SWZ|Maritime’s February 2021 issue: Essential workers and special ships
Covid-19 has shown the world can’t do without ships and the (wo)men who run them. So all the more reason for SWZ|Maritime to pay extra attention to the importance of the position, operations and education...Read more
Maersk plans to operate carbon neutral liner vessel by 2023
Seven years earlier than Maersk initially planned, the company will operate a carbon neutral container ship. The methanol-fuelled feeder vessel is to hit the water in 2023. The container liner says all its future newbuildings...Read more
Maersk sees four alternatives to fuel oil
Maersk has now identified four alternative fuels with which the Danish container shipping company wants to realise its ambition of being CO2 neutral by 2050. They are ammonia, methanol, biodiesel and lignin. The latter fuel...Read more
Tanker to be designed that can sail on both methanol and ammonia
A new project will investigate a tanker that can use both methanol and ammonia as a fuel. The Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) will design the ship concept, while classification society RINA...Read more
Type-approval for methanol-powered tanker Hyundai
For the first time, DNV GL has given an approval in principle for a standard design of a methanol-powered tanker. The design was made by the Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo, engine manufacturer MA and the...Read more
Enough tools for shipping to survive the energy transition
The maritime manufacturing industry is making it easier for inland navigation to survive the energy transition. During the online event Maritime Platform, a series of companies exhibited what innovations they have to offer to make...Read more
Proman Stena Bulk orders third methanol-ready vessel
Proman Stena Bulk Ltd has finalised an agreement to build an additional vessel under its joint venture partnership. The methanol-powered Stena Prosperous will join the Stena ProPatria and the Stena ProMare in the Proman Stena...Read more
Ørbeck-Nilssen: Dual-fuel LNG for shipping is a robust choice
Over the next decade, we will start to see the roll-out of the next generation carbon-neutral ships designed to meet IMO goals, says Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO DNV GL – Maritime. But the fuel decision is...Read more
Dutch Navy considers green methanol as fuel for its support vessels
Within the Green Maritime Methanol project the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has extensively studied the use of green methanol as a ship fuel for its support vessels. According to the navy, it has the potential...Read more
Fastwater project to speed up use of methanol as a marine fuel
A new consortium including ABC Engines, the Port of Antwerp, Meyer Werft and Lloyd’s Register seeks to commercialise medium- and high-speed methanol-fuelled engines for shipping. The Fastwater project is to demonstrate the feasibility of this...Read more
Methanol as a marine fuel on the rise as Stena Germanica hits milestone
The methanol-fuelled ferry Stena Germanica has been in operation for five years. It was the first ship in the world to run on methanol, signifying a major milestone in the shift towards more sustainable commercial...Read more
Tribute to the diesel engine, but with which types of marine fuels?
Internal combustion engines play a very dominant role in shipping. They are by far the most popular way of powering ships. Is that going to change under pressure of environmental regulations, in particular, the requirements...Read more
Going clean and green: SWZ special on marine fuels and engines
Internal combustion engines play a very dominant role in shipping. They are by far the most popular way of powering ships. Is that going to change under pressure of environmental regulations and, in particular, the...Read more
Green Maritime Methanol starts engine test programme
The Green Maritime Methanol consortium studies the possibilities for renewable methanol as a marine fuel. In a next step in the research, the test programme of an engine running on 100 per cent methanol has...Read more
Waterfront Shipping: ‘Methanol as a marine fuel works’
Waterfront Shipping’s vessels have operated on methanol for over 70,000 hours. When it comes to the key takeaways, Paul Hexter, President of the company, says: ‘The technology works, we achieve Tier III NOX compliance with...Read more
Damen introduces offshore vessel design with methanol option
Damen has developed a new concept vessel – the Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) 9020. The ship features a stable platform with good station-keeping capability, low carbon emissions and flexibility to add mission-specific tools. The vessel...Read more
SAL Heavy Lift Ships to Use Hydrogen/Methanol Injection to Reduce Emissions
SAL Heavy Lift is the first shipping company in the world to make use of a new hydrogen/methanol technology for its fleet. The injection technology developed by Fuelsave GmbH reduces CO2, SOx, NOx and other...Read more
Proman Stena Bulk Orders Methanol-ready Tankers
Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China will build two IMOIIMeMAX methanol-ready 49,900 deadweight tonnage vessels for Proman Stena Bulk. It is the first deal signed by the newly-created joint venture between Swedish Stena Bulk and...Read more