--- title: "«Skipanes» and «Akranes» are prepared for a subsequent switch to methanol, with Smyril Line… — shipping00 — DecisionGateway" description: "commitment by shipping00, recorded 2026-11-07 — verbatim quote and source citation." canonical_url: "https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1bbb3-85f2-7876-94c9-283efbfff564" meta: "og:description": "commitment by shipping00, recorded 2026-11-07 — verbatim quote and source citation." "og:image": "https://dgw.tmarket.io/og.jpg" "og:image:alt": "White network of connected nodes crossed by a timeline on black" "og:image:height": "1024" "og:image:width": "1024" "og:title": "«Skipanes» and «Akranes» are prepared for a subsequent switch to methanol, with Smyril Line… — shipping00 — DecisionGateway" "twitter:image": "https://dgw.tmarket.io/og.jpg" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://dgw.tmarket.io/llms.txt) commitmentSaid on 2026-11-07 # **«Skipanes» and «Akranes» are prepared for a subsequent switch to methanol, with Smyril Line considering e-methanol as the preferred future fuel.** A commitment by [**shipping00**](https://dgw.tmarket.io/actors/01a1cbda-3034-79b1-bf83-ab01c0e9ae01), said on 2026-11-07. Statements are as reported by the cited publishers — not verified by DecisionGateway. > *«Skipanes» и «Akranes» подготовлены к последующему переходу на метанол, причём Smyril Line рассматривает электронный метанол — e-methanol — как предпочтительное топливо будущего.* shipping00Published 2026-11-07 [ Read source](https://t.me/shipping00/47251) [**shipping00 dossier **](https://dgw.tmarket.io/actors/01a1cbda-3034-79b1-bf83-ab01c0e9ae01) ## **Related claims** [**Smyril Line received two new cargo Ro-Ro vessels, «Skipanes» and «Akranes», built specifically for year-round operation on routes between continental Europe, the Faroe Islands and Iceland.**shipping00 · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1bbb3-85d6-75eb-ae9a-5a3ebb30257c) [**After delivery, «Akranes» must make a passage from China to the Faroe Islands lasting about six weeks; until it enters regular service, Smyril Line is using the chartered Ro-Ro «Maxine» on the Rotterdam — Faroe Islands — Iceland cargo route.**shipping00 · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1bbb3-85fd-7ae8-a43f-611535083222) [**Switching part of generation from liquid fuel to natural gas lets Senegal reduce dependence on more expensive oil products and cut emissions from power generation.**shipping00 · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1bbb3-1132-749e-b631-43fb900e1b82) [**«Skipanes» was delivered on 25 August 2026, and «Akranes» on 16 October; both vessels operate under the flag of the Faroe Islands.**shipping00 · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1bbb3-85e8-79a5-9e6b-e4b43c681f52) [**Simulation results show more than 40% fuel savings compared with a traditional Kamsarmax on a comparable route, over 50% savings on routes most favorable for wind propulsion, and up to 5% additional improvement in the calculated carbon intensity indicator under FuelEU Maritime when using appropriate wind technologies.**Kongsberg Maritime · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1bd9b-c8b0-7692-875a-7a5f38776e49) [**هناك شح في الوقود في السليمانية.**السومرية · allegation](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cb74-ec7f-7892-abcb-b2869603f6a6) ## **More claims by shipping00** [**His sons Panos and Thanassis Laskaridis joined the business in the 1970s, turning it into an international shipping group; Laskaridis Shipping was founded in 1977 and Lavinia Corporation in 1978.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1d3f4-01c8-70a2-99f6-62471bb5ff5d) [**Konstantinos Laskaridis laid the foundations of the family maritime business, starting in the fishing sector in the 1950s and creating an independent shipping enterprise in 1967.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1d3f4-01ab-7852-89cf-8d6a99ef8070) [**In 2023–2024 the group ordered 10 Kamsarmax bulk carriers of about 82,000 dwt at the Hengli shipyard.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1d3f4-0197-7a3c-b4cc-f2ace3ec0d68) [**Laskaridis previously placed orders at Hengli for 2 VLCC supertankers, but subsequently transferred these construction slots to the international commodities trader Trafigura.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1d3f4-0183-76be-8488-365219267b92) [**The combined fleet and orderbook number 10 tankers: 5 MR2 product tankers of 49,800 dwt each and 5 LR2.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1d3f4-0177-7d96-bf9c-b863376953fe) [All claims by shipping00](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims?claimant_id=01a1cbda-3034-79b1-bf83-ab01c0e9ae01) [All claims](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://dgw.tmarket.io/#website","@type":"WebSite","description":"Decisions, events and falsifiable forecasts from 3,800+ Telegram channels — every claim cited. 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