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Proman Stena Bulk Formally Names Methanol Tanker Stena Prosperous In Singapore

Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between leading tanker company Stena Bulk and leading methanol producer Proman, has christened Stena Prosperous on May 23 during a ceremony at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre in Singapore.   After the ceremony, …
May 30, 2024 / Vessels

Consortium Signs MoU for the Development of a Green Methanol Facility in Egypt

AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a facilitator of global trade, logistics and industry, Transmar, a leading container shipping line and terminal operator in the MENA region, and Orascom Construction, a leading global engineering and construction …
May 29, 2024 / Curious

Astrid Mærsk arrives in Shanghai for first green methanol bunkering in China, in partnership with SIPG

Maersk, a global leader in integrated container logistics, achieved a milestone as the large methanol-enabled vessel Astrid Mærsk berths at Yangshan port in Shanghai, for the first green methanol bunkering with simultaneous cargo and bunkering …
Apr 16, 2024 / Vessels

Liquid Wind, Umeå Energy and Wasaline sign Letter of Intent for the supply of eMethanol

Wednesday, 20 March 2024, Liquid Wind, Umeå Energi and Wasaline, announced the signing of a Letter of Intent for the sale and purchase of eMethanol from the eFuel facility in Umeå, Sweden. Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, Liquid Wind, Umeå Energi …
Mar 21, 2024 / Curious

X-Press Feeders Poised To Launch Green Shipping Routes To Baltic States and Scandinavia

X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, plans to lead the global maritime industry by using dual-fuel vessels, powered by green methanol, to create ‘green routes’ early next year to the Scandinavia-Baltic region of northern …
Dec 12, 2023 / Curious

Maersk signs landmark green methanol offtake agreement, significantly de-risking its low-emission operations in this decade

The offtake agreement between A.P. Moller - Maersk and Chinese developer Goldwind, a global leader in clean energy, reaches into the next decade and marks the first large scale green methanol offtake agreement for the global shipping industry.  …
Nov 22, 2023 / Curious

The world's first methanol-powered container ship moored at the Port of Gothenburg

On Tuesday, a truly unique ship arrived at the Port of Gothenburg for the first time. The container ship Laura Maersk is powered by biomethanol, resulting in a big step towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions. "This ship is a significant …
Oct 12, 2023 / Curious

Car Carriers Add Methanol GenSets

Auxiliary MAN 21/31DF-M units make market début in order for Pure Car and Truck Carriers powered by MAN B&W ME-LGIM prime movers; segment trending toward methanol as future sustainable fuel Back to previous page China Merchants Heavy Industry …
Sep 29, 2023 / Curious

EU Commission President Names Landmark Methanol Vessel Laura Mærsk

The world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel will carry the name “Laura Mærsk”, the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed at a ceremony in Copenhagen on Thursday. The name was revealed in the Port of Copenhagen on Thursday …
Sep 14, 2023 / Vessels

Equinor and Maersk partner up to ensure continued green methanol supply for the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel

A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and Equinor have signed an agreement securing supply of green1 methanol for Maersk’s landmark, new methanol-enabled feeder vessel during its initial months of operation from September 2023 and into the first half of …
Sep 11, 2023 / Curious