MAN ES inks deal with DP World to deepen collaboration

The agreement was signed by Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem – Group Chairman & CEO, on behalf of DP World and Wayne Jones OBE, Chief Sales Officer and Gaby Hanna – Senior Vice President and Head of Region – Middle East & Africa, for MAN Energy Solutions.

The scope of the agreement encompasses green-fuels infrastructure, future-proof conversions (LNG, methanol, ammonia, etc.), hybrid drives, electric engines R&D and training. It also includes the investigation of their respective global footprints to further reduce the environmental impact of shipping’s fuel consumption and emissions.

The agreement builds on established relations between the two companies. Most recently, MAN ES collaborated with the DP World Group when the ElbBLUE, a containership operated by DP World Group subsidiary Unifeeder, bunkered 20 tons of green SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas) at Brunsbüttel, Germany.

“To achieve net zero emissions, we must recognize the importance of taking urgent and immediate steps to decarbonize shipping and the way to do that is by identifying opportunities to forge partnerships with leading industry players and governments to develop solutions that will allow us to reap tangible results.” Said Captain Rado Antolovic,PhD, CEO, Drydocks World.

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.”