Swedish ship design and management company Wallenius Marine has signed a contract with Volkswagen Group Logistics to build and manage two multi-fuel car carriers.
As informed, the 200-meter-long car carriers will be chartered out to Volkswagen Konzernlogistik and transported for the Volkswagen Group for at least ten years.
They will be constructed with the ability to carry 6,500 cars each.
Furthermore, the vessels will feature several smart, eco-friendly solutions including:
“These … vessels are decisive to reduce CO2 emissions sustainably. Furthermore, they enable us to use alternative fuels in the long term, and thus reduce CO2 emissions even more”, said Simon Motter , Head of Volkswagen Konzernlogistik.
The vessels will be owned by Wallenius. This means that Wallenius will be a ship-owning company, which has not been the case since Wallenius and Wilhelmsen combined their fleets and formed the joint company Wallenius Wilhelmsen in 2017.
“It makes sense for a company with a long history in the shipping industry to once again own vessels. We will also continue to provide ship management, ship design and new building services,” stated Johan Mattsson , CEO of Wallenius Marine.