A naming ceremony was held at Yokohama Port for a huge container ship that uses methanol, which is considered one of the next generation fuels for decarbonization.
The ship is a huge container ship with a total length of approximately 350 meters that was completed last month by a major Danish shipping company, and it called at Yokohama Port on the 3rd.
It can use methanol, which is considered one of the next generation fuels, and can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 280 tons per day compared to conventional heavy oil.
This port call was made in response to an agreement between Yokohama City and shipping companies to establish a methanol supply system at Yokohama Port.
On the 4th, a naming ceremony was held at the site attended by port officials, business partners, and others, and she was named ``Astrid Maersk.''
According to the company, the proportion of methanol carriers in shipbuilding orders has been increasing in recent years in an effort to decarbonize the shipping sector.
Vincent Clark, CEO of the shipping company AP Moller-Maersk, said, ``The Port of Yokohama is an important port, and we want to work with various business partners to promote decarbonization.''
The container ship is scheduled to leave Yokohama Port on the 6th.