A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S’s newest methanol-powered vessel will soon set sail from South Korea as the shipping giant seeks to reduce emissions in one of the world’s most-polluting industries.
The Copenhagen-based firm unveiled the 350-meter-long container ship named Ane Maersk in the shipyard of Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in Ulsan city on Thursday. It will be operational by February and is the world’s first large container ship powered by green methanol that can traverse long distances across oceans.