CO2-to-methanol conversion improved with catalyst-support

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a team of interdisciplinary scientists tripled the yield of methanol in the catalytic hydrogenation reaction of carbon dioxide by introducing hydrides into the catalyst support material. The researchers say the higher yield is “due to the direct participation of surface hydrides in the reaction, and the modified electronic

X-Press Feeders retrofits methanol-powered ship

The PaxOcean shipyard in Zhoushan, China has completed the retrofit of a container ship with a methanol dual-fuel engine for X-Press Feeders in what PaxOcean claims is a world first. The 1,170 TEU feeder vessel was only delivered to the Singaporean carrier in March 2024 as a ‘methanol-ready’ ship but was commissioned for a retrofit

SRC and GREEN MARINE join forces to bring Methanol Superstorage to market

 SRC Group and GREEN MARINE have signed a collaborative agreement which brings two of the strongest advocates of methanol as a marine fuel together to develop and deliver Methanol Superstorage to market. The cooperation aims to realise benefits available to SRC’s Methanol Superstorage solution, which has been turning heads among owners, builders, repairers, class societies

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

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

Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders four methanol-fuelled, ammonia-ready newbuilds

Norwegian car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has declared options to build four more methanol dual-fuel and ammonia-ready newbuildings in China. The Oslo-listed company ordered four more 9,300 ceu so-called Shaper Class vessels at China Merchants Jingling Shipyard. The options for the ordered vessels are the new options Wallenius Wilhelmsen secured in March which have earlier

Laura Maersk now on weekly service to the Port of Gothenburg

A new feeder service started calling regularly at the Port of Gothenburg. The world’s first container ship powered by green methanol, Laura Maersk, operates the service sailing between the Port of Gothenburg and Bremerhaven. Laura Maersk is the first vessel in Maersk’s major initiative to use renewable methanol as a ship fuel. The shipping company

LR to work with Stena to retrofit two Stena Line ferries to methanol

Building upon the success of the Stena Germanica in 2015, Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Stena Lines will work together on a project to retrofit two fast roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels with methanol propulsion. The conversion will see the Stena Superfast VII and Stena Superfast VIII Ro-Ro ferries, which operate on the Scotland to Northern Ireland route

NS United orders methanol newbuild

Japanese owner NS United Kaiun Kaisha has struck a deal with Nihon Shipyard, a joint venture between Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United, for the construction of a methanol dual-fuel newcastlemax bulk carrier. The Tokyo-based bulker giant said the 209,000 dwt vessel would be a next-generation environment-friendly vessel delivered to ship raw materials in Japan