Maersk's methanol-fuelled feeder vessel to be delivered this summer

The 2,100 TEU-capacity dual-fuelled methanol feeder vessel will operate on a shipping route between Rotterdam and the Bay of Bothnia in the northernmost part of the Baltic Sea.

PHOTO: A model of Maersk's 2,100 TEU dual-fuelled methanol feeder vessel. Maersk

A.P. Møller – Maersk says construction of the feeder vessel is running smoothly at the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and that it is expected to be delivered this summer.

The vessel will be equipped with a dual-fuel engine from German engine maker MAN Energy Solutions, which can run on methanol or conventional marine fuels.

Maersk ordered the feeder vessel back in July 2021, and has since placed orders for an additional 18 dual-fuel methanol container ships, with deliveries starting next year.  

By Nithin Chandran

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