The Norwegian company Maersk announced the launch of the largest container ship in the world powered by green methanol, the Annie Maersk, on its maiden voyage between a number of global ports. The ship arrived at the Tangier Med port complex in Morocco.

In light of this, Maersk continues its progress in operating giant container carriers operating with green methanol in a step that reflects its commitment to the transition towards the use of clean energy alongside the largest container ship in the world operating with green methanol. The Norwegian company announced during September 2023 the ship “Laura Maersk”, which is The world's first container ship powered by green methanol.

Methanol is a hydrocarbon compound consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and when produced, it becomes green using renewable energy sources. The Ane Maersk ship is considered the largest container ship in the world that runs on green methanol.

The ship's itinerary includes a number of Asian and European ports and then returns to Asia. The ship's capacity is 16,592 equivalent containers. Maersk announced the largest container ship in the world powered by green methanol, and it is expected to enter service during the month of February 2024, and the ship was named by this name. She is attributed to the youngest daughter of Arnold Maersk, a Danish shipping magnate.

The length of the largest ship is about 350 meters and is considered the first of Maersk’s 18 giant ships to operate on methanol. It will be delivered between 2024 and 2025. The ships feature an innovative design that is considered the first of its kind in the industry.

Green methanol is considered one of the scientific solutions that aims to get rid of the heavy dependence on fossil fuels in the maritime shipping sector, which makes it difficult to reduce its emissions due to its reliance on heavy fuel oil. The company is preparing to enter a new fleet of ships powered by methanol, and for this reason the company is working continuously to supply its fleet of ships with fuel. Methanol. Maersk International, through its C2X company, cooperates with Egypt and Spain to produce green methanol in the two countries to supply green fuel to ships.

The new company's annual methanol production capacity will reach more than 3 million tons by 2030, and during the month of October, Egypt concluded an agreement with S2X Company, which belongs to the global shipping giant, with the aim of establishing a project to produce green fuel to supply ships, and Egypt announced its success in the first supply operations. The ship filled with green methanol at the African ship station with 500 tons of fuel during the day of August 18, 2023, and this process lasted about 6 hours.