As the industry’s first large vessel, the container ship Maersk Halifax has been converted into a dual-fuel vessel that can operate on methanol. The retrofit operation, which took 88 days to complete at the Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in China, was completed at the end of October 2024.
“We are happy to announce that Maersk Halifax has successfully been retrofitted into a dual-fuel methanol vessel. Following the completion of the sea trials, Maersk Halifax has returned to operation and is now servicing our customers on the Trans-Pacific trade,” said Leonardo Sonzio, Head of Fleet Management and Technology at Maersk.
“Since we set the ambitious climate goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2040, we have explored the potential of retrofitting existing vessels with dual-fuel engines. We will learn from this first conversion of a large vessel in the coming year. Retrofits of existing vessels can be an important alternative to newbuilds in our transition from fossil fuels to low-emission fuels,” he continued.
MAN Energy Solutions has converted the engine. In addition to replacing machine parts and thereby making the engine able to operate on methanol, the yard’s retrofit operation has involved adding new fuel tanks, a fuel preparation room, and a fuel supply system. The hull has also been expanded to accommodate the fuel tanks. With this change, the ship’s length was extended by 15 meters to 368 meters, increasing the capacity from around 15,000 to 15,690 TEU.
Maersk Halifax, which is one of 11 vessels in Maersk’s Hong Kong class, departed anchorage at the yard on 4 November 2024.
อัพเดตข่าวสารและบทความที่น่าสนใจในอุตสาหกรรมโลจิสติกส์ก่อนใคร ผ่าน Line Official Account @Logistics Mananger เพียงเพิ่มเราเป็นเพื่อน @Logistics Manager หรือคลิกที่นี่
