Maersk Negotiates Order for 12 Dual-Fuel 24,000 TEU Container Ships

Maersk is advancing in negotiations to order a new series of large container ships with dual-fuel LNG propulsion. According to Alphaliner, the shipping company is in talks with various Chinese shipyards.

The order is reportedly for 12 ships with a capacity of 24,000 TEU each. This new series would represent a shift from the EEE design that Maersk used for 31 megamax container ships built by the South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) between 2013 and 2019.

Although the shipyards involved in the process are not yet known, possible candidates include Hudong-Zhonghua and Jiangnan, which belong to the CSSC group; Hengli Dalian; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ); New Times Shipyard (NTS); and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC).

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