Green Methanol

Maersk and CMA CGM team up on green fuels

Container shipping and logistics giants Maersk and CMA CGM have decided to collaborate on several areas relating to decarbonization, particularly on developing the use of alternative greener fuels for container vessel propulsion.

Both companies have set a net-zero target for their shipping business, have identified scalable solutions that they say can create impact in this decade, and have already individually taken significant steps to promote shipping decarbonization..

Maersk has been ordering...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/maersk-and-cma-cgm-team-up-on-green-fuels/

Landmark methanol-fueled containership named Laura Maersk

Well, now we know the name. Maersk has chosen a name steeped in company tradition for its first methanol-fueled containership: Laura Maersk. The name reveal came when the ship’s godmother, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, christened the vessel by breaking a champagne bottle over its bow at a ceremony in Copenhagen. Other speakers at the ceremony were Maersk Chair Robert Uggla and Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc.

“Laura Maersk is a historic milestone for shipping across the globe. It shows...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/landmark-methanol-fueled-containership-named-laura-maersk/

In focus: Backed with government and private funding, offshore energy and shipping industries go full steam ahead towards net-zero future

Europe and the United States have set in place a number of funding programs designed to boost and accelerate the development of a very diverse ‘clean energy sector’, which is being backed by significant initiatives from the major players coming from the more established maritime and oil and gas industries, which are becoming increasingly aware that the clean future has no other alternative.

The post In focus: Backed with government and private funding, offshore energy and shipping industries go...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/in-focus-backed-with-government-private-funding-offshore-energy-shipping-go-full-steam-ahead-netzero-future/

Shippers Are Counting On Green Methanol To Minimise Emissions

Credit: marek piwnicki- unsplash – emission
  • Ship orders have risen, but some slow to commit
  • Obstacles include sourcing green supply, cost premium
  • Limited production capacity in Asia’s bunker hubs

A Reuters news source notes that shippers are betting on green methanol to reduce emissions, but the supply is lagging behind.

Vessels powered by methanol

Container shippers are ordering vessels powered by methanol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it will take years for renewable methanol...

https://mfame.guru/shippers-are-counting-on-green-methanol-to-minimise-emissions/

Hafnia Path To Green Maritime Future

Credit: Peninsula’s bunker tanker Hercules Sky supplying a biofuel blend to a chemical tanker in Gibraltar. Peninsula

Hafnia has concluded an order for constructed out of Guangzhou Shipyard International B, in China, says an article published on their website.

Hafnia’s momentum in green methanol

The increasing momentum in green methanol-fueled vessels highlights its ability as a cleaner marine fuel, with a future-proofed and proven net-zero pathway, furthering Hafnia’s ambitions in meeting the...

https://mfame.guru/hafnia-path-to-green-maritime-future/

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