News / MSC orders more LNG-fuelled box ships, but it's not green enough for Maersk

MSC has agreed a long-term charter deal with shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping for eleven 15,300 teu LNG dual-fuelled newbuild vessels.

The carrier today confirmed the order to The Loadstar, and a spokesperson added that it was “committed to investing in a sustainable future and while the pathway for decarbonising shipping is still unclear, with no new fuels available globally at scale to deploy across our fleet of 570 ships, this charter should help us to improve CO2 emissions performance, provide other ...