Stena Line Navigates Towards Sustainability with MannTek

Stena Line, in collaboration with MannTek, leads the charge in sustainable shipping by adopting methanol as marine fuel. Together, they pioneer sustainability-friendly solutions, ensuring compliance with regulations and driving efficiency in the maritime sector.

MannTek was there early on and tailored connections to the needs we had.

says Oliver Davidsson, Sustainability Lead, Stena Line.

For companies like Stena Line, who have actively embraced methanol as a marine fuel, it is important to offer solutions that align with customers’ needs. MannTek is a provider that can offer connections and equipment for bunkering the right fuel, which is crucial for a smooth transition to methanol. This strategy not only ensures compliance with regulations but also promises a sustainable and efficient future for the shipping industry.

Together for a More Sustainable Future

In the pursuit of sustainability and greener alternatives, Stena Line has taken the step of utilising methanol technology since 2013. Through collaboration with MannTek, a reliable partner specialising in necessary connections and equipment for bunkering the right fuel, they have successfully navigated towards a more sustainable future.

This strategy not only enables compliance with the latest environmental regulations but also creates a sustainable and efficient future for the shipping industry. With MannTek as a key player in this journey, companies like Stena Line have positioned themselves as participants in the ongoing sustainable shipping revolution – the company has been pioneers in the use of methanol as a marine fuel.

Since Stena Line first began using methanol technology in 2013, the developments and improvements have been significant. At that time, there were no specific regulations for methanol as fuel, but with IMO’s 2017 rules, the ships have been converted to comply with these regulations.

A Reliable Partner with Tailored Solution

“Clearly, there are obstacles regarding methanol, for example, it requires twice the amount of methanol compared to previously used fuels due to its lower energy content. For larger vessels, there are greater opportunities to build larger fuel tanks, but smaller vessels do not always have that option,” says Oliver Davidsson, Sustainability Lead, Stena Line.

Oliver Davidsson continues, “- This is where MannTek plays an important role. MannTek is a reliable partner specialising in providing necessary connections and equipment for bunkering the right fuel. They have tailored connections to our specific needs.”

Thomas Stöök, Area Sales Manager at MannTek, says “- We delivered the connections in 2015, they were 3” DDCs (Dry Disconnect Couplings) with breakaways to the truck side (they bunkered from a truck) and 6″ DDCs connections and breakaways from the quay to the boat, they later switched to 4″ DDCs from the quay to the boat, which provided sufficient capacity. They have been using our connections since then whenever bunkering.”