Methanol Institute

Powerzeek Energy Platform To List Methanol Online

  • Shipowners will have increased access to clean, compliant and sustainable marine fuel from today as methanol goes live on the Powerzeek Energy Platform.
  • The listing of methanol will happen with support of the Methanol Institute and endorsement from major methanol producers on its Marine Fuels Committee.
  • There are 12 methanol-fuelled ships constructed to equivalent class and flag rules already in operation with another 10 on order.
  • And inclusion in the Code should shorten the time to approval...

https://mfame.guru/powerzeek-energy-platform-to-list-methanol-online/

Methanol To Be the Ultimate ‘Bridge’ Marine Fuel After IMO Approval

Final ballast treaty amendments now in force

According to a Ship Insight article, the long-awaited formal adoption of interim guidelines on ethyl/methyl alcohol fuels by IMO Maritime Safety Committee provides genuine alternative for 2030 compliance and beyond has finally happened.

IMO Decision Welcomed

The Methanol Institute (MI) has welcomed the adoption by the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee of interim guidelines on the use of Methanol as a marine fuel.

The guidelines enshrine ethyl and methyl alcohols as options for marine fuel; a...

https://mfame.guru/methanol-to-be-the-ultimate-bridge-marine-fuel-after-imo-approval/

IMO’s Highest Technical Body To Discuss Methanol

Methanol institute looks forward to the approval of amendments to IGF code at the upcoming IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee meeting, reports Splash 247.

Maritime Safety Committee meeting

The International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee meeting starts on Wednesday. Methanol institute is calling on delegates to the meeting to approve amendments to the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels Code (IGF Code) that will include guidance on the...

https://mfame.guru/imos-highest-technical-body-to-discuss-methanol/

LR & Methanol Institute Launch Bunkering Technical Reference on Methanol

  • LR and Methanol Institute launch guidance on methanol bunkering.
  • Methanol already in use as a marine fuel on several vessel types. 
  • Methanol is sulphur-free and has lower GHG emissions than conventional fuel.
  • The International Organization for Standardisation processing the development of  methanol marine fuel grade specification.
  • Regulatory process is moving towards final adoption of new rules for inclusion of low-flashpoint fuels into the IMO’s IGF Code.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Methanol...

https://mfame.guru/lr-methanol-institute-launch-bunkering-technical-reference-on-methanol/

Methanol already available at more than 100 ports says institute

The trade association for the methanol industry, the Methanol Institute (MI) has confirmed that the fuel is already available in more than 100 ports around the globe and that 47 of those ports have storage facilities in excess of 50,000tonnes.

Infiniti Research analysed information from an initial 56 ports which were known to store methanol and requested information on their readiness to supply the fuel for maritime bunkering. The company also identified a further 66 ports where storage of...

https://container-news.com/methanol-already-available-at-more-than-100-ports-says-institute/

Athens seminar provides industry education on use of Methanol as marine fuel

Athens seminar provides industry education on use of Methanol as marine fuel

Low emission methanol is simple to adopt and straightforward to implement, offering compliance with IMO 2020 and a pathway to meeting 2030 and 2050 CO2 emission targets

Athens, June 17 2019. Leading figures from the Greek shipping market gathered in Athens, Greece for the third in a series of global seminars designed to educate the industry on the potential of methanol as a marine fuel.

The seminar held in late May,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/06/17/athens-seminar-provides-industry-education-on-use-of-methanol-as-marine-fuel/

Methanol as a marine fuel: IMarEST-Sea Commerce technical forum

For the maritime industry it is the moment of truth to decide on appropriate solutions to comply with the IMO’s 0.5% global marine fuels Sulphur limit and soon to be followed CO2 emissions compliance regulations. Methanol as marine fuel has the potential to address both the emissions regulations. 7 maritime industry leaders and experts outlined their strategies and shared their views on how the marine fuels landscape will shift in 2020 and possible solutions available, to 121 participants at...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/15/methanol-as-a-marine-fuel-imarest-sea-commerce-technical-forum/

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