Maersk has exercised options with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to build four more methanol-capable dual-fuel vessels as reported by Safety4Sea.
Vessel delivery
The vessels will be delivered in 2025, following the delivery of eight similar vessels contracted in August 2021 and due to arrive in the first quarter of 2024.
According to Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), HHI’s shipbuilding parent business, the deal is worth roughly $700 million.
Maersk unveiled the concept of eight 16,000 TEU container ships driven by carbon-neutral methanol last month.
The entire series is estimated to save roughly one million tonnes of CO2 per year, providing carbon-neutral ocean trade transportation at scale.
“First look at the design of our next generation of large container vessels powered by carbon-neutral methanol. Watch to discover more about the new features accelerating fleet decarbonization. Due for operation in 2024”, Maersk.
Green transformation
Because the green transformation in shipping is proving to be easier than planned, Maersk now aims to achieve its goal of becoming carbon neutral before 2050.
Soren Skou, the CEO of Maersk, says:
“We initially thought the challenge would be to develop a new way to run ships. But now we think we can keep the concept of the combustion engine we already know and then use methanol, or perhaps ammonia, with relatively few modifications.”
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Source: Safety4Sea
