The CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, and the president of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Diego Aponte, today signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at Develop joint initiatives in the field of sustainability and the energy transition. The deal includes the potential use of liquefied natural gas as well as carriers lower carbon emissions, such as HVO biofuels and bio-LNG, but also lubricants from raw materials renewables, for use on MSC fleets dedicated to both the transport of goods and cruise activities.

The two sides announced that in order to contribute to the decarbonisation of MSC sites and plants will be assessed renewable energy solutions and that, more generally, The agreement aims to generate new synergies between the activities of the two companies, from logistics services to intermodal transport which concern both agro-industrial activities for the production of raw materials, including agri-feedstocks, for the biorefining, and the storage and transport of HVO biofuels through innovative intermodal transport solutions between sea, rail and road. Other areas of evaluation concern the support for the decommissioning of national offshore platforms and international research and development initiatives and collaborations with Open-es, the alliance of platforms and systems promoted by Eni for the sustainability of the value chain. The agreement also provides for good practices in the circular economy, from the use on board MSC vehicles of plastics also from materials renewable and recycled raw materials, including packaging products the collection and management of waste produced on board the fleets and, again, the potential enhancement of areas and assets of discontinued Eni.