Methanol
CMA CGM christens its newest methanol-powered ship (Gallery)
French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group has held a naming ceremony for the latest vessel addition to its dual-fuel fleet.
N-Sea’s new cable layer arrives in the Netherlands for final outfitting
The hull of the dual-fuel cable installation and repair vessel destined for N-Sea Group has arrived from Poland at Neptune Marine’s yard in the Netherlands. The hull of the 100-meter-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Altera was launched early in February in Poland, after which it started its journey fr
China-built methanol dual-fuel container vessel ready for charter with Maersk
Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has delivered a methanol dual-fuelled container vessel at its shipyard in China that will go on a charter with Denmark-based container shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk. The methanol dual-fuelled 5,900 TEU type container carrier was delivered by Tsuneishi Group (Zhou
Port of Immingham becomes home to UK’s first commercial biomethanol bunkering service
The UK’s first commercially ready bio-methanol storage and supply service for shipping has been launched at the Port of Immingham, the largest port by cargo volume in the UK, as part of efforts to advance decarbonization in maritime transport. The three-partite partnership of Exolum, Methanex Corpor
Fratelli Cosulich’s first in four-vessel methanol-ready bunker tanker series hits the water
Italy’s maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has launched the first unit in its four-ship methanol-powered IMO II chemical bunker tanker series, under construction in China. The vessel named Anna Cosulich was launched on February 4 at the Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in China, with Giovann
Kongsberg Maritime to design and equip Transpetro’s new methanol-ready tankers
Norway-headquartered Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to design and equip four methanol/ethanol-ready handy-size product tankers that will be operated by Brazil’s oil & gas transportation company Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro). Kongsberg Maritime secured the NOK 300 million (about €26.25
Tripartite partnership in Hong Kong targets hydrogen and green methanol
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas), Sinopec (Hong Kong) and Sinopec Star Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership to collaborate on clean energy solutions, including hydrogen and green fuels, among other things. The tripartite pa
Maersk enriches fleet with another methanol-powered vessel
Danish shipping and logistics titan A.P. Moller – Maersk has taken delivery of the first in a new series of six dual-fuel mid-size container vessels being constructed at a Chinese shipyard. The Tangier Mærsk was delivered from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group’s yard in Jingjiang, China, three months a
From Poland to Netherlands: Hull of N-Sea’s new cable layer launched (Gallery)
Dutch shipbuilder and designer Neptune Marine has launched the hull of the dual-fuel cable installation and repair vessel destined for compatriot N-Sea Group. The hull of the 100-meter-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Altera hit the water last weekend, starting its journey from the shipyard in Poland
Maritime industry gets its first guidance notes for onboard hydrogen generation
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published what it says is the maritime industry’s first dedicated guidance notes for onboard hydrogen generation, as a response to growing interest from shipowners, yards and technology developers in producing hydrogen onboard using alternative fuels such as LNG, methanol a
Fourth and final dual-fuel methanol tanker delivered to Hafnia, set to work for TotalEnergies
Singapore-based tanker owner Hafnia and its joint venture partner, French shipowner Socatra, have taken delivery of their fourth and final dual-fuel methanol medium-range (MR) tanker constructed in China. The latest addition to Hafnia and Socatra’s IMO II MR fleet, Ecomar Gironde, is part of the joi
Another approval in for multi-fuel and OCCS-ready bulk carrier
Shortly after securing one from the Japanese classification society ClassNK, Oshima Shipbuilding has been awarded approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Ultramax bulk carrier design, ready for multiple alternative fuels and onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS). The AiP c
Shipowner takes over ‘China’s first’ dual-fuel methanol-powered bunkering vessel
Hong Kong-based shipowner Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Limited has welcomed to its fleet what it says is China’s first dual-fuel methanol-powered bunkering vessel. Da Qing 268 is the fourth bunkering vessel under the company’s care, joining Hai Gang Wei Lai, the largest LNG bunkering vessel
CMA CGM’s fleet grows to 400 owned vessels as first of six methanol container ships comes in
French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group has welcomed the arrival of the first in a series of six 15,000-TEU methanol container ships, expanding its arsenal with the 400th owned vessel within a fleet of over 650 vessels worldwide, as part of its decarbonization strategy.