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Methanol Institute: Methanol-fuelled ships less costly than those burning LNG

Methanol Institute: Methanol-fuelled ships less costly than those burning LNG

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 3, 2021 | Marine fuels, News

Methanol production costs will fall to become more competitively priced than traditional diesel bunker and other alternative fuels. This expectation was voiced by Greg Dolan, CEO of the Methanol Institute. He also sees methanol gaining greater traction over other...
FPS secures CCNR recommendation to allow use of hydrogen on ship

FPS secures CCNR recommendation to allow use of hydrogen on ship

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 21, 2021 | Marine fuels, News, Ship conversion/refit, Shipping

The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine has recommended that Future Proof Shipping’s motor cargo vessel Maas receives an exemption from the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulations. The exemption is to allow the use of hydrogen as a fuel for propulsion and...
Wärtsilä trials marine engines running on hydrogen and ammonia

Wärtsilä trials marine engines running on hydrogen and ammonia

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 16, 2021 | Marine engines, Marine fuels, Maritime research, News

Wärtsilä has been testing hydrogen and ammonia in its fuel-flexible combustion engines. Hydrogen and ammonia contain no carbon, meaning the combustion releases no CO2 emissions. The full-scale engine tests were carried out in the company’s engine laboratory in...
Stena Line uses recycled methanol to power its ferry Stena Germanica

Stena Line uses recycled methanol to power its ferry Stena Germanica

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 25, 2021 | Marine fuels, News, Passenger ships

In 2015, Stena Line made history by converting one of the largest RoPax ferries in the world, the 240-metre Stena Germanica, to become the world’s first methanol powered ferry. Now, the Swedish ferry company has achieved another world first, by powering the same ship...

Doeksen’s catamaran ferries to switch to bio-LNG

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 16, 2021 | Emissions, Marine fuels, Passenger ships

In 2020 and 2021, Rederij Doeksen launched two new catamarans, the Willem Barentsz and sister ship Willem de Vlamingh. Both ferries sail exclusively on LNG. From 2023, SFP will produce bio-LNG in Harlingen, which will allow the ships to switch to this more sustainable...
Conoship: Marine carbon capture future-proofs LNG-fuelled vessels

Conoship: Marine carbon capture future-proofs LNG-fuelled vessels

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 14, 2021 | Emissions, Marine fuels, News

Contrary to the World Bank point of view, Conoship believes there is a bright future for LNG in the decarbonisation of the shipping industry. The ship design company states the World Bank report seems to have missed an important recent technical development: marine...
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