Maersk’s methanol vessel bunkers at Antwerp

A.P. Moller – Maersk’s (Maersk) first major methanol-powered deep-sea vessel, the ‘Ane Maersk,’ has arrived at the MSC PSA European Terminal in Antwerp. ​

The call at the Antwerp port is part of ‘Ane Maersk’s’ maiden voyage from South Korea to China, fuelled by green methanol.

The container vessel, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, has a notional capacity of 16,000 TEU and is fitted with a dual-fuel engine that can operate on methanol, biodiesel, and conventional bunker fuel.

Ane Maersk is the first of Maersk’s 18 big methanol-enabled vessels, scheduled to be delivered between 2024 and 2025, and the world’s second methanol-enabled container carrier.

The bunkering occurred at the MPET terminal and was completed safely during terminal operations. TankMatch deployed two barges to transport 4.300 tonnes of green methanol to the Ane Maersk. VT Group’s barge then delivered 1.375 tonnes of biodiesel (B100).

The bunkering process was seamlessly integrated into the vessel’s port stay, combining bunkering simultaneously with on- and off-loading of cargo.

In March, Maersk’s methanol-enabled container vessel, ‘Ane Maersk’, arrived at Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg for the first time on its maiden trip from Asia to Europe.