Isle of Man Registry Backs LPG Bunkers
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Friday March 12, 2021 The Isle of Man Ship Registry has expressed its support for LPG as a bunker fuel after the successful conversion of the gas carrier
BW Gemini. LNG is a more widely understood fuel, but LPG is being looked at with more scrutiny now,
Bill Liddell, senior surveyor at the registry, said in a statement on its website on Wednesday. Previous codes were written for LNG and the wider perception is that LNG is ‘the’ fuel, but we’re trying to rewrite everything. The registry supported BW LPG in its retrofitting of its very large gas carrier the
Uniper s Methanol Bunker Ambitions Expand With Liquid Wind Investment
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Wednesday March 10, 2021 Further evidence of energy company
Sweden. Uniper has become a partner and the second-largest investor in the company, Liquid Wind said in a statement on its website on Wednesday. Liquid Wind is building a green methanol factory in
Örnsköldsvik that is aiming to produce
50,000 mt/year of green methanol using wind power. The facility is due to come online in late
2023 or early
2024. Our strong expertise within hydrogen will be beneficial for Liquid Wind, at the same time we will also gain knowledge and experience in electro-fuels,