In The Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Denmark’s tanker shipping company Uni-Tankers and marine energy solutions provider KPI OceanConnect have completed the trial of the B30 biofuel blend onboard Uni-Tankers chemical tanker.
Uni-Tankers noted that the trial took place in Amsterdam on board Uni-Tankers’ 5,700 DWT chemical tanker M/T Alsia Swan.
KPI OceanConnect arranged for the supply of 34,000 liters of bio grade fuel containing a 30% blend of FAME. The fuel supply was part of a two-day trial, which saw emissions for the biofuel measured and compared with emissions for LSMGO under the same conditions, according to the report.
“The need to cut emissions is one of the most urgent matters in the shipping industry and we are very pleased to be working with KPI OceanConnect for the biofuel trials on the M/T Alsia Swan. Decarbonization is at the top our strategic agenda and we aim to contribute to a climate-resilient development of the shipping industry. These trials enable us to assess the potential and viability of biofuels as part of our ongoing decarbonization efforts,” Lisa Clement Jensen, Head of Strategy at Uni-Tankers, stated.
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