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]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Operators | Maersk Line |
| In service | 2024–present |
| Planned | 18 |
| Building | 5 |
| Completed | 5 |
| Active | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | 172,093 GT |
| Length | 350.59 m (1,150 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 54.00 m (177 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | Methanol (dual fuel) |
| Capacity | 16,000 TEU |
List of ships
edit| Ship | Yard number | IMO number | Delivery | Status | ref |
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| Ane Maersk | 9948748 | 26 January 2024 | In service | [3] | |
| Astrid Maersk | 9948750 | 4 April 2024 | In service | [4] | |
| Antonia Maersk | 9948762 | May 2024 | In service | [5] | |
| Alette Maersk | 9948774 | June 2024 | In service | [6] | |
| Alexandra Maersk | 9948786 | 9 October 2024 | In service | [7] | |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "EU Commission President Names Landmark Methanol Vessel "Laura Mærsk"". Maersk. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Maersk names first vessel of its large methanol-enabled fleet "Ane Maersk"". www.maersk.com.
- ^ "Maersk names second vessel of its large methanol-enabled fleet "Astrid Mærsk" in Yokohama, Japan". www.maersk.com.
- ^ "ANTONIA MAERSK Ship Photos | AIS MarineTraffic".
- ^ "ALETTE MAERSK, Container Ship - Details and current position - IMO 9948774 - VesselFinder". www.vesselfinder.com.
- ^ "Maersk names latest vessel of its dual-fuel methanol fleet "Alexandra Mærsk" in Felixstowe". www.maersk.com.