‘We are adopting fuel-flexibility approach regarding future fuels’

Mr Sachin Kulkarni – Head of Sales, Marine Power (South Asia), Wärtsilä shares his views with Future Fuels on how his company has been spearheading shipping’s decarbonisation efforts, and what needs to be done to accelerate lower emissions in the maritime industry. What is the engine technical solutions Wartsila offers to ship owners for green

China’s first methanol-powered tanker delivered

China’s first indigenously built dual-fuel tanker powered by methanol has been delivered in Guangzhou City in south China’s Guangdong Province. The 49,900-deadweight tonnage (dwt) vessel, which runs on a methanol dual-fuel drive system, can be driven by four fuel modes: fuel, fuel hydrate, methanol and methanol hydrate. It is also equipped with a variety of

Proman Stena Bulk JV takes delivery of first methanol-powered tanker

Shipping joint venture Proman Stena Bulk has taken delivery of the first of six 49,900 dwt methanol-powered dual-fuel medium-range tankers. The methanol-powered ship is the first of six IMOIIMeMAX dual-fuel MR tankers being built at Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd (GSI) in China for Proman Stena Bulk and Proman. Stena Pro Patria will leave GSI

NLC proposes to set up $56.41 mn methanol project in India

NLC India Ltd, a public sector company involved in integrated lignite/coal mining-cum-power generation, has proposed to set up a 1,200 tonne per day (TPD) methanol project at an outlay of $56.41 mn (Rs 4,400 crore). Engineers India Ltd (EIL) was selected as project consultants for the methanol project, and the plant is expected to be

Acta Marine signs contract build methanol-powered CSOVs

Acta Marine has signed a contract for the construction of two next-generation, Methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessels (CSOVs) at the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. The Netherlands-based maritime support provider has also reserved options for two additional CSOVs for delivery at a later stage. The vessels are primarily aimed at the offshore wind

‘Methanol emerged as a leading alternative fuel in the maritime sector’

Mr Jason Chesko, Director, Global Market Development at Methanex Corporation, shares his opinion on the growing demand for methanol  as fuel of the future, the role of his company Methanex in meeting the supply side to match new demand. How many methanol production plants do you have currently and how many in the pipeline? What

CMA CGM orders for six additional methanol-ready ships

French carrier, CMA CGM, decided to extend its methanol-ready fleet with an order for six ships of 8,000 teu from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries’s Korean yard. CMA CGM has ordered six new-Panamax ships that are methanol-ready with a second order, worth a reported $736m in total, with expected deliveries of the vessels in 2025. CMA

Advent to collaborate with Laskaridis in developing methanol-powered ship

Advent Technologies Holdings has agreed to collaborate with Laskaridis Shipping Company Ltd to conduct a pilot programme. As per the agreement, Advent, a Fuel cell developer and manufacturer, will supply Laskaridis Shipping, a ship management company based in Athens, Greece, with its SereneU methanol-powered fuel cells. As part of the deal, Laskaridis Shipping will install

CMA CGM chooses methanol ship

France’s CMA CGM has made its first methanol orders, following in the footsteps of Denmark’s Maersk. The company has so far been most heavily investing in LNG propulsion. The Marseille-headquartered firm has revealed in its Q1 report further fleet expansion, which takes its orderbook to 69 ships. As well as confirming orders for 10 smaller

Blue World to work with Tuco for methanol fuel cell solutions

Blue World has agreed to work with Tuco, a supplier of ProZero series fast boats, to develop and demonstrate a flexible methanol fuel cell solution for electric workboats. The collaboration between Blue World Technologies and Tuco has been established through the BlueDolphin project, in which Aalborg University is also a partner. The project funding has