Maersk orders four more methanol-powered 16,000 TEU containerships, takes total to 12 vessels
Shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has exercised an option for four more dual-fuel green methanol-powered containerships.
PHOTO: Maersk's new vessels will have dual-fuel engines that are VLSFO-compatible and can complete an Asia-Europe roundtrip on green methanol. Maersk
The vessels are expected to be inducted by 2025, according to a LinkedIn post by Jacob A. Sterling, head of decarbonisation innovation and business development at Maersk.
In August last year, Maersk ordered eight dual-fuel 16,000 TEU container vessels, measuring 350 metres in length and 53.5 metres in width. To be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, the vessels can be run on green methanol and are VLSFO-compatible. The company plans to introduce this cohort by the first quarter of 2024.
The order included an option for four additional vessels by 2025.
Maersk plans to phase in the 12 vessels by mid-2025, Sterling says. The ships will replace older vessels in Maersk’s fleet and are expected to cut 1.5 million mt carbon dioxide emissions annually.
