The Aarhus-headquartered feeder & short-sea shipping line has secured the long-term charter for another pair of 1,250-TEU-capacity carriers.

The deal comes atop the October 2023 agreement for an identical duo. All four are scheduled for delivery in 2026, with three coming from the German Elbdeich Reederei and the remaining one from the Norwegian MPC Container Ships.

Unifeeder will use the container vessels in its decarbonisation plans, reducing its carbon footprint by 25% by 2030 on the company's way towards net zero in 2050.

Jesper Kristensen, Group CEO of Unifeeder Group, said:

Building upon our commitment to methanol-powered vessels last year, this marks another significant stride towards the green transformation of our fleet and operations. We anticipate the vessels to enter into operation in the next two years, advancing our steadfast commitment to sustainable solutions. We offer our customers alternatives that align with their sustainability journeys while making meaningful progress towards our own ambitious decarbonisation goals.

Robert Frese, Managing Director at Elbdeich Reederei, commented last year:

We believe in methanol-capable vessels as part of a suite of solutions being deployed to reduce carbon emissions in our sector and are happy to contribute with this project to a greener future in shipping. We really look forward to operating these modern state-of-the-art container feeder vessels in our partnership with Unifeeder and hope other market participants will follow this example.

Photo: Unifeeder/Elbdeich Reederei