Methanol

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

As the number of vessels operating on methanol as a fuel has steadily increased in recent years, VPS has deepened its experience of methanol as a marine fuel. Steve Bee, VPS Group Commercial Director,…

17th October 2023

VPS experience of methanol as a marine fuel

17th October 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

A new Engine Retrofit Report by Lloyd’s Register concludes that a shortage of repair yards with experience in conversions may hinder the take up of alternative fuel technology by the existing fleet.

13th October 2023

Alt fuel retrofit ambitions face yard capacity and capability constraints: LR

13th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Methanol is making its way into IGF Code training programs, but there’s a broader evolution underway for STCW training.

10th October 2023

Seafarer training undergoing its own new fuels transition

10th October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded a new, space-efficient retrofit methanol storage solution from SRC Group Approval in Principle (AiP). The solution limits the space penalties associated with retrofitting existing vessels’ fuel tanks for operation on…

3rd October 2023

LR awards AiP for space-efficient methanol storage solution

3rd October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

A Joint Development Project between Lloyd’s Register (LR), Cargill International, Minerva Dry Inc. and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (NACKS) has culminated in a highly efficient methanol-ready bulk carrier design.

3rd October 2023

LR JDP with NACKS yields efficient MeOH-ready bulker design

3rd October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. (MES) has announced that it will supply a methanol-fuelled Mitsui-MAN B&W 80-bore engine to a series of vessels on order at Japanese shipyard Tsuneishi. The order represents the first domestic reference for a…

3rd October 2023

MES announces first domestic G80ME-LGIM order from Japanese shipyard

3rd October 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

MacGregor has been chosen to deliver RoRo equipment for two of the world’s first methanol-fuelled pure car and truck carriers (PCTC).

29th September 2023

MacGregor kits out methanol PCTCs

29th September 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Container major CMA CGM has expanded its orderbook of containerships capable of operating on methanol, after it placed an order with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Limited (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited (CSTC) for a…

28th September 2023

CMA CGM places order for MeOH-fuelled series of 9,200 teu boxships

28th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

In a first for MAN Energy Solutions, its dual-fuel MAN 21/31 DF-M gensets have been specified for two pure car and truck carriers for Chinese ship owner China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES). The methanol-fuelled vessels…

28th September 2023

First reference for MAN MeOH-fuelled gensets on PCTC series

28th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Bjarne Foldager, Senior Vice President & Head of Two-stroke Business at MAN Energy Solutions discusses surging demand for its methanol-fuelled ME-LGIM engine.

27th September 2023

PODCAST: MAN ES’ Foldager expects demand for ME-LGIM engine to soar

27th September 2023