Mitsui O.S.Okay. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and TotalEnergies Marine Fuels have accomplished the first refueling of a ship with biofuels in Singapore, the delivery firm mentioned on Wednesday.
The ship, a automotive and truck provider named Heroic Ace, was refueled utilizing biofuel equipped by TotalEnergies by way of a ship-to-ship switch on June 11, MOL mentioned in an announcement.
The biofuel mix that was used in the trial comprised of very low sulfur gasoline oil (VLSFO) blended with 20% second-generation, waste-based and ISCC-certified used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME), MOL mentioned. ISCC is a sustainability certification system masking bio-based feedstocks and renewables.
The use of the biofuel is predicted to scale back roughly 17% of greenhouse fuel emissions in contrast with typical gasoline oil, the corporate added.
“MOL Car Carrier Division has been working on trial usage of biofuel during navigation in the European short haul trade for more than a year,” mentioned Koichi Hirata, normal supervisor at MOL’s Car Carrier Division. MOL is increasing the usage of biofuels on its ships to longer voyages, Hirata mentioned.
The biofuel was used in the course of the provider’s voyage to Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates.
The delivery business has seen an uptick in biofuel bunkering trials this 12 months, as maritime decarbonisation gathers tempo and bunkering demand for various fuels rises.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Jeslyn Lerh Editing by Mark Potter)