Danish container ship operator Maersk has secured enough green methanol, 500,000 tonnes annually, from Beijing-based green energy provider Goldwind Science & Technology Co to power half its 24-ship methanol powered orderbook.
The charging of recruitment fees to seafarers is forbidden under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) but the practice is still widespread.
Fortitude Shipping, a subsidiary Petredec, has placed an order of up to four ethane/ethylene-capable handysize vessels at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering.
Latest figures from DNV indicate that there are now 230 ships in service or on order that will operate on methanol as fuel, but the tank space required is considerably higher than conventional fuels.