NOAA's newest oceanographic research vessel, the Oceanographer, is keeled in Houma, Louisiana. The ship will carry on the legacy of its namesake ships that served in the NOAA fleet from 1966 to 1996. The Oceanographer and sister ship Discoverer will feature the latest technology. Each vessel will save 15,000 gallons per vessel per year, an estimated reduction of approximately 5,700 tons of CO2.

MAERSK's first feeder container ship running on green methanol will be launched next year, followed by 12 16.000 TEU ships in 2024 and 2025. There is a lot of discussion about the chicken-and-egg problem. We decided to solve this problem by ordering our first boat and another twelve new boats. This will boost development on the production side, said Berit Hinneman, head of business development for decarbonization at MAERSK. Kaj Portin, general manager of sustainable fuels and decarbonization at Wärtsilä Finland, presented their work on methanol. Two tankers have been transporting methanol with good results. The HyMethShip and FASTWATER projects aim to demonstrate the feasibility of retrofit and new build ships to operate on hydropower. Edman Tsang of the University of Oxford presented work in progress in methanol synthesis. This would allow the use of longer-range tank batteries, but at the same time have many benefits in fuel handling and distribution.