You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence EMEA News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features EMEA Port of Rotterdam Joins The Global Methanol Alliance as Board Participant Port of Rotterdam Joins The Global Methanol Alliance as Board Participant by Ship & Bunker News Team Tuesday October 13, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker Aerial photo Theemswegtrace. Image Credit: Port of Rotterdam The Port of Rotterdam has joined MI - The Global Methanol Alliance (formerly known as Methanol Institute ) as a member and board participant. The Dutch port was the first in the world to facilitate barge-to-ship methanol bunkering, MI - The Global Methanol Alliance said in an announcement yesterday.  The port sold about 2,845 mt of biomethanol to ships as marine fuel in Q2 , up from 996 mt recorded in the previous quarter.  “Building the methanol market takes the whole value chain, and ports are where supply, infrastructure and demand meet,” Alexander Döll , CEO of MI - The Global Methanol Alliance, said. “Port of Rotterdam has already shown what that looks like in practice, from the world's first barge-to-ship methanol bunkering to a growing trade in methanol.” “Methanol will play a key role in decarbonising our industrial cluster and shipping,” Matthijs van Doorn , vice president commercial at the Port of Rotterdam, said. Ship & Bunker News Team To contact the editor responsible for this story email us at [email protected] Also in the News Alternative-Capable Vessel Orders Hit 69 in September: DNV The third quarter recorded 168 alternative-fuelled vessel orders, the highest quarterly total since Q3 2024. Read in Full IINO Lines Secures Transition Loan for LPG Dual-Fuel VLGC The Japanese company has secured a transition l