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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Inauguration of Maersk's first container ship Laura Maersk that sails on green methanol in Copenhagen, Denmark September 14, 2023. Ritzau Scanpix/ Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS
Environment

Methanol and Ammonia Now “Ready” as Zero-Emission Shipping Fuels, Industry Report Finds

Both methanol and ammonia have transitioned from theoretical solutions to practical reality as zero-emission shipping fuels, according to a new report released

August 19, 2025
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
M/V Hydrogen One rendering. Illustration credit: Elliott Bay Design Group
News

Maritime Partners Bets on Methanol-to-Hydrogen Tech with e1 Marine Acquisition

Maritime Partners, a privately held marine leasing and financing company, has acquired e1 Marine LLC, a move that positions the company at the forefront of

June 25, 2025
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Friday, June 20, 2025
Berlin Maersk naming
Shipbuilding

Maersk Names First of Six New 17,480 TEU Methanol-Powered Containerships

A.P. Moller – Maersk has named its newest and largest dual-fuel containership, the Berlin Mærsk, during a ceremony at Hyundai Heavy Industries’

June 20, 2025
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
CMA CGM Iron docked in Singapore - starboard quarter view
Shipping

Photos: CMA CGM’s First Dual-Fuel Methanol Containership Arrives in Singapore

French shipping giant CMA CGM has marked a significant milestone in maritime decarbonization with its first dual-fuel methanol vessel, CMA CGM IRON, making its

March 5, 2025
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Thursday, February 27, 2025
WinGD Delivers World’s Largest Methanol-Fueled Marine Engine
Shipbuilding

WinGD Delivers World’s Largest Methanol-Fueled Marine Engine

Swiss marine power company WinGD has reached a significant milestone with its first methanol-fueled engine passing factory and type approval tests and now

February 27, 2025
Total Views: 848

Friday, November 29, 2024
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Secures Green Methanol Supply for Retrofitted Containerships

Hapag-Lloyd has secured a major agreement with Beijing-based clean energy provider Goldwind for the annual supply of 250,000 tonnes of green methanol. The deal

November 29, 2024
Total Views: 913

Monday, November 18, 2024
Environment

Maersk Halifax Makes History as First Large Containership Converted to Methanol Fuel

The 2017-built Maersk Halifax has become the first large containership to be converted to methanol fuel, Maersk announced on Monday. The extensive retrofit

November 18, 2024
Total Views: 4859

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Environment

Maersk Secures New Bio-Methanol Offtake Deal in China, Boosting Green Shipping Efforts

A.P. Moller – Maersk has entered into a long-term bio-methanol offtake agreement with China-based LONGi Green Energy Technology, aiming to reduce

October 30, 2024
Total Views: 732

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Environment

LNG Marks Return as Container Shipping’s Favorite Alternative Fuel

LNG-powered vessels have taken center stage in 2024, overshadowing methanol as the preferred alternative fuel choice for green shipping. This trend, reported

October 16, 2024
Total Views: 1591

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Shipping

Singapore Bunker Standards for Methanol, Ammonia Expected by 2025

SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Reuters) – New standards for bunkering methanol and ammonia will be developed by 2024 and 2025 respectively, the Maritime and Port

October 9, 2024
Total Views: 687

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Shipbuilding

Svitzer Orders World’s First Battery-Methanol Tug

Svitzer, a global leader in towage services, has announced a groundbreaking contract with Turkish shipyard Uzmar to construct the world’s first

September 17, 2024
Total Views: 942

Friday, August 30, 2024
Environment

COSCO Orders 12 Methanol-Powered Containerships

COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry and COSCO SHIPPING Container Lines have signed a contract for the construction of twelve 14,000 TEU containerships with dual-fuel

August 30, 2024
Total Views: 1507

Friday, August 23, 2024
Environment

X-Press Feeders Launches Second Green Methanol-Powered Route in Europe

X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has announced the launch of its second green methanol-powered route, the Green Baltic

August 23, 2024
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Environment

NYK Charters First Methanol-Fueled Bulk Carrier

NYK Group, through its subsidiary NYK Bulk & Projects Carriersm, has entered into a charter agreement with Kambara Kisen for a methanol dual-fuel bulk

August 20, 2024
Total Views: 845

Thursday, May 16, 2024
Environment

Port of Antwerp-Bruges Unveils World’s First Methanol-Powered Tugboat

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has unveiled the world’s first methanol-powered tugboat, the Methatug, as part of its goal to become climate-neutral by 2050.

May 16, 2024
Total Views: 561

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Shipping

Seaspan and Hapag-Lloyd to Retrofit Five Containerships to Methanol Fuel

Containership owner and lessor Seaspan Corporation has partnered with Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world’s largest container shipping lines, to retrofit five

April 16, 2024
Total Views: 2045

Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Environment

HMM Lines Up Methanol and LNG Fuel Supply in Shanghai Port

South Korean ocean carrier HMM has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), China’s largest port operator, on

April 3, 2024
Total Views: 753

Monday, February 19, 2024
Shipping

Unifeeder Charters More Methanol-Powered Feeder Vessels

Unifeeder Group, a part of DP World Marine Services, has finalized a long-term charter agreement to add two more methanol-fueled container feeder vessels to

February 19, 2024
Total Views: 1660

Thursday, February 1, 2024
Environment

Evergreen and X-Press Feeders Join Forces to Launch Green Shipping Routes in Europe

Evergreen Marine Corporation, one of the world’s largest container shipping companies, has signed a memorandum of agreement with X-Press Feeders to place

February 1, 2024
Total Views: 1849

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Shipbuilding

ONE Orders First Methanol-Fueled Ships

Ocean Network Express (ONE), the world’s sixth-largest container carrier, has placed orders for the construction twelve 13,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel

January 17, 2024
Total Views: 2326