Key steps to decarbonise Shipping
“To achieve net zero emissions, we must recognise the importance of taking urgent and immediate steps to decarbonise shipping and the way to do that is by identifying opportunities to forge partnerships, with renowned industry players and governments, to develop solutions that will allow us to reap tangible results.” said Captain Rado Antolovic, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), DP World (Drydocks World).
Wayne Jones said “We have worked closely with DP World on many projects, over the years and are very happy to enter into this formal agreement. In the transition towards a carbon-neutral future, we aim to achieve sustainable value-creation, by addressing the challenges inherent to the marine, energy and industrial sectors. Ultimately, we intend to develop pioneering solutions, to the issues posed by decarbonisation and will work with selected partners, to achieve this.”
Strategic partnership purpose and scope
Mutual areas of interest for the two companies include green-fuels infrastructure, future-proof conversions
Mutual areas of interest for the two companies include green-fuels infrastructure, future-proof conversions (LNG, methanol, ammonia, etc.), hybrid drives, electric engines R&D and training, and investigation of their respective, global footprints, to further reduce the environmental impact of shipping traffic, in terms of fuel consumption and emissions.
MAN - DP World partnership
MAN Energy Solutions has previously collaborated with the DP World Group, on many occasions. The most recent of these was in September 2021, when the ‘ElbBLUE’, a container ship operated by charterer, Unifeeder – part of the DP World Group – bunkered 20 tons of green SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas) at Brunsbüttel, Germany. In a first for commercial shipping, the fuel was generated from 100% renewable energy via power-to-X technology.
Formerly known as the ‘Wes Amelie’, the 1,036-teu feeder container ship, previously made headlines in 2017, when its MAN 8L48/60B main engine was retrofitted to its current, four-stroke MAN 51/60DF unit, to enable dual-fuel operation. The first such conversion of its type globally, it showed that existing engines could be converted to LNG operation, with a tremendous effect on exhaust emissions and the environment.
Maritime Energy Transition
MAN Energy Solutions believes that it is time for what it calls a ‘Maritime Energy Transition’ to find clean, decarbonised solutions, for seaborne trade and transportation. Essentially, it is the company’s call to action, in order to reduce emissions and establish zero-carbon fuels, as the fuels of choice, in global shipping. It strongly promotes a common approach, by the shipping industry and politics to invest in infrastructure development, and retrofits.