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來源：Offshore Energy 2023-03-21

翻譯：國際海事信息網 趙揚捷 張運鴻

        丹麥集裝箱航運巨頭馬士基(Maersk)宣布了其首艘甲醇動力船的設計細節。

        該公司在其社交媒體渠道上分享了該船的設計照片，從多個角度展示了這艘支線船。

        這對公司和整個行業來說都是一個重要的里程碑，因為這艘船預計很快就會由現代尾浦造船廠（Hyundai Mipo Dockyard）交付。

        這艘支線船配備了雙燃料發動機，可以使用綠色甲醇，該船是馬士基脫碳戰略的核心，該公司計劃到2040年實現凈零排放。

        馬士基表示，它已經成功完成了所有與設計相關的關鍵里程碑，生產正在全速進行。這艘船預計將于今年夏天交付。

        該船的容量約為2000 TEU，于2021年訂購。雖然該船將能夠使用標準的極低硫燃料油（VLSFO）運行，但計劃從第一天開始就使用碳中性的e-甲醇或可持續的生物甲醇。

        該船的甲醇推進配置將由曼恩能源方案公司（MAN Energy Solutions）和現代發動機和機械(主發動機)以及Himsen(輔助發動機)與現代Mipo和Maersk合作開發。馬士基早些時候表示，這艘船將由美國船級局評定等級。

        馬士基此前透露，這條支線長172米，將在馬士基子公司Sealand Europe的網絡中航行，在北歐和波斯尼亞灣之間的波羅的海航線上航行。

        繼該支線之后，將有18艘容量為16,000-17,200 TEU的大型遠洋船舶，計劃于2024年和2025年交付。

        馬士基與丹麥可再生能源公司歐洲能源的子公司REintegrate合作，為其第一艘甲醇動力集裝箱船生產綠色燃料。

        這家可再生能源公司目前正在建設該設施，目標是每年生產約10,000噸e-甲醇，供馬士基的碳中性船消耗。

        為了確保為新造船提供綠色甲醇，馬士基在2022年與9家公司建立了戰略合作伙伴關系，目的是到2025年底每年采購至少75萬噸綠色燃料。此外，該公司還參與了對話，探討在西班牙和埃及大規模生產綠色燃料的機會。

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Breaking ground: Maersk reveals design details of its methanol-powered feeder

Maersk, the Danish container shipping major, has announced the design details of its first methanol-powered vessel.

The company shared photos of the vessel’s design on its social media channels, showing off the feeder vessel from multiple angles.

This is a significant milestone for the company and the industry at large as the vessel is expected to be delivered by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard soon.

The feeder vessel has a dual-fuel engine that can operate on green methanol, and the vessel is at the core of Maersk’s decarbonization strategy as the company sets sights on becoming net-zero by 2040.

Maersk said that it has successfully completed all key design-related milestones and production is progressing at full speed.  The vessel is expected to be delivered during the summer.

The ship,  with a capacity of around 2,000 TEU, was ordered back in 2021.  While the vessel will be able to operate on standard VLSFO, the plan is to operate the vessel on carbon-neutral e-methanol or sustainable bio-methanol from day one.

The methanol propulsion configuration for the vessel will be developed by MAN Energy Solutions and Hyundai Engine and Machinery (main engine) and Himsen (aux engine) in collaboration with Hyundai Mipo and Maersk.  The vessel will be classed by the American Bureau of Shipping, Maersk said earlier.

Maersk disclosed earlier that the feeder will be 172 meters long and will sail in the network of Sealand Europe, a Maersk subsidiary, on the Baltic shipping route between Northern Europe and the Bay of Bothnia.

The feeder will be followed by 18 large ocean-going vessels of 16,000-17,200 TEU capacity which are scheduled for delivery in 2024 and 2025.

Maersk has partnered with REintegrate, a subsidiary of the Danish renewable energy company European Energy, to produce green fuel for its first methanol-powered containership.

The renewable energy company is currently building the facility which aims to produce approximately 10,000 tonnes of e-methanol that Maersk’s carbon-neutral vessel will consume annually. 

In order to ensure the supply of green methanol for its newbuilds, Maersk has entered into strategic partnerships with nine companies in 2022 with the intent of sourcing at least 750,000 tonnes of green fuel per year by the end of 2025. In addition, the company has engaged in dialogues to explore opportunities for large-scale green fuel production in Spain and Egypt.