Methanol

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Rolls-Royce Power Systems believes the maritime industry's enthusiasm for alternative fuels has peaked – at least for now. Lukas Köhler, the company's Senior Vice President Global Marine & Mining, says the industry has lost some of the momentum it built…

15th September 2026

Alternative fuels lose momentum for now: Rolls-Royce

15th September 2026

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

For tug operators, the most difficult question about decarbonisation may not be which alternative fuel to choose, but when to choose it. A harbour tug ordered today should still be working three decades from now. During that time, fuel availability,…

10th September 2026

No need to pick tomorrow’s fuel – just prepare for it: Damen

10th September 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Boskalis has put its new 31,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Seaway into commercial service, with the vessel undertaking its first project off Den Helder on a Dutch coastal-defence programme.

24th August 2026

Boskalis’ largest Dutch-built dredger enters commercial service

24th August 2026

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

For almost a century, Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd has shaped tug design around the world. Today, as the industry wrestles with which fuel route to navigate, the Vancouver designer is…

7th August 2026

Don’t write off diesel yet, says Canadian tug designer Robert Allan Ltd

7th August 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The European Commission has approved a €103 million Dutch State aid scheme to accelerate the deployment of hydrogen- and methanol-powered seagoing vessels.

29th July 2026

Netherlands wins EU handout for hydrogen, methanol vessels

29th July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

AYK Energy has scored a major goal with one of Europe’s largest shipping companies to supply batteries for nine RoPax vessels.

1st July 2026

Marine battery maker to power 9 Grimaldi vessels

1st July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has issued what it describes as the world’s first Type Approval Certificate for a 100% hydrogen-fuelled, spark-ignited marine engine developed by the joint venture BeHydro.

25th June 2026

Hydrogen combustion reaches class milestone in shipping’s fuel race

25th June 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Few sectors are under as much pressure to clean up as shipping. The IMO’s emissions targets – a 40% reduction in carbon intensity by 2030 and net zero by 2050 – are…

24th June 2026

Hybrid propulsion will dominate marine electrification: Opinion

24th June 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The practicality of matching the right propulsion system to the right vessel was discussed at one of the many Seawork conferences this year, with electrification a prominent theme despite its fairly lacklustre…

11th June 2026

Panel explores matching propulsion systems to vessel roles

11th June 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

TA’ZIZ has secured $2 billion in financing for its first world-scale methanol production plant in the UAE, which should provide wider benefits across the global transportation sector.

11th May 2026

Major financing for UAE methanol hub

11th May 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

We are on the cusp of one of the greatest transformations in history in terms of what’s going to power commercial vessels.

1st May 2026

SPECIAL REPORT: The alternative fuels debate

1st May 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Choosing your vessel’s fuel shouldn’t feel like a gamble. Nick Dalton picks his way through an increasingly complicated field.

29th April 2026

The future of marine fuels: Horses for courses?

29th April 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Archipelago Yachts owner Stephen Weatherley talks to Maritime Journal about his work to find a potential range extender for commercial vessels using methanol.

27th April 2026

Methanol: The only real contender, says yacht builder

27th April 2026

FUTURE FUELS

FUTURE FUELS

We are now halfway through what is a defining decade for the shipping industry as it faces up to its decarbonisation duties. 

27th April 2026

OPINION: A flexible course to net-zero shipping

27th April 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rolls-Royce has announced its intention to develop hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) engines alongside other forays into alternative fuels for the commercial workboat sector.

20th April 2026

Rolls-Royce adds HVO to testbench engine fuels

20th April 2026

OPINION

OPINION

IMO regulations are not just failing to cut emissions, they are actively incentivising operators to game the system, says Rob Mortimer, founder of Fuelre4m, who will be presenting at Seawork in June this…

13th April 2026

IMO is committing fuel fraud in the name of compliance – opinion

13th April 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

There’s little confusion about one thing in today’s workboat industry: that there is confusion about what the future for fuels looks like.

30th March 2026

Future fuels conundrum: crewing, insurance, funding

30th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

British yacht builder Archipelago Expedition Yachts is pioneering methanol propulsion for yachts with a view to its use in commercial vessels.

26th February 2026

Making waves with methanol: Partners chart course

26th February 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Norwegian Fincantieri subsidiary VARD named its latest Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) Windward Paris at its Vard Brattvaag yard in Norway last week.

3rd February 2026

VARD delivers second CSOV to Windward Offshore

3rd February 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Acta Marine has taken delivery of Acta Pegasus, the latest addition to its growing Walk-to-Work fleet, as demand continues to build for specialised offshore wind support vessels in European waters.

8th January 2026

New Acta CSOV enters service

8th January 2026