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X-Press Feeders Poised To Launch Green Shipping Routes To Baltic States and Scandinavia
X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, plans to lead the global maritime industry by using dual-fuel vessels, powered by green methanol, to create ‘green routes’ early next year to the Scandinavia-Baltic region of northern …
Dec 12, 2023 / Curious
Maersk signs landmark green methanol offtake agreement, significantly de-risking its low-emission operations in this decade
The offtake agreement between A.P. Moller - Maersk and Chinese developer Goldwind, a global leader in clean energy, reaches into the next decade and marks the first large scale green methanol offtake agreement for the global shipping industry. …
Nov 22, 2023 / Curious
Equinor and Maersk partner up to ensure continued green methanol supply for the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and Equinor have signed an agreement securing supply of green1 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 …
Sep 11, 2023 / Curious
World First with ABS Class Green Methanol Powered Container Vessel’s Maiden Voyage
The first containership ever to sail on green methanol, a Maersk feeder vessel built to ABS Class, has embarked on its historic maiden voyage. The milestone in the history of alternative marine fuels, follows the 32,300 dwt vessel’s first green …
Jul 20, 2023 / Curious
Odfjell Terminals Korea supplies green methanol bunkering to world’s first methanol engine container vessel
Odfjell Terminal Korea (OTK), Maersk, and OCI Global wrote history on July 16 when 1,000 metric tonnes of green methanol were successfully supplied from the terminal to Maersk's newbuilt and first-of-its-kind container vessel. The methanol dual-fuel …
Jul 18, 2023 / Curious
MAN PrimeServ to deliver engine retrofit solutions for Seaspan and Hapag-Lloyd vessels for dual-fuel propulsion
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Conversion Commitment Agreement with Seaspan Corporation (Seaspan), a global leader in containership ownership and management in collaboration with Hapag-Lloyd, one of the leading global liner shipping companies. …
Jul 6, 2023 / Curious
Maersk secures green methanol for maiden voyage of the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has successfully secured green methanol for the maiden voyage of the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel. Achieving this green fuel milestone is a significant step for the company and the industry’s efforts …
Jun 13, 2023 / Curious
Hyundai’s shipbuilding division (HHI-SBD) orders Six dual-fuel ME-LGIM engines for Maersk container ships
Hyundai’s shipbuilding division (HHI-SBD) has ordered 6 × MAN B&W G95ME-C10.5-LGIM dual-fuel main engines in connection with the construction of 6 × 17,000 teu container vessels for A.P. Moller – Maersk, the Danish integrated logistics company. …
Oct 18, 2022 / Curious
Maersk, Svitzer to develop carbon neutral methanol fuel cell tug
Svitzer, A.P. Moller - Maersk’s world leading towage operator, has signed an agreement with Robert Allan Ltd, leading naval architect company, to design the world’s first fuel cell tug for harbour operations, running on green methanol. The project …
Nov 9, 2021 / Curious