Methanol

METHANOL

METHANOL

Proman Stena Bulk has formally named its third newbuild IMOIIMeMAX methanol-fuelled 49,900dwt tanker, Stena Promise, in a ceremony hosted in the port of Rotterdam on 26 April. 

27th April 2023

Naming ceremony for methanol-fuelled Stena Promise in the Port of Rotterdam

27th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Caterpillar Marine and Svitzer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to adopt solutions that enable Svitzer to use methanol in its fleet, furthering both companies’ ambition for using methanol as part…

27th April 2023

Cat and Svitzer take next steps on methanol adoption

27th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

WinGD’s programme to develop dual-fuel two-stroke engines capable of operating on ammonia and methanol is advancing apace, Dominik Schneiter, WinGD’s Vice President R&D, tells The Motorship.

27th April 2023

No laughing (gas) matter: Schneiter targets zero N2O in new X-DFA

27th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä has developed a radical de-rating solution for customers operating larger container vessels that offers substantial reductions in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

24th April 2023

Wärtsilä develops engine de-rating solution for 96-bore powered boxships

24th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Classification society ABS is participating in a study project with Berge Bulk to examine the possibility of converting the main engine of a bulk carrier to a methanol-fuelled dual-fuel engine.

24th April 2023

ABS and Berge Bulk in methanol conversion project

24th April 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

MAN Energy Solutions expects ammonia (NH3) to surpass LNG and methanol as the dominant dual-fuel engine type in newbuilding engine contracting before the end of the decade, as measured by kW of…

24th April 2023

MAN ES Forecasts Emergence Of 2-Stroke DF Multi Fuel Market

24th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful conclusion of Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) tests for its first 95-bore ME-LGIM engine in the first half at HHI-EMD’s facility in Ulsan, South Korea.

24th April 2023

FAT Test for first 95-bore methanol engine

24th April 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The first-ever barge-to-ship methanol bunkering on the US Gulf Coast has completed successfully.

21st April 2023

First barge-to-ship methanol bunkering

21st April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Caterpillar Marine and Svitzer, the marine operations and towage operator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to adopt solutions that enable Svitzer to utilise methanol in their fleet. The implementation of…

18th April 2023

Svitzer inks methanol retrofit MoU with Cat

18th April 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has received an order for 16 dual-fuel containerships from French-based liner operator, CMA CGM. The order includes 12 x 15,000 TEU containerships that will be capable of sailing on methanol, along…

11th April 2023

CMA CGM places USD3bn dual fuel container ships order

11th April 2023