Maersk orders 6 methanol-fuelled vessels at Hyundai Heavy
Denmark-based shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk has ordered an additional six large ocean-going vessels that can sail on green methanol, it said on October 5. The vessels will be built by Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
These vessels have a nominal capacity of approx. 17,000 TEU and will replace the existing capacity in the Maersk fleet.
“Our customers are looking to us to decarbonise their supply chains, and these six vessels able to operate on green methanol will further accelerate the efforts to offer our customers climate-neutral transport,” the company said.
With the order, Maersk has in total ordered 19 vessels with dual-fuel engines able to operate on green methanol.
The six vessels will be delivered in 2025 and are part of Maersk’s ongoing fleet renewal programme. When all 19 vessels on order are deployed and have replaced older vessels, they will generate annual CO2 emissions savings of around 2.3mn metric tons, Maersk said.