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Methanol
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Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet. A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant? Numerous NGOs protested against the IMO earlier this year putting biofuels in its Global Fuel Standard, but the “fuel versus food” debate seems to have been solved by deriving fuels from waste. Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use? LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure. Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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Antwerp Port Authority
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NewsFirst methanol tug launches in Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has unveiled the world’s first methanol-fuelled tugboat.
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NewsSix new Damen tugs for Antwerp-Bruges
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for six new tugs as part of its ongoing fleet renewal programme
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NewsAntwerp to be CO2 export hub
The EU Commission has announced it will grant Air Liquide, Fluxys Belgium and Port of Antwerp-Bruges €144.6 million for the construction of shared CO₂ transport and export facilities on the Antwerp port platform.
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NewsPort of Antwerp awards concession for green hydrogen plant
A 35-tonnes-per-day green hydrogen generation plant will be built at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges
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NewsLNG bunker vessel for Port of Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp, Fluxys and Titan LNG are celebrating the christening of a new LNG bunker barge which will make LNG more widely available to vessels bunkering in the port.
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NewsAntwerp launches methanol project
The Port of Antwerp is leading a new pilot project which aims to produce 4,000-8,000t of sustainable methanol per year, and aims to introduce a methanol-fuelled tug in the near future.
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NewsEU ports enter LNG joint venture
The port authorities of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Mannheim, Strasbourg and Switzerland are joining force to introduce LNG in the Rhine-Marin-Danube corridor.
