Maersk is backing liquefied biomethane (Bio-LNG) and green methanol after ordering up to 60 vessels as part of a multifuel future.
Approximately 300,000 twenty foot equivalent units (TEU) will be owned capacity while the remaining 500,000 TEU is planned through time-charter agreements, under its fleet renewal programme.
“While green methanol is likely to become the most competitive and scalable pathway to decarbonisation in the short term, Maersk also foresees a multifuel future for the industry which includes liquified bio-methane. Once the vessels have been delivered, around 25% of the Maersk fleet will be equipped with dual-fuel engines,” according to a statement.
The order clears up any ambiguity after it was uncertain whether the global container operator would side with one or the other.
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