Maersk unveils world’s largest methanol-powered vessel — almost eight times bigger than its pioneering predecessor
The Ane Maersk will soon begin its maiden voyage from South Korea to China, fuelled by green methanol
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The Ane Maersk is set to begin its maiden voyage on 9 February from the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, where it was built, to Ningbo, China. It will then continue on to Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Morocco, the UK, France, Belgium and Germany.
A further six of these vessels — the sizes of which are not clear — are due to be unveiled by the end of this year.
The company says it has “secured sufficient green methanol to cover the vessel’s maiden voyage and continues to work diligently on 2024-25 sourcing solutions for its methanol-enabled vessel fleet”. This includes methanol derived from both green hydrogen and biogas.
Last November, Maersk agreed to buy 500,000 tonnes of green and biomethanol a year from Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind, although the exact split between the two production methods is not known.
The Ane Maersk was named after Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla, chairman of parent company AP Moller Holding.
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