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Maersk setzt erstes großes Containerschiff mit Methanolantrieb ein
December 13, 2023 -
Das riesige dänische Schifffahrtsunternehmen Maersk gab bekannt, dass das erste von 18 großen Containerschiffen auf der Asien-Europa Handelsroute im Februar in See stechen wird.
The container vessel built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea has a nominal capacity of 16,000 containers and is equipped with a dual-fuel engine enabling operations on methanol as well as biodiesel and conventional fuel, according to Maersk.
Green methanol, produced either from biomass or captured carbon and hydrogen from renewable power, can reduce carbon dioxide emissions from container ships by 60% to 95% compared with conventional fossil fuels, Reuters said.