There are different types of methanol;

• Grey Methanol
• Brown Methanol
• Blue Methanol
• Green Methanol

Gray and brown methanol is produced from fossil wood raw materials such as natural gas and coal.

Blue methanol has a lower carbon value than gray and brown methanol. It is associated with hydrogen conversion.

Green methanol is produced from biomass and renewable energy sources (electricity etc.).

If we want to examine the use of methanol in the shipping industry, the main usage area will, of course, be ship fuel.

So what are these Methanol Fuel Ships? Let’s examine. 🠗

Methanol Fuel Ships

These ships have been the focus for a while to reduce environmental concerns and emissions. So, are these really sustainable and environmentally friendly?

Methanol Fuel Ships and Sustainability

The fuel resources used are very important for sustainability and carbon emission reduction. According to classical fuel types, Gray and Brown methanol types don’t have different features.

When Green and Blue methanol types are not used, the carbon emission released does not change much. It is very important to use sustainable resources. In this way, it is possible to reduce carbon emissions. If you are concerned about your carbon emissions and want a sustainable future, we at ShipsGo care about this.

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The First Green Methanol Powered Containership

Maersk launched the world’s first container ship capable of navigating on green methanol. The ship has a capacity of 2100 TEU and is 172 meters long.

This containership will cruise the Baltic shipping route on the Maersk subsidiary Sealand Europa network. In the information announced on the official website of Maersk, it has set a zero-emission target for 2040 and increased green methanol ship orders.

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For example, The CO2 emissions of the world’s 15 largest ships are equal to the emissions of 760 million cars. In addition to these massive ships and their impact, ports are also responsible for tons of CO2.

Nevertheless, an average of 417.2 parts per million CO2 were present in 2022, a rise of more than 25% in just 50 years.

Carbon Offset is viewed as a quick, straightforward, and practical way to motivate action to reduce the effects of climate change.

What is Carbon Offset?

Fossil fuels play a critical role in the current state of the global economy, particularly in transportation. The significant capital invested in fossil fuels and their affordable and practical energy output make them the backbone of transportation operations.

The service balances the unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions during shipping operations. It is a necessary process to prevent the effects of climate change and to breathe cleaner air. Companies and organizations can use the ShipsGo Carbon Offset service to offset their carbon emissions during business processes. This is a certified and approved method. The institutions will make this certificate mandatory for companies and organizations over the years.

ShipsGo Carbon Offset Service

As a ShipsGo, we are concerned about climate change and understand the importance of sustainability.

A lot of carbon dioxide is released by shipment transportation. In addition, carbon emissions occur during port operations.

We can calculate the emission amount for your organization. The calculation process is quick, straightforward, and practical. Calculate now…

You will receive a verified certificate.
We cooperate CDP Accredited Provider program, the GRI Community, and Semtrio, a United Nations Global Compact member. Get certified now…

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As ShipsGo, we have been conducting environmental sustainability projects internally. We developed our new service, CO2 emissions calculation. The current methodology of this service includes EN 16258 and ISO14083 compliant calculations. On this basis, we started to display the CO2 emission amount of each seaway shipment. We provide accountable emissions data to encourage our clients to use this service in their logistics business decisions, such as selecting more fuel-efficient routes and carriers. Our academic methodology developers continuously monitor and update the core sources for the calculation. We realize that more needs to be done and should keep going at this point regarding the topic being so vital that it affects our individual and social habits. Accordingly, we are preparing the carbon offset service to introduce our users. With the Carbon Offset service, you will be able to offset CO2 and greenhouse gas by contributing financially to validated projects worldwide. Based on the sensitivity of the subject, we consulted the members of ShipsGo Academy and our valuable academic advisors, Onur Akdaş and Volkan Çetinkaya, to approach the situation from a scholarly point of view. Here is our Carbon Offset Article covered in all its details!

What is Carbon Offset?

The utilization of fossil fuels is crucial to the current state of the world economy. Fossil fuels are the core of transportation operations due to the capital invested in them and the cheap and practical energy they produce. Nevertheless, more than 417 ppm of carbon dioxide were present in the atmosphere on average in 2022, a rise of more than 25% in just 50 years. 

ShipsGo is concerned about climate change and is committed to promoting environmental sustainability! Carbon offsets neutralize greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that could not be avoided during shipping operations. It is viewed as a quick, straightforward, and practical way to motivate action to reduce the effects of climate change. By funding proposed environmental-sensitive projects, container transportation companies and beneficial cargo owners will be able to neutralize their share of overall emissions for a certain shipment.

Can Carbon Offsets Aid in the Reduction of GHG Emissions?

Carbon offsets arise when a polluting corporation purchases a carbon credit to compensate for the greenhouse gas emissions it has produced. The funds should be used to support global efforts to reduce carbon emissions or to assist local initiatives that do the same. If carried out properly, carbon offsetting can directly fund environmentally friendly sustainable development projects that reduce emissions, giving businesses time to work toward achieving net zero emissions.

Should Offsetting Operations Need To Be Certified By Accredited Organizations?

Yes. Controlling the flow of the fund to the appropriate projects and ensuring that the offset projects are using verified methodologies and are not resulting in emissions elsewhere in the world should be the responsibility of third-party organizations that are accredited to monitor offsets. The following is a list of features of verified offsetting projects:

·     Positive Emission Reduction: Projects should be visible and employ scientific calculations to be monitored hands down.

·     Irreversible Emission Reduction: Projects should guarantee that the GHG emissions reduced cannot be reversed and are removed permanently.

·   No Leakage to the Rest: The project must not produce any new emissions or be able to compensate for its own carbon output. For instance, the pollution of one sea cannot be viewed as an unintended consequence of a project whose objective is to clean up the seas.

What Will Shipsgo Offer For Carbon Offset?

ShipsGo works together with Semtrio, which is a member of the CDP Accredited Provider community, as well as the GRI Community and the United Nations Global Compact. Semtrio offers our customers eligible projects that have the aforementioned features, which can be used to offset emissions.

We have chosen ongoing, effective, and appropriate environmentally friendly projects to offer our customers. By picking any of them, the desired amount of emissions will be offset, funds will be transferred directly to the project, and accredited organizations, in this case, Semtrio, will track and report the benefits of the current offset to the project.

For example, for the ShipsGo case, a customer may track a container that released a given quantity of GHG into the environment, which ShipsGo has already begun to compute. The customer then decides whether to offset this (less or higher) amount of carbon. ShipsGo presents the projects and their associated offsetting fees, and the process begins. Customers will receive their certificates shortly after offsetting. Furthermore, our customers will track the impact of their carbon offset on overall emissions and take action to become a net zero-emission company.

The aforementioned carbon offset service will be implemented in our system very soon. As the authors and readers of this article, we are individuals and companies that are intertwined with the container transportation industry, which is one of the most significant contributors to CO2 emissions in the world. To perceive this responsibility to our planet and take a step towards becoming a net-zero emission company, we kindly request you not to ignore such sustainability projects and services you encounter.

Visit ShipsGo Carbon Offset Page. 👈🏽🌱

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