Choong Sheen Mao, Chief Operating Officer, Equatorial, describes to Manifold Times the pre/post IMO 2020 challenges and evolution of bunker suppliers.
Company signed contracts for six 8,000 TEU-class methanol dual-fuel-ready containerships with Nihon Shipyard, Imabari Shipbuilding, and Shoei Kisen.
‘To date, there is no other high-speed engine in this performance class that runs purely on methanol,’ says Dr. Jörg Stratmann, CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems.
Company announced the world’s first conversion of an Everllence B&W S90 two-stroke engine to dual-fuel methanol running following the successful sea-trials of the container ship.
Arrangement allows ElbOil to secure an annual supply of 30,000 mt of green methanol produced from biomass from 2027.
Vessel will undergo further outfitting, equipment commissioning and sea trials at the outfitting dock and is expected to be delivered before the end of December.
Zhoushan High-Tech Zone signed a deal on liquid ammonia bunkering project while Sinopec, PetroChina, and Chimbusco respectively, partnered with barge companies on widespread application of e-BDN.
Vessel is equipped with a dual-fuel engine capable of operating on bio- and e-methanol and built in partnership with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Everllence.
Shanghai is co-founding a green Ro-Ro shipping corridor together with Barcelona in Spain and Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium while also establishing a green shipping corridor with Melbourne.
Armed with its proprietary catalyst technology, CRecTech aims to solve maritime industry’s major hurdle of limited supply and high production cost of renewable methanol.
