Terntank orders next-generation green tanker
Terntank has ordered a next-generation oil and chemical tanker featuring wind-assisted propulsion and a dual-fuel engine capable of using MGO, biofuels, and methanol.
Read moreTerntank has ordered a next-generation oil and chemical tanker featuring wind-assisted propulsion and a dual-fuel engine capable of using MGO, biofuels, and methanol.
Read moreMAN 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.
Read moreThe HD Hyundai Heavy Industries - Engine & Machinery (HD HHI-EMD) announced that it has completed the development of methanol dual fuel HiMSEN H22CDF-LM engine.
Read moreStena Provident, one of six state-of-the-art methanol fuelled IMOIIMeMAX ships commissioned through the partnership between Proman and Stena Bulk, completed the first ever methanol bunkering at the Port of Savannah, in Georgia, US.
Read moreA new fire safety study by Survitec has revealed that existing fire-fighting methods used to extinguish machinery space spray and pool fires on conventionally fuelled vessels are inadequate when dealing with methanol-based fires. This follows extensive comparative fire tests on dual-fuel marine engines using diesel oil (DO) and methanol, carried out amid growing interest in methanol as an alternative marine fuel. Our tests confirm that traditional water mist fire suppression mechanisms do not perform as expected on methanol pool fires and methanol spray fires. A completely different approach is required if these ships are to remain safe. ...said Michal Sadzynski, Product Manager, Water Mist Systems, Survitec. Methanol is a methyl alcohol (CH3OH) that burns in a completely different way than hydrocarbon fuels and has a much lower flashpoint of 12°C (54°F). However, while there are established fire safety regulations and testing standards for diesel fuels, clear test protocols for alcohol-based fuels such as methanol and ethanol have yet to be developed. Methanol fires are far more aggressive than fires involving traditional hydrocarbon fuels. Methanol fires have different physicochemical properties and so they cannot be extinguished as easily or with the same approach. ..stressed Sadzynski. The Survitec tests found that while ...
Read moreABEL Energy is seeking to accelerate the possible building of a methanol manufacturing facility at the Cleveland Bay Industrial Park in the Townsville State Development Area by collaborating with the Port of Townsville.
Read moreMitsui O.S.K. Lines, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the joint development of a synthetic fuel (e-fuel)/synthetic methanol (e-methanol) supply chain including CO2 marine transport with Idemitsu Kosan and HIF USA LLC and HIF Asia Pacific Pty Limited (HIF), subsidiaries of HIF Global.
Read moreOn March 8, 2024, Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard hosted the steel cutting ceremony for the 14000 TEU Maersk Halifax methanol dual fuel retrofit project.
Read moreThe Methanol Institute (MI) has partnered with GENA Solutions Oy on the development of a database of biomethanol and e-methanol projects.
Read moreA new report from Lloyd’s Register (LR) has found that the total cost of ownership (TCO) for passenger ships retrofitted with methanol dual-fuel engines to be more than double the cost of blended fuel (Blend B30), heavy fuel oil (HFO) and HFO with Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage technologies (oCCS).
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