MSC support for LNG provides fuel for thought

Despite its green credentials being effectively discredited, MSC’s latest orders and new membership of fossil industry lobby Sea-LNG shows LNG is still going strong.

MSC’s latest order, for ten 10,300 teu LNG-fuelled box ships, means 60 out of the 74-strong MSC newbuild orderbook will be LNG-powered.

Sea-LNG, whose board includes representatives of Total and Shell and membership consists of at least 14 fossil fuel and petrochemical companies, welcomed MSC into its ranks this month.

“MSC’s decision to work with our coalition of companies ...