Global operator of product and chemical tankers, Hafnia, has ordered four methanol-fuelled tankers– marking its first investment and step into the dual-fuel methanol landscape, further enhancing its values and ambitions towards a greener future.
Of the 62 alternative fuel ship contracts placed in July, 48 orders stipulated methanol as fuel, including 15 retrofits, according to latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform.
Singapore successfully carried out its first green methanol bunkering operation on Thursday for AP Moller – Maersk.
Methanol is fast becoming the alternative fuel of choice, while the supply of green fuel is still in its infancy in the US a new agreement between Carbon Sink and Rose Cay is set to enhance availability.
OCI Global has completed the landmark bunkering of green methanol for Maersk’s first methanol dual-fuel containership.
Taiwan-based shipping line Evergreen is planning a massive fleet expansion plan and ordering twenty-four 16,000 teu methanol dual-fuelled containerships at a total cost of up to $5 billion.