Maersk now has 25 methanol-enabled vessels on order
AP Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has made an order for six mid-sized container vessels, all having dual-fuel engines able to operate on green methanol. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group will build the six 9,000 TEU vessels which will be delivered in 2026 and 2027, the company said in a press communique.
“With this order, we take another step in the green transformation of our fleet and towards our target of becoming net-zero in 2040. As with all our other vessel orders for the last two years, these ships will be able to run on green methanol,” stated Rabab Boulos, Chief Infrastructure Officer, Maersk.
In 2021, Maersk ordered the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel following a commitment to the principle of only ordering newbuilt vessels that can sail on green fuels. Just two years later, the global orderbook stands at more than 100 methanol-enabled vessels.
By ordering an additional six vessels, Maersk now has 25 methanol-enabled vessels on order. They have a capacity of 9,000 containers (Twenty Foot Equivalent -TEU)
Later this summer, the first methanol-enabled vessel, a 2,100 TEU feeder vessel, will be delivered to Maersk.
