First cargo ship powered by ‘green methanol’ has begun maiden voyage

The world’s first container ship powered solely with “inexperienced methanol” gasoline is midway by way of its maiden voyage from South Korea to Denmark. The voyage marks a rising push within the delivery business to make use of methanol to scale back its greenhouse fuel emissions, which make up about 3 per cent of world emissions.

The electrical blue, 172-metre-long ship is the primary of 25 methanol-powered container ships ordered by the Danish delivery large Maersk. The ship can run on each methanol and …