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ClassNK Issues AiP For Design Of Methanol Dual-Fueled Tanker

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Leading Classification Society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a methanol dual-fueled tanker developed by Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd.

The Society confirmed the design’s compliance with the IMO’s “Interim Guidelines for the Safety of Ships using Methyl/Ethyl Alcohol as fuels” published in December 2020, and the “Guidelines for Ships Using Low-Flashpoint Fuels” published by the Society in 2019.

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https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/classnk-issues-aip-for-design-of-methanol-dual-fueled-tanker/

Proman Stena Bulk Starts Steel Cutting For New 49,900 DWT Methanol-Fuelled Tanker

Proman Stena Prosperous

Proman Stena Bulk Ltd confirmed that steel cutting has commenced for its state-of-the-art IMOIIMeMAX methanol-fuelled 49,900 DWT vessel Stena Pro Patria, which is due for delivery in early 2022. Stena Pro Patria will be the first of the three methanol vessels to be built by the joint venture between Swedish Stena Bulk and the Swiss-based Proman Shipping.

The steel cutting for Stena Pro Patria, which started on the 7th of January 2021, is taking place at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/proman-stena-bulk-starts-steel-cutting-for-new-49900-dwt-methanol-fuelled-tanker/

NYK Inks Long-Term Charter Agreement For Two Methanol-Fueled Chemical Tankers

NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., an NYK Group company based in Singapore, has signed a long-term time charter contract with Waterfront Shipping Company Limited (WFS)* for two newly built chemical carriers. The new ships will each be equipped with a dual-fuel engine that enables the vessels to be powered not only by marine fuel oil but also methanol, which is a clean-burning, eco-friendly fuel.

After delivery from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (Korea) in 2022, the vessels will be delivered to WFS, a...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/nyk-inks-long-term-charter-agreement-for-two-methanol-fueled-chemical-tankers/

Proman Stena Bulk To Promote Greener Shipping With Additional Methanol-Ready Vessel

Proman Stena Prosperous

Proman Stena Bulk Ltd has finalized an agreement to build an additional vessel under its joint venture partnership. The methanol-powered Stena Prosperous will join the Stena ProPatria and the Stena ProMare in the Proman Stena fleet in H2 2022. Each vessel will use 12,500 tonnes per annum of methanol as a marine fuel, significantly reducing emissions in their normal commercial operations compared to conventional marine fuels.

These new methanol-ready 49,900 DWT vessels will be state of the art,...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/proman-stena-bulk-to-promote-greener-shipping-with-additional-methanol-ready-vessel/

Approval Of Methanol Guidelines By IMO Will Release ‘Pent-Up Demand’ For Low Carbon Alternatives

IMO headquarter

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 milestone the institute believes will be a catalyst for more ship operators to consider Methanol as a low carbon compliance option.

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The approval is significant given the industry focus on transparency around vessel...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/approval-of-methanol-guidelines-by-imo-will-release-pent-up-demand-for-low-carbon-alternatives/

Methanol Institute Joins First Comprehensive Study Of Methanol As Marine Fuel In China

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Washington, DC, and Shanghai, PRC, 14 July 2020. The Methanol Institute (MI) has joined a study led by the China Waterborne Transportation Research Institute (CWTRI), the think tank of the Chinese Ministry of Transport, which will consider the technical and operational requirements for the use of methanol as a marine fuel.

The study is supported by Methanex, the world’s largest methanol producer and distributor and Shanghai Huayi Energy Chemical Co., Ltd., one of the largest methanol producers...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/methanol-institute-joins-first-comprehensive-study-of-methanol-as-marine-fuel-in-china/

Global Availability Of Methanol Added To DNV GL Alternative Fuels Insight Portal

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The Methanol Institute is pleased to announce that new data on the global availability of Methanol will be hosted on the DNV GL Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform.

The data will be available to all users of AFI, which was developed by the class society to provide the shipping industry with an open platform for evaluating the potential uptake of alternative fuels and energy efficiency technologies.

“Through our global seminar programmes and industry contacts, a persistent question we hear is...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/global-availability-of-methanol-added-to-dnv-gl-alternative-fuels-insight-portal/

Proman Stena Bulk And GSI Sign Deal For New Methanol Powered Tankers

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Proman Stena Bulk Ltd has this week finalized an agreement with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China to build two state of the art IMOIIMeMAX methanol-ready 49,900 DWT vessels, with the first vessel due for delivery at the beginning of 2022. This represents the first deal signed by the newly-created joint venture between Swedish Stena Bulk and the Swiss-based Proman Shipping.

Following extensive development and towing tank tests by GSI and Stena Bulk for their 2015 – 2018 series, the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/proman-stena-bulk-and-gsi-sign-deal-for-new-methanol-powered-tankers/

NYK’s New Low-Emission Methanol-Fueled Chemical Tanker Powered By MAN ES

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Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Group) is proud to announce the delivery of Takaroa Sun, a methanol carrier equipped with two-stroke dual-fuel engine technology that enables the vessel to be powered by methanol. Built-in South Korea at Hyundai MIPO Dockyard, the new ship was funded through NYK’s green financing initiative established to support environment-friendly projects.

Takaroa Sun was constructed with the MAN Energy Solutions second-generation B&W ME-LGIM two-stroke dual-fuel engine that runs on...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/nyks-new-low-emission-methanol-fueled-chemical-tanker-powered-by-man-es/

Waterfront Shipping Welcomes Second-Generation Low Emission Methanol-Fuelled Vessels

Industry Welcomes Second-generation Low Emission Methanol-fuelled Vessels

Waterfront Shipping Company Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest (Marinvest) are proud to welcome two new innovative, clean-burning vessels, M/T Mari Couva and M/T Mari Kokako, to the Waterfront Shipping fleet.

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These 49,000 dwt vessels are built with the second generation of MAN B&W ME-LGIM two stroke dual-fuel engines that can run on both methanol and conventional marine fuels. The vessels join the seven existing...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/waterfront-shipping-welcomes-second-generation-low-emission-methanol-fuelled-vessels/

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