Port of Gothenburg completes methanol bunkering

The Port of Gothenburg has completed a new milestone for the use of methanol as a marine fuel, fuelling the Stena Germanica.

This vessel was the first non-tanker vessel in the world to be bunkered with methanol ship to ship.

The bunkered ship was Stena Line’s ro-ro and passenger vessel, Stena Germanica, which until now has been bunkering methanol solely from trucks.

Operating regulations for methanol bunkering is a prerequisite that the Port of Gothenburg published in April, 2022.

Stena Line is the owner of the vessel in question and the purchaser of the methanol.

The tanker operator, E&S, carried out the bunkering itself in practice, and methanol producer and supplier, Methanex, provided the fuel.

Methanol as a marine fuel has positive environmental and climate properties and is making strong progress in international shipping.

Maersk has 19 larger methanol propelled container ships on order.

Maersk have made a number of other investments into the low carbon emitting fuel, including investing in Berlin-based, C1 Green Chemicals AG, a firm specialising in producing green methanol.

They have also signed a new partnership with Chinese bioenergy enterprise Debo to boost global green methanol production capacity.

X-Press Feeders is another major player that will start launching eight methanol propelled vessels this year, and many other shipping companies are placing new methanol vessels in the order books.

Tags: Bunkerig, Methanol, Port of gothenburg
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