Maersk CEO demands to phase out all fossil fuelled ships

Copenhagen, September 15 - Neftegaz.RU. CEO of the world’s biggest container shipping company Maersk, Soren Skou, is seeking a green revolution in the shipping industry and calls for a ban on oil-fueled vessels.
In October 2019 the Danish company identified 3 fuels to focus on in its decarbonisation drive, namely renewable methanol, biogas and ammonia.

Soren Skou commented:

• The European Commission is proposing to end production of combustion engine cars in 2035
• The IMO should do the same for fossil fuelled ships with ambitious targets and measures to decarbonise shipping
• Combined, a global carbon tax and an end for fossil fuelled ships would be a strong signal to the shipping ecosystem – including yards and producers – about which way the wind is blowing
• We need to accelerate efforts to meeting global emission reduction targets

Maersk has already committed to only buying ships capable of running on carbon-neutral fuels from now on.

Just a few weeks ago, Maersk ordered 8 large ships that can run on green methanol.
Container ships should be ready for use by 2024.
Each has a capacity of around 16,000 containers and would then make up a good 3% of the fleet.

With the South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries, Maersk also secured a contract option for 4 more bio-methanol-powered container ships starting in 2025.
According to the shipping company, the new ships can reduce annual CO² emissions by around 1 million tons.