JLR joins UECC's Sail for Change to decarbonize maritime transport

Ro-roLuxury vehicle manufacturer JLR has signed up to join UECC’s Sail for Change initiative using low-carbon liquefied biomethane (LBM) in maritime transport to support the company’s sustainability ambitions through decarbonization of its global logistics chain. The addition of JLR means that four vehicle manufacturers are now participating in the pioneering initiative launched last year in which LBM, or bioLNG, supplied by Titan Clean Fuels is currently being bunkered on UECC’s five dual-fuel LNG PCTCs operating in the European shortsea trade to provide direct and immediate cuts in emissions.

Sail for Change, which started with Green Gas Month in July 2024, has now been extended into 2025 on the strength of a newly minted supply deal with Titan to secure LBM supplies at the Port of Zeebrugge for much of 2025, resulting in an estimated reduction of over 75,000 tons of GHG emissions.

JLR, which produces the Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar brands, will deliver electric models of all its luxury vehicles by 2030 and aims to achieve net-zero emissions across its full value chain by 2039 through the decarbonization of its manufacturing, operations and supply chain, as well as vehicle emission reductions.

jan 06 2025