In Sweden, NCL Nordland, the second in a pair of container ships designed to champion bio-methanol in low-carbon shipping, has now entered service, following the successful launch of its sister vessel Vestland. The latter confirmed that Berg Propulsion’s solution enhances efficiency across different energy sources. Owned by MPC Container Ships, these dual fuel 1300 TEU […]
In China, HMM Green, a new 9,000 TEU methanol-powered container ship operated by South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine, is set to complete its first ship-to-ship bunkering of bio-methanol at Shanghai’s Yangshan Port. This milestone operation will be facilitated by the Haigang Zhiyuan, China’s first methanol bunkering ship and the world’s largest of its kind. Tailored […]
In Finland, GENA’s Project Navigator Methanol reports significant growth among 176 active renewable and low carbon methanol plants and projects including 97 e-methanol projects with a total capacity of 15.8 Mt, 67 biomethanol projects totaling 10.3 Mt, and 12 low-carbon methanol projects with an 8.1 Mt capacity. The primary growth in biomethanol capacities is anticipated […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company has begun producing bio-methanol at a just-completed facility within the company’s Niigata Plant, becoming the first producer of bio-methanol from digester gas in Japan. Last year, MGC concluded a basic agreement with Niigata Prefecture to purchase and sell digester gas generated at the Niigogawa Sewage Treatment Center, which is […]
In Norway, Glocal Green and Norwegian Hydrogen will cooperatively develop hydrogen production alongside Glocal Green’s planned bio-methanol plant in Øyer, Gudbrandsdalen, aiming to produce 150,000 tons of bio-e-methanol annually and 15,000 tons of green hydrogen via electrolysis. The hydrogen production will be organized into a jointly owned company, enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of the […]
In Singapore, An X-Press Feeders container vessel on its maiden voyage from Asia to Europe was successfully refueled at Tuas Port with nearly 300 metric tonnes of bio-methanol from Global Energy Trading Pte Ltd (GET), at the same time containers were loading. This was the first simultaneous methanol bunkering and cargo operation (known as SIMOPS) […]
