OCI Global to fuel the first-ever methanol-powered containership in a new partnership with A.P. Moller-Maersk. OCI will provide ISCC-certified green biomethanol to power the maiden voyage of Maersk’s first dual-fuelled containership.
The vessel leaves South Korea for its maiden voyage this summer, sailing to Northern Europe via the Suez Canal, bunkering at several major ports along its journey. OCI is obtaining the approvals and permits required to commercially bunker methanol in several ports on the ship’s voyage, including Port of Rotterdam.
OCI stated in a release it anticipates incremental global demand for methanol at 4m tons per year in the next five years, based on current orders from the marine sector. Methanol dual-fuelled ships have been among the most common ship orders this year.
In February, OCI announced its project with Unibarge to retrofit the first methanol-powered bunker barge, to be deployed at the Port of Rotterdam. Through its OCI HyFuels brand, OCI is the largest green methanol producer globally.
Tags: Maersk, Methanol, OCI Global
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