Ane Maersk, the world’s first large green methanol-enabled vessel, makes her first call in Dubai at DP World, Jebel Ali

Ane Maersk serves on the AE7 ocean string connecting Asia and Europe.

Dubai: A.P. Moller - Maersk’s (Maersk) first large vessel that can run on green methanol¹ arrived in Dubai, UAE for the very first time and was welcomed by DP World at Jebel Ali. Ane Maersk underscores Maersk's ambition to achieve Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

Serving the AE7 string, which connects Asia and Europe, Ane Maersk arrived in the UAE on her rotation, beginning in Hamburg in Germany and covering several ports in Europe, the Mediterranean and the Gulf countries. She will further sail to ports in China, Asia after completing cargo operations in Dubai.

¹ Maersk defines green fuels as fuels with minimum 65% greenhouse gas emissions reductions on a lifecycle basis compared to fossil reference fuel.

As the biggest port in the Middle East and the 10th busiest in the world, Jebel Ali Port is a global trade hub that provides connectivity to over 180 shipping lines and access to more than 3.5 billion consumers.

Equipped with a state-of-the-art dual-fuel engine that is capable of running on green methanol, Ane Maersk is the first of the 18 large vessels ordered by Maersk that will be added to Maersk’s fleet during 2024 and 2025. The vessels in the new series have an industry-first innovative design with the bridge and accommodation placed at the very front of the vessel, allowing more cargo to be carried and reducing the consumption per container.

During Ane Maersk’s first call at Jebel Ali, Danish Consul-General in the UAE H.E. Joakim Larsen, DP World GCC CEO and Managing Director, Abdulla Bin Damithan, several top customers and partners for Maersk had the opportunity to get onboard the vessel. They got a full tour of the vessel with in-depth information about the modern engine and the new innovative design.

Vessel Facts

• Built at Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea.
• Length: 350 meters, breadth: 53.5 meters
• Speed: 21 knots
• Container capacity: 16,592 TEU (twenty-feet-equivalent units of containers)
• 30 Cabins along with dining room, gallery, provision stores, fire station, fitness room, medical treatment room and laundry room

Engine Facts

• Main engine: HYUNDAI-MAN B&W 8G95ME-C10.5-LGIM-EGRTC, 8 cylinders, 44,187 kW
• Auxiliary engines: 4 x HiMSEN H32DF-LM (3 x 9 cylinders each 4320 kW + 1 x 6 cylinders 2880 kW)
• Shaft generator: Wartsila shaft generator of 4.0 MW.
• Methanol fuel capacity: 16,000 m3 in two tanks beside each other, located forward of the engine room
• The vessel can sail up to 23,000 nautical miles on methanol corresponding to 41,400 km (1 nautical mile = 1,8 km) when fully bunkered
• The engine is a Dual Fuel type, meaning it can run on methanol as well as traditional marine fuels. The same applies to the auxiliary engines.

Maersk 소개

A.P. Moller - Maersk는 고객의 공급망을 연결하고 단순화하는 통합 물류 기업입니다. 물류 서비스 산업의 글로벌 리더로서 Maersk는 130개 국가에서 사업을 영위하고 약 100,000명의 직원을 보유하고 있습니다. Maersk는 새로운 기술, 새로운 선박 및 친환경 연료를 통해 2040년까지 사업 전반에서 순 배출량 제로 달성을 목표로 합니다.