# Maersk Completes World's Largest Ethanol Bunkering, Fuelling Retrofitted Maersk Halifax

> Maersk bunkered about 5,000 metric tonnes of ISCC-certified bioethanol onto Maersk Halifax in Singapore.

- Published: 2026-10-26T06:32:46+00:00
- Section: Expansion
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-26/maersk-ethanol-bunkering-singapore-halifax
- Source: [B2B Marketplace](https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/chemicals-news/maersk-completes-the-world-s-largest-ethanol-bunkering-in-singapore-314513-newsdetails.htm)

## Key takeaways

- Maersk completed an ethanol bunkering of about 5,000 metric tonnes of ISCC-certified bioethanol in Singapore.
- The fuel went to Maersk Halifax, the company's first retrofitted dual-fuel vessel.
- The operation was conducted with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and other partners.
- Emma Mazhari, Head of Energy Markets at Maersk, said no single fuel pathway can decarbonise global shipping on its own.

[Maersk](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003yau/maersk) has completed what it called the world's largest ethanol bunkering in Singapore, fuelling Maersk Halifax, its first retrofitted dual-fuel vessel, with about 5,000 metric tonnes of ISCC-certified bioethanol. The B2B Marketplace [reported](https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/chemicals-news/maersk-completes-the-world-s-largest-ethanol-bunkering-in-singapore-314513-newsdetails.htm) the operation on October 26, 2026.

## Maersk Halifax Takes On Bioethanol In Singapore

A.P. Moller - Maersk carried out the operation in Singapore with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and other partners. The company said the bunkering was the first time ethanol had been bunkered on a retrofitted vessel in its fleet.

Maersk said the operation gave it operational experience and insights into the infrastructure, sourcing, supply-chain readiness and vessel operations tied to using ethanol as a marine fuel. The company described ethanol as a transition fuel because of its global availability, established production and distribution networks, and compatibility with alcohol-enabled engine technologies. Maersk said that when certified and sourced from low-carbon pathways, ethanol can deliver significant greenhouse gas reductions compared with conventional marine fuels.

"The energy transition requires us to explore and scale solutions that can deliver real-world impact. At Maersk, we continue to pursue a multi-fuel strategy because we recognise that no single fuel pathway can decarbonise global shipping on its own," said Emma Mazhari, Head of Energy Markets at Maersk. She said Maersk conducted a series of ethanol trials earlier this year on the dual-fuel vessels Laura Maersk, Antonia Maersk and Tangier Maersk.

## Maersk's Scale In Container Shipping

Maersk is a Copenhagen-headquartered integrated container logistics company and the world's second-largest container shipping line, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records put its global container shipping market share by capacity at 13.7% as of June 2026, with MSC leading at 21.5%. Maersk's first-quarter 2026 revenues were down 2.6% to $13 billion, with operating profit of $340 million, and EBITDA of $1.75 billion beat analyst consensus of $1.66 billion but was below the $2.71 billion reported in the same period last year.

## Earlier Maersk Ethanol And Terminal Moves

Maersk completed a 5,000-tonne ethanol bunkering operation at Singapore's Pasir Panjang terminal on 18 October 2026, the first for a retrofitted vessel and the largest ethanol bunkering globally, Supply Chain News reported. TradeWinds reported that the 15,690-teu dual-fuel container ship Maersk Halifax received fuel from the 8,000-dwt chemical tanker Golden Centaurus at PSA's Pasir Panjang Terminal, testing existing methanol bunkering infrastructure while container operations continued. In June 2026, Maersk and Vietnamese conglomerate Hateco began construction of the $98 million Giang Bien inland terminal in Hanoi, according to company records.

## What Comes Next For Maersk

Maersk said it will continue pursuing a multi-fuel strategy for decarbonised shipping. The company's own [announcement](https://www.maersk.com) covers the Singapore operation.

## Companies in this story

- [Maersk company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003yau/maersk) · website: https://www.maersk.com

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