  • NACKS floats out OOCL’s new eco-friendly 24,000 TEU behemoth

    17 November 2022
    Vessels

    NACKS, a joint venture between Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation and COSCO Shipping, has launched a new 24,000 TEU containership built for Hong Kong-based shipowner Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).

  • In focus: All roads leading to hydrogen

    16 September 2022
    Green Marine

    This week’s announcement on the creation of a new European Hydrogen Bank has been hailed by many as a game-changer that will help decarbonise the EU in a cost-effective way. The announcement was made by President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von Der Leyen during her State of the Union address on 14 September […]