The Methanol Institute delights in to introduce that brand-new information on the international schedule of Methanol will certainly be organized on the DNV GL Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) system.
The information will certainly be readily available to all customers of AFI, which was created by the course culture to give the delivery sector with an open system for assessing the possible uptake of different gas and also power performance modern technologies.
“Through our global seminar programmes and industry contacts, a persistent question we hear is to what extent Methanol could be available as a fuel to support compliance with IMO 2020 and reduce NOx, PM and carbon emissions,” claims Methanol Institute COOChris Chatterton “This co-operation with DNV GL will provide shipowners with the information they need to make decisions about adoption of this proven, compliant, future fuel.”
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The evaluation, performed for MI by Infiniti Research, located that Methanol is possibly readily available as aquatic gas at over 100 ports worldwide. Of these leading ports, 47 have actually validated Methanol storage space of greater than 50,000 mt.
Infiniti originally performed study at 56 of the globe’s leading ports where Methanol is understood to be kept and also delivered, calling possible Methanol providers to evaluate their preparedness to bunker ocean-going vessels. An additional 66 ports with Methanol supply and also storage space validated by providers were determined by Infiniti with both key and also second resources.
“DNV GL developed the AFI platform to support the shipping industry’s transition to a cleaner, green future with freely-available tools and resources,” claims DNV GL AFIPrincipal Engineer Kjetil Martinsen “By including this data on Methanol availability, AFI can help shipowners and other maritime stakeholders monitor the global availability of such alternative fuels and assess the best options for their own vessels.”
Methanol is the biggest chemical product delivered by quantity and also has actually been traded worldwide for over half a century. Thanks to its wide variety of commercial by-products and also huge end-user markets as a petrochemical feedstock along with a gas, Methanol has actually been commonly readily available for years.
