Tag: methanol

Wan Hai Lines has announced an order for eight new 16,000-TEU methanol-ready container ships, investing more than one billion dollars.

A Northern Ireland-led project is reportedly developing a solution in the global maritime sector to make net zero shipping corridors a reality.

IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines) has announced the order of Japan's first large methanol dual-fuel Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), designed by a consortium of organizations. 

Alphaliner data show that the annual orders of LNG propulsion vessels have exceeded the methanol fueled ones.

X-Press Feeders has signed a deal with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for the construction of six, methanol-ready, 11,000 TEU container vessels.

A.P. Moller - Maersk has officially named its latest dual-fuel methanol container vessel, “Alexandra Maersk,” at a ceremony held at the Port of Felixstowe, UK.

ESL Shipping is constructing four  handy-sized vessels, operated entirely fossil free by use of green hydrogen-based E-fuel, namely e-methanol.

During SiBCON (Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition), SGMF announced the release of three new guides, providing guidelines for the bunkering operations of ammonia and methanol, as well as an emergency response guide for ammonia.

Jason Stefanatos, Global Decarbonization Director, DNV, explains that recent figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insights (AFI) database reveal significant trends in the ordering of alternative fuelled vessels, despite a slow month in September.

Wuhan Innovation Jianghai Transportation, a Chinese shipowner, has placed an order for sixteen methanol-fueled coastal freighters with Jiangsu Qinfeng Shipbuilding.