On behalf of five customers, the GoodShipping Program has bunkered the first batch of biofuels into a container vessel that otherwise would have run on fossil fuels.
The cargo owners participating were Tony’s Chocolonely, Dopper, Blygold, Magic Marine and Mystic. By using biofuels instead of heavy fuel oil (HFO), CO2 emissions were said to be reduced by over 40 tons as well as reducing other local emissions like sulphur, soot and black carbon.
Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil
The bunker operation was carried out with partners GoodFuels Marine and Samskip. The Samskip Endeavour, a container vessel that carries over 800 containers and normally runs on a combination of fossil fuels such as HFO and marine gas oil (MGO), was bunkered with 22,000 litres of hydrotreated vegetable oil made from used cooking oil. The biofuels are supplied by GoodFuels Marine and replace the equivalent volume of HFO.
Any company can still join GoodShipping and have its sea freight shipped climate-neutrally. In addition, the organisation hopes the programme will increase demand for marine biofuels as well as accelerate R&D in this field.
