On September 16, 2024, Eco Umande, a containership powered by green methanol, docked at Lithuania’s Klaipėda Port, marking the beginning of a new era in sustainable shipping in Europe.
Global towage provider Svitzer has signed a contract with Turkish shipyard Uzmar Shipbuilding for the construction of the “world-first” battery-methanol tug.
Maritime associations and interest groups including ECSA, FuelsEurope, eFuel Alliance, EWABA, HydrogenEurope, and Methanol Institute have established a new Clean Maritime Fuels Platform, an industry initiative aiming to enhance communication between the shipping sector and fuel producers. Representa
Norway-based shipping company Höegh Autoliners has named the second of twelve multi-fuel Aurora-class vessels, Höegh Borealis, at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s yard in Jiangsu, China.
German shipping company Leonhardt & Blumberg has placed an order for the construction of two methanol-ready MR2 tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International, a part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
Canadian company that supplies, distributes, and markets methanol worldwide Methanex Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OCI Global’s international methanol business for $2.05 billion.
Finnish fuel supply systems specialist Auramarine has been contracted to provide its methanol fuel supply system (FSS) for the “world’s first methanol-powered tugs”.
Finland-based marine engineering company Deltamarin has signed a contract with Chinese state-owned enterprise China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) to design and engineer the 14th and 15th vessels in Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer series, both of which will feature multi-fuel cap
Swedish hydrogen fuel cell provider PowerCell has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for a new methanol-to-power solution that combines a methanol reformer with a fuel cell system. Specifically, the new solution has a fully integrated methanol reformer from RIX Indu
Germany-based maritime heavy lift and project cargo carrier SAL Heavy Lift has launched its first Orca-class heavy lift vessel at Wuhu Shipyard in China.
Chinese shipping heavyweight COSCO Shipping has signed an investment, construction and leasing agreement for 42 bulk carriers in a major fleet expansion push.
Faced with challenges such as short supplies of carbon-neutral fuels, the shipping industry needs to explore every option for reducing fuel consumption in order to reach the 2030 decarbonization goal of 20% emissions reductions set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Norwegian classifi
Chinese majors COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry and COSCO SHIPPING Container Lines have signed a contract for the construction of twelve 14,000 TEU containerships with dual-fuel methanol propulsion.
Danish shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller Maersk has held a christening ceremony for its third large dual-fuel methanol-enabled containership at the Port of Los Angeles.
