SMT Meets Industry Demands for Increased Methanol Training

SMT meets industry demands for increased Methanol training

Stream Marine Group CEO Martin White Methanol is leading the fight as a cleaner and sustainable alternative marine fuel in the drive to hit IMO net zero targets by 2050, but with some flag states requiring additional teaching over and above the Basic and Advanced IGF courses required under STCW and class, shipowners are demanding higher levels of awareness training for their seafarers. Stream Marine Technical is meeting that need with the delive…

Grey expectations: a methanol-LNG dichotomy - The Loadstar

In September 2023, Mærsk took delivery of its first methanol-fuelled container vessel, Laura Mærsk, the product of a pioneering initiative to cultivate methanol-powered shipping from first principles. While green methanol was unavailable, it was thought that a liner giant throwing its weight behind the fuel – and investing no small amount of capital to incubate it – would alter the dynamic. A handful of other carriers followed suit. But a year a…