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Maersk placed an order for eight large container vessels with New Times Shipbuilding in China
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Ships will have a capacity of 18,600 TEUs each and will be delivered in 2029 and 2030
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The new vessels will be equipped with dual-fuel engines capable of running on conventional fuel and liquefied gas
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Order brings Maersk’s total orderbook to 33 vessels
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The Danish shipping and logistics company cited fleet renewal and deployment flexibility as key drivers of the investment
A.P. Moller–Maersk ordered eight new container vessels with a capacity of 18,600 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) each from New Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in China, with deliveries scheduled for 2029 and 2030.
All ships will share the same design and form a new series of large container vessels for the Danish shipping and logistics group.
At 366 meters in length and 58.6 meters in breadth, the vessels are shorter than the current maximum container ship length of about 400 meters, offering what Maersk described as greater operational flexibility.
The ships will be equipped with dual-fuel engines capable of operating on conventional bunker fuel or liquefied gas.
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Following the latest order, Maersk now has 33 vessels on order, with four scheduled for delivery in the remainder of 2026, the company said.
“The order is part of our ongoing fleet renewal and helps maintain our fleet’s competitive edge,” Anda Cristescu, head of chartering and newbuilding at Maersk, said in a news release.
“Deployment flexibility has been a key factor in our decision-making. Although these vessels are large, they offer greater flexibility than the largest ships currently being built in our industry. This provides us with multiple deployment options across both our current and future network,” Cristescu added.
Maersk is an integrated logistics company operating in more than 130 countries with around 100,000 employees. The group has set a target to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 across its operations through the use of new technologies, new vessels, and lower-emission fuels.
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