Ship&Offshore | Issue 06/2024
Methanol Superstorage reignites cruise ship retrofit plans Cruise sector
Methanol Superstorage reignites cruise ship retrofit plans Cruise sector owners have been in the vanguard of the alternative fuel movement, but commercial shipping led 2023’s charge to methanol. Now, space-efficient ‘Methanol Super storage’ is putting new energy into key cruise ship retrofits to replace conventional fuels. Methanol-capable engines were a stand-out feature of the 2023 order book for commercial ships, as leading players in container transport threw their investment behind an alternative fuel whose ‘green’ version can one day run vessels emission-free....