Written by
Nick Blenkey
Display screen seize from Maersk video
Maersk has launched video exhibiting the float out at Hyundai Heavy Industries of the primary of its new sequence of 16,000 TEU methanol-fueled containerships. On the time it unveiled the design it mentioned that it permits a 20% improved power effectivity per transported container, when evaluating to the trade common for vessels on this measurement.
The undocking comes inside weeks of one other Maersk methanol milestone, the christening of the world’s first methanol-fueled containership, the two,136 TEU feeder ship Laura Maersk.
At 350 meters lengthy by 53.5 meters vast, the 16,000 TEU methanol-fueled ship is considerably largers than the Laura Maersk. It not solely characteristic an progressive twin gas engine arrange but additionally incorporate efficiency-boosting options that makes it look considerably completely different not solely from the the Laura Maersk but additionally from any earlier bigger container vessels.
The crew lodging and bridge are situated on the bow to allow elevated container capability. The exhaust stack is on the aft, and solely on one aspect of the vessel, offering additional house for cargo. The separation between lodging and stack may also enhance effectivity when in port.
