A methanol-ready 12,800 TEU containership—to be operated by Danish shipping giant Maersk—has been delivered at Japan Marine United (JMU) Corporation shipyard The delivery ceremony for the 140,000 dwt Maersk Eunapolis took place on January 17 the newbuilding is the fourth in a series of five 12,800 TEU New Panamax boxships ordered in 2022 a width of 51 meters and a draft of 16 meters the first three methanol-ready sister ships from the batch The vessels are owned by Japan-based shipping company Nissen Kaiun and operated by Moller Maersk “With a wide range of operating areas and a high loading capacity and meeting the demands of fuel-efficient and environmental performance this new ship model utilizes our company’s technology to achieve high levels of environmental performance has adopted methanol-ready specifications as a stepping stone to the next-generation fuel JMU developed an optimal hull form that pursues high efficiency according to the ship speed and draft that are frequently used by optimizing the shipbuilder’s proprietary energy-saving devices and adopting a rudder JMU said it has achieved high fuel efficiency for a 12,800 TEU vessel the vessel’s EEDI has been reduced by more than 50% compared to the reference line In response to the recent increase in demand for refrigerated and frozen container transport the vessel can carry up to 2,500 refrigerated and frozen containers Maersk Eunapolis complies with various environmental regulations by adopting SOx scrubbers and installing a shore power connection that allows diesel generators to be shut down during loading and unloading Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox The Pioneers of Offshore Engineering GustoMSC part of NOV’s Marine and Construction business is recognized for providing advanced design & engineering consultancy for mobile offshore units and reliable equipment and technical knowledge into realistic & innovative ideas The performance of new and existing jack-ups Japan Marine United (JMU) announced the delivery of the methanol-ready 12,800 TEU container ship MAERSK EUNAPOLIS on January 17 built at JMU’s Kure Shipyard in Hiroshima Prefecture is the fourth ship in a series of five large container vessels of the same capacity To support the future use of next-generation fuels it features a Methanol Ready specification and has earned the DNV Fuel Ready Notation The vessel’s design was optimized for high operational frequency it incorporates proprietary energy-saving devices such as a specialized bulbous bow and an advanced fin system the vessel achieves a remarkable reduction in its Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) of more than 50%.  To remind, the company recently stated that by the end of 2025 it aims to have 19 dual-fuel methanol container vessels in operation Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a01b24499007c0ea945fbbe3a17e4091" );document.getElementById("c08a1a06c7").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world Futures jumped as much as 4.1%, before paring some of the gain as the week started with jittery trading. Prices recently surged above $10,000 a ton as poor West African harvests put the world on course for a third straight annual deficit. 2024 at 12:00 PM EDTBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Valuable cocoa beans pour from the pipe of what looks like a small train making its way through tropical fruit trees in Brazil The machine is bringing automation to the husking of ripe cocoa pods — a significant improvement over the traditional labor-intensive harvesting process of picking fruit from trees and manually cutting through the stalks with a blade