The most recent member of Containerships’ LNG truck fleet is an IVECO Stralis NP 460 6×2, a tractor particularly designed to be the most sustainable heavy truck for over 42-tonne operations. The newcomer is an essential part of company’s development strategy regarding the LNG-investments on road.
Being the first three-axle tractor in world to operate fully on liquefied natural gas, the IVECO Stralis NP is also a reliable and efficient option for Containerships’ business model. With size-optimized LNG tanks mounted either side of the chassis, the vehicle offers a range of 750 kilometres – 300 kilometres more than the previous models. Larger range offers operational efficiency and ensures reliable and eco-friendly door-to-door delivery to our customers.
Containerships is a logistics company providing door-to-door container transportation in the Baltic Sea, North Sea and the Mediterranean; it is constantly investigating options to implement LNG-fuelled land transportation on its operational area.
“Containerships’ developments on LNG-fuelled road transportation lean strongly on the local refuelling infrastructure. During the last years, we have been glad to witness a positive progress in the refuelling network in Finland”, says Janne Ritakoski, Containerships’ Head of Land Operations. “Our plan in Finland is to further grow the LNG-fuelled truck fleet already this year”.
Use of LNG in trucks delivers significant positive improvements on air quality. Its proven technology offers a 99 % reduction in particulate matter emissions (PM), and a 60 % reduction in Nitrogen emissions (NOx) compared to Euro 6 Diesel trucks. In addition, it offers a 25 % reduction in CO2 emissions, fulfilling the latest proposed EU legislation of 20% CO2 emission reduction from trucks by 2025.
“The demand for more sustainable transport solutions is growing, and not only on a political level”, explains Janne Ritakoski. “Feedback from our customers is clear: to reduce its ecological footprint, company needs also more sustainable supply chain solutions. Containerships’ objective is to help our customers to fulfil their ambitious targets regarding sustainability”.
Currently, Containerships operates LNG-fuelled trucks in the UK, Netherlands and Finland.