History | |
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Name | Laura Maersk |
Namesake | SS Laura |
Owner | Maersk |
Port of registry | |
Builder | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard [1] [2] |
Launched | 4 April 2023 [2] |
Christened | 14 September 2023 [3] |
Identification |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Container ship |
Tonnage | 25,750 GT [4] |
Length | 172 m (564 ft) [4] |
Beam | 32 m (105 ft) [4] |
Capacity | 2100 TEU [5] |
Laura Maersk is methanol fuel-enabled feeder container ship launched in 2023. Owned by Maersk, It is the world's first container ship to be powered by a methanol-fuel engine.
Laura Maersk was built as a dual fuel (methanol and diesel) container ship in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea. [3] [1]
It was named by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Copenhagen on 14 September 2023. [3] It is named after the steam ship SS Laura, the first ship owned by Peter Mærsk Møller, father of the founder of Maersk. [3] 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. [3]
Laura Maersk is 172 m (564 ft) long, 32 m (105 ft) wide and has a gross tonnage of 25,750 GT. [4] 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. [2] [1] Maersk aims to use green methanol to fuel Laura Maersk, initially from Rotterdam, Netherlands until production is enabled in Denmark. [1] [6] The ship has a capacity of 2100 TEU. [5]
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