The bunkering vessel would have a green methanol capacity of 800 mt. Image Credit: Klaipėda Port Authority

Lithuania’s Klaipeda is planning for green methanol bunkering with a new bunkering vessel concept that could supply ships with green methanol in the future

The Klaipeda Port Authority assessed the potential for green methanol bunkering as part of the H2Deri@BSP project, working with 14 partners from different countries, it said in an emailed statement on Monday.

The study looked at expected demand, regulations, potential customers, supply chains and the environmental benefits of green methanol.

The analysis found that the green methanol market in the Baltic region is still at an early stage, but ports offering alternative fuel bunkering could become more attractive to shipping lines.

For Klaipeda, the service could also open up a new business area and expand the range of services offered by the port.

The project has now moved from analysis to a practical vessel concept.

Western Baltic Engineering, part of the Western Shipyard Group, developed the technical specification and concept design for a green methanol bunkering vessel.

The vessel would be designed to operate in shallow waters and on local bunkering routes. It would have capacity for 800 mt of green methanol and could supply up to 250,000 mt/year of the fuel.

The port said green methanol could see demand from regional vessels, passenger ships and ferries, as well as vessels serving offshore wind farms.

Klaipeda already has a green hydrogen production facility, while the green methanol-powered container ship Eco Umande has been calling at the port since 2024.