Container ship built by Hyundai for Maersk, comes with bi-fuel engine that can operate on methanol and conventional fuel with low sulfur content
O design of the world's first carbon-neutral ship scheduled for operation in 2024, was announced by Maersk. This is the first time that the company has released an image of the project for the fleet consisting of eight container ships powered by green fuel. “When designing them, our ambition was to ensure that the new ships could serve our customers in a smarter way, as well as contributing to their carbon-neutral shipping goals”, highlights the company, in a global statement.
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Exclusive in the industry, the design allows 20% higher energy efficiency per container transported, compared to the industry average for ships of this size. In addition, the entire series is expected to save around one million tonnes of annual CO₂ emissions while providing carbon-neutral transport at scale in maritime trade.
Maersk ships will be 350 meters long, 53,5 meters wide
The ships will be 350 meters long, 53,5 meters wide and will be significantly different than what has been seen before for any larger container ships. Crew accommodation and bridge will be located at the bow to allow for increased container capacity. The funnel will be at the stern and only on one side of the vessel, providing more space for the cargo. This separation between accommodation and hopper also improves efficiency in port.
Manufacturing the project took almost five years, at the same time that Maersk was crossing a territory of design unexplored marine. To enable this new design, several challenges had to be faced. Firstly, the crew's comfort had to be ensured with the accommodation placed in this most exposed location.
In addition, adequate hull strength was also an important parameter to protect, with the accommodation block normally functioning as a hull 'stiffener' when placed further back. New arrangements for lifeboats and navigation lights had to be developed, as well as new cameras to support the captain's vision during navigation.
The vessels will be able to make a complete round trip, like the Asia-Europe route, with green methanol.
The series, built by Hyundai heavy industries, comes with an innovative dual-fuel engine configuration that can operate on both methanol and low-sulfur conventional fuel. With fuel capacity, the vessels will be able to make a complete round trip, like the Asia-Europe route, with green methanol.
The first vessel is scheduled to enter into service in early 2024. “We look forward to taking these vessels across the world's oceans and continuing our work in creating new solutions to improve the efficiency of our customers' future supply chain,” highlights Maersk.
