Maersk requires 360,000 tonnes of green methanol a year for its new container fleet

If Maersk is to live up to the expectations of climate-neutral ocean-going container vessels as soon as 2024, it will require green fuels on an unprecedented scale. Maersk finds the target realistic even though the carrier hasn't signed a partner yet.
Photo: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by astrid sturlason, shippingwatch, translated by christoffer østergaard

It will require 360,000 tonnes of green methanol annually if the container carrier Maersk is to live up to its plans of eight new container carriers sailing on climate-friendly fuels in just three years.

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