Maersk to ‘balance the bet’ with LNG backtrack on future fuels
Four years after a headline-grabbing embrace of green methanol-powered ships, Maersk confirms it will add newbuildings with dual-fuel LNG propulsion to its orderbook
‘There is a need for us to hedge some of the bets that we’re making on technology and not taking only a one-way bet,’ Maersk Line chief executive Vincent Clerc told investors in first public comments about why the container line has backtracked on using LNG