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STS methanol bunkering debuts in Amsterdam

  • Märkte: Oil products, Petrochemicals
  • 20.05.25

The Port of Amsterdam has completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) methanol bunkering operation, marking a key milestone in the port's decarbonisation strategy.

The operation involved supplying Van Oord's offshore installation vessel Boreas with 500t of green methanol at the TMA Logistic terminal. The bunkering was carried out by the Chicago, with the fuel supplied by OCI HyFuels, a producer of renewable methanol products such as biomethanol and bio-MTBE.

The Boreas is the first newly built offshore installation vessel designed to operate on methanol. Methanol is gaining traction as a viable low-carbon option for ships to use to comply with regulations on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The EU's FuelEU Maritime regulation, which took effect in January this year, mandates a phased reduction in GHG intensity for vessels operating in EU waters — starting with a 2pc cut this year, increasing to 6pc by 2030 and reaching 80pc by 2050, relative to 2020 levels.


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