How Maersk Will Beat Its Own Carbon Neutral Cargo Ship Goal in 7 Years
Feb 26, 2021
Maersk faced a classic chicken-and-egg dilemma. If a shipping company wanted to build the world’s first carbon neutral cargo ship, it needed to have carbon neutral fuel, but there was no such fuel, because there were no such ships. Apparently, the fuel supply situation did not deter the Denmark-based global integrated shipping company.
Instead of waiting for the sustainable fuel market to come first, Maersk took the plunge and is building a ship that the company says will run on carbon neutral fuels. The ship is scheduled to set sail in 2023, seven years ahead of schedule.