Maersk Names Newest Dual-Fuel Methanol Vessel “A.P. Møller” in Singapore

Singapore – A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) celebrated the arrival of its newest dual-fuel methanol container vessel in Singapore today, as part of her maiden voyage from Asia to Europe. The vessel, named “A.P. Møller” in honor of Arnold Peter Møller, the founder of A.P. Moller - Maersk, is the ninth vessel in Maersk’s fleet capable of operating on methanol.

Ms. Chan Su-Shan, the wife of the CEO of Temasek Holdings in Singapore, was the godmother of the “A.P. Møller”. Robert Uggla, Chair of the Board of Directors, A.P. Moller - Maersk hosted the name giving ceremony, which was attended by Mr. Murali Pillai, Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Transport, Mr. Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, CEO of Temasek, Mr. Ong Kim Pong, Group Chief Executive of PSA, Mr. Teo Eng Dih, Chief Executive of Maritime and Port Authority (MPA), as well as key representatives from the government in Singapore, Maersk customers and employees.

“A.P. Møller” is part of a series of 18 large dual-fuel methanol vessels scheduled for delivery in 2024 and 2025. Built at Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea, she can carry 16,592 standard containers (TEU). Seven of these large dual-fuel methanol vessels joined the Maersk fleet in 2024.

In July 2023, the inaugural ship-to-containership methanol bunkering for the Laura Maersk was conducted in Singapore with the support of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. This was also the first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering in the country, marking a long-lasting partnership and support for Singapore's ambition to supply methanol at scale and become a key offtake location for alternative maritime fuels like methanol.

The delivery of the dual-fuel fleet is a significant component of Maersk’s decarbonisation goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission by 2040. Lower emission methanol can reduce the GHG emissions by at least 65% compared to conventional fossil fuels such as bunker oil (depending on the feedstock and production process of the methanol, calculated on a life cycle basis). With the vessel technologies available, Maersk has been urging the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) member countries to adopt ambitious regulations that bridge the price gap between fossil fuels and the alternatives with lower greenhouse gas emissions, making the reduced emissions transport choice viable and competitive.

Sobre Maersk

A.P. Moller - Maersk es una empresa de logística integrada que trabaja para conectar y simplificar las cadenas de suministro de sus clientes. Como líder global en servicios logísticos, opera en más de 130 países y emplea a unas 100,000 personas. Maersk tiene como objetivo alcanzar cero emisiones netas de gases de efecto invernadero para 2040 en toda su operación, mediante nuevas tecnologías, nuevos buques y combustibles con emisiones reducidas de GEI*.

*Maersk define los “combustibles con emisiones reducidas de GEI” como aquellos que reducen al menos un 65% de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en su ciclo de vida, en comparación con los combustibles fósiles de 94 g CO₂e/MJ.