Laura Maersk (2023)
Danish Container Ship
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Laura Maersk is methanol fuel-enabled feeder container ship launched in 2023. Owned by Maersk, It is the world's first container ship to be powered by a methanol-fuel engine.
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| History | |
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| Name | Laura Maersk |
| Namesake | SS Laura |
| Owner | Maersk |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard[1][2] |
| Launched | 4 April 2023[2] |
| Christened | 14 September 2023[3] |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | 25,750 GT[4] |
| Length | 172 m (564 ft 4 in)[4] |
| Beam | 32 m (105 ft 0 in)[4] |
| Capacity | 2,100 TEU[5] |
Background
Laura Maersk was built as a dual fuel (methanol and diesel) container ship in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea.[3][1]
It was named by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Copenhagen on 14 September 2023.[3] It is named after the steam ship SS Laura, the first ship owned by Peter Mærsk Møller, father of the founder of Maersk.[3] It is world's first methanol fuel-enabled container ship and is part of Maersk's objective of having a fleet that operates solely on green fuels.[3]
Description
Laura Maersk is 172 m (564 ft 4 in) long, 32 m (105 ft 0 in) wide and has a gross tonnage of 25,750 GT.[4] Both its main engine, developed by MAN Energy Solutions in partnership with Hyundai Heavy Industries, and its auxiliary Hyundai Heavy Industries Hi-touch Marine & Stationary Engine are capable of running on methanol and diesel.[2][1] Maersk aims to use green methanol to fuel Laura Maersk, initially from Rotterdam, Netherlands until production is enabled in Denmark.[1][6] The ship has a capacity of 2,100 TEU.[5]