Oct 10 2024
Maersk unveils new container ship running on green methanol
At an event held at the Port of Felixstowe, shipping giant Maersk unveiled the name of its latest container vessel – Alexandra Maersk – which is the sixth ship in its owned fleet capable of sailing on green methanol in its main and auxiliary engines.
The ship, which has a total capacity of 16,592 TEU, is the fifth in a series of 18 ‘large dual-fuel methanol vessels scheduled for delivery in 2024 and 2025’.
It arrived at Felixstowe from Korea, powered by green methanol for the duration of the journey.
Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc reflected on the first Maersk vessel to call at Felixstowe in 1988, noting that what was then one of the biggest vessels in the world could only carry a quarter of the cargo that today’s Alexandra Maersk is capable of carrying. “This leap in capacity, in technology, and in efficiency highlights just how far we’ve come over [the past] three decades”, Clerc remarked.
He claimed that by replacing traditional marine fuels with green methanol, Maersk can cut CO2 emissions by 280 tonnes each day. Read more
Source: LOGISTICS MANAGER