Hapag-Lloyd orders eight methanol dual-fuel vessels

German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has ordered eight new methanol dual-fuel ships, with deliveries scheduled between 2028 and 2029.

IMAGE: Hapag Lloyd's container vessel in the Port of Hamburg. Hapag Lloyd

The new 4,500 TEU ships will be built at the Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles.

"The new ships will help replace older tonnage, further decarbonise the Hapag-Lloyd fleet, and reduce our dependence on the charter market," the company’s chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen said.

Last year, the company announced plans to retrofit five conventional-fuelled container ships to run on methanol. These vessels are chartered from Hong Kong-based Seaspan Corporation, and the retrofit is expected to start in the first quarter of 2026.

By Shilpa Sharma

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