• Alette Maersk Vessel

    The Alette Maersk container vessel at the Port of Los Angeles.
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    The Alette Maersk container vessel at the Port of Los Angeles.

  • Alette Maersk Vessel

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    The Alette Maersk, so named for shipping magnate A.P. Moller’s great-granddaughter, arrived at the SoCal port this week following its two-week maiden voyage across the Pacific.

  • Alette Maersk Vessel

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    Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc.

  • Alette Maersk Vessel

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    Olympic snowboarder and Nike athlete Chloe Kim was anointed the vessel’s godmother.

  • Alette Maersk Vessel

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    The massive 1,150-foot-long ship, which is capable of hauling 16,592 TEUs across the open ocean.

  • Alette Maersk Vessel

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    According to the Danish shipping giant, the dual-fuel system is capable of saving up to 280 tons of CO2 per day compared to vessels running solely on “bunker”—or fossil—fuels.

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    Agricultural waste and other biomass are used as feedstock for the bio-methanol, and its processing is powered by renewable energy.

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    Ship Captain Jens-Christian Schou.

  • Alette Maersk Vessel

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    The ship’s main engine.

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