Dockendale and Green Marine pioneer methanol-driven maritime venture

Dockendale Ship Management DMC Co, based in Dubai, and Copenhagen’s Green Marine have announced a groundbreaking joint venture, Dockendale Green Marine Ship Management. This venture marks the creation of the world’s first ship management company focused exclusively on managing methanol-powered vessels, a significant step towards sustainable maritime operations. The new company will offer fully integrated

Cummins to develop methanol kit for QSK60 engine

Cummins Inc. announced the selection of its proposal to jointly develop a Methanol Kit for its QSK60 engine as part of the Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition, funded by the UK Government and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. To be chosen as one of the top 10 projects, Cummins delivered a proposal

Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders multiple dual-fuel car carriers

Wallenius Wilhelmsen, the global RoRo shipping and vehicle logistics company, has ordered 4 × MAN B&W 7S60ME-C10.5-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) dual-fuel engines capable of running on green methanol in connection with the construction of 4 × PCTCs (Pure Car/Truck carriers). The 9,300 CEU (Car Equivalent Unit) vessels will be built in China at the

Aasen Shipping orders three hybrid methanol-ready bulkers

Norway’s Aasen Shipping has returned to Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes with an order for three hybrid-powered methanol-ready self-discharging bulk carriers. The order for 119,95-m-long newbuilds follows Bodewes’ delivery of battery-hybrids Aasfjell and Aasfoss in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The new ships, with the first delivery planned for December 2025, will have a similar design as

New Singapore company launched to develop methanol-powered ships

Methanol propulsion specialist Green Marine Copenhagen and Singapore-based Stamford Ship Management have formed a joint venture in Singapore with a mission to build and manage, both commercially and technically, methanol dual fuel propulsion vessels across multiple market segments. Singapore, the world’s top bunkering hub, is getting the infrastructure in place for shipping’s future fuel mix

Boskalis signs for methanol-ready dredger

Boskalis has become the latest in a long line of shipowners to sign up for methanol as an alternative fuel for one of its newbuilds. The Dutch dredging and marine engineering firm has contracted compatriot shipbuilder Royal IHC for the construction of methanol-ready and one of the largest trailing suction hopper dredgers in its fleet.

Japan’s Mol, Germany’s Hy2gen tie up on e-methanol

Japanese ship operator Mitsui OSK Lines (Mol) and German hydrogen developer Hy2gen will work together to explore the use of e-methanol from Hy2gen’s Nautilus project in Lower Saxony, Germany. Mol’s agreement with Hy2gen Deutschland, Hy2gen’s wholly owned subsidiary, also involves exploring the use of e-methanol as a marine fuel in the Atlantic region. Hy2gen’s Nautilus

Louis Dreyfus to operate methanol- and wind-powered RoRos

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) said it has been tapped by Airbus to renew its entire fleet of chartered vessels for aircraft subassembly transport with three modern, low-emission roll-on / roll-off vessels,

Maersk launches first green methanol-powered containership

Maersk announced that the first in a new series of 12 large methanol enabled container ships, made her launching and undocking milestone. In particular, the world’s first large containership powered by methanol was floated out of its building dock at Hyundai Heavy Industries over the weekend. As explained, the vessel measures 350 meters in length

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding bags order for four methanol boxships

Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has received an order for four methanol-fueled 5,900 TEU containerships. This is the third order for methanol-fueled vessels following the KAMSARMAX AEROLINE and TESS66 AEROLINE, and the first order for a methanol-fueled container carrier. Recently, the shipbuilder has been contracted to provide two 81,200 dwt methanol dual-fuel Kamsarmax dry bulk newbuilds