ABS and Asiatic Lloyd officials signing thins

ABS and Asiatic Lloyd eye ultramax conversion to methanol fueling

In yet another sign of the growing interest in methanol as a marine fuel, ABS and Asiatic Lloyd Maritime LLP, a member of the AL Group, have signed a joint development project

Evergreen Marine ship

Evergreen Marine bets billions on methanol fueling

In a move that positions it to displace Hapag-LLoyd as the world’s fifth largest box ship operator Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corporation is betting billions on methanol-fueling, placing orders for 24 methanol dual

Methanol Institute CEO

Methanol Institute publishes new guide to methanol as a marine fuel

The Methanol Institute (MI) has published a comprehensive guide to methanol as a marine fuel. The guide, “Marine Methanol: Future-proof shipping fuel,” has been produced to help stakeholders access the information they

methanol battery-hybrid ships

Stena to deploy NewMax methanol-hybrid duo on Irish Sea route

The largest ferry operator on the Irish Sea, Stena Line, is to deploy two all-new hybrid propulsion NewMax vessels on its Belfast-Heysham freight route in 2025. Designed to run on methanol, they

methanol fuel retrofit agreement signing ceremony

Berge Bulk and ABS explore bulker methanol fuel retrofit

Singapore-headquartered Berge Bulk and ABS are to explore the possibility of retrofitting a 210,000 dwt HFO-fueled bulk carrier to methanol fueling. The candidate ship for the methanol fuel retrofit, the Berge Mauna

World's largest methanol engine on display at ceremony

HHI-EMD unveils world’s largest methanol engine

MAN Energy Solutions’ Korean two-stroke licensee. HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries – Engine and Machinery Division) has completed world’s largest methanol-powered two-stroke engine, taking the company past 200 million brake-horsepower production mark. Celebrating

Kirby vessel carries out barge-to-ship methanol bunkering

Kirby in barge-to-ship methanol bunkering first

Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) has carried out the first two barge-to-ship methanol bunkerings on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Two ships operated by Proman Stena Bulk, the tankers Stena Pro Marine and Stena Prosperous,

Caterpillar and Svitzer methanol MOU signatories

Svitzer and Caterpillar in methanol MOU

Focusing on solutions that will enable it to utilize dual-fuel methanol engines in its fleet, the Maersk Group’s towage operator, Svitzer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Caterpillar Marine, that

Partners in methanol fueled high speed engine prlect

Rolls-Royce working on methanol-fueled high speed marine engine

Could a methanol-fueled MTU high speed marine engine be not too far away? Following up on ambitions announced at last year’s SMM event, Rolls-Royce Power Systems and two partner companies have been

Methanol-ready four-stroke

MAN wins class approval for methanol-ready four-stroke engine

With methanol fueling gaining momentum, most of the focus has been on large two-stroke engines, but interest in methanol-fueled four-strokes is growing and classification society, RINA has now granted an Approval in

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