C-Job introduces alternative fuels for dredging

C-Job Naval Architects created multiple concept designs of dredgers that make use of methanol as a marine fuel. Methanol is an easy switch for vessels that previously made use of traditional fuels like diesel, making it a good choice for dredgers. It has no sulfur oxide (SOx) and particulate matter emissions. When produced in a

The confusion in choosing a future fuel

The challenge we have is that there are many different options and no consensus today on which of the sustainable fuels will be commercially available. Commercial availability depends on geographic location, national interests and legislations, and the availability of feedstock.

Record 48 methanol-powered ship orders placed in July

Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform data presented by DNV showed that a total of 62 alternative fuel vessels were ordered in July.  The month also witnessed another record for methanol ships announced, with 48 ships added to the AFI platform, including 15 retrofits. According to the AFI data, orders for LNG-fuelled ships continue at a

Methanol bunkering vessel gets approval in China

CCS Wuhan Rules and Research Institute has issued the first approval in principle (AiP) certificate for methanol bunkering ships to Zhejiang Seahead Ship Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. in China. According to CCS, The methanol bunkering ship certificated is a competitive brand of new energy ship independently developed by Seahead.  With a maximum capacity

Royal Den Hartogh partners with methanol producer OCI Hyfuels

Royal Den Hartogh Logistics said it recently collaborated with green methanol producer OCI Hyfuels to fuel a newly constructed ship with MD97, a methanol fuel blend, at berth by truck. The ship incorporates a new engine type designed specifically to run on MD97. MD97 is a blend of 97% methanol with 3% of additives designed

Wärtsilä to supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for the French shipping company CMA CGM. The engines have been ordered for six 15,000 TEU container vessels which are being built at the Dalian Shipbuilding yard in China. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q2 2023. The six container vessels will be the first CMA

VPS completes BQS on Maersk’s first methanol-powered vessel

The operation was overseen by the Maritime Port Authority (MPA), ensuring all parties met the stringent safety requirements, following their MPA associated vetting

OCI Global, X-Press Feeders sign green methanol agreement

OCI Global and X-Press Feeders have announced that OCI Hyfuels will supply XPress Feeders with green methanol in the Port of Rotterdam from 2024. The milestone agreement is the first green methanol deal with a feeder container carrier and represents a crucial step in the decarbonization of the shipping chain, as the feeder industry plays

Maersk’s first methanol containership called Singapore

Maersk, Singaporean bunker craft operator Hong Lam Marine, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), government agencies and research institutes were involved in the operation.

IBIA, Green Marine agree to develop methanol bunkering training proram

The cooperation agreement aims to ensure bunker tanker crews and bunker surveyors are competent and ready for methanol bunkering on a larger scale. The plan is to commence the training in Singapore first and expanding globally in 2024.