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February 11, 2026
UK's first commercial biomethanol bunkering service launches at Immingham Exolum, Methanex and Ørsted partner to supply biomethanol for shipping at the UK's largest port by tonnage. |
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February 11, 2026
LD Armateurs launches first of three wind-assisted RoRo vessels for Airbus transatlantic route Spirit of Toulouse features Norsepower rotor sails and dual-fuel engines capable of running on methanol. |
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February 9, 2026
Japan completes first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering at anchorage in Yokohama Five-way partnership delivers methanol fuel transfer between vessels at Keihin Port using domestically produced biomethanol. |
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February 6, 2026
Rotterdam bio-LNG bunkering surges sixfold as alternative marine fuels gain traction Port handled 17,644 cbm of bio-LNG in 2025, while biomethanol volumes tripled year-on-year. |
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February 4, 2026
Renewable methanol project pipeline reaches 58.2m tonnes by 2031, GENA reports Project Navigator Methanol tracks 275 projects, including e-methanol, biomethanol and low-carbon methanol facilities globally. |
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December 15, 2025
Hapag-Lloyd orders eight methanol-powered container ships worth over $500m German carrier signs deal with CIMC Raffles for 4,500-teu vessels for 2028-29 delivery. |
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December 3, 2025
Methanol marine fuel reaches high technical readiness but faces cost barriers, DNV reports Classification society finds over 450 methanol-capable vessels operating or on order globally. |
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November 26, 2025
HMM names second methanol-powered containership in 9,000 TEU series South Korean carrier adds HMM Clover to fleet of alternative fuel vessels. |
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September 30, 2025
NYK completes first low-carbon methanol bunkering operation in South Korea Japanese firm bunkers methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier using certified renewable fuel at Ulsan Port. |
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December 4, 2024
Methanol as a marine fuel | Steve Bee, VPS How environmental legislation has driven the development of low-sulphur fuels and methanol-ready ships. |
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November 22, 2023
Maersk signs green methanol deal with China's Goldwind Agreed annual volume of 500KT for Maersk's first 12 large methanol-fuelled ships. |
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September 15, 2023
World's first methanol-fuelled boxship completes maiden trip Fuel secured for initial months of operation, with bunkering to take place in Rotterdam. |
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June 13, 2023
Maersk procures fuel for world's first methanol-enabled boxship Deal signed with OCI Global for 21,500 km maiden voyage. |
