THE Maersk Alette arrived at Husky Terminal in Tacoma, becoming the biggest vessel to visit the Northwest Seaport Alliance's (NWSA) South Harbour.

The Alette is the first dual-fuel vessel to stop at the gateway, with a capacity of 16,592 TEU and the ability to sail on green methanol, reports London's Port Technology.

The vessel is the fifth of its fleet that can run on green methanol, which may be manufactured using biomass or renewable energy sources like wind or solar power.

Port of Tacoma Commission president and co-chair of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, Kristin Ang, said: "We were glad to welcome the Maersk Alette to our gateway. This vessel represents a tangible demonstration of the progress being made in developing and deploying sustainable shipping technologies."

Hamdi Mohamed, Port of Seattle Commission president and NWSA co-chair, added: "The arrival of the Alette has demonstrated our gateway's capacity and world-class infrastructure to handle the largest vessels in the transpacific trade."

In August, NWSA announced the selection of United Base Co Ltd as its official representative in Vietnam.

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