Maersk, one of the world’s largest container shipping lines, has signed a General Protocol of Collaboration with the Spanish Government in order to explore the possibility of large-scale green methanol (CH3OH) production for use as fuel for its cargo vessels. Until 2021 Maersk was the world’s largest shipping line by cargo capacity. A 25-year reign ended by MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) when Alphaliner’s statistics showed that MSC had a capacity of 4.2 million containers – 2,000 containers more than Maersk at the time. As part of an industry that emits 940 million tons of CO2 per year – 2.5% of global carbon emissions – Maersk is now looking to source up to a third of its predicted fuel requirements in…