🔥Why Is Maersk Turning to Ethanol in Green Shipping?
Because the next fuel shift is as much about geopolitics and scale as it is about carbon.
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🔥Greetings Maritime Mavericks,
For years, green shipping has pointed in one direction: green methanol.
And one country has dominated that supply chain: China.
Now, something important is changing.
According to recent reporting, AP Moller – Maersk is actively exploring ethanol as a marine fuel — not as a slogan, but as a strategic hedge.
And the reasons matter.
🚢 What Maersk is really testing?
🌍 Why ethanol — and why now?
🧭 The deeper signal leaders should not miss
🌐 Why this matters for the industry?
⚖️ What this is — and what it is not
🏅 Maritime Analytica — Final Insight
Ready? Let’s dive in…
🚢 What Maersk is really testing?
Maersk has already started trials on Laura Maersk:
October: 10% ethanol / 90% methanol
December: 50% ethanol / 50% methanol
Next step: 100% ethanol trial
💡This is not theoretical. This is operational learning.
🌍 Why ethanol — and why now?
As CEO Vincent Clerc explains, the issue is not just emissions.