Uthörn, Germany’s first methanol-powered research vessel

Germany’s first methanol-fuelled seagoing research vessel was named during a ceremony on 1 November at Fassmer Shipyards in Berne. Christened Uthörn by the German Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger, the 35-m vessel is being built for the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI). After a two-year construction phase, the €15.0M (US$14.9M) research vessel is