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来源：Offshore Energy 2023-03-21

翻译：国际海事信息网 赵扬捷 张运鸿

        丹麦集装箱航运巨头马士基(Maersk)宣布了其首艘甲醇动力船的设计细节。

        该公司在其社交媒体渠道上分享了该船的设计照片，从多个角度展示了这艘支线船。

        这对公司和整个行业来说都是一个重要的里程碑，因为这艘船预计很快就会由现代尾浦造船厂（Hyundai Mipo Dockyard）交付。

        这艘支线船配备了双燃料发动机，可以使用绿色甲醇，该船是马士基脱碳战略的核心，该公司计划到2040年实现净零排放。

        马士基表示，它已经成功完成了所有与设计相关的关键里程碑，生产正在全速进行。这艘船预计将于今年夏天交付。

        该船的容量约为2000 TEU，于2021年订购。虽然该船将能够使用标准的极低硫燃料油（VLSFO）运行，但计划从第一天开始就使用碳中性的e-甲醇或可持续的生物甲醇。

        该船的甲醇推进配置将由曼恩能源方案公司（MAN Energy Solutions）和现代发动机和机械(主发动机)以及Himsen(辅助发动机)与现代Mipo和Maersk合作开发。马士基早些时候表示，这艘船将由美国船级局评定等级。

        马士基此前透露，这条支线长172米，将在马士基子公司Sealand Europe的网络中航行，在北欧和波斯尼亚湾之间的波罗的海航线上航行。

        继该支线之后，将有18艘容量为16,000-17,200 TEU的大型远洋船舶，计划于2024年和2025年交付。

        马士基与丹麦可再生能源公司欧洲能源的子公司REintegrate合作，为其第一艘甲醇动力集装箱船生产绿色燃料。

        这家可再生能源公司目前正在建设该设施，目标是每年生产约10,000吨e-甲醇，供马士基的碳中性船消耗。

        为了确保为新造船提供绿色甲醇，马士基在2022年与9家公司建立了战略合作伙伴关系，目的是到2025年底每年采购至少75万吨绿色燃料。此外，该公司还参与了对话，探讨在西班牙和埃及大规模生产绿色燃料的机会。

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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.