Shipping ‘urgently needs’ regulation to support the uptake of low-carbon fuels, Maersk’s Chief Commercial Officer Karsten Kildahl said as the company names its latest dual-fuel methanol vessel, Adrian Maersk.
‘The dual-fuel vessels demonstrate that the technology for the energy transition of the shipping industry is here,’ Kildahl said in a statement published today (27 March).
‘What is crucial now are the decisions that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states will make in London next month. We urgently need regulation to support the uptake of fuels that significantly reduce GHG emissions.’
The latest in a series of 18 large dual-fuel methanol vessels scheduled for delivery by the end of this year, the 16,000 TEU Adrian Maersk was named at the APM Terminals in Rotterdam.
The container vessel will serve the Asia-Mediterranean trade lane after completing its maiden voyage from Rotterdam.
Maersk also confirmed orders for 20 LNG dual-fuel vessels at the end of last year, to be delivered between 2028 and 2030. The company indicated it is aiming to use bio- or e-methane, also known as bio- or e-LNG, ‘as soon as possible.’
‘Given the global fuel demand, a mix of several alternative low-emission fuel technologies is necessary to decarbonize the shipping industry,’ the company said in today’s statement.
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Photo: A.P. Moller - Maersk