Maersk orders eight large vessels with deployment flexibility

Denmark, Feb. 9 -- A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has signed an order of eight large vessels with New Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in China. All eight ships will have the same characteristics and make up a new series of 18,600 TEU vessels with delivery in 2029 and 2030.At 366 meters in length and 58.6 meters in breadth, these vessels are more compact than the current maximum container vessel length of 400 meters.The ships will be equipped with dual-fuel engines able to operate on conventional bunker fuel or liquified gas.Following this new order, Maersk now has 33 vessels on order, with four scheduled for delivery in the remainder of 2026.

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