Proman and Stena jointly develop methanol as the pathway to sustainable shipping

Methanol is a clean burning fuel which brings immediate environmental benefits on land and sea. Methanol eliminates sulphur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter emissions and cuts nitrogen oxides (NOx) by approximately 60%.Methanol is safe. It has been shipped globally, handled, and used for over 100 years. Methanol remains liquid at ambient temperatures, making it easy to handle like existing marine fuels, and safety procedures for handling methanol are well known and practiced all over the world.It quickly dissolves in water and biodegrades rapidly, making a methanol spill far less damaging for the environment compared to MGO, VLSFO, HFO or other oil-based fuel spills.  Indeed, methanol is actually used in water treatment plants.Risk classification societies and the IMO have already developed standards and guidelines for methanol as a marine fuel, with regulatory acceptance under the IMO IGF Code. Methanol is widely available at over 122 ports worldwide. Unlike alternative fuels like…

Methanol is a clean burning fuel which brings immediate environmental benefits on land and sea. Methanol eliminates sulphur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter emissions and cuts nitrogen oxides (NOx) by approximately 60%.
Methanol is safe. It has been shipped globally, handled, and used for over 100 years. Methanol remains liquid at ambient temperatures, making it easy to handle like existing marine fuels, and safety procedures for handling methanol are well known and practiced all over the world.
It quickly dissolves in water and biodegrades rapidly, making a methanol spill far less damaging for the environment compared to MGO, VLSFO, HFO or other oil-based fuel spills.  Indeed, methanol is actually used in water treatment plants.
Risk classification societies and the IMO have already developed standards and guidelines for methanol as a marine fuel, with regulatory acceptance under the IMO IGF Code. Methanol is widely available at over 122 ports worldwide. Unlike alternative fuels like LNG, methanol only requires minor modifications to existing terminal infrastructure, bunkering and fuel storage facilities to support shipping operation.  On board, methanol behaves like established fuels and is easy to store and pump for direct injection into the engine.

Since 1977, Stena RoRo has led the development of new marine RoRo, cargo and passenger concepts. We provide custom-built vessels, as well as standardized RoRo and RoPax vessels. The company leases about fifteen vessels to operators worldwide, both other Stena companies and third parties. Stena RoRo specializes above all in applying its technical expertise to the design and production of new ships and the conversion of existing ships for providing tailored transport solutions to its customers. We call this "Stenability". Since 2013, we have been responsible for the design and completion of Mercy Ships' new hospital vessel the Global Mercy – the world's largest civilian hospital ship. www.stenaroro.com

About Stena AB

Stena Rederi AB is part of Stena AB Group in Sweden who has activities within Ferries, Tankers, Ports, Offshore drilling, Ship Management, Real estate, and other investments. The group has a 3.5 billion€ turnover and 15.000 employees and operates more than 140 vessels worldwide.

About Proman 

Proman is an integrated energy company and the world's second largest methanol producer.  Headquartered in Switzerland, with assets in the United States, Trinidad and Oman, and ongoing expansion into Mexico, Proman is a global leader in methanol, fertilizer, and other products such as melamine and has extensive experience in petrochemical plant operations, petrochemical and power plant construction, marketing and logistics, and project management. Proman is committed to developing sustainable methanol and ammonia as cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels, offering a pathway to drastically cutting emissions in power generation, overland transportation, shipping, and industry.
Learn more about our work along the clean shipping supply chain here: https://www.proman.org/methanol-as-a-marine-fuel/

For further enquiries, please contact: 

Rebecca Davies, Managing Director Communications, Proman: communication@proman.org

Per Westling, CEO Stena RoRo, Stena: per.westling@stena.com, +46 704 85 51 54

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