Ever thought about the tariff grief cycle?
Let’s look, and don’t forget the green (net-zero 2050) angle…
The hype surrounding green methanol is taking further hold, with 16 16,000 teu newbuild vessels now on order for Evergreen at Korea’s Samsung HI, in a deal worth $3.1bn.
The ships are set to be delivered by end-2027 and add to Evergreen’s methanol newbuilds under construction at Nihon Shipyard in Japan, to make 25 in total.
The new order demonstrates a willingness to follow Maersk in choosing green methanol as the preferred new fuel for shipping, instead of green ammonia.
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