Maersk introduces methanol-powered feeder
Shipping giant Maersk has successfully launched its first feeder
vessel powered by methanol at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, on its way to cut
carbon emissions.
The feeder was launched on 4 April by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South
Korea.
The ship, which will join the fleet in the summer of this year, is the
shipping heavyweight’s first carbon-neutral vessel.
The ship was ordered in 2021 and has a capacity of about 2,000 TEU.
Although the ship will be able to run on regular very-low sulphur fuel oil
(VLSFO), it will first be run on carbon-neutral e-methanol or sustainable
bio-methanol.
The vessel’s main and auxiliary engines can both run on green methanol.
Henrik Ekmann, Head of Newbuilding & Retrofit at Maersk said: “The
launching was successfully completed at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and the
construction is continuing.”
“Launching these mega structures takes precision and care, extensive
product and design development from a large number of key suppliers and driven
forward by our Procurement and Fleet Technology teams.”
This milestone comes less than a month after Maersk signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) on strategic
cooperation for Shanghai port’s methanol marine fuel project.
In the same week, WinGD announced that it will supply 10X92DF-M
methanol-fuelled engines to four 16,000 TEU containerships for COSCO SHIPPING
Lines.
