Methanol

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

The solutions available for methanol engines and retrofit packages are growing, but there are still financial concerns about their viability.

26th March 2024

Engine makers ready engines for the 4-stroke methanol market

26th March 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions and Svitzer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on the development of a methanol-fuelled version of the MAN 175D engine. Designated 175DF-M (Dual Fuel-Methanol), the MoU targets…

26th March 2024

Svitzer Targets Methanol-Fuelled MAN 175DF-M Engine for Tug Application

26th March 2024

OPINION

OPINION

Mikael Wideskog, Director for Sustainable Fuels & Decarbonisation - Wärtsilä Marine, shares his thoughts on how shipowners and operators can hedge their bets on future fuels by building flexibility into their fuelling…

21st March 2024

Future-Proofing Vessels Through Fuel Flexibility

21st March 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

The Port of Savannah in the US state of Georgia hosted its first methanol bunkering operation in late February 2024. The Stena Provident, which is time-chartered by Bahri Chemicals, successfully loaded almost 1000 MT of methanol at…

21st March 2024

Methanol bunkering milestone at Savannah

21st March 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Sustainable shipping fuels could reach cost parity with fossil fuels as early as 2035 with the help of decisive emissions policy such as carbon taxes and emissions limits, according to a new…

21st March 2024

Policy action key to delivering alternative and conventional fuel cost parity by 2035: Wärtsilä

21st March 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Ulsan Port, a key maritime hub for Asia, has reaffirmed its pledge to environmentally friendly shipping practices by becoming a member of DNV Korea’s Decarbonization Network.

21st March 2024

Ulsan Port joins DNV Korea’s Decarbonization Network

21st March 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Wärtsilä and US naval architect, Elliot Bay Design Group (EBDG), have teamed up to further develop a zero-emissions floating mobile power platform.

12th March 2024

Wärtsilä comes on board methanol power platform

12th March 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released a report focusing on total cost of ownership (TCO) comparisons between passenger ships retrofitted with methanol dual-fuel engines and operating vessels on blended fuel (Blend B30), heavy…

12th March 2024

LR report identifies TCO as barrier to methanol retrofits

12th March 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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…

5th March 2024

Signing Ceremony Expands Dual-Fuel MeOH Agreement with CCS

5th March 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

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.

29th February 2024

Supporting Shipping’s Decarbonisation Towards a Carbon-Free Future

29th February 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

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…

22nd February 2024

eFuel partners establish design centre to accelerate production roll out

22nd February 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Eidesvik Offshore and Agalas are teaming up on a new methanol hybrid construction support vessel, with an option for four more.

19th February 2024

New methanol hybrid CSV partnership

19th February 2024

METHANOL

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.

16th February 2024

NORTH ATLANTIC RO-ROS READY FOR METHANOL

16th February 2024

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

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…

12th February 2024

Fuel-Flexible Coastal Tanker Series

12th February 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

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.

8th February 2024

NYK Stolt Tankers orders MeOH-ready 38,000 dwt series

8th February 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

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…

6th February 2024

DESMI launches mag-drive centrifugal pumps

6th February 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

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.

5th February 2024

Belgian Maker Lands Methanol Engine Deal

5th February 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

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.

5th February 2024

Methanol bunkering milestone at Ulsan

5th February 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

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…

30th January 2024

LR agrees strategic partnership to lead training solutions for methanol as a marine fuel

30th January 2024

LNG

LNG

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,…

25th January 2024

Perception Study Unpicks Complexity Of Maritime Pathway To Net-Zero

25th January 2024