Wessels Marine GmbH News

In a world-first for the maritime sector, the containership, ‘ElbBLUE’ – owned by German shipowner Elbdeich Reederei and operated by charterer Unifeeder – has bunkered some 20 tons of green SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas) at the Elbe port in Brunsbüttel, Germany. MAN Energy Solutions held a ceremony to mark the event, which marks the first time ever that synthetic fuel – generated from 100% renewable energy via power-to-X technology – has been employed i...

The 2017-retrofitted ‘Wes Amelie’, a 1,036-TEU feeder container ship, operated by Unifeeder, will become the first vessel in the world to run on Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG), generated by wind energy. MAN Energy Services, Wessels Marine, Unifeeder and Nauticor are cooperating on the SNG project, which will see ‘Wes Amelie’ use liquefied SNG, produced from renewable electrical energy, as a drop-in fuel. Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) as marine fuel To demonstrate that SNG c...