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tion placed at the very front of the vessel, al- lowing more cargo to be carried and reducing the consumption per container.

Ane Mærsk began her maiden voyage on green methanol and the company continues

THE CAPTAIN to work on sourcing bunkering solutions for “For me it was the challenge of something new its methanol-enabled vessel ? eet, the classic ‘chicken and egg’ scenario most often cited as a – not the technical challenge per se but the orga- challenge when it comes to owning and operat- nizational one in being ‘the ? rst of the ? rst. And of ing new tonnage operating on alternative fuels.

course, the chance to play a role in our decarbon-

Ane Mærsk is the ? rst of Mærsk’s 18 large ization story is quite special.” methanol-enabled vessels, that will be delivered between 2024 and 2025, and it is the world’s

Douwe Joustra, the Captain, has been with with second methanol-enabled container vessel.

Mærsk for nearly four decades

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