25MAR2019 - NEWS - A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is set to conduct Biofuel test for meeting target of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is about to conduct the shipping industry’s biggest test yet of biofuel as it seeks to cut emissions and meet its target of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050. The Mette Maersk, one of the company’s biggest vessels, will this month set off on a 25,000 nautical miles round trip from Rotterdam to Shanghai using a blend containing 20 percent of so-called second-generation biofuel produced from plant waste. The switch should save the environment 1.5 million kilograms of CO2, the equivalent of what 200 households emit in a year. Maersk, which operates about a fifth of the world’s container fleet, has invested $1 billion over the last four years to improve energy efficiency. Maersk is also working on other, cleaner, fuels for its more than 600 ships. These include ammonia, hydrogen and electric batteries.

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