Hapag Lloyd’s brand continues to appear on the radar of green shipping developments following last week’s announcement that Zemba (Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance) has awarded the Hamburg carrier a zero-emission contract.
In the latest decarbonisation drive involving Hapag Lloyd (HL) has signed an agreement with vessel owner Seaspan Corporation to retrofit five 10 100-TEU charter vessels to dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol. The container ships are currently powered by conventional MAN S90 engines. Following the engine retrofit, the vessels will continue to be on long-term charter from Seaspan to Hapag-Lloyd.
Green methanol is emerging as one of the low-emission fuels of the future, Hapag Lloyd has said in a statement. The vessels scheduled for retrofits are the Seaspan Amazon, Seaspan Ganges, Seaspan Thames, Seaspan Yangtze and Seaspan Zambezi. The retrofit is expected to take approximately 80-90 days per vessel starting in the first quarter of 2026. The total investment is estimated at around $120 million for the five units.
Tags: Decarbonisation, Hapag Lloyd, MAN S 90 Engines, Seaspan Corp
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