shipping
28 October 2026
The Global Methanol Alliance and engineering firm Green Marine have signed a collaboration agreement focused on methanol training for the maritime sector.
It will focus on developing staff training, providing practical technical guidance, and supporting safe operations amid a growing use of methanol as a shipping fuel globally.
A 32,000 t sulphuric acid cargo from China arrived in Mejillones, Chile at the end of September, marking the first shipment since China’s export ban took effect in May.
Government and local authorities have laid the first stone of an e-methanol plant in the Indian port of Kandla, Gujarat.
CMB.TECH’s Mineral Europa has begun its maiden voyage to Australia. The Antwerp-based maritime group described the 210,000 dwt ship as the world’s first ammonia-powered dry bulk vessel.
French shipping giant CMA CGM has added its fifth methanol-ready vessel to its fleet as part of a wider $20 billion renewal programme.