For The First Time, Maersk To Name Its Dual-Fuel Methanol Ship In Mumbai

In a first for the global shipping industry, A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) will hold the naming ceremony for its newest dual-fuel methanol container vessel at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) near Mumbai on 28 February.

This will be the first time a global shipping line will conduct such an event in India.

The event will take place at Gateway Terminals India Pvt Ltd, which is 74% owned by A.P. Moller – Maersk’s container terminal operating unit, A.P. Moller – Maersk Terminals.

Gateway Terminals is one of five container handling facilities at JNP, India’s busiest state-owned container gateway and the nation’s second-largest overall.

The ceremony will be attended by Maersk’s Chief Executive Officer, Vincent Clerc, and Executive Vice President, Keith Svendsen. Maersk stated that India is an extremely important market for the company.

They also added that decarbonisation is an important topic for India, aligning with the country’s sustainability goals. The soon-to-be-named vessel was built at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd in South Korea, one of the world’s top shipbuilders.

The ship has a capacity of 16,592 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), including 2,000 refrigerated containers (reefer containers).

This vessel will be the tenth dual-fuel methanol-powered container ship to be inducted into Maersk’s fleet, as the company moves toward achieving its goal of net-zero emissions by 2040.

Reference: Economic Times

Source: Maritime Shipping News