News / Maersk launches 'a new age' with the first green methanol ship

14/09/2023

Maersk claimed to have inaugurated a new age of shipping today after officially launching the world’s first methanol-powered container vessel.

The 2,100 Laura Maersk was christened by EC president Ursula von der Leyen at a quay beside Maersk’s HQ in Copenhagen this morning.

Robert Uggla, Maersk group ...

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