The Danish shipping group Maersk has ordered the shipyard Chinese Naval Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard Co. works for the modification of a dual fuel container holder in order to be able to power its Methanol propulsion system. It's Maersk Halifax, a ship that has a capacity of over 15 thousand TEUs and on which in 2018, when it was called Maersk Honam, A fire had broken out that caused the death of five members of the crew. The container ship had been rebuilt in Korea and had returned to service in August 2019 after being Renamed.

On the occasion of the contract signing ceremony held yesterday in Zhoushan, highlighting that this is the first this kind to the world, the company's general manager Xia Songkang, pointed out that the underwriting of the of the contract "represents an epochal and fundamental event in the development history of Xinya. "The signature of the first AGREEMENT WITH THE WORLD FOR THE PROJECT TO CONVERT A DUAL FUEL TO THE Methanol - added the Head of Procurement and Procurement of the Maersk Group, Brian Voldsgaard - will further help Maersk has achieved its goal of zero net emissions by 2040'.