Maersk Enters Strategic Partnerships To Scale Green Methanol Production By 2025

12 large ocean – going vessels to operate on green methanol from 2024

To boost the global production capacity of green methanol, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) enters strategic partnerships with six leading companies with the intent of sourcing at least 730,000 tonnes/year by end of 2025 (see breakdown table below). The six companies are CIMC ENRIC, European Energy, Green Technology Bank, Orsted, Proman, and WasteFuel.

With this production capacity, by the end of 2025 at the latest, Maersk will reach well beyond the green methanol needed for the first 12 green...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/maersk-enters-strategic-partnerships-to-scale-green-methanol-production-by-2025/

Maersk Issues First Green Bond To Fund First Green Methanol Vessels

Maersk issues first green bond to fund first green methanol vessels

This 10-year, €500 million green bond comes under the umbrella of Maersk´s Green Finance Framework and a final order book at €3.7bn. The transaction priced at coupon of 0.75%, lowest annual interest ever for Maersk.

Copenhagen, Denmark – A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has launched its Green Finance Framework designed to allow the company to issue a variety of sustainable financing instruments which may include bonds, loans, project finance and other instruments.

Cicero Green was appointed to...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/maersk-issues-first-green-bond-to-fund-first-green-methanol-vessels/

Japanese Collaboration Selects Methane Slip Reduction Project For Next-Gen Ship Development

CG of a coal carrier scheduled for actual ship demonstration

Hitachi Zosen Corporation (Hitachi Zosen), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.(MOL) and Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. (YPT) have proposed “Development of Methane Slip (Note 1) Reduction Technology from LNG Fueled Vessels by Improving Catalysts and Engines” (hereinafter referred to as “the Project”) with Hitachi Zosen as the managing company in the “Development of Next Generation Vessels Project” publicly solicited by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (hereinafter...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/japanese-collaboration-selects-methane-slip-reduction-project-for-next-gen-ship-development/

Maersk Secures Green e-Methanol For World’s First Container Vessel Operating On Carbon Neutral Fuel

container vessel operating

A.P. Moller – Maersk has identified its partners to produce green fuel for its first vessel to operate on carbon-neutral methanol: REintegrate, a subsidiary of the Danish renewable energy company European Energy.

REintegrate and European Energy will establish a new Danish facility to produce the approx. 10.000 tonnes of carbon-neutral e-methanol that Maersk’s first vessel with the ability to operate on green e-methanol will consume annually. Maersk will work closely with REintegrate and European...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/maersk-secures-green-e-methanol-for-worlds-first-container-vessel-operating-on-carbon-neutral-fuel/

Green Maritime Methanol Consortium Starts Engine Test Programme

Green Maritime Methanol consortium starts engine test programme

The Green Maritime Methanol consortium studies the possibilities for renewable Methanol as a maritime transport fuel. Green Methanol is an important candidate as a future fuel for the shipping industry. It is widely available, can be produced in a sustainable way, is easily stored on board of ships and can be burned in engines with minor modifications.

Within the Green Maritime Methanol project a new milestone has been achieved, the successful start of the engine test programme on 100% methanol....

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/green-maritime-methanol-consortium-starts-engine-test-programme/

Ports Of Amsterdam And Rotterdam Join Forces To Study Methanol As Marine Fuel

Major Dutch maritime companies join Green Maritime Methanol project

A consortium of leading international maritime companies, supported by Maritime Knowledge Centre, have joined forces to further investigate the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in the maritime sector. Major shipowners Boskalis, The Royal Netherlands Navy, Van Oord and Wagenborg Shipping will take part in the consortium, together with shipbuilders, Damen Shipyards, Feadship, Royal IHC and major marine engine manufacturers Pon Power and Wärtsilä together with...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/ports-of-amsterdam-and-rotterdam-join-forces-to-study-methanol-as-marine-fuel/

Green Maritime Methanol project takes off with a shortlist of nine ships

Green Maritime Methanol project takes off with a shortlist of nine ships

Group of leading Dutch maritime players will evaluate clean fuel option on a range of newbuildings and conversions

Rotterdam, 27 May 2019. The Green Maritime Methanol consortium has selected nine ships for research on the application of renewable methanol as a marine fuel. New designs, newbuildings as well as existing ships of Boskalis, Van Oord, the Royal Netherlands Navy and Wagenborg Shipping were selected.

The vessel...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/05/27/green-maritime-methanol-project-takes-off-with-a-shortlist-of-nine-ships/

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