Methanex which is a methanol producer currently run their own fleet of tankers using methanol
More methanol powered box ships on order:
Methanol is sailing up as a main contender as marine fuel in the future:
Here are some of the future customers:
Methanol is forging ahead as the leader in the race towards IMO goal 2050:
May not be running on methanol from the start, mainly due to lack of supplies and bunkering facilities, but they jump the step via LNG.
Strictly speaking:
This is an interesting topic. The company I work for is looking at investing in Methanol powered ships. From my very limited perspective/knowledge, the advantages of not having to carry an LNG tank on deck alone, seems to be the way forward for dry cargo, passenger and container vessels - as it saves a ton of deck space.
Also, from what I’ve seen LNG tanks have limited capacity, whereas I would imagine methanol tanks would be similar to FO tanks, and would have much more volume to accommodate.
Green or not, Methanol should technically burn way cleaner than HFO, so either fuel should be a big win environmentally speaking. I guess a question is how is it sourced. In terms of LNG vs Methanol, you would think they have very similar carbon footprints…
Thank you. I may reach out to Christian.
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No problem, I get the gist of it. I came across this one, not “green”, but Methanol nonetheless. Which is a much cleaner fuel. I have a number of things to take care of, so will likely only call next week.
