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Svitzer Places Order To Build The World’s First Battery Electric Methanol Tug
Svitzer has contracted UZMAR shipyard in Turkiye to build a first of its kind methanol-battery tug for delivery in H2 2025. 6MWh battery-powered tug will be deployed in Gothenburg and provide zero-emission services across a quarter of Svitzer’s …
Mar 17, 2025 / Curious
Wah Kwong Maritime and CIMC ENRIC Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Green Methanol Bunkering
Hong Kong-based Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Limited has entered a strategic collaboration with CIMC Enric Holdings Limited (3899.HK), a global leader in clean energy equipment and integrated services, to drive green methanol …
Mar 4, 2025 / Curious
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) carries out first methanol bunkering operation
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between MMC Group and APM Terminals, has successfully carried out its first methanol bunkering operation, fueling Maersk's dual-fuel container vessel, the Antonia Maersk. This achievement marks a …
Nov 27, 2024 / Curious
TSUNEISHI Launched the World’s First Methanol Dual-Fuelled Ultramax
TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan) has launched the world’s first 65,700 metric tons (MT) Methanol Dual Fuel Bulk Carrier TESS66 AEROLINE*1 (TESS66) on November 22, 2024 in TSUNEISHI Factory. This vessel is designed to …
Nov 25, 2024 / Vessels
South Korea Achieves Milestone with First Simultaneous Operations of Methanol Bunkering in Busan
In a significant step towards establishing eco-friendly maritime practices, South Korea successfully conducted its first Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPs) of ship-to-ship methanol bunkering at Busan New Port on 4th October. This groundbreaking …
Oct 31, 2024 / Curious
Japanese Consortium Produces Design Concept for Eco-Friendly VLCC
Idemitsu Tanker Co., Ltd., IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (IINO Lines), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. are pleased to announce that the consortium the companies established on 26 January 2024 for the joint research and …
Oct 31, 2024 / Vessels
TankMatch and Evos team up to launch green methanol bunkering solutions
TankMatch, a leading barge operator, and Evos, a top-tier independent liquid bulk storage provider, are excited to announce a dynamic new partnership aimed at delivering cutting-edge methanol bunkering solutions across the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp …
Sep 25, 2024 / Curious
Valmet receives a vessel methanol fuel conversion order from CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, China
Valmet has been selected to deliver automation solutions for methanol fuel conversion projects aboard two CMA 9300SHI container ships. The vessels will be upgraded at CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co. Ltd (QBS), China, for the French operator CMA …
Sep 17, 2024 / Curious
X-Press Feeders Starts Europe’s First Feeder Network Powered by Green Methanol, Ushering in New Era of Sustainable Shipping
New Green Network Starts with Rotterdam and Antwerp Bruges to Finland and the Baltics X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has started Europe’s first scheduled feeder network in which the vessels are powered by green …
Jul 11, 2024 / Curious
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