EUROPE
Rapid container shipping
is set to arrive in early 2016 and they will all be powered by LNG ( liquefied natural gas ) fuel .
“ Three or four years ago logistics companies had a big challenge in Northern Europe surrounding legislation around energy consumption in the Baltic and North Seas where a sulphur emission control area ( SECA ) was put into force . The environmental regulations are set by the International Maritime Organisation and came into force on 1 January 2015 . We did a strategic analysis of all available data , assessed all options and it was subsequently decided we would go for LNG fuel for our fleet .”
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Number of staff employed by Containerships
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