The world’s largest container line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has joined SEA-LNG which promotes the use of LNG as a fuel.
MSC already has LNG-fuelled vessels with its first five newbuilding dual-fuel LNG-capable container vessels in operation, and two in the cruise sector, with MSC World Europa and MSC Euribia whose maiden voyage was powered by bio-LNG.
MSC is also exploring a range of alternative fuels and propulsion solutions. It said it sees cross-industry collaboration as crucial to scaling these solutions for the maritime industry, and it expects to operate its vessels on a range of fuel options in the future.
The company is also a member of the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) and the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF).
MSC said recently that it will receive the delivery of 14 multi-fuel-capable new building vessels in 2023, 24 more vessels in 2024, 42 in 2025 and 16 in 2026, that will represent 4% of MSC fleet capacity-in teu-terms in 2023, increasing progressively to 9% in 2024, 16% in 2025 and 20% in 2026.
Tags: Container shipping, Fuel, LNG, MSC
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