Danish shipping giant Maersk has announced it will test a blend of 50% ethanol with 50% methanol on its dual-fuel vessel Laura Maersk. This follows an initial trial involving a blend of 10% ethanol and 90% methanol, which the company carried out in October and November. The trial tested parameters including ignition, combustion, lubricity, corrosiveness and emissions. It confirmed that ethanol can be blended with methanol safely and without compromising engine performance, thereby showing the potential to create ‘greater optionality’ for Maersk’s dual-fuel methanol fleet, the company said in a statement published today (5 December). ‘Ethanol has a proven track […]

A foundation stone laying ceremony on 1 December marked the start of construction of a 100 MW electrolyser which forms part of the Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub (HGHH) initiative which will see the production of around 10,000 tons of green hydrogen annually which will contribute to the decarbonisation of the Port of Hamburg and other industry sectors. The electrolyser is located at the site of the former Moorburg power plan and commercial operations are slated to begin in the second half of 2027. At the ceremony, Dr. Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, noted […]

An NYK, MISC and China LNG Shipping joint venture company held a naming ceremony on Wednesday (3 December) at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea for two dual-fuel LNG carriers that will be working for QatarEnergy. One vessel was named Sharq after an area east of Doha, Qatar’s capital, while the other was dubbed Shra’ouh after a Qatari island. Both vessels are equipped with X-DF 2.1 iCER engines that can run on fuel oil and boil-off gas. The two vessels will be the seventh and eighth of 12 new LNG carriers ordered by the joint venture company […]