NLC proposes to set up $56.41 mn methanol project in India

NLC India Ltd, a public sector company involved in integrated lignite/coal mining-cum-power generation, has proposed to set up a 1,200 tonne per day (TPD) methanol project at an outlay of $56.41 mn (Rs 4,400 crore). Engineers India Ltd (EIL) was selected as project consultants for the methanol project, and the plant is expected to be

Acta Marine signs contract build methanol-powered CSOVs

Acta Marine has signed a contract for the construction of two next-generation, Methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessels (CSOVs) at the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. The Netherlands-based maritime support provider has also reserved options for two additional CSOVs for delivery at a later stage. The vessels are primarily aimed at the offshore wind

Construction on methanol-ready Mein Schiff 7 cruise ship commences

Construction on the first large cruise ship designed to be methanol-ready begins in Turku, Finland. The ship is being built for Germany’s TUI Cruises, and marks a milestone for the cruise industry and for its builder Meyer Turku, which has also been a pioneer in large LNG-fueled cruise ships. TUI and Meyer Turku announced during

CMA CGM orders for six additional methanol-ready ships

French carrier, CMA CGM, decided to extend its methanol-ready fleet with an order for six ships of 8,000 teu from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries’s Korean yard. CMA CGM has ordered six new-Panamax ships that are methanol-ready with a second order, worth a reported $736m in total, with expected deliveries of the vessels in 2025. CMA

Advent to collaborate with Laskaridis in developing methanol-powered ship

Advent Technologies Holdings has agreed to collaborate with Laskaridis Shipping Company Ltd to conduct a pilot programme. As per the agreement, Advent, a Fuel cell developer and manufacturer, will supply Laskaridis Shipping, a ship management company based in Athens, Greece, with its SereneU methanol-powered fuel cells. As part of the deal, Laskaridis Shipping will install

Blue World to work with Tuco for methanol fuel cell solutions

Blue World has agreed to work with Tuco, a supplier of ProZero series fast boats, to develop and demonstrate a flexible methanol fuel cell solution for electric workboats. The collaboration between Blue World Technologies and Tuco has been established through the BlueDolphin project, in which Aalborg University is also a partner. The project funding has

Auramarine launches methanol fuel supply system

Auramarine Ltd has invested in the development of the first Methanol Fuel Supply Units to meet the demand for methanol as a promising future fuel. The units are suitable for both two-stroke and four-stroke engines and can be adapted to suit the conversion of existing engines to dual-fuel methanol operation. The company has received substantial

Methanol the future proof marine fuel

With the technological and regulatory challenges associated with burning methanol as a bunker fuel largely resolved, it’s time for the industry to move forward, as Maersk has done, and get ready to go green with methanol. That was the view widely expressed at our “Rise of Methanol As A Future Proof Marine Fuel” seminar held

Inter Pipeline assessing blue ammonia & blue methanol projects

Inter Pipeline Ltd. is pleased to announce it is partnering with ITOCHU Corporation and PETRONAS Energy Canada Ltd. to evaluate the development of world-scale integrated blue ammonia and blue methanol production facilities. “This project would be among the first of its kind in North America,” said Inter Pipeline President and Chief Executive Officer, Brian Baker.

Alfa Laval joins the Methanol Institute

As an enabler in the marine industry’s transition to green methanol as fuel, Alfa Laval is pleased to become a member of the Methanol Institute. Founded in 1989, the Methanol Institute serves as the global trade association for the methanol industry, representing the world’s leading methanol producers, distributors and technology companies. The Methanol Institute works