Crawford takes reins at e1 Marine, laying out ambitious plans for the alternative fuel start-up

Stuart Crawford hit the ground running as head of e1 Marine.

The newly-hired managing director of Ardmore Shipping's alternative fuel joint venture told TradeWinds that the company expects to have a working, class-approved methanol-to-hydrogen power unit ready by August — with an enormous market already built in.

"Everybody that we've spoken to is interested in it," Crawford said. "They want to see when the technology is marinised [adapted for marine use]."