Chinese state-owned maritime transport giant COSCO Shipping has tapped compatriot vessel construction player Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), for a sextet of alternative fuel-ready tankers. According to Greek shipbroker Intermodal, COSCO Shipp
German engine maker Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions) has completed what it hails as “the world’s first” conversion of its two-stroke engine to dual-fuel methanol running, following the sea trials wrap-up of a 20,000 TEU containership owned by China’s COSCO Shipping Lines. As informed, the
Power and propulsion solutions provider Rolls-Royce has completed testing of what is said to be “the world’s first” high-speed marine engine powered exclusively by methanol.
Danish technology company Topsoe has signed an offtake agreement to provide its solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) technology for Spanish shipping and chemicals company Forestal del Atlántico’s Triskelion e-methanol plant in Galicia, Spain.
ElbOil has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shandong Shunli Hydrogen Energy Technology, a subsidiary of Henan Shuncheng Group, and Shanghai Wenji Biotechnology, which is responsible for domestic trade procedures, to support the future production and distribution of green methanol.
Italian maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has hit a new milestone in the construction of its methanol-ready IMO II bunker tankers with the steel cutting ceremony for the third vessel.
Norwegian energy giant Equinor and NG Nordic-owned Mana have formed an early-stage strategic partnership to explore the potential development of the Nordics’ first large-scale waste-to-methanol project at Mongstad complex, with the support of sustainable technology solutions provider NEXTCHEM.
Jan De Nul has launched its first XL cable-laying vessel (CLV), Fleeming Jenkin, with the final vessel construction phase now starting, including sea trials. Jan De Nul announced in October 2023 that it had placed an order for Fleeming Jenkin at China’s CMHI Haimen shipyard, followed by an order for
The delivery of a next-generation subsea vessel being built at the Turkish Sefine Shipyard for Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore and Agalas has been delayed for the third quarter of 2026, instead of the initial plan for early next year. The 100-meter-long Viking Vigor will be powered by methanol and, upon
Cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) and Spanish multi-energy player Repsol have established “an unprecedent long-term relationship within the cruise industry” with a landmark 8-year agreement covering supply of renewable marine fuels at the Port of Barcelona.
Norwegian shipping company Aasen Shipping has taken delivery of a new hybrid methanol-ready self-discharging general cargo vessel, Aasvaer.
Swedish e-fuel plant developer Liquid Wind has reached a new milestone in the development of its large-scale facility in Umeå, FlagshipTHREE, having finalized agreements for its commercialization.
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has held a naming ceremony for its newest methanol-ready NewMax hybrid vessel, Stena Connecta, ahead of its maiden voyage.
France-based maritime transport heavyweight CMA CGM has held a naming ceremony for its brand-new dual-fuel container vessel powered by methanol. According to the company’s social media post, the 13,000 TEU vessel was formally christened CMA CGM Helium at a yard in South Korea. The newbuilding—which
