Two companies sign a memorandum of understanding to engage in three areas of mutual interest: decarbonisation, digitization, and hydrogen.
On March 9th, 2022, MAN Energy Solutions and the classification organization DNV signed a Memorandum of Understanding via a digital ceremony (MoU). Effective immediately, the MoU is intended to run for a duration of three years.
The memorandum requires the two firms to specify action plans in the areas of decarbonisation, the hydrogen value chain, and digitization by June 30th, 2022.
Dr Uwe Lauber, CEO, and Dr Gunnar Stiesch, Head of Engineering, of MAN Energy Solutions signed the pact, while Remi Eriksen, CEO, and Jon Rysst, Global Business Development Director, of DNV signed.
Lauber said: “Reaching the 1.5°C target requires a major reduction in the shipping industry’s carbon footprint, a storm that really demands all hands on deck. We welcome the opportunity to meet with like-minds – both inside and outside the industry – on this inevitable path to net-zero.”
Eriksen said: “Decarbonisation and digitalisation are transforming the maritime industry. Through collaboration we can tackle this transformation, and together with MAN Energy Solutions we will be shaping solutions that bring value to both our companies and, most importantly, to our customers.”
Gregory Puckett, Head of Group Digital, MAN Energy Solutions, said: “At MAN Energy Solutions, we understand that no one organisation possesses all the data, digital skills and capabilities to achieve our transiton to clean, decarbonised solutions in the Maritime Industry. Thus we believe that cross-industry cooperation is essential. For us, working with DNV – one of the largest classification societies in the world – is of mutual benefit and allows us to leverage each other’s respective expertise.”
