Methanol

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has been awarded an order to supply the first G80 dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol. 

9th March 2023

MAN confirms first order for methanol dual-fuel G80 engine

9th March 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Auramarine, the fuel supply systems provider, recently opened a new factory in Shanghai, China, which includes a dedicated methanol production line.  

7th March 2023

Auramarine extends Asian manufacturing capacity

7th March 2023

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

Newly developed 40 BN lubricants will gain service experience with the growing uptake of methanol dual-fuel 2-stroke engines.

2nd March 2023

Lubricants for 2-stroke methanol engines gaining service experience

2nd March 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Collaborative projects advancing new fuels are underway, but a more supportive framework for change is being called for.

2nd March 2023

Calls made for more supportive framework for new fuels

2nd March 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Woodward, the engine injection system manufacturer, has announced it is developing a comprehensive new range of injection systems applicable for new and future fuel powered engines including methanol and ammonia.

28th February 2023

Woodward develops new injection systems with eye on new fuels

28th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Sweden is preparing to order a new generation of icebreakers readied for future adoption of methanol fuel. The Sjofartsverket (Swedish Maritime Administration, SMA) is evaluating potential shipbuilding contractors for the first two…

24th February 2023

Methanol-Ready Baltic Icebreakers

24th February 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

A new project to develop dual-fuel kits for conversion of new and existing diesel engines to methanol operation has been launched. The project is being developed by marine design and engine developer ScandiNAOS AB, Chalmers…

21st February 2023

Swedish methanol conversion project targets smaller engine sizes

21st February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Canadian operators Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) and CSL have placed an order with Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (YAMIC) to construct four new methanol-ready ocean-going self-dischargers. 

20th February 2023

CSL and Algoma place joint 4+2 order for methanol-fuelled bulkers

20th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

P&O Maritime Logistics has announced plans to convert one of its Modular Carrier Vessels (MCVs) into a Cable-Laying Vessel (CLV). The conversion will see the MCV equipped with an energy storage supply (ESS)…

20th February 2023

P&O Maritime Logistics to convert MCV to MeOH-fuelled hybrid Cable Layer

20th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

HMM has placed an order with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for 7 x 9,000 teu container vessel newbuildings, and an order with HJ Shipbuilding and Construction (HJSC) for 2 x 9,000 teu…

16th February 2023

HMM places order 9 methanol-fuelled 9,000 teu newbuildings

16th February 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

News that HMM, the largest shipping company in Korea, had announced an agreement with potential methanol supply partners on 14 February was followed by an agreement between Costa Cruises and Proman to…

16th February 2023

HMM and Costa focus on methanol supply partnerships

16th February 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Mitsui E&S Machinery has been awarded the contract to supply a dual-fuel engine capable of operating on methanol for a 65,700 dwt bulk carrier slated for construction at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. 

14th February 2023

Tsuneishi inks methanol-fuelled bulker contract

14th February 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Dutch fuel producer OCI has joined forces with barge operator Unibarge to develop ‘Europe’s first’ dual-fuel bunker barge powered by green methanol

6th February 2023

Europe’s ‘first’ green methanol powered bunker barge

6th February 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Classification society ABS is participating in a study project to examine the possibility of converting the main engine of a container vessel to a methanol-fuelled dual-fuel engine.

26th January 2023

ABS, PCL and PaxOcean in methanol conversion study

26th January 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 186m long, 50,000dwt methanol-fuelled chemical tanker Cypress Sun, owned by Osaka Shipping Co., Ltd. was delivered on 19 January 2023. The vessel was built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea.

24th January 2023

MOL receives new methanol-fuelled chemical tanker

24th January 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

A steel cutting ceremony held on 18 January marked the beginning of construction of the first of two DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessels (CSOVs) for Acta Marine at Tersan Shipyard.

23rd January 2023

Steel cut on first Ulstein Twin X-Stern design CSOV

23rd January 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Chartwell Marine has announced that it has received a UK government grant of £320,000 (USD393,000) to develop and test the feasibility of an innovative methanol-fuelled long-range multi-hull vessel design.

17th January 2023

UK funding for methanol-fuelled leisure vessel concept

17th January 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Cargill Ocean Transportation, the shipping arm of Cargill the international trading house, has confirmed plans to order 2 x dual-fuel Kamsarmax bulk carriers from Tsuneishi Shipbuilding in Japan. The order is the first…

13th January 2023

First methanol-fuelled bulkers for Cargill

13th January 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Methanol-capable two-stroke propulsion options have been extended into a lower power range by MAN Energy Solutions in response to heightened interest in the fuel as a means of reducing shipping’s carbon footprint.

6th January 2023

New Option In Methanol Power

6th January 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

The Engine & Machinery Division of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI-EMD) has completed the world’s first factory acceptance test (FAT) for the methanol dual-fuel HiMSEN engine.

3rd January 2023

FAT complete for HHI-EMD’s first methanol engine

3rd January 2023