News / Top 10 carriers divide over new fuels, orderbooks show

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All the top-10 largest box lines appear to be moving away from conventional fuels in some form or another, leading to an emerging dichotomy between LNG and methanol.

Alphaliner highlights that orderbooks for vessels delivered from 2027 and beyond are now dominated by either LNG or methanol vessels, with China’s Cosco and Japan’s ONE the laggards of the group.

Notable is the shift in strategy for Maersk, whose leadership distanced themselves from LNG: “Initially, [Maersk] was adamant that only methanol would eventually have ...