Shipping fuel efficiency drive sees P&O Ferries slash 50,000 tonne of CO2

Michael Holder
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Ferry giant installed digital technologies to more accurately track fuel use and ship efficiency across its fleet

P&O Ferries managed to slash almost 50,000 tonnes of CO2 from its shipping operations last year after rolling out an array of fuel efficiency technologies and initiatives, the company revealed yesterday....

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