Singapore launches new standard for methanol bunkering

Singapore, the world’s largest bunker hub for ships, has launched a new standard for methanol bunkering, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said. The move is aimed at helping to facilitate methanol bunkering at scale as the shipping industry continues to explore alternative fuels for dirty conventional fuel. A new technical reference (TR129)

CIMC ENRIC, Wah Kwong to collaborate on green methanol bunkering

Wah Kwong, a shipowner and manager from Hong Kong, has partnered with CIMC ENRIC, a developer of clean energy technology, to provide green methanol bunkering applications, logistics, and bunkering services. A 50,000-ton-per-year green methanol facility in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, China, is now in the earliest stages of development and should be operational later this

Unibarge secures methanol bunker licenses for key European ports

Two vessels have already completed a bunkering operation barge In July 2024: Chicago, Unibarge’s 3,238 dwt bunker, and the 1,170 TEU boxship Eco Umande, operated by independent common carrier X-Press Feeders of Singapore. The latter one was dubbed to be the world’s first methanol dual-fuel engine conversion for a container vessel. In an operation conducted

COSCO SHIPPING names China’s first methanol dual-fuel containership

COSCO SHIPPING has named the country’s first dual-fuel containership, M.V. as ‘COSCO SHIPPING YANGPU’, which was also COSCO SHIPPING ‘s ninth anniversary, at Yangzhou. COSCO SHIPPING President Zhu Bixin, COSCO SHIPPING Executive Vice President and CFO Sun Yunfei, Yangzhou Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary and Mayor Pan Guoqiang, and representatives from COSCO SHIPPING Holdings and

Steel cut for Rem Offshore’s underwater methanol construction vessel

Rem Offshore reported that it celebrated the steel cutting ceremony for Bn83/REM Ocean at Song Cam in Vietnam on February 11, two and a half months after signing the contract with fellow countryman Myklebust Verft. The first ship, REM Pioneer, assigned to Bn82, is already parked heavily on the slipway. The keel laying ceremony for

Towngas, Global Energy agree to develop green methanol marine fuel supply chain

The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) and Global Energy Trading Pte Ltd (Global Energy) in Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly advance the supply and distribution of green methanol as a marine fuel for the shipping industry.  This strategic collaboration between Towngas and Global Energy integrates production and

Ane Maersk powers up with green methanol in Shanghai

Shanghai International Port Group’s (SIPG) bunkering ship Hai Gang Zhi Yuan has supplied 3,000 tons of green methanol to Ane Maersk, one of the world’s first boxships powered by this alternative fuel, at Yangshan Port. This operation—carried out in parallel with container loading and unloading—was carried out on January 1, 2025. According to SIPG, the

Shanghai port starts methanol bunkering operation in 2025

At Yangshan Port, the ship “Haigang Zhiyuan” successfully unloaded 3,000 tons of methanol for the “Anne Maersk” on January 1. This is the port’s first operation of such kind in 2025 and the beginning of routine methanol bunkering. Methanol is emerging as a significant alternative maritime fuel due to its low emissions. The first methanol

Maersk seeks methanol from India for its green fleet

A.P. Moller-Maersk has entered early talks with Indian green fuel producers, including NTPC Green Energy, to source methanol for its growing fleet of dual-fuel ships, the Copenhagen-based shipping giant announced. With 25 dual-fuel vessels ordered, Maersk is advancing its 2040 netzero emissions goal by transitioning to bio and e-methanol alongside liquefied biomethane. Currently, eight dual-fuel

Rotterdam issues first continuous methanol bunkering permit

Port of Rotterdam and Tankmatch have granted the first continuous permit for methanol bunkering, formalized on December 18, 2024, following successful trials of its safety and viability. This development positions methanol as a sustainable marine fuel and advances the port’s strategy for decarbonizing shipping. The permit signifies a shift from project-based methanol bunkering to routine