Stolt-Nielsen’s Avenir said in a social media post on Friday that its marine unit signed the deal in the second half of 2025.
Under the deal, Maersk and Avenir will begin supplying bio-LNG with lower GHG emissions in 2027.
According to Avenir, the first deliveries will be in alignment with the delivery of the first dual-fuel liquefied gas vessels entering Maersk’s time-chartered fleet.
The company, which has a fleet of five LNG supplyand bunkering vessels and two newbuildings on order, did not provide further details.
Maersk recently signed a shipbuilding deal with China’s New Times Shipbuilding for eight LNG dual-fuel container vessels.
All eight ships will have the same characteristics and make up a new series of 18,600-teu vessels with delivery in 2029 and 2030, it said.
Following this new order, Maersk now has 33 vessels on order, with four scheduled for delivery in the remainder of 2026.
In August 2024, Maersk announced it was in the process of signing newbuilding orders and charter deals for up to 60 dual-fuel containerships, including LNG dual-fuel vessels.
This move represented a significant turn for the shipping company, which had been one of the biggest supporters of methanol-powered ships.
In December 2024, Maersk ordered LNG dual-fuel vessels at China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean.
The shipping firm also placed an order for six LNG dual-fuel vessels, each with a capacity of approximately 15,000 teu, at New Times.
