B-class container ship
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Operators | Maersk Line |
| In service | 2025– |
| Planned | 6 |
| Building | 1 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Container ship |
| Tonnage | TBC |
| Length | 350.59 m (1,150 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 60.00 m (196 ft 10 in) tbc |
| Propulsion | Methanol (dual fuel) |
| Capacity | 17,480 TEU |
The new Maersk B class will be a series of 6 container ships built for Maersk Line by Hyundai Heavy Industries. They are the largest container ships run on methanol.[1] The ships are the second dual fuel container ship class after A-class container ship.
List of ships
| Ship | Yard number | IMO number | Delivery | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Mærsk | 9984560 | 18 June 2025 | In service | [2] | |
| Beijing Mærsk | 9984572 | 6 August 2025 | In service | [3][4] | |
| Bangkok Mærsk | 9984584 | Fitted out/sea trial | [5] | ||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 |
See also
- Maersk A-class container ship
- Maersk Triple E-class container ship
- Maersk E-class container ship
- Maersk H-class container ship
- Maersk Edinburgh-class container ship
- Gudrun Maersk-class container ship
- Maersk M-class container ship
- Maersk C-class container ship
References
- ^ "New Maersk vessel class to enter service". Maersk.
- ^ https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9596195/mmsi:219708000/imo:9984560/vessel:BERLIN_MAERSK
- ^ https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9636196/mmsi:219710000/imo:9984572/vessel:BEIJING_MAERSK_S_T
- ^ https://shipandbunker.com/news/apac/222328-maersks-dual-fuel-methanol-boxship-fleet-grows-to-15
- ^ https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9681168/mmsi:219718000/imo:9984584/vessel:BANGKOK_MAERSK_S_T