Norwegian shipping company Hagland Shipping has signed a contract with Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes for the construction of four methanol-ready self-discharging bulk carriers.
Vopak has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Vice Mayor of Tianjin delegation to support the repurposing of Vopak Tianjin’s infrastructure for new energies.
Geopolitical instability, scalability of fuel production and retrofits to existing vessels are key factors impacting the shipping industry’s journey to net zero by 2050, according to the latest research published by classification society ABS.
ClassNK has released a new edition of its Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels, which outline the safety requirements for ships using methanol, ethanol, LPG and ammonia as fuel. The new edition adds requirements related to hydrogen-fueled ships.
Denmark-based power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has named its new cable laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora, meaning shining light. According to NKT, the name is a reference to the company’s central position in transmitting power through its cable solutions and to the bright future
Solar Methanol 1 (SM1), the proposed solar thermal-powered plant that will produce green methanol in Port Augusta, South Australia, has received planning consent.
Danish wind power major Vestas will christen Maersk’s new methanol-enabled vessel, the shipping company revealed.
AD Ports signed an MoU with Transmar and Orascom Construction to develop a green methanol storage and export facility for maritime transport.
Singapore-based independent common carrier X-Press Feeders has returned to Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), to build four 11,000 TEU methanol-fueled containerships.
Finland-based Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) has signed an agreement with Portugal’s Capwatt to provide Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) services for a syngas production plant, integral to the Mangualde Renewable Methanol project in Portugal.
Italian maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has christened its newbuild chemical bunker barge Marta Cosulich equipped to carry methanol and biofuels up to B100.
Caterpillar Marine signed an MoU with Damen Shipyards Group to advance the development of its methanol dual-fuel Cat 3500E marine engines.
Singapore-based independent common carrier X-Press Feeders, along with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and PSA Singapore, today welcomed X-Press Feeders’ first dual-fuel vessel, marking a significant milestone towards sustainable shipping.
Norwegian container tonnage provider MPC Container Ships has christened two green methanol-ready 5,500 TEU containerships in South Korea.
