♦ The world’s first commercial-scale e-methanol plant began operations in Denmark on 13 May 2025, with shipping giant Maersk set to buy part of the production as a low-emission fuel for its fleet of container ships.

♦ The shipping sector is under pressure to find new sources of fuel after a majority of countries gave their backing to measures to help meet the International Maritime Organization’s targets towards elimating carbon emissions by 2050.

♦ Located in Kasso in southern Denmark, the new plant, which has cost an estimated 150 million euros ($167 million), will produce 42,000 metric tons, or 53 million litres, of e-methanol per year.