In an innovative response to lowering emissions in European maritime freight transport, Volkswagen Group Logistics has set up an initiative for ro-ro vessels carrying its vehicles to use vegetable oil, including oil recycled from restaurants and the food industry.
The first short-sea car carrier was fuelled using the oil this month and a second ship is due to follow at the beginning of 2021.
The vessels will be used on the rotation between Emden (Germany) and Setubal (Portugal) via Dublin (Ireland) and Santander (Spain). VW transports around 3,500 VW Group vehicles on the route which runs approximately 50 times a year. Those vehicles include Audi, Seat, Škoda, VW brand cars and VW commercial vehicles.
“We are the first automaker to make widespread use of this fuel,” said Thomas Zernechel, current head of Volkswagen Group Logistics. “This way, we reuse waste oil in an environmentally compatible way. With 85% lower CO2 emissions than with conventional fossil fuels, the contribution to climate protection is enormous.”
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