Short sea shipping moving towards sustainable operation in a challenging trade;:
Oslo-listed boxship owner MPC Container Ships has contracted two dual-fuel methanol-powered 1,300 teu newbuilds at Chinese-based shipyard Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for $78m. The vessels will deliver in the second half of 2024 and come with...
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NCL serve hub-ports in NW Europe and ports along the Norwegian coast as far north as Tromsø.
Many of these ports are small, with few if any facilities. The ships and their crews have to be able to handle most things themselves:
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September 19, 2022, 10:37am
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All those ships running on methanol will need reliable suppliers of green methanol.
The Swedes to the rescue;
A project to provide sustainable e-methanol for the maritime sector has received the environmental permit for building the first large-scale production facility in the municipality of Örnsköldsvik in northeast Sweden. The project, called FlagshipONE...
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September 20, 2022, 9:36am
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Other possible sources of feed gas to make green methanol is found all around us; landfills, organic waste and even your s*it:
WasteFuel, a developer of bio-refineries focused on converting municipal solid waste into low carbon fuels, has come up with a new way to create green methanol. Among the many investors in the American firm is Maersk, the containerline that to date...
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PS>Let them compete for your food waste, in whichever form.
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September 21, 2022, 4:20pm
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ABS Awards AIP to World’s First Methanol-Powered Newcastlemax Bulk Carrier:
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September 21, 2022, 6:40pm
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Things are happening fast and furious in the field of developing Methanol as Marine Fuel:
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September 26, 2022, 11:38am
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Hybrid-Methanol tug for the US market:
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October 5, 2022, 11:50am
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Is methanol winning the race as the Marine Fuel of the Future?:
Maersk has ordered a further six large ocean-going vessels that can sail on green methanol and has said prices for this new form of propulsion are coming down. The six vessels will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal...
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November 8, 2022, 10:05pm
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Methanol is definitely on a winning streak:
Ocean Yield AS has agreed to purchase a 5,500 TEU newbuilding container vessel under construction at HJ Shipbuilding, Korea.
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December 16, 2022, 1:38pm
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To be able to fuel their new methanol powered ships Maersk needs suppliers of green methanol around the world. Deals are made with producers world wide to ensure this:
A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a green methanol letter of intent with Houston-based SunGas Renewables, which provides technology and equipment systems for large-scale production of renewable fuels. This is Maersk’s ninth such partnership to drive...
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Big steps have been taken towards a greener future with the two newbuildings MV VESTLAND and MV NORDLAND secured for delivery 2024. The use of green methanol and the highest standard of safety the ships will enable higher operational efficiency and more climate-friendly transport to the Norwegian industry.