Denmark-based container shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has taken delivery of the third methanol dual-fuel boxship in a series of six being built at a yard in South Korea.

According to a social media post, Maersk welcomed the latest 17,480 TEU unit in mid-September, following an official christening ceremony. The vessel, which was constructed by shipbuilding major HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI), was formally named Bangkok Maersk.

As informed, the Denmark-flagged newbuilding’s overall length is 351 meters, while its beam is 56 meters. Moreover, the roughly 198,229 dwt container vessel has been classed by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

Owing to the fact that it can run on methanol, the newbuild is expected to achieve an emission reduction of potentially up to 60%, making Bangkok Maersk an ‘important’ part of the company’s strategy to reach net-zero operations by 2040.

Bangkok Maersk joins the Copenhagen-headquartered maritime transport player’s fleet around a month after its sister ship, the methanol-powered Beijing Maersk, was added to the roster. Just a month before that, Maersk’s methanol fleet was expanded with the handover of the series’ inaugural newbuild, the 17,480 TEU Berlin Maersk.

Both of the sister vessels are servicing the shipping company’s East-West network, while Bangkok Maersk is expected to follow in due time.

In addition to this, at the beginning of June this year, it was announced that “the world’s first series of large dual-fuel methanol container vessels” was officially complete, with the arrival of the 16,200 TEU Axel Maersk.

As previously reported, the christening ceremony for the containership was held at HD Hyundai Heavy Industry’s yard just days before that, specifically on May 27.

It is worth noting that Maersk presently owns just above seven hundred vessels, on top of operating a number of terminals around the world through its APM Terminals division.

The most recent one to have commenced commercial operations is the Rijeka Gateway, located in Croatia. The Rijeka Gateway, according to APM Terminals, is envisioned to be the most modern remote-controlled container terminal in this part of Europe.