In Norway, Sea1 Offshore has ordered two new methanol-ready Offshore Energy Support Vessels from Chinese shipyard Cosco Shipping, featuring emissions-reducing technology, including generators capable of running on 100% biofuel, to be delivered in 2027. The vessels will be equipped with a remotely operated vehicle hangar and wet deck access, enhancing their versatility for offshore operations, […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reports Singapore based Global Energy Overseas and Singapore Methanol signed a memorandum of understanding to promote bio-methanol as a viable bunker fuel, involving projects on FuelEU Maritime compliance pooling, green methanol storage and distribution, and the development of next-generation alternative marine fuels. “This partnership is a major step in advancing […]
In Denmark, A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) said it has entered into a long-term bio-methanol offtake agreement with LONGi Green Energy Technology. The agreement will contribute to lowering GHG emissions from Maersk’s growing fleet of dual-fuel methanol container vessels, the firm said. “Bio- and e-methanol continues to be the most promising alternative shipping fuels to scale up […]
In Singapore, Manifold Times reports Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines has placed an order for eight dual-fuel containerships, each capable of running on methanol, to be built by South Korean shipbuilders Samsung Heavy Industries and HD Hyundai Samho. The ships, scheduled to carry up to 16,000 TEUs, come at a combined cost of USD 1.6 billion, […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Japan’s IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines) has placed an order for what is said to be “Japan’s first methanol dual-fuel crude oil tanker” at compatriot Nihon Shipyard, a joint venture of Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United Corporation. The unit will use methanol as fuel in addition to […]
In Spain, Enerkem and Technip Energies have signed a formal collaboration agreement to advance the Ecoplanta waste‑to‑methanol project in El Morell, near Tarragona. The facility will gasify up to 400,000 t/y of municipal solid waste into 240,000 t/y of sustainable methanol and downstream chemicals. Final investment decision (FID) was approved in July 2024, and the plant is expected online by 2029. The partnership focuses on technology […]
In Chile, Port Portal reports Nippon Yusen Kaisha in collaboration with Idemitsu Tanker, Iino Kaiun, and Nippon Shipyard, has announced the development of an environmentally friendly Very Large Crude Oil Carrier. This new vessel, the first Malacca Max-type VLCC in Japan to use methanol as a next-generation fuel, represents a significant step forward in green […]
In the UK, The Loadstar reports at the Singapore International Bunkering Conference on October 9, CMA CGM’s Vice President of Bunkering and Energy Transition, Farid Trad, announced that the company is focusing on LNG as a preferred transitional fuel due to its scalability and years of use, while still keeping methanol as an option. Trad […]
In the UK at the Port of Felixstowe, Maersk launched the Alexandra Maersk, a dual-fuel methanol vessel, the fifth ship in a series of 18 dual-fuel methanol 16,000 TEU containerships scheduled for delivery in 2024 and 2025. The naming ceremony featured UK Maritime Minister Mike Kane who said, “This is exactly the kind of innovation […]
In Brazil, Braskem announced a collaboration with the University of British Columbia (UBC) to explore the feasibility of using an electrochemical reactor to produce methanol from CO, an important intermediate that can be obtained from CO2 Capture and Conversion. The project, which will last one year, is fully funded by Braskem as part of its […]
