Methanol

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Cummins’ proposal to collaborate with maritime partners in the development and deployment of a methanol conversion kit for its QSK60 engine has qualified for UK research funding.

24th November 2023

UK Backs Methanol Retrofit Project

24th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the Shanghai-listed shipping giant and daughter company of China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), has ordered the world’s first dual-fuel methanol-fuelled very large crude carrier (VLCC).

23rd November 2023

First dual-fuel methanol-burning VLCC order confirmed

23rd November 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Stolt Tankers has ordered six 38,000 dwt stainless steel parcel carriers from Wuhu Shipyard in China to be built as alternative fuels ready.

21st November 2023

Stolt Tankers opts for methanol-ready newbuilds

21st November 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Lloyd’s Register (LR), in collaboration with SDC Ship Design and Consult, has developed a new concept for the use of ballast water tanks in place of cofferdams around methanol tanks, allowing ship…

20th November 2023

Space saving concept for methanol-fuelled vessels developed

20th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Swiss marine power company WinGD will supply X-DF-M methanol-fuelled engines for a series of six container vessels to be built at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in China. The 9,000 TEU vessels will each be…

20th November 2023

WinGD wins first order for methanol-fuelled 82-bore engines

20th November 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

From a tank-to-wake perspective, even the use of green methanol fuel counts towards GHG emissions since methanol contains carbon, but it remains to be seen if onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS)…

9th November 2023

Value of combining methanol fuel and CCS still a topic of discussion

9th November 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has specified MAN B&W ME-LGIM dual-fuel engines capable of running on green methanol in connection with an order for a series of 9,300 ceu PCTCs (pure car and truck carriers).

7th November 2023

ME-LGIM Engines for Wallenius Wilhelmsen MeOH-Fuelled PCTC Series

7th November 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

A further option for achieving IMO Tier III NOx emission compliance when operating on methanol fuel has been unveiled by MAN Energy Solutions. Methanol dual-fuel two-stroke engines of the ME-LGIM series will…

7th November 2023

MAN Adds SCR Options For ME-LGIM Engines For Tier III Compliance

7th November 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Nordic Roadmap is plotting a course towards a greener future of shipping.

27th October 2023

Nordic Roadmap on course to a greener future

27th October 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Vard has signed a deal with the Windward Offshore consortium for the design and build of two hybrid commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV) with an option for two more.

25th October 2023

Vard signs offshore wind CSOV deal

25th October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has confirmed the order for four 9,300 car equivalent unit (ceu) vessels from Jinling Shipyard in China. The dual-fuel vessels will be capable of operating on methanol, and will be ammonia-ready. The order includes…

24th October 2023

Wallenius Wilhelmsen confirms 4+8 MeOH-fuelled PCTC order

24th October 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Ambitious plans to establish a number of regional hydrogen hubs across the United States moved closer after the US administration announced a final short list of seven regional projects on 13 October. 

23rd October 2023

Shortlisted US hydrogen hubs to receive $7bn funding

23rd October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Container liner operator Evergreen has announced that it is exploring the feasibility of developing a green methanol and ammonia supply chain for applications including maritime fuel on the island of Taiwan.

23rd October 2023

Evergreen explores Taiwanese green fuel production

23rd October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

As the number of vessels operating on methanol as a fuel has steadily increased in recent years, VPS has deepened its experience of methanol as a marine fuel. Steve Bee, VPS Group Commercial Director,…

17th October 2023

VPS experience of methanol as a marine fuel

17th October 2023

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A new Engine Retrofit Report by Lloyd’s Register concludes that a shortage of repair yards with experience in conversions may hinder the take up of alternative fuel technology by the existing fleet.

13th October 2023

Alt fuel retrofit ambitions face yard capacity and capability constraints: LR

13th October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Methanol is making its way into IGF Code training programs, but there’s a broader evolution underway for STCW training.

10th October 2023

Seafarer training undergoing its own new fuels transition

10th October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded a new, space-efficient retrofit methanol storage solution from SRC Group Approval in Principle (AiP). The solution limits the space penalties associated with retrofitting existing vessels’ fuel tanks for operation on…

3rd October 2023

LR awards AiP for space-efficient methanol storage solution

3rd October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

A Joint Development Project between Lloyd’s Register (LR), Cargill International, Minerva Dry Inc. and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (NACKS) has culminated in a highly efficient methanol-ready bulk carrier design.

3rd October 2023

LR JDP with NACKS yields efficient MeOH-ready bulker design

3rd October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. (MES) has announced that it will supply a methanol-fuelled Mitsui-MAN B&W 80-bore engine to a series of vessels on order at Japanese shipyard Tsuneishi. The order represents the first domestic reference for a…

3rd October 2023

MES announces first domestic G80ME-LGIM order from Japanese shipyard

3rd October 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MacGregor has been chosen to deliver RoRo equipment for two of the world’s first methanol-fuelled pure car and truck carriers (PCTC).

29th September 2023

MacGregor kits out methanol PCTCs

29th September 2023