Jakson Green to build methanol production plant

Jakson Green has won a project from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to establish a methanol synthesis facility at Vindhyachal, in Madhya Pradesh state. According to the report, the methanol synthesis plant will be a part of NTPC’s Vindhyachal Thermal Power plant with a production capacity of 10 tons per day. Jakson Green will oversee

CMA CGM orders methanol and LNG powered boxships

French carrier CMA CGM has placed orders for 16 dual-fuel containerships at China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) in a record deal worth around $3.06bn. The world’s third-largest liner has booked a dozen methanol powered 15,000 teu units and a quartet of 23,000 teu LNG-fuelled ships in what is being called the biggest order for large

Singapore prepares for methanol bunkering

Singapore, the world’s top bunkering hub, is getting the infrastructure in place for shipping’s future fuel mix where methanol will play a significant role. Local firm Consort Bunkers has just contracted China Merchants Jinling Shipyard to build six 6,500 dwt methanol bunkering tankers while compatriot Global Energy Group is set to receive its first 4,000

J. Lauritzen orders methanol dual-fuel kamsarmax bulk carriers

Denmark’s J. Lauritzen has signed a letter of intent with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding for the construction of at least two methanol dual-fuel kamsarmax bulk carriers. The 81,200 dwt vessels, capable of running on green methanol and biodiesel, will be among the very first zero-emission capable bulkers in the world, J. Lauritzen said. The units will be

CMES to add two more methanol-fuelled car carriers

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has moved forward to add more capacity in the car carrier segment by signing a firm deal for two new methanol dual-fuel 9,300 ceu ships. The Shanghai-listed energy transport unit of China Merchants Group is paying $192m to China Merchants Industry Holdings to have the vessels delivered in the second

Rolls-Royce to work on methanol-fueled engine development

Rolls-Royce, fuel injection specialist Woodward L’Orange and non-profit research institution WTZ Roßlau are partnered in a new joint project called “MeOHmare,” which is receiving EUR 8 million in funding from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. The goal is to develop a concept for a high-speed internal combustion engine for ships that

MAN’s methanol ready 49/60DF engine passes TAT

MAN Energy Solutions revealed that its MAN 49/60DF engine has received its Type Approval after a five-day program on the testbed at the company’s HQ in Augsburg, Germany. The Type Approval Test (TAT) was witnessed by inspectors representing the ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, LR and RINA classification societies, who signed the test protocol upon the

Major shipping lines up further orders

Maersk Broker is reporting CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have approached several Korean yards for 10 and six 4,000 teu methanol dual-fuel vessels with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard deemed the frontrunner. In China, meanwhile, Maersk Broker is reporting COSCO is lining up a new series of 16,000 teu methanol dual-fuel ships at affiliated yards. Last year in

Neste charters Terntank’s methanol tankers

Finnish oil refiner Neste has signed a charter-in deal for a pair of Terntank’s methanol and wind assist-ready product tankers booked for construction in China. The 15,000 dwt ships were ordered by Terntank, designed by Kongsberg, and will be built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou. The ships are due for delivery during the

VOC’s new plant at Hare Island to generate 10 tonnes of green hydrocarbon

VOC Port in Thoothukudi is aiming to become the green hydrogen hub of India. The port is planning to establish a green hydrogen plant with a daily capacity of 10 tonnes to gain experience in generating, storing, transporting, transmitting and bunkering green hydrogen and its derivatives such as green ammonia and methanol. The plant will