News / Maersk's green methanol supplies still uncertain – CMA CGM sticks with LNG

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Maersk has exercised options for an additional four 16,000 teu dual-fuel methanol ships for delivery in 2025, but says the supply of green methanol for them remains uncertain.

The options follow a last-August order for eight of the revolutionary, green-fuelled vessels with the South Korean yard of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for delivery in Q1 24.

Analysts at Ship & Bunker have calculated Maersk would need to source some 280,000 360,000 tonnes of green methanol a year for this fleet, adding: “Assuming the four ...