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Government Affairs, MSC Group, said:
“MSC’s efforts to decarbonise include strong
partnerships with a range of companies across
the industry. This partnership with Shell is a
great example of the type of commitment that
is needed to catalyse low-carbon solutions for
the shipping sector.
“To reach that ultimate goal of complete
decarbonisation, we must look at a set of
solutions. We need significant advances
in research and development and fuel
development. MSC welcomes partnerships
like this with Shell that are designed to
yard in spring 2022, and the ferry is expected car carriers crossing the North Atlantic for facilitate cross-sector information sharing and
to be delivered in 2023. Volkswagen will be powered by LNG. prove how collaboration is key in defining the
“We are very familiar with Wärtsilä and The further decarbonisation of shipping best pathway to a net-zero future,” said Mr
rate both their products and their support will result in substantial CO2 reductions, with Darr.
very highly. When the decision to operate the use of liquid gas enabling Volkswagen Melissa Williams, President, Shell Marine,
primarily on LNG fuel was made, it became to cut the ships’ CO2 emissions by up to said: “Shell wants to play a central role in the
clear that Wärtsilä was the most experienced 25 percent (tank-to-wake). “In line with transition to net zero. Partnering with our
and qualified supplier to use,” says Luigi the Group’s commitment to e-mobility customers to develop new technologies and
Genghi, managing director of Caronte & and climate-neutral production, the LNG fuels will help accelerate progress. Combining
Tourist. fleet used by Logistics represents a major MSC’s experience as one of the world’s largest
“This is our second project for the same contribution to making Volkswagen net shipping companies with Shell’s expertise as
owner and shipyard, and repeat orders carbon neutral by 2050,” says Simon Motter, a global energy supplier will help bring about
are always an encouraging testimony of Head of Volkswagen Group Logistics. effective solutions for this vital part of the
satisfaction. Our reference list of ferries Volkswagen was one of the first car world economy.”
operating with the Wärtsilä 34DF engine manufacturers to subscribe to the goals of the Shell and MSC have worked together
is indeed impressive, and we are pleased to Paris Climate Agreement that aim to limit over the last 10 years on projects, including
add to it with this order. The flexibility of global warming to significantly less than two bunkering biofuels and trialling very and
our dual-fuel technology is important for degrees by 2050. The Volkswagen Group has ultra-low sulphur fuels.
ferry operators because of the importance therefore committed to e-mobility as well as MSC and Shell technical and commercial
of redundancy. Should, for any reason, LNG to the sustainable production and use of new teams will collaborate to develop and deploy
be not available, the engine can switch to a electric vehicles. The company follows the net-zero solutions such as zero-emission
conventional fuel in milliseconds, and the principle of focusing first on the avoidance fuels of the future and the technologies
ferry schedule remains uninterrupted,” says of CO2 emissions and then on reducing that will enable them, including fuel cells,
Giammario Meloni, senior sales manager, emissions as far as possible. Only unavoidable with the ambition of contributing towards a
Wärtsilä Marine Power. emissions are offset by climate protection zero-carbon flexi-fuel concept vessel. They
WÄRTSILÄ, July 13, 2021 measures. will also work together on energy efficiency
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP, July 14, 2021 technologies, including digital services and
Volkswagen Group MSC and Shell sign platforms.
MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY,
continues switch to low- collaboration agreement on July 16, 2021

emission logistics with LNG decarbonising shipping FLNG – repurchase of
ships MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and shares

Volkswagen is the first automaker to transport Shell International Petroleum have agreed Flex LNG announces that the company
most of its new vehicles overseas using to work closely together to help accelerate on the July 12, 2021 purchased 5,962 of
low-emission LNG ships (LNG – liquefied the decarbonisation of the global shipping the company’s own common stocks. The
natural gas). After the first two LNG car sector. The long-term memorandum of shares have been bought on the Oslo Stock
carriers entered service in 2020, Volkswagen understanding will help MSC and Shell to play Exchange at an average price of NOK 121.48
Group Logistics has now ordered four more enhanced roles in the energy transformation per share. Following the completion of the
ships with dual-fuel engines that can be of shipping, as developers and early adopters above transactions, Flex LNG owns a total
powered with environmentally friendly liquid of innovative technologies and fuel solutions. of 900,000 of own shares, corresponding to
gas. They should be traveling the world’s The companies plan to develop a range of 1.66% of the company’s share capital.
oceans by the end of 2023, serving the North safe, sustainable and competitive technologies The transaction is part of the share
American route between Emden in Germany that can reduce emissions from existing assets buyback program announced on November
and Veracruz in Mexico. On the return trip, and help to enable a net-zero emissions future 19, 2020.
the LNG ships will transport new vehicles for shipping. FLEX LNG, July 16, 2021
destined for Europe. Soon, six of the nine Bud Darr, EVP Maritime Policy and

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