MPC partners with NCL and Elkem for new carbon neutral ships

MPC Container Ships (MPCCS) has announced that it is partnering with North Sea Container Line (NCL) and Elkem on an order for two 1,300 TEU ‘carbon neutral’ methanol powered container ships. MPCCS has contracted the two carbon-neutral 1,300 TEU newbuildings at Chinese-based shipyard Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering. The contract price of $39M per vessel is

NCL to operate two new container ships for Elkem

Elkem has entered into an agreement with North Sea Container Line AS (NCL) who will charter in two new container ships enabling carbon neutral operations from MPC Container Ships to further improve Elkem’s North Sea logistics. The agreement will also enable NCL to become the first container vessel operator in Norway to put methanol-powered ships