The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has launched Methatug, described as “the world’s first” methanol-powered tugboat.
KOTUG Canada, a partnership between KOTUG International and Canada’s Horizon Maritime, has held a keel-laying ceremony for two dual-fuel methanol escort tugs that will service the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).
A.P. Moller – Maersk’s first large vessel that can run on green methanol has arrived in Dubai, UAE for the first time and was welcomed by DP World at Jebel Ali.
Fratelli Cosulich has taken delivery of the newbuild chemical bunker barge equipped to carry methanol and biofuels up to B100.
Swiss marine power company WinGD will record the first installation of its new X-S short-stroke engine design following successful factory acceptance tests with engine builder Dalian Marine Diesel.
The Methanol Institute (MI) has welcomed US-based low-carbon fuel facility development company StormFisher Hydrogen as its newest member.
Carbon Clean has started the module assembly process at Ørsted’s FlagshipONE eMethanol project in Sweden.
Norwegian shipping and logistic company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has updated its progress on emissions targets and performance related to its sustainability-linked financing framework established in 2022.
Denmark-based shipping company MH Simonsen has placed an order for eight hybrid-electric methanol dual-fuel chemical tankers at China’s Jiangxi New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding.
Norwegian shipping company MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has signed a $55 million pre- and post-delivery ECA-covered financing agreement with Deutsche Bank and SINOSURE for its two dual-fuel methanol newbuildings.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide methanol-fueled auxiliary engines for twelve new 24,000 TEU containerships owned by Chinese shipping companies COSCO Shipping Lines and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).
Maersk Training, part of Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, and compatriot Green Marine, a pioneer in methanol-powered maritime solutions, have entered into a strategic partnership to establish Maersk Training powered by Green Marine.
CEEC Hydrogen Energy has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Headway Technology Group (Qingdao) on cooperation in hydrogen.
Shanghai Shipbuilding Research and Design Institute, part of the China State Shipbuilding Group, and German shipping company Toepfer Transport have unveiled new methanol-capable multipurpose vessel (MPP) designs.
