All Methanol articles
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Methanol conversion begins on research vessel
Conversion work has begun on adapting two of four engines on a survey vessel to run on green methanol.
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Olympic CSOV delivered on eve of Olympics
A CSOV named Olympic Boreas has been delivered to fleet owner Olympic Subsea the day before the Paris Olympics are due to begin.
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Podcast
PODCAST: On board with MHO and Volvo Penta
MHO owner Mik Henriksen and Volvo Penta’s Jan-Willem Vissers, director Commercial Marine Global, talk to MJ editor Debbie Mason on board the ‘next generation of CTV’.
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Damen breaks more boundaries in eco-friendly CTV design
Damen’s latest crew transfer vessel is fully electric and future proofed for methanol
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First methanol-fuelled SOV launches
ESVAGT’s methanol SOV has hit the water in Turkey with another sister vessel on the way.
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New hybrid SOV for North Star
North Star is boosting its support for offshore wind with an eighth hybrid offshore wind vessel.
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Methanol safety: Overlooked in today’s fuels race
As the race to find the ideal future fuel heats up, so does the need to make sure fire safety systems are suitable for the new chemistries.
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Rix proposal could enable H2 generation at sea
Shipbuilders are under increasing pressure to adopt greener technologies, with a mandate to reduce carbon emissions by at least 50% by 2050.
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News - Videos
VIDEO: First methanol tug launched in Antwerp
The world’s first tug to be powered by methanol was launched yesterday at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
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Keel laid for dual-fuel methanol escort tug
The keel has been laid for the first of two dual-fuel methanol escort tugs eventually destined for Canada.
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Bibby hires builder of first electric CSOV
Spanish shipyard Gondan has been contracted to build an electric Commissioning Service Operations Vessel to operate in UK and European waters.
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OPINION: How workboats can achieve ‘near zero’ emissions now
While maritime industry headlines have been dominated by cargo owners’ latest orders of alternative-fuelled vessels or the steady adoption of energy efficiency technologies by some bold first movers, the workboat sector has been quietly, yet dramatically, innovating.
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Methanol MAN engines developed for tugs
Future fuels for tugs: Svitzer and MAN Energy have signed an MoU to develop a methanol engine based MAN’s 175DF-M engine.
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Fleet renewal for Dutch pusher tugs
Thyssenkrupp Veerhaven has ordered the first climate-friendly designs for its pusher tug replacement plans.
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Steel cut on first methanol tugs for Kotug
Turkish tug builder Sanmar has cut steel on its first dual-fuel methanol vessels for Netherlands-baed operator Kotug.
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Methanol power for Eidesvik Offshore's new CSV
Eidesvik Offshore has opted for methanol and battery hybrid power for its newbuild CSV
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MoU signed to explore methanol for SOVs
Three firms have formed an alliance to look at fuel options – in particular methanol – for offshore vessels.
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Ørsted commits to second green methanol SOV
Ørsted and ESVAGT have signed an agreement for a second methanol-powered vessel
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We need to up the ante on alt fuel infrastructure
The marine industry needs to move more quickly on getting alt fuels infrastructure in place