In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Methanex Corporation, a Canadian producer and supplier of methanol, has entered new strategic bunkering partnerships in two major fueling hubs – the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region and South Korea.
In the ARA region, Methanex is partnering with TankMatch to provide barge-to-ship methanol bunkering, and in South Korea, the company is working with Alpha Maritime and Hyodong Shipping to enable last-mile bunkering operations, according to the report.
The collaboration with TankMatch builds on a previous bunkering arrangement between OCI Global and UniBarge, which Methanex took over through its acquisition of OCI, boosting its operational capacity in the area, it added.
Mark Allard, Methanex’s Senior Vice President of Low Carbon Solutions, said: “These partnerships allow us to safely and reliably fuel ships with methanol in two of the busiest global trade corridors that are pivotal to maritime decarbonization. By leveraging our global supply chain with the expertise of trusted local bunkering operators, we now provide a fully integrated, end-to-end methanol fuel solution to support the maritime industry’s needs.”
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