APRIL 21, 2016 — Classification society DNV GL has welcomed the world’s first methanol fueled oceangoing vessel to its fleet. Named Lindanger in ceremonies at shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo’s Ulsan, South Korea, shipyard
APRIL 11, 2016 — This month, Waterfront Shipping, a subsidiary of the world’s largest methanol supplier, Canada’s Methanex Corporation, will welcome seven methanol-burning ships, Waterfront is chartering the 50,000 dwt newbuilds to
MARCH 31, 2015 — Following a conversion in the Remontowa shipyard, Poland, that started in late January, Stena Line’s Stena Germanica is now back in service between Kiel, Germany, and Gothenburg, Sweden,
MARCH 30, 2015 — With methanol gaining increasing interest as a ship’s fuel, MAN Diesel & Turbo earlier this month successfully demonstrated the ME-LGI (Liquid Gas Injection) concept at its Diesel Research
NOVEMBER 19, 2014 — One of the world’s biggest ferry companies, Sweden’s Stena Line, says it is to become the first operator in the world to run a large 1,500 passenger ferry
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 — The new sulfur limits that will apply within the North European SECA area from January 1, 2015, are good news for the environment but pose a particular challenge
JULY 21, 2014—A major Chinese chemical company will make a $1.85 billion capital investment in a methanol manufacturing complex on the Mississippi River in Vacherie, La., St. James Parish, according to a
MAY 14, 2014 — DNV GL has conducted a risk assessment “hazard identification study (HAZID)” on a series of three 50,000 dwt methanol-fueled tankers that are building in Japan for charter to
DECEMBER 9, 2013 — Could methanol be as attractive an alternate clean fuel as LNG? The world’s largest methanol supplier, Canada’s Methanex Corporation, thinks so. It reports that its Waterfront Shipping subsidiary
Swiss-headquartered engine developer WinGD, a member of the CSSC Group, says that its new X-S short-stroke engine is set for its first installation following successful factory acceptance tests at CSSC Group’s Dalian
