News / Maersk may be charterer of methanol-fuelled quartet ordered from Japan

Picture: Tsuneishi Shipbuilding

Maersk Line has been linked to four 5,900 teu newbuildings commissioned at Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding this month.

According to Linerlytica, the methanol-propelled vessels were ordered by Japanese tonnage provider Nissen Kaiun and market sources indicate that the ships were contracted on the back of a long-term charter to Maersk.

The newbuilding price was not disclosed, but is estimated at $80m per vessel.

Each ship can carry up to 5,915 teu in the hold and on deck, and up to 1,400 reefers. Tsuneishi said ...