Alfal Laval bags order to install methanol LFSS

The new vessel series will have two-stroke WinGD methanol engines and four-stroke Wärtsilä methanol auxiliary engines.

MI publishes guide to methanol as marine fuel

The orderbook for methanol fuelled ships has grown rapidly with owners and operators specifying the fuel for use on ships from the largest container ships to small pilot boats.

Damen Shipyards, Boluda Towage to work together

Damen Shipyards, Boluda Towagesaid that they are looking to launch ‘the first newbuild methanol tug in Europe’ and they are currently working together to ‘identify the potential harbour that will be best matched to its operational profile’. The first vessel will be a Damen RSD-E Tug 2513 and Damen said that the ‘completely new design’

Ørsted starts construction of e-methanol project

Ørsted has launched construction on what is set to become Europe’s largest e-methanol plant for shipping fuel. Expected to become operational in 2025, the FlagshipONE project in Sweden will produce around 50,000 tonnes of e-methanol per year. Originally developed by the Swedish e-fuels company Liquid Wind, the plant will be located next to Övik Energi’s

MOL and Mitsubishi Gas agree on charter deal

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a basic agreement with compatriot Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company for a long-term charter of a dual-fuel methanol carrier. Since MOL delivered Japan’s first methanol carrier, the Kohzan Maru (first generation), to Mitsubishi Gas Chemical in 1983, the two companies have built a partnership centered on the ocean transport of

Vast and Mabanaft agree on green methanol

Australian renewable energy company Vast has executed a letter of intent with Hamburg-based fuels trader Mabanaft for potential offtake and equity investment in a green methanol demonstration plant called Solar Methanol 1 (SM1). Vast is developing the SM1 project in Port Augusta, South Australia which will deliver up to 7,500 tonnes per annum of green

Stolthaven terminals to explore green methanol bunkering hub

Stolthaven Terminals has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Australia to explore the commercial feasibility of establishing a green methanol bunkering hub at Port of Melbourne in Victoria. The MoU, led by Port of Melbourne, also includes Maersk, ANL (a subsidiary of CMA-CGM), Svitzer, HAMR Energy and ABEL Energy. Together, the companies will examine

Egypt and Norway agree for green methanol project

Egypt signed a joint development agreement with Norway’s Scatec to establish the country’s first green methanol production project in Damietta Port with investments worth around $450 million. The project is the “first of its kind” in Egypt and the Middle East and will “contribute to placing Egypt on the global map of nations that produce

Proman to choose methanol for its future fleet

Proman’s shipping division plans to make an eventual full switch to methanol from conventional oil-based fuels, betting on methanol’s potential decarbonization effects and proven propulsion technology. The Switzerland-headquartered methanol producer has established a 50-50 joint venture with Swedish tanker firm Stena Bulk, Proman Stena Bulk, to operate six MR dual-fuel tankers capable of running on

A.P. Moller-Maersk to celebrate first green methanol vessel

To celebrate the world’s first container vessel sailing on green methanol, A.P. Moller – Maersk will host a week of festivities, including the name-giving event and other activities September 18-21 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 2,100 TEU feeder vessel is a small piece of history in the shipping industry. The dual-fuel engine vessel will pause in