Tag: Maersk

Maersk announced that the first in a new series of 12 large methanol enabled container ships, made her launching and undocking milestone.

The world’s first methanol-fuelled container vessel, Laura Maersk, arrived at the UK’s leading port for its maiden call on 27th September, marking an important milestone in the journey towards decarbonisation in the shipping industry.

In a ground-breaking move, A.P. Moller Maersk and CMA CGM, two major players in the shipping industry, have announced their decision to collaborate on various initiatives aimed at achieving decarbonization. 

OCI Global announced that it plans to double its green methanol production capacity to approximately 400,000 metric tons per year in response to the growing demand for green methanol from numerous high emissions industries, including road transport, shipping and industrial.

Maersk’s world-first green methanol container vessel was christened today by Ursula von der Leyen, 13th president of the European Commission in Copenhagen, Denmark.

A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and Equinor have signed an agreement securing supply of green methanol for Maersk’s landmark, new methanol-enabled feeder vessel during its initial months of operation from September 2023 and into the first half of 2024.

Maersk and Amazon have finalized a 2023-2024 agreement for the transport of 20,000 Forty Foot container Equivalent unit (FFE) containers using green biofuel through Maersk’s “ECO Delivery” ocean product offering.

Maersk's world-first green methanol container vessel has reached the Port of Rotterdam, and it's expected to reach its destination, Copenhagen, in fifteen days, finishing its 21,500-kilometer journey from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea.

Last week, the first methanol fuel bunkering operation in East Port Said port was successfully completed for a Maersk container ship.

Maersk and Hong Lam Marine have successfully conducted the world’s first ship-to-containership methanol bunkering operation of a Maersk’s container vessel on 27 Jul 2023 at the Raffles Reserved Anchorage in Singapore.