Maersk has now ordered 19 vessels with dual-fuel engines capable of function on inexperienced methanol
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) reviews that it has ordered an extra six massive ocean-going vessels able to operation on inexperienced methanol. With a nominal capability of 17,000 TEU every, they are going to be constructed by Korean shipbuilder to switch present capability within the Maersk fleet.
“Our customers are looking to us to decarbonize 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,” says Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, CEO of fleet and strategic manufacturers at Maersk. “Global action is needed in this decade in order to meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to a 1.5°C temperature rise.”
Maersk has set a net-zero emissions goal for 2040 throughout its whole enterprise. It has additionally set significant near-term targets for 2030 to make sure important progress. These features a 50% discount in emissions per transported container within the Maersk Ocean fleet in comparison with 2020 and a precept of solely ordering newbuild vessels that may be operated on inexperienced fuels.
With this newest order, Maersk has now ordered 19 vessels with dual-fuel engines capable of function on inexperienced methanol.
“Green methanol is the best scalable green fuel solution for this decade, and we are excited to see several other shipowners choosing this path, says Palle Laursen, chief fleet and technical officer at Maersk. “It adds further momentum to the rapid scaling of availability needed to bring down the premium on green methanol and accelerate the evolution of climate neutral shipping.”
Benchmarked towards typical gasoline capabilities, further capital expenditure (CAPEX) for the methanol dual-fuel functionality within the newbuilds will likely be within the 8-12% vary, which Maersk says is an enchancment in comparison with the eight vessels it ordered with the identical expertise final yr.
The six 17,000 TEU vessels are all to be delivered in 2025 and can sail underneath the flag of Denmark. They are being ordered as a part of Maersk’s ongoing fleet renewal program and their capability will exchange an equal quantity of capability reaching end-of-life and leaving the Maersk managed fleet.
When all 19 vessels on order are deployed and have changed older vessels, they’ll generate annual CO2 emissions financial savings of round 2.3 million tonnes.
Maersk reiterates that its technique is to keep up fleet capability at a most of 4.3 million TEU in a mix of Maersk managed and time-chartered vessels.
