Maersk Planning First US Container-Vessel Ethanol Bunkeringby Ship & Bunker News TeamLaura Maersk has undertaken various ethanol bunker reials for Maersk. Image Credit: MaerskMaersk to mark what it says will be the first ethanol bunkering of a container vessel in the USAto mark what it says will be the first ethanol bunkering of a container vessel in the Operation to feature the 9,000 TEU boxship Tangier Maersk at Mobile , AlabamaTEU boxship at , Two-day showcase event set for September 15 and 16Maersk is planning to showcase what it says will be the first ethanol bunkering of a container vessel in the USA, at an event in Mobile, Alabama, in September. The vessel lifting the fuel will be the 9,000 TEU capacity Tangier Maersk, according to a save-the-date invitation seen by Ship & Bunker. The operation would extend Maersk's ethanol activity from its earlier European and feeder trials to a larger deep-sea ship in the US market. The company completed its first sailing on 100% ethanol earlier this year, having moved the feeder Laura Maersk through 10% and 50% ethanol-methanol blends before running on neat ethanol, and has since expanded its use to a larger dual-fuel boxship.