Svitzer’s EcoTow: Partnership approach to towage decarbonisation

Charging 'Ingrid'

As pressure mounts on maritime operators to decarbonise, global harbour towage giant Svitzer is promoting a concept that treats emissions reductions less as a fixed technological upgrade and more as a flexible accounting mechanism.

 

And while biofuel certainly plays a role, EcoTow is not about a single alternative fuel: instead, it is a method of allocating emissions reductions, says Sven Muchardt, Senior Global Account Manager for RoRo & Carbon Solutions at Svitzer.

 

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