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AGNUS GLANS, UECC IN THE MIND of a SHIP DESIGNER Highly skilled naval architects, creative solutions and timely delivery have made Wallenius Marine the top choice when new RoRo tonnage is needed. One of the latest projects, building two low-emission LNG vessels, came to change the shipping industry. C arl Fagergren has had a passion for building boats for as long as he can remember. Since 1985, he has been devoted to professional ship design, the last decade at Wallenius Marine as Naval Architect and Project Manager. “What I enjoy most is to be there from the first idea to the actual launch of a vessel,” Fagergren says. Fagergren’s first job at Wallenius was to draw the roadmap for how to reach Wallenius Marine’s vision of truly sustainable shipping. The vision of sailing emission-free vessels has since been embraced by the whole Swedish shipping industry, as well as the rest of the world. “MAJOR CHANGES ARE required to meet future environmental requirements, and those who don’t have the courage, the innovativeness and the risk advancement to keep up will not be a part in tomorrow’s shipping,” Fagergren says. Being one of a handful of Naval Architects in Sweden with vast competence and hands-on experience, it was only natural that Carl Fagergren was in charge of the design of one of Wallenius Marine’s latest high-profile projects: the design of the two LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) sister ships Auto ECO and Auto ENERGY. The ships launched in 2016, on behalf of United European Car Carriers (UECC), the leading provider of short sea RoRo transportation in Europe. Carl Fagergren 10 OUR WAY SHIPPING