Maersk picks Guangzhou Wenchong for next series of methanol-fuelled ships

Maersk has picked a yard in southern China to build its next raft of methanol-fuelled ships. Alphaliner is reporting Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard (GWS) has won a contract to build a number of 3,500 teu dual-fuel ships for the Danish carrier. Ultimately, with options, Maersk may order up to 12 ships at the yard with the

KR okays HMM’s methanol dual-fuel retrofit design

Classification society Korean Register (KR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) for the methanol dual-fuel retrofit design of HMM’s 16,000 TEU containership. As informed, the ceremony for the AiP was held on December 22. The retrofit design of the 16,000 TEU containership which will be powered by methanol was developed in collaboration with HD Hyundai

Sumitomo Chemical constructs plant for converting CO2 to methanol

Sumitomo Chemical, based in Tokyo, Japan, has successfully finalized the construction of a pilot facility designed to establish a highly efficient process for producing methanol from carbon dioxide (CO2). The facility, situated at the Ehime Works in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, has now initiated its operational phase. Sumitomo Chemical’s strategic objectives involve completing the

COSCO signs for methanol engine retrofits at Marintec China

COSCO Shipping has signed up a series of its containerships for a methanol dual-fuel revamp at the Marintec China exhibition in Shanghai. COSCO Group shipyard COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry has selected Germany’s MAN Energy Solutions and Finnish marine technology provider Wartsila for the project. The deal covers four 13,800 teu and four 20,000 teu ships

Maersk to deploy first large methanol-enabled vessel

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) is about to launch the first of its 18 large methanol-enabled vessels currently on order. On 9 February 2024, it will enter service on the AE7 string connecting Asia and Europe, which includes port calls in Shanghai, Tanjung Pelepas, Colombo and Hamburg, with Ningbo, China, being its first destination. The

Methanol engine secures bulker orders

Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has ordered 3 × MAN B&W 7G50ME-C9.6-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) main engines in connection with the building of 3 × 81,200 dwt bulk carriers for Danish shipping company, J. Lauritzen. Each engine will feature MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EGRBP (Exhaust Gas Recirculation ByPass) emissions-reduction technology. MITSUI E&S will build

Proman Stena welcomes final pair of methanol tankers 

These 49,000-dwt tankers are the final two vessels in Proman Stena’s initial six-strong methanol-fuelled tanker fleet. The joint venture between Stena Bulk and methanol producer Proman was initially meant for three long-term time-chartered vessels but has been extended to cover three additional Proman-owned vessels. GSI built Proman Stena Bulk’s fleet over the last three years

CMES ordered world’s first methanol-powered engine for VLCC

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the Shanghai-listed shipping giant and subsidiary of China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), has ordered a MAN B&W 7G80ME-LGIM (-Liquefied Gas Injection Methanol) main engine in connection with the construction of a VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier), which stands for first order for dual fuel methanol for this type of ship.

EMF builds four methanol-ready bunker tankers

Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services (EMF) confirmed that it will be building two additional 7,999 dwt IMO Type II Chemical and Oil Tankers that will be used as bunker tankers at the Port of Singapore. EMF earlier has placed an order for two similar newbuildings at Zhejiang Shenzhou Sunshine Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.; the first

World’s first methanol-fuelled engine ordered for VLCC segment

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), the Shanghai-listed shipping giant and daughter company of China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI), has ordered an MAN B&W 7G80ME-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) main engine in connection with the construction of a VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier). The first such dual-fuel methanol order for the ship type, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry