Unibarge secures methanol bunker licenses for key European ports

Two vessels have already completed a bunkering operation barge In July 2024: Chicago, Unibarge’s 3,238 dwt bunker, and the 1,170 TEU boxship Eco Umande, operated by independent common carrier X-Press Feeders of Singapore. The latter one was dubbed to be the world’s first methanol dual-fuel engine conversion for a container vessel. In an operation conducted

Steel cut for Rem Offshore’s underwater methanol construction vessel

Rem Offshore reported that it celebrated the steel cutting ceremony for Bn83/REM Ocean at Song Cam in Vietnam on February 11, two and a half months after signing the contract with fellow countryman Myklebust Verft. The first ship, REM Pioneer, assigned to Bn82, is already parked heavily on the slipway. The keel laying ceremony for

COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation orders six tankers

COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation declared that it would build six new tankers with an investment of RMB3.4 billion ($470 million). The new construction project consists of two 74,000 dwt methanol-fuel-ready tankers at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Dalian) that will be delivered in 2027; two aframax 114,200 dwt methanol dual-fuel tankers and two 109,900 dwt LR2

Partnership working to create methanol fuel cells for cruise ships

Meyer Werft, the German Aerospace Center, and Freudenberg Fuel Cell e-Power Systems have launched a collaboration with the aim of developing proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems for use in marine propulsion. The Zero4cruise project will focus on the use of methanol with the PEM fuel cells, allowing the technology to be used to

CIMC Enric to provide methanol fuel supply systems for ships

CIMC Enric’s subsidiary, CIMC Blue Water, announced it will provide methanol fuel supply system to the first batch of 50 inland methanol-powered vessels in China that is currently under construction. At the groundbreaking ceremony, leaders from Zhaoqing Municipal Transportation Bureau, Zhaoqing Haifa Shipping, which is responsible for ship construction, China Classification Society (CCS), and CIMC

Towngas, Global Energy agree to develop green methanol marine fuel supply chain

The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) and Global Energy Trading Pte Ltd (Global Energy) in Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly advance the supply and distribution of green methanol as a marine fuel for the shipping industry.  This strategic collaboration between Towngas and Global Energy integrates production and

Spanish Shipyard bags order for methanol-electric vessel

Bibby Marine, a UK-based maritime firm, has placed an order for one commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) with Spain’s Armon Shipyards. The vessel will feature a battery system complemented by dual-fuel methanol engines, enabling it to run in fully electric or hybrid mode. With the capability to operate solely on battery power for a typical

Newbuilds returning to LNG amid green methanol shortages

The World Economic Forum estimates that since 90% of global trade occurs in the ocean, seagoing boats are responsible for nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Although there are differing views on how to do this, the shipping industry is committed to stepping up its efforts to reach the Global Maritime Forum’s aim of

Shanghai port starts methanol bunkering operation in 2025

At Yangshan Port, the ship “Haigang Zhiyuan” successfully unloaded 3,000 tons of methanol for the “Anne Maersk” on January 1. This is the port’s first operation of such kind in 2025 and the beginning of routine methanol bunkering. Methanol is emerging as a significant alternative maritime fuel due to its low emissions. The first methanol

Maersk seeks methanol from India for its green fleet

A.P. Moller-Maersk has entered early talks with Indian green fuel producers, including NTPC Green Energy, to source methanol for its growing fleet of dual-fuel ships, the Copenhagen-based shipping giant announced. With 25 dual-fuel vessels ordered, Maersk is advancing its 2040 netzero emissions goal by transitioning to bio and e-methanol alongside liquefied biomethane. Currently, eight dual-fuel