Methanol

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Wärtsilä is bringing its liquefaction expertise to a major energy transition project in Finland.

17th August 2023

Wärtsilä brings liquefaction expertise to Finnish energy project

17th August 2023

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS, FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY

Svitzer, A.P. Moller - Maersk’s towage operator, has announced that it is moving ahead with a project to design the world’s first methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug, in collaboration with naval architect firm, Robert…

17th August 2023

First methanol fuel cell harbour tug project advances

17th August 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has ordered four 9,350 car equivalent unit (ceu) vessels from Jinling Shipyard in Jiangsu province, China. The vessels will be capable of operating on methanol as a fuel, and will be ammonia-ready. The order…

15th August 2023

Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders 4+8 methanol-fuelled PCTCs

15th August 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Global energy and commodity group, Mercuria and maritime innovator, ETA Shipping have joined forces on the construction of six state-of-the-art vessels designed with maximum efficiency in mind.

14th August 2023

New efficient vessel design for short sea shipping

14th August 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

The global methanol fleet is set to grow with shipowners Hafnia and Socatra announcing an order for four dual-fuel vessels capable of operating on methanol. The order for four 49,800 dwt Chemical IMOII Medium-Range (MR)…

9th August 2023

Hafnia places maiden dual-fuel methanol newbuilding order

9th August 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

X Press Feeders has agreed an offtake agreement with OCI Global’s subsidiary OCI Hyfuels to supply green methanol from the Port of Rotterdam from 2024.

1st August 2023

Port of Rotterdam green methanol offtake agreement

1st August 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

The world’s first methanol bunker quantity survey (BQS) operation was completed in Singapore on 27 July 2023. 

1st August 2023

First methanol fuel bunker quantity survey

1st August 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has been awarded an order to supply the methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for six newbuild container vessels on order for the French shipping company CMA CGM.

1st August 2023

Wärtsilä to supply MeOH-fuelled auxiliaries for CMA CGM newbuildings

1st August 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Methanol has already proven to have the potential to become one of the key solutions for the marine industry to reach net carbon neutrality, and Wärtsilä has multiple newbuild and retrofit solutions…

20th July 2023

Wärtsilä targets high injection pressure for methanol

20th July 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has launched a project to develop retrofit solutions for medium-speed marine engines. The ‘CliNeR-ECo’ project includes partners from industry and research institutes, and will run until the end of…

19th July 2023

MAN ES participating in 4-stroke methanol retrofit research project

19th July 2023