A-class container ship

Last updated
Class overview
Builders Hyundai Heavy Industries
Operators Maersk Line
In service2024–present
Planned18
Building2
Completed12
Active12
General characteristics
Type Container ship
Tonnage172,093  GT
Length350.59 m (1,150 ft 3 in)
Beam54.00 m (177 ft 2 in)
Propulsion Methanol (dual fuel)
Capacity16,000  TEU

The new A class III will be a series of 18 container ships built for Maersk Line by Hyundai Heavy Industries. They are the largest container ships run on methanol. [1] The ships are the first dual fuel container ship class beginning with Laura Maersk. [2]

Contents

List of ships

ShipYard numberIMO numberDeliveryStatusref
Ane Maersk 994874826 January 2024In service [3]
Astrid Maersk 99487504 April
2024
In service [4]
Antonia Maersk 9948762May
2024
In service [5]
Alette Maersk 9948774June
2024
In service [6]
Alexandra Maersk 99487869 October 2024In service [7]
Angelica Maersk 9948798October 2024In service [8]
A. P. Møller 994880328 November 2024In service [9]
Adrian Maersk 994881515 January
2025
In service [10]
Albert Maersk 99618051 February
2025
In service [11]
Alva Maersk 996181724 February
2025
In service [12] [13]
Arthur Maersk 996182914 April 2025In service [14]
Axel Maersk996183130 May 2025In service [15]
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15
16
17
18

See also

References

  1. "Mærsks grønne kæmpeskib er ankommet til Danmark – men der er ikke brændstof nok" [Maersk's green giant ship has arrived in Denmark - but there is not enough fuel]. nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). August 9, 2024.
  2. "EU Commission President Names Landmark Methanol Vessel "Laura Mærsk"". Maersk. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. "Maersk names first vessel of its large methanol-enabled fleet "Ane Maersk"". www.maersk.com.
  4. "Maersk names second vessel of its large methanol-enabled fleet "Astrid Mærsk" in Yokohama, Japan". www.maersk.com.
  5. "ANTONIA MAERSK Ship Photos | AIS MarineTraffic".
  6. "ALETTE MAERSK, Container Ship - Details and current position - IMO 9948774 - VesselFinder". www.vesselfinder.com.
  7. "Maersk names latest vessel of its dual-fuel methanol fleet "Alexandra Mærsk" in Felixstowe". www.maersk.com.
  8. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:8949538/mmsi:219658000/imo:9948798/vessel:ANGELICA_MAERSK
  9. https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2024/11/28/maersk-names-newest-dual-fuel-methanol-vessel-a-p-moller-in-singapore
  10. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9207722/mmsi:219720000/imo:9948815/vessel:ADRIAN_MAERSK
  11. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9265908/mmsi:219686000/imo:9961805/vessel:ALBERT_MAERSK
  12. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9317735/mmsi:219734000/imo:9961817/vessel:ALVA_MAERSK_S_TRIAL
  13. https://www.dma.dk/news/2025/february/new-methanol-vessel-under-danish-flag
  14. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9394762/mmsi:219000000/imo:9961829/vessel:ARTHUR_MAERSK_TRIAL
  15. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9521413/mmsi:219700000/imo:9961831/vessel:AXEL_MAERSK