The Suez Canal receives the third ship working on inexperienced gas (pictures)

Egypt – Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairman of the Basic Authority for the Suez Canal Financial Zone, mentioned that the East Port Mentioned Port, affiliated with this zone, acquired the third Maersk ship working on inexperienced gas.

The ship Astrid Mærsk, which operates on inexperienced methanol, arrived on the berth of the Suez Canal Container Terminal APM Terminal (SCCT/APMT), on its first go to to the port. That is the third ship of the corporate that operates on inexperienced gas amongst 18 ships that Maersk seeks to finish between Years 2024 and 2025.

Mr. Walid Gamal El-Din acknowledged that East Port Mentioned Port has achieved management within the area of transformation in the direction of sustainable practices within the area of maritime and logistical providers, as East Port Mentioned Port was declared in 2017 as the primary inexperienced port in accordance with European Union and worldwide environmental requirements via the usage of environmentally pleasant gear throughout buying and selling operations. For some dry bulk cargo, the primary inexperienced gas (methanol) bunkering operation was carried out for the ship Laura Maersk within the Jap Mediterranean and Africa in August 2023.

This port is taken into account probably the most essential Egyptian ports, receiving 80% of the overall container transit commerce in Egypt. In accordance with accessible information, previously yr 2023, this port acquired 1,563 varied ships with a verified capability of 45.5 million tons and numerous containers of three.71 million equal containers, along with being declared the No. 10 port on the planet within the Port Efficiency Index for the yr 2022, in accordance with the World Financial institution report. issued in 2023, in addition to its success in offering ship bunkering providers with fossil and inexperienced fuels.

Supply: RT