At a ceremony held at Hapag-Lloyd’s headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, Dr. Uwe Lauber, CEO of Everllence, formally presented a commemorative plaque to Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Maximilian Rothkopf to celebrate the company’s order of the Everllence B&W ME-GI dual-fuel engine—the 1,000th ME-GI engine ordered in the market. This milestone 7G95ME-GI engine will be installed in a container ship under construction by Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., with hull number #1721.
Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, stated: “We are deeply honored to achieve this significant milestone together with our strategic partner Everllence. The order for the 1,000th ME-GI engine underscores our steadfast commitment to decarbonizing global supply chains. The adoption of innovative dual-fuel technologies like ME-GI is a crucial step in our strategy to build a low-emission fleet and will strongly support our ambition to drive the industry toward sustainable transformation.”
Dr. Lauber remarked: “The ME-GI engine is highly favored in the container shipping sector, so it is fitting that an industry leader like Hapag-Lloyd has placed the 1,000th order. As the shipping industry moves toward net-zero emissions, pioneers are needed to lead the change, and Hapag-Lloyd is setting an example by taking concrete actions to advance the industry toward a more sustainable future.”
Lauber further emphasized: “ME-GI engine orders will see significant growth in 2025, thanks to methane being an ideal transitional fuel in the shipping industry’s decarbonization journey. With its market-leading energy efficiency, mature and reliable technology, and the industry’s lowest methane slip rate, the ME-GI engine has become the preferred dual-fuel methane solution for the shipping industry.”
Since its launch in 2014, the ME-GI engine has been widely adopted across various shipping segments, establishing itself as an industry benchmark.
Hapag-Lloyd operates a fleet of 308 modern container ships with a total capacity of 2.4 million TEUs, making it one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the liner shipping sector, the company employs 14,000 staff across 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd’s container capacity reaches 3.7 million TEUs, including one of the largest and most modern reefer container fleets. With 135 global liner services, the company ensures fast and reliable connections between over 600 ports worldwide.
In the terminals and infrastructure division, Hapag-Lloyd holds stakes in 21 terminals across Europe, Latin America, the U.S., India, and North Africa. This division employs 3,000 people and, in addition to terminal operations, provides supplementary logistics services at designated locations.
