Globally the shipping sector contributes around 706 million tons of CO2 emissions each year, around 3 percent of the total. The majority of containership vessels, oil tankers, and bulk carriers continue to use heavy fuel oil or marine diesel emitting substantial amounts of CO2 and other greenhouse...
https://gcaptain.com/germany-starts-producing-climate-neutral-marine-methanol-from-wastewater/
PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, has completed the world’s first retrofit of the engine of a very large container vessel, the Maersk Halifax, to dual fuel methanol operation. The 15,000 TEU vessel entered service in 2017 and was originally powered by an MAN B&W 8G95ME-C9.5 prime mover. The retrofit to an 8G95ME-LGIM Mk10.5 engine enables the Maersk Halifax to operate on green methanol, making it possible to reduce its CO2 emissions by 90%.
The retrofit also included an...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/man-completes-maersk-halifax-methanol-retrofit/
Hapag-Lloyd has secured a major agreement with Beijing-based clean energy provider Goldwind for the annual supply of 250,000 tonnes of green methanol. The deal marks a crucial step in the…
https://gcaptain.com/hapag-lloyd-secures-green-methanol-supply-for-retrofitted-containerships/
The 2017-built Maersk Halifax has become the first large containership to be converted to methanol fuel, Maersk announced on Monday. The extensive retrofit operation, which concluded at the end of…
Helsinki-based ESL Shipping, the Baltic region’s leading dry bulk carrier, has announced a major investment in four new fossil-free handysize vessels to run on green methanol. The €186 million project…
https://gcaptain.com/esl-shipping-orders-four-green-methanol-fueled-baltic-bulkers/
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Aug 28 (Reuters) – The Alette Maersk was the first container vessel powered by low-carbon methanol fuel to cross the Pacific Ocean – a milestone in the shipping industry’s…
https://gcaptain.com/maersk-says-shippings-zero-emissions-push-needs-government-support/
X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has announced the launch of its second green methanol-powered route, the Green Baltic X-PRESS (GBX). The new route is part of Europe’s…
https://gcaptain.com/x-press-feeders-launches-second-green-methanol-powered-route-in-europe/
NYK Group, through its subsidiary NYK Bulk & Projects Carriersm, has entered into a charter agreement with Kambara Kisen for a methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier, marking NYK’s first operation of…
https://gcaptain.com/nyk-charters-first-methanol-fueled-bulk-carrier/
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Svendborg-based M.H. Simonsen has taken a significant leap forward in Danish shipping by securing a substantial order for eight dual-fuel methanol chemical tankers. This strategic move places the company … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/danish-company-makes-bold-move-with-methanol-tanker-order/
The European Union is setting up a Union Database (UDB) of biofuels. The database aims to ensure the traceability of liquid and gaseous biofuels that are eligible for being counted towards the share of renewable energy in the transportation sector in any EU member state. One aspect of the European Commission’s plans for the UDB is causing “deep concerns” to both the Methanol Institute (MI) and SEA-LNG, key representatives of the methanol and liquefied natural gas (LNG) industries respectively,,
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