World’s First Methanol-Powered Container Ship

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Laura Maersk holds the title of the World’s first methanol-powered feeder container ship. It was launched in 2023 and is owned by Maersk.

Image Credits: Jens Dohrn/Wikipedia

The vessel was constructed as a dual-fuel container ship in South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

It is 172 meters long and has a width of 32 metres with a gross tonnage of 25,750 tonnes.

The ship was named by European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen in Copenhagen, after steamship SS Laura, the first vessel owned by...

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