Approximately 31 million tonnes of green methanol would be required to replace the diesel fuel now burned by the North American Waterborne Transportation (NAWT) fleet, an analysis of the carbon footprint and emissions-free fuel requirement for the NAWT business has shown.

The analysis was presented in a report released by the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition (BSMC) , a non-profit strategic alliance whose members represent all aspects of the maritime value chain in North America, focusing on the emissions from movements on the inland and coastal waterways and in North American ports.