Methanol continues to make new inroads into the marine fuel market. Yesterday, it was the bulk carrier segment where methanol fueling was in the news. Today, it’s cruising. Costa Group, part of
More ship operators continue to be persuaded by the case for methanol as a marine fuel and while orders for methanol-fueled containerships have been getting a lot of attention, methanol is now
With floating offshore wind picking up pace, the Damen group has developed a Floating Offshore Wind Support Vessel concept designed to accelerate the development of the sector. Called the FLOW-SV, the vessel
Groningen, Netherlands, based short sea shipping specialist Longship has placed an order with Atlas Shipyard in Turkey for four methanol-ready newbuilds that it says will deliver a reduction in fuel consumption of
Boston-headquartered Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADN) is to collaborate with Alfa Laval to explore applications of Advent’s methanol-powered high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells in the marine industry. Funded by the
By Erik Hånell, CEO, Stena Bulk and Anita Gajadhar, Managing Director, Marketing, Logistics and Shipping, Proman Methanol is already available and viable as a long-term alternative fuel for shipping Concerns have been
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) continues to secure new sources of green methanol to fuel its next generation of vessels. In its latest move on this front, it has signed a Letter
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Methanol, whether green or not, continues to make inroads as a marine fuel. Now Waterfront Shipping, a subsidiary of Methanex, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol, has entered into a
Here’s another indicator of the growing importance of methanol as a marine fuel. Two subsidiaries of Singapore-based Global Energy Group have placed an order with Japan’s Sasaki Shipbuilding Co. for a 4,000
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) on a project to retrofit a medium-speed MAN 48/60 engine to make it capable of dual-fuel diesel/methanol