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Search ArticlesGreen Fuel Stalemate: The Start of the End of the Methanol Hype
Of all the various alternatives to heavy fuel oil - hydrogen, ammonia, LNG, etc - it was starting to look like methanol was going to be the shipping industry’s proposed answer to its decarbonisation problem. The maritime news cycle this entire year has been filled with stories about methanol dual-fuel vessels on order, not just from supposed industry leader Maersk but also from a range of other shipping companies.
The Global Supply Chain Pressure Index and the “Smooth Lines” Fallacy
Variations of the sentence “the pandemic and the blockage of the Suez canal by the Ever Given brought the world’s supply chains to light” are, generally, annoying, although there is admittedly some truth to them. Shipping was not particularly on the news agenda several years ago. Running a search for news articles in 2019 that contain the phrase “Global Shipping” pulls up 1830 results.
90% of the World’s Goods are Moved By Sea. Says Who?
If you’ve ever read anything about shipping then you will have read some variation of the lines “Shipping is the backbone of the world economy. 90% of the world’s goods are moved by sea.” This line – and in particular the 90% stat – is generally rolled out as a shorthand way to prove how crucial maritime transport is to the functioning of everything today.