Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has started developing a methanol-fuelled marine engine, designated UEC50LSJM.
The initiative comes after the company completed its first ammonia-fuelled engine, the 7UEC50LSJA, in August 2025.
J-ENG is also currently engaged in the development of a hydrogen-fuelled engine, named 6UEC35LSGH.
The company aims to complete the methanol-fuelled engine within the 2027 fiscal year, using expertise gained from these fuel engine projects to expedite the process.
Methanol, which remains liquid at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure, is considered simpler
Environmental, energy and engineering consultancy, Ricardo recently announced that it has been appointed to conduct a green shipping corridor feasibility study between Panama and Algeciras, Spain, aiming to decarbonise maritime trade and modernise global connectivity.
Funded by the European Union delegation in Panama and Costa Rica, Ricardo said the study will deliver an understanding of the technical, financial and policy conditions required to make the Panama–Algeciras corridor a practical green shipping route.
Ricardo will lead the study, in collaboration with the Algeciras Bay Port Authority, the Panama Canal Authority, the Panama Maritime Authority, and subcontractor with Maritime & Logistics Consulting Group, S.A.
As part of the study, Ricardo will:
Confirm feasible fuel options and operational implications to define realistic pathways for transitioning
Japanese shipping group Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed two heads of agreements with energy company JERA for the time charter of two very large gas carriers (VLGC) dedicated to ammonia transport.
These vessels will transport “low-carbon” ammonia from the Blue Point Complex in Louisiana to the Hekinan Thermal Power Station in Aichi Prefecture.
MOL noted that this project represents Japan's first initiative for large-scale, “low-carbon” ammonia transport.
The agreement follows discussions between the two companies that began in November 2022 regarding collaboration in the fuel ammonia sector. The project aims to establish a commercial-scale value chain for “low-carbon” ammonia.
https://download.classnk.or.jp/guidelines/gl_ammonia_operation_e.pdf
Los mercados internacionales cerraron con señales mixtas, con la libra esterlina presionada por una sorpresa inflacionaria en el Reino Unido, mientras que el petróleo subió ante el bloqueo a Venezuela. En Wall Street, los principales índices finalizaron dispares, con las acciones del sector salud y energía pesando sobre el S&P 500, en un contexto en el que las medidas de liquidez de la Reserva Federal ayudaron a calmar el nerviosismo por la financiación de fin de año.
La libra esterlina se asusta por la sorpresa de la inflación en el Reino Unido, el petróleo sube por el bloqueo a Venezuela
La libra esterlina se desplomó el miércoles debido a que los débiles datos de inflación consolidaron las apuestas de un recorte
