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Volkswagen Group continues to shift to low-emission logistics with LNG vessels
Volkswagen is the first car manufacturer to transport the majority of its new vehicles abroad, using low-emission logistics with the help of low-emission LNG (LNG – liquefied natural gas) ships.
After the first two LNG vehicle carriers Chile Mobile Number List entered service in 2020, Volkswagen Group Logistics has now ordered four more ships with dual-fuel engines that can run on environmentally friendly liquid gas.
They should be traveling the world's oceans by the end of 2023, serving the North American route between Emden in Germany and Veracruz in Mexico. On the return trip, the LNG ships will transport new vehicles bound for Europe. Soon, six of the nine car transporters crossing the North Atlantic for Volkswagen will be powered by LNG.
The further decarbonisation of shipping will result in substantial CO2 reductions, with the use of liquefied gas allowing Volkswagen to reduce ship emissions by up to 25%.
In line with the Group's commitment to electric mobility and climate-neutral production, the LNG fleet used by Logistics represents an important contribution to making Volkswagen net carbon neutral by 2050.
Simon Motter, Director of Logistics of the Volkswagen Group.
Low emissions logistics
Volkswagen was one of the first automakers to sign up to the Paris Climate Agreement goals that aim to limit global warming to significantly less than two degrees by 2050.
The Volkswagen Group is therefore committed to electric mobility , as well as the sustainable production and use of new electric vehicles. The company follows the principle of first focusing on avoiding CO2 emissions and then reducing emissions as far as possible, so only unavoidable emissions are offset by climate protection measures.
In Germany, the Group has already switched all rail transport with Deutsche Bahn to green electricity and is extending this to transport throughout Europe. On coastal routes, the Group already operates two car carriers with biofuel produced from waste of plant origin, such as used oils from the food industry. This has resulted in an 85% reduction in CO2 emissions (well to wake up).
With these four additional LNG ships, Group Logistics continues its commitment to climate protection and pursues the low-emission shipping strategy that was decided in 2016.
The new ships will also allow the use of non-fossil fuels in the future, thus further reducing CO2 emissions.
Our goal is to make all our transport operations, by water, road and rail, environmentally friendly, which clearly demonstrates the Volkswagen Group's pioneering role in climate-friendly logistics.
Simon Motter, Director of Logistics of the Volkswagen Group.
Exclusive long-term agreements have been signed with shipowners Wallenius Marine and SFL Corporation for the use of the four new car carriers on the North Atlantic route. Next-generation ships are being built in China.
Each has a capacity of around 7,000 CEUs (car equivalent units), which corresponds to between 4,400 and 4,700 vehicles in the Volkswagen Group's model mix.
Volkswagen is the first car manufacturer to transport the majority of its new vehicles abroad, using low-emission logistics with the help of low-emission LNG (LNG – liquefied natural gas) ships.
After the first two LNG vehicle carriers Chile Mobile Number List entered service in 2020, Volkswagen Group Logistics has now ordered four more ships with dual-fuel engines that can run on environmentally friendly liquid gas.
They should be traveling the world's oceans by the end of 2023, serving the North American route between Emden in Germany and Veracruz in Mexico. On the return trip, the LNG ships will transport new vehicles bound for Europe. Soon, six of the nine car transporters crossing the North Atlantic for Volkswagen will be powered by LNG.
The further decarbonisation of shipping will result in substantial CO2 reductions, with the use of liquefied gas allowing Volkswagen to reduce ship emissions by up to 25%.
In line with the Group's commitment to electric mobility and climate-neutral production, the LNG fleet used by Logistics represents an important contribution to making Volkswagen net carbon neutral by 2050.
Simon Motter, Director of Logistics of the Volkswagen Group.
Low emissions logistics
Volkswagen was one of the first automakers to sign up to the Paris Climate Agreement goals that aim to limit global warming to significantly less than two degrees by 2050.
The Volkswagen Group is therefore committed to electric mobility , as well as the sustainable production and use of new electric vehicles. The company follows the principle of first focusing on avoiding CO2 emissions and then reducing emissions as far as possible, so only unavoidable emissions are offset by climate protection measures.
In Germany, the Group has already switched all rail transport with Deutsche Bahn to green electricity and is extending this to transport throughout Europe. On coastal routes, the Group already operates two car carriers with biofuel produced from waste of plant origin, such as used oils from the food industry. This has resulted in an 85% reduction in CO2 emissions (well to wake up).
With these four additional LNG ships, Group Logistics continues its commitment to climate protection and pursues the low-emission shipping strategy that was decided in 2016.
The new ships will also allow the use of non-fossil fuels in the future, thus further reducing CO2 emissions.
Our goal is to make all our transport operations, by water, road and rail, environmentally friendly, which clearly demonstrates the Volkswagen Group's pioneering role in climate-friendly logistics.
Simon Motter, Director of Logistics of the Volkswagen Group.
Exclusive long-term agreements have been signed with shipowners Wallenius Marine and SFL Corporation for the use of the four new car carriers on the North Atlantic route. Next-generation ships are being built in China.
Each has a capacity of around 7,000 CEUs (car equivalent units), which corresponds to between 4,400 and 4,700 vehicles in the Volkswagen Group's model mix.