The Global Maritime Forum and RMI (founded as the Rocky Mountain Institute), under Mission Innovation’s umbrella, have released a report outlining strategies for ports to become first movers in providing green methanol and ammonia bunkering.
Hong Kong-based containership owner Seaspan Corporation and German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd have entered into a partnership agreement to retrofit and convert five 10,000 TEU containerships powered by conventional S90 engines to dual-fuel engines capable of running on methanol.
ClassNK has awarded approval in principle (AiP) for a methanol fuel supply system developed by Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding.
French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to Japanese shipbuilder Sasaki Shipbuilding for its methanol dual fuel (DF) system applied in a 9,000 dwt general cargo ship.
EuroGreen Maritime (EGM), a French shipping company focused on sustainable maritime solutions, has entered into a seven-year charter agreement, with options for five one-year extensions, for four hybrid battery/dual-fuel methanol vessels with the Norwegian energy company Equinor.
G2 Ocean has expanded its fleet with up to four 82,300 deadweight ton (dwt) ammonia/methanol-ready open hatch vessels.
Singapore-based independent common carrier X-Press Feeders has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six European ports to accelerate the establishment of green shipping corridors and decarbonize the marine sector in Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea.
Norway-based medium-speed engine builder Bergen Engines has received approval from classification society DNV for its methanol-ready statement for marine engines.
Eltronic FuelTech and CSTC Shanghai will work on the adoption of Eltronic FuelTech’s greener fuel technologies in China’s maritime sector.
During its inaugural visit to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, methanol-powered containership Ane Maersk completed its first bunker operation in European waters.
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk has held a naming ceremony for the world’s second large methanol-enabled container vessel in Yokohama.
HMM and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) have inked an MoU to collaborate on clean marine fuel supply, specifically methanol and LNG.
RINA awarded approval in principle to Kindon New Energy Technology (Jiangsu) for its green methanol offshore production platform solution.
The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) recently certified Fairway Methanol’s low carbon carbon capture and utilization (CCU) methanol under the ISCC Carbon Footprint Certification (CFC) system.
