A consortium of leading international maritime companies, supported by Maritime Knowledge Centre, have joined forces to further investigate the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in the maritime sector.
Major shipowners Boskalis, the Royal Netherlands Navy, Van Oord and Wagenborg Shipping will take part in the consortium, together with shipbuilders, Damen Shipyards, Feadship and Royal IHC. Major marine engine manufacturers Pon Power and Wärtsilä together with their trade association VIV will also join the project. Specialised marine equipment suppliers like Marine Service Noord and maritime service providers including C-Job Naval Architects complete the maritime supply chain.
Ports and Methanol Suppliers
Work to study the infrastructure and supply chain for methanol is also addressed by the participation of the Netherlands’ two largest ports; Rotterdam and Amsterdam, as well as methanol suppliers BioMCN and Helm Proman and trade organisation The Methanol Institute.
Research Institutes
Finally, some of The Netherlands’ leading research institutes including TNO, TU Delft, NLDA and Marin invest in this theme and provide knowledge-building and research capacity for the project by studying operational profiles, ship configurations, engine configurations, performances, various emissions as well as many other relevant topics.
Entire Value Chain in Green Maritime Methanol Project
Pieter Boersma, Business Director Maritime & Offshore of TNO: 'The inclusion of shipowners, shipyards, OEMs, ports and methanol suppliers demonstrates the strong interest to integrate experience and knowledge from the entire value chain in the Green Maritime Methanol project. As part of the project, the partners will look at concrete possibilities to adopt methanol as marine fuel on either newbuilds or conversions of the existing fleet.'
The Green Maritime Methanol project is supported by TKI Maritime and the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and will be completed within two years.
Picture: Led by the Maritime Knowledge Centre (Maritiem Kennis Centrum), the consortium has been formed to further investigate the feasibility of methanol as a transport fuel in the maritime sector.
