News / Maersk orders more methanol ships as its plots its post-2M course

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Maersk is preparing for its divorce from 2M Alliance partner MSC with a fresh order for six dual-fuel methanol-ready 9,000 teu vessels.

The Danish shipping group now has 25 ‘methanol-enabled’ vessels on order, which, chief infrastructure officer Rabab Boulos said represented “another step in the green transformation of our fleet”.

Nevertheless, with the end of its vessel-sharing agreement with MSC, according to many industry observers likely to come earlier than the official expiry at the end of 2024, Maersk must expand its ...