In Japan, Japanese shipping firm Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K LINE) said it has completed its third trial of marine biofuel. K Line said that the trial involved the use of B24 marine biofuel comprising 24% fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) blended with very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO). The marine biofuel was supplied by integrated energy company bp to the Capesize bulker Cape Tsubaki with the cooperation of the charterer, JFE Steel Corporation. The ship was supplied with biofuel in Singapore on 26 November 2022. In December 2022, after completing the loading of iron ore at Ponta da Madeira, the vessel started consuming the biofuel while navigating to the discharging port in Kawasaki. In this trial, the biofuel had been stored for two months in a tank, and the biofuel was used for the long voyage after storage without any large problems, the Japanese company added. K Line has already conducted the same kind of trial use of marine biofuel for a Supramax bulker for carrying hot-rolled steel coils with JFE Steel Corporation. The third trial was conducted for their raw materials shipments.
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