For the first time, German automaker Volkswagen Group is transporting 4,800 vehicles from Europe to North and Central America on a car freighter powered by LNG.
The vehicles left Emden, Germany yesterday for Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico aboard the Siem Confucius, the first of two LNG-powered ships to replace Volkswagan’s conventional heavy oil-powered vessels.
According to Volkswagen, the LNG drive reduces carbon dioxide emissions by up to 25%, nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 30%, soot particles by up to 60% and sulphur oxide emissions by up to 100%.
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