AP Moller-Maersk’s order for up to 12 methanol-fuelled neo-panamax containerships worth $2.1bn in a move that may blaze a trail for others to follow.
The Danish giant is paying around $175m for each of the 16,000-teu vessels, said Ole Graa Jakobsen, Maersk’s head of fleet technology.
That amounts to a premium of between $17.5m and $26.25m over the cost of conventional fuelled vessels.
