Methanol-Maersk is on
In March 2022, A.P. Moller - Maersk entered into strategic partnerships with six companies involved in methanol production.
By the agreements with Cimc Enric, European Energy, Green Technology Bank, Orsted, Proman, and Wastefuel, the aim is to source at least 730,000 t/year by end of 2025 and to run 12 container vessels on methanol.
Now, Maersk is extending this part of its fleet by ordering a further six large ocean-going vessels that can sail on green methanol. The ships will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal capacity of approx. 17,000 containers (twenty-foot equivalent - teu) per unit.
When all 19 vessels on order are deployed and have replaced older vessels, they will generate annual CO2 emissions savings of around 2.3 million t. Maersk repeated that it intends to maintain a fleet capacity at a maximum of 4.3 million teu, as a combination of Maersk managed and time-chartered vessels. (sh)