In California, Prometheus Fuels announced first product — a 99.9% pure, carbon neutral methanol fuel that is molecularly identical to fossil methanol, but made from air. Orders for its first million tons of the fuel are sold out. FTIR, or Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, is a common lab test to identify fuels. It shines a beam […]
In South Korea, HMM takes delivery of ‘HMM GREEN’, a 9,000 TEU methanol-powered containership. This vessel is the first of nine sister ships ordered in February 2023 from HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (seven vessels) and HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (two vessels). Starting with this delivery, HMM will gradually receive the remaining eight vessels by […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company has commenced construction of a methanol production demonstration facility within its Mizushima Plant. The facility will utilize diverse gases, including CO2 and industrial by-product gases as raw materials. The construction of the Demonstration Facility aligns with the objectives outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding signed with JFE Steel Corporation […]
In Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority and Enterprise Singapore have issued Technical Reference 129, a new standard for methanol bunkering, establishing a framework for safe handling, transfer, and measurement of methanol in ship-to-ship fueling operations, the agencies announced. The move reinforces Singapore’s ambitions as a multi-fuel bunkering hub. TR 129 outlines custody transfer requirements, […]
In Singapore, The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), through the Singapore Standards Council (SSC), have published a new Technical Reference (TR) 129 on Methanol Bunkering to provide a comprehensive framework for the safe and efficient use of methanol as an alternative fuel for bunkering operations. This marks an important […]
In Singapore, CMA CGM IRON, the Group’s first dual-fuel methanol vessel, made its maiden call recently at the Port of Singapore. Built in Korea by Hyunday Samho Heavy Industries, the CMA CGM IRON is the first in a series of 12 dual-fuel methanol vessels with a capacity of 13,000 TEUs. Sisterships CMA CGM COBALT, ARGON, […]
In Indiana, Cummins Inc. recently announced DNV Approval in Principle (AIP) for its methanol-ready QSK60 IMO II and IMO III engines, available from 2000 – 2700 hp (1491 – 2013 kW). Received in June 2024, the AIP validates Cummins retrofittable methanol dual-fuel solution for the global marine market, ensuring it meets the highest standards of […]
In Oregon, methanol, important for the manufacture of many everyday goods and for its green energy potential, may soon be produced faster and more efficiently thanks to a collaboration that included two Oregon State University researchers. Researchers helped characterize a novel electrocatalyst developed by collaborators at Yale University and helped explain the improved efficiency for […]
In Italy, MAIRE announces that NEXTCHEM’s subsidiary KT Tech has been awarded a licensing contract for the implementation of NEXTCHEM’s proprietary NX AdWinMethanol Zero technology for Pacifico Mexinol, an ultra-low carbon methanol facility near Los Mochis, Sinaloa, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, with an output in excess of 2.1 million tons per year. Transition […]
In Singapore, the CMA CGM Iron, the first of the French shipping company’s twelve 13,000 TEU dual-fuel methanol containerships built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, made its maiden call at the Port of Singapore on March 4 as part of CMA CGM’s fleet expansion. The vessel, designed to run on methanol and conventional fuel, is […]
