Shell to supply “MSC Euribia” with LNG bunker fuel under new deal
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MSC Cruises on Thursday (19 October) said it has entered an agreement with Shell Western LNG for the fuel supplier to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) for its flagship MSC Euribia.
Shell Western LNG recently completed the first bunkering operation of the line’s second LNG powered newbuild in Rotterdam, under the agreement.
“This new agreement is in addition to the ongoing strategic cooperation between MSC Cruises and Shell towards achieving broader shared decarbonisation objectives, a collaboration which has been in place since 2021,” Shell Marine said in a social media post.
MSC Euribia is currently operating seven-night cruises until April 2024 in northern Europe from Hamburg to Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Le Havre and Southampton before returning to the north German port.
MSC Cruises has invested EUR 3 billion (USD 3.2 billion) in three LNG-powered cruise ships. MSC World Europa was launched in December 2022, MSC Euribia in June 2023 and MSC World America will join the fleet in 2025.
Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman, MSC Cruises, said: “LNG is an important step forward in our ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The fuel is one in transition and poised to make way for carbon-neutral bio-LNG and eventually synthetic LNG that we will look forward to using as and when they become available at scale as part of our longer-term decarbonisation journey.”
Tahir Faruqui, General Manager, Shell Global Downstream LNG, said: “This agreement illustrates how LNG provides shipping companies with a scalable path to net-zero emissions, allowing them to flexibly transition from fuel oil to fossil LNG today, and subsequently to bio-LNG and renewable synthetic LNG as these options become accessible.”
“With an extensive LNG bunkering network, we stand prepared to support major players like MSC Cruises on its energy transition.”
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Photo credit: MSC Cruises
Published: 20 October, 2023
