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February 25, 2024, 10:54pm
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Can high-speed methanol engines future proof the towage sector?:
Maybe for HSC’s as well??
More details on the engines:
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March 16, 2024, 10:25pm
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VEERHAVEN IV passing Baanhoek with 6 barges. Photo: Arie Boer (c)
As informed, thyssenkrupp Veerhaven the project is part of the company’s effort to operate a climate-friendly fleet with the new generation of pusher boats. The seven pusher tugs currently in operation ply a route between Europoort Rotterdam and the Ruhr area throughout the year, transporting around 18 million metric tons of raw materials for the iron and steel plants.
Furthermore, the firm plans to replace diesel with environmentally friendly fuel, methanol. The plans to use methanol as a fuel could save around 80 percent of current CO2 emissions, compared to the fossil fuel diesel, according to thyssenkrupp Veerhaven.
Dutch logistics subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe, thyssenkrupp Veerhaven, has commissioned two specialized design offices, C-Job Naval Architects and Kooiman Marine Group, to draw up designs for a methanol dual-fuel pusher tug.
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March 22, 2024, 12:24pm
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Singapore wants to retain it’s top spot as bunkering port, even as the fuel to be supplied changes:
Michael van Baarle, the CEO of ABEL Energy, said: ‘The Townsville project would seek to replicate the company’s flagship project, Bell Bay Powerfuels in Tasmania. ABEL Energy’s green methanol production process uses 100 per cent renewable power, fresh water and biomass residues. Our production site in Bell Bay – and the one planned for Townsville – is clean in operation with virtually zero greenhouse gas emissions, water emissions or waste discharge.
‘Townsville poses an ideal location for our second green methanol production facility due to the availability of wind and solar energy, along with the large amount of readily available biomass in the forms of sugar cane waste, invasive pest species prickly acacia and woodchip.’
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Maersk’s Chief Executive Officer Vincent Clerc commented: ‘As we continue to pioneer sustainable practices, the deployment of large methanol-enabled vessels in the Asia-Europe trade showcases both rich heritage and the beginning of an exciting new era based on strong partnerships. For the energy transition to succeed, we need to go together, and we are working closely with dedicated partners like SIPG, customers, industry peers and regulators to cross the next frontiers in making green ocean transport the easy choice.’
The ANE MAERSK – the first in the new 18-vessel series – completed its first methanol bunkering at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in March.
The ANE MAERSK outbound from Antwerp passing Vlissingen pilot station
Photo : Wim Kosten –
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Singapore forcecast methanol bunkering demand to exceed 1 million tonnes by 2030 and received a strong response to an expression of interest (EOI) to supply the fuel.
MPA said the proposals have the potential to supply over 1 million tonnes a year of low carbon methanol by 2030.
Source: Over 50 proposals to bunker methanol in Singapore
We have always had a requirement (IMO regulation) for fuel flash point temperature as minimum 60C. Methanol is about 10C and is highly flammable. Tanks would require nitrogen blanketing. Regular tasks such as bunkering, transfer, maintaining an inert blanket, etc are quite involved. Think about the number of joints in the pipework from the storage to service, service to pump skid, skid to engine and back, etc. Diesel engine – so quite of bit vibration and pulsations and chances of gasket failures. Sometimes I feel the lobby gets ahead of itself and companies need to show they are glad to join the dance. Too much reliance on crew competency and diligence. Not a big fan. Nuclear with steam production and steam turbines will be far safer.
Singapore is ready for the new “green” shipping reality:
A X-Press Feeder container vessel on her maiden voyage from Asia to Europe was successfully refuelled with close to 300 metric tonnes (MT) of bio-methanol by GET, a MPA-licensed bunker supplier, using MT KARA***[1]*** , a dedicated IMO type II chemical bunker tanker classified by Bureau Veritas and operated by Stellar Shipmanagement Services. The methanol fuel was supplied simultaneously while the container vessel was completing container moves[2]. SIMOPS is the preferred mode of operation for container vessels to enhance operational efficiency. The cargo operation was carried out with the use of PSA’s double trolley quay cranes and automated guided vehicles at Tuas Port. The SIMOPS was completed in four hours. With these operations, the Port of Singapore is ready for commercial scale operations for shore-to-ship, ship-to-ship, and SIMOPS for methanol, and the same methodology is being followed for other new maritime fuels such as ammonia and hydrogen.
July 29 (Reuters) – TFG Marine, a marine fuel supplier majority owned by commodities trader Trafigura, said on Monday it signed a long-term agreement with Consort Bunkers to charter four new barges...
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Looks like Reuters get things a little mixed up here.
TFG Marine (“TFG”), the leading international marine fuel joint venture founded by Trafigura, Frontline and Golden Ocean, today announced the signing of a long-term time charter agreement with Singapore-headquartered Consort Bunkers for four newbuild...
The Methanol bunker tanker mentioned at the end in both cases, is this one:
This is a disaster in the making without proper training for the crew to bunker and maintain the inert nitrogen blanket.
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Oh sh*t:
The “Mannheim 001” demonstration plant utilises a patented process to convert biogas from wastewater into climate-neutral methanol. The biogas produced in the sewage treatment plant is first purified. The CO₂ it contains then reacts with regeneratively produced hydrogen to produce methanol – a versatile raw material that can be used as a marine fuel or in the chemical industry.
There are around 80,000 sewage treatment plants in Europe – and therefore plenty of potential for a new, climate-neutral process to produce methanol. ICODOS was founded at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) .
Source: How ICODOS turns sewage biogas into a marine fuel | SWZ
PS> This sounds like something that should be interesting for the US market. Just imagine how much sh’t comes out of American politician alone. MAGA!!!
