United European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norway-based RoRo transportation provider, has welcomed luxury vehicle manufacturer JLR into its Sail for Change initiative, which promotes the use of low-carbon liquefied biomethane (LBM), also known as bioLNG. This collaboration supports JLR’s sustainability goals across its global logistics operations, reports Offshore Energy.
Accelerating Emission Reductions
Under the initiative, JLR’s four luxury vehicle brands—Range Rover, Defender, Discovery, and Jaguar—will utilize UECC’s dual-fuel LNG pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) for maritime transport in the European shortsea trade. These vessels, bunkered with bioLNG supplied by Titan Clean Fuels, are designed to deliver immediate and significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
JLR has set ambitious decarbonization targets, aiming to deliver electric models for all its vehicle lines by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions across its entire value chain by 2039. These efforts include reducing emissions from manufacturing, operations, supply chains, and vehicle use.
Growing Industry Support
“We’re delighted to have another valued customer onboard with Sail for Change. JLR has shown a strong interest in developing sustainable maritime transport solutions and this is a big step in that direction,” said UECC’s Energy & Sustainability Manager Daniel Gent.
“Interest in Sail for Change has grown exponentially since its launch and I think increasing regulatory pressures are amongst the drivers for this. Car manufacturers like JLR are investing heavily in decarbonization as a top priority, working with all supply chain partners collaboratively to reduce emissions.”
The Sail for Change initiative started in July 2024 and has been extended into 2025 through a recently signed supply deal with Titan to secure LBM supplies at the Port of Zeebrugge for much of 2025, resulting in an estimated reduction of over 75,000 tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
According to Gent, the latest supply deal with Titan has given UECC “an excellent platform” to build “a long-term commitment to alternative fuels, in this case LBM”.
“Emboldened by our moves to secure alternative fuels into the future, our customers are looking to expand their decarbonization scope under Sail for Change,” he said.
Fueling its vessels with bioLNG is expected to enable UECC to perform carbon-neutral loading operations across its port network with verified emissions data available to clients through a CO2 registry.
Gents believes there is “huge potential” for further significant emissions reductions with LBM exceeding the estimated 25% cut in emissions from using LNG, while it also virtually eliminates other harmful emissions of particulate matter, nitrogen oxide and sulphur oxide.
“This is reflected not only in the Scope 3 emission reductions being seen by our Sail for Change customers, but also by UECC as a whole when we look into the future with Fuel EU Maritime on the horizon,” he concluded.
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Source: Offshore Energy
