Methanol

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced that four of its twelve Shaper Class vessels on order from Jinling Shipyard will be upsized, making them reportedly the largest pure car and truck carriers ever built.

25th September 2024

Upsizing creates world’s largest PCTCs

25th September 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The future fuels to be used by the maritime industry is hotly debated as waves of regulation look to enforce decarbonisation in the sector. In the 2-stroke market, the largest players have…

18th September 2024

WinGD’s “focus on ammonia” in future fuel race

18th September 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The decarbonisation of inland shipping remains a significant challenge due to the long operational lifespan of vessels and the high power demands for transport. However, the Methanol for Shipping project is making…

17th September 2024

Methanol for Shipping Project breaks new ground in inland shipping

17th September 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

LNG makes up for 34% of the fuel mix for MAN ES’ 2-stroke units as of last month The Motorship has learned after being given exclusive access to its order book for August. Here…

6th September 2024

MAN engines by fuel type show decarbonisation challenge

6th September 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry and COSCO SHIPPING Container Lines have inked a deal for 12 new dual-fuel methanol container ships.

30th August 2024

COSCO orders 12 dual-fuel methanol ships

30th August 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

Trinidad and Tobago has cemented its position as a growing force in the methanol bunkering sector, with the recent refuelling of the Stena Prosperous at Point Lisas. The 49,900 DWT IMOIIMeMAX vessel,…

20th August 2024

Trinidad and Tobago growing as a methanol bunkering hub

20th August 2024

NEWS

NEWS

Ørsted has abandoned its ambitious FlagshipONE e-methanol project in Sweden, dealing a significant blow to the development of green fuels for the shipping industry.

16th August 2024

FlagshipONE Project scrapped as Ørsted retreats from E-Methanol

16th August 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

As the roadmap for future fuels unfolds, Stefano Bottino, global head of sales for fuel supply systems at Alfa Laval, talks of some interesting twists along the way.

9th August 2024

Alfa Laval’s journey in alternative fuels: from methanol to ammonia, via LPG

9th August 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

MAN Energy Solutions has announced the development of a methanol retrofit package designed to convert existing four-stroke engines to operate on green methanol. The company has been rigorously testing this solution at…

30th July 2024

MAN Energy Solutions unveils methanol retrofit package for four-stroke engines

30th July 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

TFG Marine has inked a long-term charter deal with Consort Bunkers for four newbuild methanol-ready bunker tankers.

29th July 2024

TFG and Consort Bunkers ink methanol tanker deal

29th July 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Fossil fuels and sustainable fuels are on the path to cost parity within the next few decades as a result of evermore stringent international regulations. Mikael Wideskog, director, sustainable fuels & decarbonisation…

17th July 2024

Accelerating the shipping energy transition through decisive emissions policies

17th July 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

X-Press Feeders is to run Europe’s first scheduled feeder network powered by green methanol.

10th July 2024

Europe’s first green methanol feeder services

10th July 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

WinGD has completed type approval and factory acceptance testing of its new medium-bore 2-stroke engine.

10th July 2024

WinGD completes new 2-stroke engine tests

10th July 2024

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

The keel laying ceremony for the first of two NewMax hybrid ferries has taken place on 28 June at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in WeiHai, China.

1st July 2024

Keel laid for NewMax hybrid ferry

1st July 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Energy firm Preem is to charter two newbuild tankers from Sirius Shipping to transport renewable fuels and feedstock.

26th June 2024

Preem to charter Sirius newbuilds

26th June 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Ship engine maker MAN Energy Solutions discussed what they see will be the future of the maritime fuel market as the company discusses its latest methanol product, its 4-stroke MAN L27/38DF-M.

18th June 2024

MAN ES discusses the future of fuels during an update on its new methanol engine

18th June 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Wallenius Wilhelmsen, the Oslo based PCTC and logistics group, has doubled an order for 9,350 CEU capacity Shaper class methanol dual fuel ammonia ready vessels at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) Co.,…

12th June 2024

Cheaper supply and regs Needed to support MeOH use

12th June 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ClassNK has updated its guidelines for ships running on alternative fuels.

3rd June 2024

ClassNK updates alternative fuel guidance

3rd June 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Methanol overtook its rivals as shipping’s preferred for new ships ordered in 2023 and now a ‘Methanol Superstorage’ solution means that the fuel type can be integrated into retrofits and newbuilds alike,…

15th May 2024

Super fuel storage solution for methanol in the mainstream

15th May 2024