OCI Bullish on Marine Methanol Demand, To Provide Direct Supply

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Dutch fuel and chemical producer OCI will directly supply methanol as marine fuel to meet demand from the shipping industry, having committed to a charter project for a dual fuel-barge, according to its head of methanol business, reports Platts.

The company has partnered with Unibarge to retrofit an existing, conventional 2,800-dwt barge into what they say will be Europe’s first methanol bunker barge capable of running on methanol and conventional fuels, which...

https://mfame.guru/oci-bullish-on-marine-methanol-demand-to-provide-direct-supply/

Eastern Pacific Shipping in MOU on methanol and ammonia fuel retrofits

One of the world’s largest shipowners, Singapore-headquartered Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), is to retrofit a number of the existing vessels in its 15 million dwt fleet to burn methanol and ammonia fuels.

Eastern Pacific is making this move in partnership with MAN Energy Solutons and Netherlands bases OCI N.V., a major global producer and distributor of nitrogen and methanol products.

Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today, select MAN-engined conventional vessels from Eastern...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/environment/eastern-shipping-in-mou-on-methanol-and-ammonia-fuel-retrofits/

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