“The power supply a liquefied natural gas it is the present, it is no longer the future: we have LNG ships under construction and this is an opportunity that will bring great results in terms of environmental impact. Now we need more attention to find spaces for LNG deposits because we have lost some time and the neighboring countries have already equipped themselves ».
Speaking is the executive chairman of MSC, Pierfrancesco Vago, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the new simulators for LNG ships of the Merchant Marine Academy of Genoa. «The Ligurian capital – he continues – is a very important hub and it would be a shame not to be a platform in the mare nostrum. Finding a quay, understanding where to place these deposits, having the barges to serve not only Genoa but also perhaps the neighboring ports, thanks to the geographical position of the city of the Lantern, would bring a great advantage ».
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Bucci: “LNG deposits are opportunities”
A solicitation immediately caught by the mayor of Genoa, Marco Bucci: “LNG deposits are an opportunity that we must seize and there is no zero option on the table. There are so many possibilities, starting with the fact that you can take a LNG tank on a ship and anchor it to the breakwater, just as it can be put on land. It can also be done in other ports: in La Spezia and in Savona-Vado ».
Vago’s request came during the presentation of the long-term (eight-year) partnership between MSC Cruises, the Merchant Marine Academy and the Institute for the training of radar observers. Understanding aimed at training crews of the new ships of the company headed by the Aponte family, powered by LNG. Units that will take up service, starting from 2022, with the entry into the fleet of MCS World Europa, the first world class ship. The ceremony marked the commissioning of both an LNG machine simulator (from Wärtsilä) and a deck simulator (from Cetena).
Agreement wanted by the Region
The agreement was developed under the aegis of the Liguria Region, which strongly wanted it and facilitated the multi-year partnership with MSC for the training of the personnel who will have to manage the new plants. «This agreement – affirms the Ligurian governor Giovanni Toti – goes exactly in the direction we have been hoping for for some time, with one synergy between public and private for training of our young people, through the construction of paths that generate qualified employment and are closely linked to the needs of companies. The partnership also gives impetus to a green sector, one of the backbones also of the NRP ».