The world’s first massive methanol-enabled container ship has been named Ane Mærsk at a ceremony within the shipyard of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea.
The 16,000 TEU vessel is known as after Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla, the Chair of the A.P. Moller Foundation and A.P. Moller Holding. Ane’s eldest granddaughter served as godmother, and christened the vessel by breaking a champagne bottle over the bow.
Ane Mærsk is the primary of Maersk’s 18 massive methanol-enabled vessels that might be delivered between 2024 and 2025. It is the world’s second methanol-enabled container vessel, because it follows the two,100 TEU feeder Laura Maersk. It will enter service on the AE7 string connecting Asia and Europe in February, marking a big milestone within the firm’s dedication to pioneering low-emissions delivery options.
The vessels within the new collection have an industry-first modern design with the bridge and lodging positioned on the very entrance of the vessel, which Maersk says ensures gasoline environment friendly operations.
“This series of vessels will have a transformative impact on our ambition to progress on our industry-leading climate ambitions. It is a visual and operational proof of our commitment to a more sustainable industry. With Ane Mærsk and her sister vessels we are expanding our offer to the growing number of businesses aiming to reduce emissions from their supply chains,” says Vincent Clerc, Chief Executive Officer of A.P. Moller-Maersk.
Ane Mærsk will start her maiden voyage on inexperienced methanol. Maersk defines “green fuels” as fuels with low to very low GHG emissions over their life cycle in comparison with fossil fuels. Different inexperienced fuels obtain completely different life cycle reductions relying on their manufacturing pathway. By ‘low’ the corporate refers to fuels with 65-80% life cycle GHG reductions in comparison with fossil fuels. This covers, e.g., some biodiesels. “Very low” refers to fuels with 80-95% life cycle GHG reductions in comparison with fossil fuels.
Maersk has set a net-zero greenhouse fuel emissions goal for 2040 throughout the complete enterprise and has additionally set tangible and impressive near-term targets for 2030 to make sure vital progress. Maersk continues to supply methanol and bunkering options for its methanol-enabled vessel fleet.
