A.P. Moller – Maersk announced that the world’s first green methanol container vessel left from Ulsan, South Korea, on its maiden voyage to Copenhagen, Denmark for its official name giving ceremony.
Maersk announced that the ship has left port on July 15th and is expected to reach Copenhagen in September. The feeder vessel was built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and is destined for service in the Baltic Sea. It has a container capacity of 2,100 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit). The vessel received ISCC certified green biomethanol by OCI.
Follow the world’s first container vessel operating on green methanol!💚The vessel has left on its maiden voyage to Copenhagen, Denmark for its official name giving ceremony🚢🍾Learn how we are building the fleet of the future: https://t.co/jBBFrM8KGP#Maersk #Allthewaytozero pic.twitter.com/O8tTUResC9
— Maersk (@Maersk) July 15, 2023
To showcase the magnitude of the voyage, after the ship set sail, Maersk launched an official countdown in their website until the vessel docks at Copenhagen, which now shows 57 days and 23 hours.
With this vessel, we have taken an important step in our journey towards net zero emissions. Our hope is to show the way – not only for Maersk but for the entire logistics industry.
… said Vincent Clerc, CEO, A.P. Moller – Maersk
The 21,500-kilometer journey from Ulsan, South Korea, to Copenhagen, Denmark, will provide real-world operational experience for Maersk seafarers operating the new engines and utilising methanol as fuel, as the firm prepares to receive a fleet of new, large ocean-going methanol-enabled ships beginning in 2024.
