The new green-energy vessels feature state-of-the-art design and technology developed by COSCO SHIPPING and offer a large loading capacity especially for reefer containers 30.08.2024 –On 29th August 2024, COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry…
Stena Superfast VII and Stena Superfast VIII will be transferred to LR Class and converted to methanol propulsion. Building upon the success of the Stena Germanica in 2015, Lloyd’s Register…
ATHENS, GREECE, February 14, 2024 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced…
– A world first: Green methanol supply to a very large container ship (16k) successfully completed – The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (Minister Kang Do-Hyung) and Ulsan Port Authority…
At least 5% of DP World’s short-sea shipping to be powered by zero-emission fuels by 2030 through hybrid-electric and methanol-enabled vessels Collective commitments aim to drive early market demand for…
Multi-year implementation plan sets goals for the practical deployment of vessels using near-zero carbon ammonia and methanol, to drive investments in scalable fuel supply infrastructure. Members of ‘The Silk Alliance’ cross-supply chain…
Naming ceremony for JV methanol tanker the first to take place in US Gulf Coast 25 October 2023, New Orleans, USA – Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between leading tanker…
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The bulk carrier will be methanol and rotor sail ready, excel in energy efficiency and environmental performance following the result of a Joint Development Project. Lloyd’s Register (LR), Cargill International,…
Technology readiness is high for methanol, but pricing, availability and carbon accounting are obstacles to its widespread adoption. A new report from Lloyd’s Register (LR) has identified that the main…
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A growing order book for methanol-fuelled ships shows that the shipping industry sees methanol as a promising alternative fuel. With a regulatory framework now in place, shipowners who decided to…
COMPLIMENTARY LIVE WEBINAR Emerging alternative ship fuels – focus on methanol and biofuels 28 February 2023 09.00 – 10.00 a.m. CET or 04.00 – 05.00 p.m. CET (UTC+1) Choose session…
Washington, DC, 13 September 2022. The Methanol Institute (MI) is pleased to welcome Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (Norwegian) as its newest member. Norwegian is a leading global cruise company which operates…
A methanol dual fuel 300,000 DWT crude oil carrier (VLCC) has received Approval In Principle (AIP) from Korean Register (KR). As more of the world’s leading shipping companies place orders…
Fugro awarded R&D grant to develop methanol as a low carbon shipping fuel The Fugro-led consortium MENENS (Methanol as Energy Step Towards Emission-free Dutch Shipping) has been awarded a grant from Dutch Government’s Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) for the development of methanol as a low-carbon shipping fuel. The 22 partners…
Maersk, Svitzer to develop carbon neutral methanol fuel cell tug COPENHAGEN, 9 November 2021 – Svitzer, A.P. Moller – Maersk’s world leading towage operator, has signed an agreement with Robert Allan Ltd,…
Ports need to proactively prioritize spatial safety for future fuels : Port of Amsterdam report published Recent study jointly developed by the Port of Amsterdam and DNV emphasises important spacial safety considerations…
METHANOL – Full Ahead on the voyage to zero. Dubai, 9 September 2021. – The bunker industry must invest in the shift to low and zero-carbon fuels as we look…
LR and Methanol Institute launch guidance on methanol bunkering New Technical Reference document will help shipowners, ports and bunker suppliers understand processes and procedures for the safe use of methanol as…
Methanol Institute joins first comprehensive study of Methanol as marine fuel in China Washington, DC and Shanghai, PRC, 14 July, 2020. The Methanol Institute (MI) has joined a study led by the China Waterborne Transportation Research…
Global availability of Methanol added to DNV GL Alternative Fuels Insight portal Research undertaken for the Methanol Institute finds product is available in more than 100 major ports globally Washington,…
Industry celebrates five-year anniversary of world’s first methanol-powered commercial vessel Wärtsilä Corporation, 14 April 2020 at 11 am EEST – Wärtsilä, Stena, and Methanex Corporation are proud to mark five…
Athens seminar provides industry education on use of Methanol as marine fuel Low emission methanol is simple to adopt and straightforward to implement, offering compliance with IMO 2020 and a…
Weighing in on Methanol as a Marine Fuel Greetings from Dubai where I was invited to present at a conference entitled “Methanol as a Marine Fuel” produced by Capt. Saleem…