TOTALENERGIES Marine Fuels has successfully completed its first refueling of a Cosco Shipping Lines containership with marine biofuel, reports the American Journal of Transportation.
The operation is TotalEnergies' first biofuel bunkering operation for a containership in Singapore.
The 4,250-TEU Cosco Houston was bunkered with TotalEnergies-supplied biofuel in Singapore waters via ship-to-ship transfer.
The biofuel will reduce 17 per cent of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions compared with conventional fuel oil.
'We are honoured to partner Cosco Shipping Lines, one of the world's largest container shipping companies, in their decarbonisation journey with the provision of their first biofuel bunker stem,' said totalenergies Marine Fuels general manager Laura Ong.
'This successful collaboration lays a foundation for both companies to explore new joint initiatives that promote the introduction of clean, low-carbon alternative fuels.'
'This milestone bio-bunkering operation also further validates the important role of biofuels in decarbonising conventional marine fuels and the potential greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction gains it can bring to existing vessels,' said Ms Ong.
'In line with TotalEnergies' climate ambition to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 together with society, we will continue to scale up our biofuel capabilities and to support the growing interest for sustainable marine biofuels in this region.'
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The operation is TotalEnergies' first biofuel bunkering operation for a containership in Singapore.
The 4,250-TEU Cosco Houston was bunkered with TotalEnergies-supplied biofuel in Singapore waters via ship-to-ship transfer.
The biofuel will reduce 17 per cent of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions compared with conventional fuel oil.
'We are honoured to partner Cosco Shipping Lines, one of the world's largest container shipping companies, in their decarbonisation journey with the provision of their first biofuel bunker stem,' said totalenergies Marine Fuels general manager Laura Ong.
'This successful collaboration lays a foundation for both companies to explore new joint initiatives that promote the introduction of clean, low-carbon alternative fuels.'
'This milestone bio-bunkering operation also further validates the important role of biofuels in decarbonising conventional marine fuels and the potential greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction gains it can bring to existing vessels,' said Ms Ong.
'In line with TotalEnergies' climate ambition to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 together with society, we will continue to scale up our biofuel capabilities and to support the growing interest for sustainable marine biofuels in this region.'
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