Laura Maersk is methanol fuel-enabled feeder container ship launched in 2023. It is the world's first container ship to be powered by a methanol-fuel engine.
Background
Laura Maersk was built as a dual fuel (methanol and diesel) container ship in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea.
It was named by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Copenhagen on 14 September 2023. It is named after the steam ship SS Laura, the first ship owned by Peter Mærsk Møller, father of the founder of Maersk. It is world's first methanol fuel-enabled container ship and is part of Maersk's objective of having a fleet that operates solely on green fuels.
Description
Laura Maersk is long, wide and has a gross tonnage of . Both its main engine, developed by MAN Energy Solutions in partnership with Hyundai Heavy Industries, and its auxiliary Hyundai Heavy Industries Hi-touch Marine & Stationary Engine are capable of running on methanol and diesel. Maersk aims to use green methanol to fuel Laura Maersk, initially from Rotterdam, Netherlands until production is enabled in Denmark. The ship has a capacity of 2100 TEU.