A P Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has placed an order for a further six large ocean-going vessels that can sail on green methanol.
They will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal capacity of approximately 17 000 containers. The vessels will replace 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 efforts to offer our customers climate-neutral transport,” says Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, CEO of fleet & strategic brands at Maersk.
The company has set a net-zero emissions target for 2040 across the entire business and has also set tangible near-term targets for 2030 to ensure significant progress. This includes a 50% reduction in emissions per transported container in the Maersk ocean fleet compared to 2020, and a principle of only ordering newbuild vessels that can be operated on green fuels.
With this order, Maersk has in total ordered 19 vessels with dual-fuel engines.
The six 17 000-TEU box ships are scheduled for delivery in 2025.
