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NewsSigning Ceremony Expands Dual-Fuel MeOH Agreement with CCS
At an online ceremony on 27 February 2024, MAN Energy Solutions and China Classification Society (CCS) signed a sub-agreement in line with the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) the two parties previously agreed in September 2023 in Beijing. The SFA, on Decarbonisation and Digitalisation in the maritime industry, is scheduled to last for five years.
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NewsSupporting Shipping’s Decarbonisation Towards a Carbon-Free Future
Dr Olivier Denizart, Technical Manager at Lubmarine shares some of the key findings on Lubmarine’s latest R&D projects on future fuels including experiments on an Ammonia-fuelled engine that it has modified.
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NewseFuel partners establish design centre to accelerate production roll out
Swedish green electro-fuel developer, Liquid Wind has established a Design and Performance Centre (DPC) in Denmark with project partners Alfa Laval, Carbon Clean, Siemens Energy and Topsoe in a bid to streamline innovation in design and accelerate the development of eFuel production sites.
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NewsNew methanol hybrid CSV partnership
Eidesvik Offshore and Agalas are teaming up on a new methanol hybrid construction support vessel, with an option for four more
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NewsNORTH ATLANTIC RO-ROS READY FOR METHANOL
Faroe Island-based shipowner Smyril Line has initiated a major new stage of fleet development by ordering two methanol-ready ro-ro freight vessels in China.
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NewsFuel-Flexible Coastal Tanker Series
Swedish-owned Thun Tankers has commissioned the first of eight product/chemical carriers tailored to the exacting operational and environmental demands of the north European distributive trades. The 7,999dwt Thun Resource features a multi-fuel medium-speed main engine, an adaptive propulsion system, battery pack, cold-ironing provision, and a high degree of cargo compartmentalisation.
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NewsNYK Stolt Tankers orders MeOH-ready 38,000 dwt series
NYK Stolt Tankers announced on 7 February that it has entered into a contract with Nantong Xiangyu Shipyard for six 38,000 dwt chemical tankers.
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NewsDESMI launches mag-drive centrifugal pumps
DESMI has launched a new mag-drive centrifugal pump, adding a magnetic coupling to its range of centrifugal pumps. The technology offers particular advantages for a methanol fuel system, combining the high efficiency and robust reliability of centrifugal pumps without the need for a traditional shaft seal solution in the pump.
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NewsBelgian Maker Lands Methanol Engine Deal
Belgian manufacturer ABC Engines has raised its game in the methanol-capable four-stroke market by winning the contract to power one of the largest cableships ever ordered.
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NewsMethanol bunkering milestone at Ulsan
Ulsan Port in South Korea has hosted its first green methanol ship-to-ship bunkering operation helping consolidate its position as a sustainable marine fueling location.
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NewsLR agrees strategic partnership to lead training solutions for methanol as a marine fuel
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Green Marine, a Danish consulting service provider that specialises in methanol as marine fuel, have joined forces to offer value-adding solutions to maritime stakeholders that aim to build or retrofit and operate vessels with methanol-as-fuel technology, with a prime focus on training.
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NewsPerception Study Unpicks Complexity Of Maritime Pathway To Net-Zero
Thetius, the marine technology research consultancy, has launched a Maritime Alternative Fuels Barometer, measuring the gaps between the shipping industry’s perception of alternative marine fuels and the reality in terms of availability, supply, technological readiness and impact on emissions.
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NewsShanghai and Evergreen team up on methanol
Shanghai International Port Group and Evergreen Marine have teamed up to supply green methanol to ships in port.
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NewsFuel uncertainty complicates ship concepts
Logistics and tonnage needs will influence design choices for both newbuildings and retrofits
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NewsUlstein Verft welcomes first of two CSOV hulls
The hull of the first of two new TWIN X-STERN CSOVs for Olympic has arrived at Ulstein Verft’s yard in Norway for outfitting
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NewsIberian Atlantic ports to explore H2 and methanol
A number of Atlantic ports on the Iberian peninsular are to play host to a variety of pilot schemes exploring the use of hydrogen and methanol for shipping and port vehicles.
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NewsABS AiP for SDARI MeOH-fuelled Ultramax design
A methanol-fuelled Ultramax bulker design from Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) was granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS in late 2023. The design for the 65,000 dwt bulk carrier was jointly developed with Lemissoler Navigation Ltd. and was noteworthy as it represented the first such methanol-fuelled design for China’s shipbuilding industry.
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NewsCSET orders methanol-fuelled tanker newbuilding series
COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) announced that it had placed an order for a series of six methanol-fuelled tanker vessels with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry on 29 December.
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NewsMaersk and Port of Yokohama ink methanol supply MoU
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) related to a potential methanol supply agreement with a Japanese supplier, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, and the municipal authorities responsible for the port of Yokohama in late December. The deal is intended to study ways of supplying methanol and green methanol as marine fuels.
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NewsMaersk eyes first green methanol supply from China
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) signed the first large scale green methanol offtake agreement for the global shipping industry with a Chinese supplier, Goldwind, in late November. The deal for the supply of up to 500,000 tonnes of green methanol per year will see production begin in 2026.
