Methanol Institute welcomes STX Group as a new member

The Methanol Institute (MI)  welcomes STX Group as our newest member. STX Group is a leading global environmental commodity trader and climate solutions provider. For over 25 years STX Group has been at the forefront of the global transition towards a low-carbon economy. Leveraging their long-standing expertise in accurately pricing pollution and emissions, STX Group

First e-methanol-powered SOV launched

The “world’s first” e-methanol-fueled service operation vessel (SOV) was launched at Cemre Shipyard in Türkiye. In April 2022, Esvagt and Ørsted decided to invest in what the companies described as the world’s first SOV that can operate on green fuels. A month later, Cemre Shipyard received an order to build the hybrid, methanol-fueled SOV. The

AD Ports Group joins project to develop green methanol facilities

UAE-based port operator the AD Ports Group, Egyptian container shipping line Transmar, and Cairo-based Orascom Construction have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the development of a green methanol storage, export, and bunkering facility in the Suez Canal area. The AD Ports Group said the new facility will supply low-carbon fuel for maritime

Vast secures approvals for solar methanol project

Vast Renewables and German energy company Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG have received planning consent for Solar Methanol 1 (SM1), a concentrated solar thermal (CSP) powered reference plant that will produce green fuels for export. In April Vast executed engineering contracts to complete Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the plant, which designed to produce up

AD Ports signs pact with Orascom Construction to develop green methanol facility

Abu Dhabi-based ports and logistics giant AD Ports Group, container shipping firm Transmar, and engineering company Orascom Construction have signed an MoU for the development of a green methanol storage and export facility for maritime transport in Egypt. As a fuel, green methanol has several benefits compared to fossil fuels. It is clean-burning and has

Lemissoler Navigation orders methanol dual-fuel Ultramaxes

Lemissoler Navigation has ordered up to eight methanol dual-fuel 65,000 dwt bulk carriers in China. It signed a contract with China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Industry Trading for the construction of 4+4 Ultramaxes. As informed, it is the first order of methanol dual-fuel 65,000 dwt bulkers in China. The

Proman Stena launches methanol-fueled joint venture chemical tanker in Singapore

Proman Stena Bulk, a joint venture between Sweden-based tanker firm Stena Bulk and Swiss methanol producer Proman, officially launched its sixth methanol-fueled joint venture chemical tanker in Singapore. The 49,900-deadweight tonnage (DWT) vessel called Stena Prosperous will be bunkered with a 20:80 green methanol and conventional methanol blend, they said in a joint statement. The

Alfa Laval achieves milestone of 100 orders for methanol fuel system

Alfa Laval has achieved a significant milestone with over 100 orders for its FCM Methanol low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS). This success underscores the maritime industry’s growing confidence in Alfa Laval’s fuel treatment expertise, particularly as shipyards and owners pivot towards methanol as a key alternative fuel. The FCM Methanol, launched in 2015, boasts the

Methanol Institute and Aramco release report on decarbonisation

The Methanol Institute and Aramco announce their joint report, showcasing the decarbonization potential of low-carbon e-fuels in China’s road transport sector and supported by member companies including Geely Holding Group and OCI Global. This 3E (environment, economy and efficiency) study makes the case for e-fuels (e-hydrogen, e-methanol and e-gasoline via methanol to gasoline (MTG) technology)

HIF Global selects Johnson Matthey’s methanol technology

Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, has been selected by HIF Global, the world’s leading eFuels company, as the methanol licensor for HIF Global’s Paysandú eFuels project in Uruguay. The facility would be the largest e-methanol plant in South America and will use electrolytic (green) hydrogen and waste CO2 from an ethanol