As a result, the shipping sector emits about 1,000 million tons of CO2 per year, equating to 13% of the greenhouse gas emissions from global transport.
The International Maritime Organization has already committed the shipping sector to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, from a 2008 baseline.
The vessels, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, come with a dual fuel engine setup that can run methanol and conventional low-sulfur fuel.
It’s a timely purchase because Maersk is now tasked with replacing many of its smaller ships reaching the end of their 30-year life.
“Unilever is committed to accelerating the transition to clean transport solutions, not just in our operations but along global value chains as we work to achieve net-zero emissions by 2039,” says Michelle Gross, head of logistics at Unilever.
REintegrate and European Energy will start out producing 10,000 tons of e-methanol out of a new Danish facility for Maersk’s benefit.
This agreement “brings us on track to deliver on our ambition to have the world’s first container vessel operated on carbon-neutral methanol on the water by 2023,” says Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, CEO of Fleet & Strategic Brands, A.P.
European Energy, which is building the e-methanol facility, has contracted Siemens Energy to help it with hydrogen-made methanol.
The American Jobs Act authorizes and appropriates $9.5 billion in this country for clean hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs. The law includes a $1 billion program to cut the cost of producing hydrogen using electrolyzers.
Together with our partner European Energy we are taking over a first mover’s role in decarbonizing the marine industry.
“Sustainability is embedded across our business and remains a core value at HP,” says Antoine Simonnet, chief supply officer.
Collectively, they will drive down the cost of these new technologies so that others along the value chain can take advantage of them.