據世界天然氣3月29日消息稱，丹麥航運巨頭馬士基與埃及當局簽署了一項合作協議，共同探索在該國建立大規模綠色燃料生產，以追求凈零航運。

在最近的燃料采購協議之后，馬士基于3月28日星期一在埃及總理的見證下與當局代表簽署了一份諒解備忘錄。

現在，該公司正與蘇伊士運河經濟區管理局(SCZone)、埃及新和可再生能源管理局(NREA)、埃及輸電公司(EETC)和埃及投資和開發主權基金(TSFE)合作。

作為協議的一部分，雙方將在2022年底前進行可行性研究，以研究埃及的氫和綠色海洋燃料生產，由可再生能源提供動力，馬士基作為承購方。

Maersk Fleet & Strategic Brands首席執行官Henriette Hallberg Thygesen在評論這一合作關系時表示:“埃及擁有良好的可再生能源生產條件，并雄心勃勃地成為綠色能源價值鏈的全球領導者。我們很高興能夠利用我們在該國超過100年的商業關系，共同探索各種選擇。

“全球航運業在脫碳過程中面臨的最大挑戰是，能否以具有成本競爭力的價格獲得數量充足的綠色能源和燃料。對于馬士基來說，我們最近宣布的與6家行業領先公司的戰略合作伙伴關系是應對這一挑戰的關鍵，但為了保持1.5度的發展道路，我們需要在這10年內擴大規模。這正是我們合作伙伴正在探索的。”

據埃及主權基金首席執行官Ayman Soliman稱，此次合作是一個機會，為實現零排放目標的路線圖增添了新的維度，并有可能擴大蘇伊士運河的綠色加油服務。

展望未來，馬士基打算在其他具有強大可再生能源發展潛力的地區探索類似的機會，利用商業和政府關系為國家和商業參與者提供機會，以迎接綠色燃料生產的快速加速。

朱佳妮 摘譯自 世界天然氣

原文如下：

Maersk inks new deals in Egypt to speed up green fuel production

Danish shipping giant Maersk and Egyptian authorities have signed a partnership agreement to jointly explore the establishment of large-scale green fuel production in the country in the pursuit of net-zero shipping.

Following the recent fuel sourcing deals, Maersk signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the authorities’ representative in the presence of the Egyptian Prime Minister on Monday, 28 March.

Now, the company is joining forces with the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), the Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), and the Sovereign Fund of Egypt for Investment and Development (TSFE).

As part of the agreement, the parties will be conducting a feasibility study before the end of 2022 to examine Egypt-based hydrogen and green marine fuel production, powered by renewable energy with Maersk as a committed offtaker.

Commenting on the partnership, Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, CEO, Fleet & Strategic Brands, Maersk, said: “Egypt has excellent conditions for renewable energy production and ambitions to become a global leader in the green energy value chain. We are very excited to be able to explore options together, drawing on our more than 100 years of business relations in the country.

“The availability of green energy and fuel in sufficient quantities and at cost-competitive price levels is the single biggest challenge to the decarbonisation of global shipping. For Maersk, our recently announced strategic partnerships with six industry-leading companies are key in addressing this challenge, but to stay on the 1.5-degree pathway even more scale is needed within this decade. That is what this partnership is exploring.”

According to Ayman Soliman, CEO of The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, this partnership is an opportunity that adds a new dimension to the roadmap toward zero-emission targets and potentially expands the Suez Canal’s service offering for green bunkering.

Looking ahead, Maersk intends to explore similar opportunities in other regions with strong potential for renewable energy development, drawing on business and governmental relations to facilitate opportunities for nations and commercial players to embrace the rapid acceleration in green fuel production.?